Gimenez deal indicates Cubs serious about Yu

The Cubs agreed to a Minor League deal with catcher Chris Gimenez as they try to land Yu Darvish, the top arm on the free-agent market. Not to slight the 35-year-old Gimenez’s attractiveness, but it’s probably not a coincidence that the Cubs left the job backing up Willson Contreras open until talks with Darvish got serious.