One of the Cubs’ intriguing bullpen options has come to terms on a contract for 2025.

Right-handed pitcher Nate Pearson and the club agreed to a one-year, $1.35 million contract for 2025, avoiding salary arbitration. The figure was first reported by MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand.

Thursday was the deadline to file salary figures for teams and arbitration-eligible players. Pearson was one of four Cubs eligible for arbitration. Outfielder Kyle Tucker, left-handed pitcher Justin Steele and right-handed pitcher Eli Morgan are the others.

Pearson, 28, was acquired at the trade deadline from Toronto for minor leaguers Yohendrick Piñango and Josh Rivera. He was a solid member of the Cubs’ reliever corps almost immediately.

In 19 games in Chicago, Pearson had a 2.73 ERA in 26.1 innings with a 0.99 WHIP. He quickly was one of manager Craig Counsell’s leverage options, primarily pitching near the end of games. He recorded 4 holds as a Cub.

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One of the highlights of Pearson’s two months in Chicago came when he pitched a perfect 8th inning in the Cubs’ combined no-hitter against the Pirates on September 4.

Pearson could be one of Counsell’s leverage options when the season begins in March in Tokyo, too. A former top prospect with the Blue Jays, Pearson’s career as a starter never took off and was moved to the bullpen in 2023. In Toronto, he never thrived in that role — he had a 4.85 ERA with them in 2023 and a 5.63 prior to the trade.

But the Cubs and their pitching infrastructure were able to unlock a new level with Pearson. The righty attacked the zone more with his four-seam fastball. In July, the pitch was in the zone 51.8% of the time. By August, with the Cubs, it was at 64.5%. That put the ball in play more for the Cubs’ strong defense and decreased his walk rate from 9.1% in July to the 4%-range in August and September.

Pearson is under team control for 2025 and 2026.