Nobody F@#$s with DeJesus

I was out all day, so I hope I beat all the other blogs to that headline. Jed Hoyer Theo Epstein has made his first signing since joining the Chicago Cubs. Right fielder David DeJesus joins the Cubs to give them the left-handed power that Jim Hendry has sought for YEARS. (HT: Pre) The 32-year-old has spent the majority of his 9-year career in Kansas City, and had a disappointing 2011 season with the Athletics. He’s a career .284/.356/.421 hitter, which makes him about a thousand times better than Tyler Colvin and Tony Campana combined. Plus, he plays a pretty terrific right field. I know everyone was hoping for Epstein to come in and figure out a way to sign both Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder. But it’s the little moves like this that are going to improve the team. Or at least make them watchable until they’re ready to compete. I like it, especially since he comes pretty cheap, according to our good friend PAUL SULLIVAN.

DeJesus to earn $4.25 million each of the next two years, with $6.5 million option and $1.5 million buyout. Affordable and hustles.

Based on two or three different factors, I’m pretty sure DeJesus is NOT related to former Cub Ivan DeJesus. But he’s a welcome addition, anyhow.