Former Seattle Mariners right-hander Chris Flexen agreed to a minor-league deal with the Chicago Cubs on Monday. The report ...

Despite his age, the right-hander produced another solid season this past campaign with the Texas Rangers, posting a 3.00 ERA and 132 ERA+ across his 68 appearances, striking out 99 batters in 72 ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs acquired right-hander Ryan Pressly ... 34 saves in 71 games as the Astros won the AL West for the seventh time in the last eight seasons. With the Pressly trade ...

The Chicago Cubs and Houston ... out and turn over a lineup." The Cubs have a few relievers in house who have shown flashes of being able to handle late-inning work, such as Porter Hodge, Tyson ...

was an international signing for Chicago during the 2022 signing period, and he had a 3.21 ERA, 25.1% strikeout rate, and 7.7% walk rate in 89 2/3 innings for the Cubs’ A-ball affiliate in ...

The Chicago Cubs and ... time closer gave up ninth-inning duties to Josh Hader, however, making him somewhat expendable in the back-end of Houston's bullpen. For the Cubs, he would likely be ...

The Houston Astros have reached a tentative agreement to trade reliever Ryan Pressly to the Chicago Cubs ... that he would be the Cubs’ full-time closer and only a late-inning reliever for ...

They’re trading the talented reliever to the Cubs ... the ninth inning of Game 4 of the American League Division Series in Los Angeles in 2020. AP Houston will also send money to Chicago ...

FILE - Houston Astros relief pitcher Ryan Pressly walks back onto the mound after throwing a wild pitch that allowed Detroit Tigers' Kerry Carpenter to score in the eighth inning of Game 2 of an ...

The Chicago Cubs are still poking around the relief pitcher ... In 17 appearances down the stretch for the Mets, Stanek posted a 6.06 ERA in 16.1 innings, but was striking out batters at a high ...

The Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros ... According to USA Today's Bob Nightengale, becoming the Cubs closer or staying with the Houston Astros as a late-inning reliever are the only options for ...

World Series - New York Yankees v Los Angeles Dodgers - Game 1 / Harry How/GettyImages The Chicago Cubs' payroll is just under $200 million. Owner Tom Ricketts has stated that the team's payroll ...