Infielder Chad Tracy signs minor league deal with Cubs

Chicago Cubs have signed utility infielder Chad Tracy to a Minor League contract with an invitation to spring training.

A career .280 hitter, Tracy has 78 career home runs, 318 RBI, a .339 on-base percentage and a .453 slugging percentage over 704 Major League games. He played all or part of six seasons with Arizona from 2004 to 2009 after Arizona drafted him in the seventh round of the 2001 draft.  Tracy has appeared defensively at third base (340 games), first base (246 games) and the outfield (52 games).

Tracy bats left handed and has a career .297 batting average (544-for-1829) vs. right-handed pitching with an .840 OPS (.358 on-base percentage, .482 slugging percentage).

Tracy had his best season in 2005 when he hit a career high .308 batting average, career high 41 doubles and 27 home runs and a career high .553 slugging percentage.  He also had a career high 80 RBIs.

Tracy spent less than three full seasons in the minors before making his Major League debut with Arizona in 2004. He was named to the Topps All-Rookie team in 2004.