Cubs decline contract option for pitcher Colin Rea

The Chicago Cubs have declined their $7.5 million contract option for pitcher Colin Rea for the upcoming season, according to sources.

Colin Rea (file photo)
File photo: Colin Rea. Orixbaseballclub / Wikimedia Commons · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sources indicate that the Cubs will not exercise the $7.5 million option for Colin Rea's contract next season.