The Chicago Cubs are still looking to shake up their roster with less than a month before the start of spring training.
The Chicago Cubs received their latest report card from a respected publication and ended up with five prospects in MLB’s Top 100.
The Houston Astros reached a tentative agreement to trade Ryan Pressly to the Chicago Cubs, clearing the way for Alex Bregman to return to the Astros.
The Cubs notably acquired star outfielder Kyle Tucker last month, sending Isaac Paredes, Hayden Wesneski and Cam Smith to the Astros in exchange. Pressly, 36, lost his closer role last year when the Astros signed Josh Hader to a five-year, $95 million deal last offseason.
As the MLB offseason continues, free agent 3B Alex Bregman has plenty of options, with the Astros, Cubs, Red Sox, and Tigers all in on him.
HOUSTON — Former Houston Astros closer Ryan Pressly has reportedly waived his no-trade clause, clearing the way with a deal with the Chicago Cubs. The news was reported by Jeff Passan with ESPN, MLB Network's Jon Heyman and Bob Nightengale with USA Today. The deal is pending a physical.
The Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros are reportedly "finalizing" a deal that will send closer Ryan Pressly to Chicago "pending medical review," per ESPN's
Chicago Cubs top prospect Matt Shaw heads into spring training in a position that any player without an established role wants: a legitimate chance to make the opening-day roster.
The Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros liked trading with each other so much in December that they decided to do it again. The first blockbuster trade between the two clubs represented a seismic shift in Houston's future strategy.
At this point, there is a chance that Berti could start the 2025 season as the Cubs' everyday third baseman. Chicago ended last season with Isaac Paredes manning the hot corner, but the team dealt him away to the Houston Astros earlier this offseason in the trade that brought in Kyle Tucker.
The Cubs have acquired closer Ryan Pressly from the Astros, pending a medical review, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported on Sunday.