Chicago – The Chicago Cubs finalize an exchange for Ryan Pressly, adding the right -hander to the back of their enclosure as part of their second major out -of -season contract with the Astros of Houston.
Pressly has agreed to give up her non-exchange clause, according to a person close to the file, and an agreement is in place between the teams, pending an examination of the medical records. The person spoke under the cover of anonymity because the exchange had not been finalized.
Pressly had the right to block the agreement due to her 12 years in the majors and more than six seasons with the Astros. He had an MPM of 3.49 in 59 appearances last year when he was an trainer for Josh Hader.
The Cubs also acquired the All-Star Kyle Tucker aerobatic as part of a multiplayer exchange with the Astros in December.
Chicago was looking for aid for the enclosure of the lifts since he obtained a file of 83-79 and finished second in the Central NL in 2024 for the second consecutive season. It would have been in the mix to tan Scott before joining the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Porter Hodge made an MPM of 1.88 and nine stops during an impressive recruit year with Chicago, but it will probably slip into a preparation role with the arrival of Pressly.
Pressly is expected to earn $ 14 million in the last year of her contract, and Houston could use trade saved to improve her outdoor field. This could also give rise to a new push for reunion with the third goal player Agence Alex Bregman.
Hader replaced Pressly while Houston was getting closer after accepting a $ 95 million contract over five years last January. He has produced an MPM of 3.80 and 34 stops in 71 games while the Astros won the Al West for the seventh time in the past eight seasons.
With Pressly about to go out, Bryan Abreu and Tayler Scott could each play a more important role in front of Hader in the enclosure of Houston’s lifts.
Pressly, 36, a native of Dallas, made his debut in the big leagues with Minnesota in 2013 and spent more than five seasons with the Twins. He was exchanged in Houston in July 2018.
Pressly has gotten importance with Astros, becoming one of the best lifts in baseball. The double All-Star experienced a sequence of 40 consecutive games without granting points from August 15, 2018 to May 23, 2019.
He was a key player when Houston won the second title of the franchise in the world series in 2022. He made a career summit of 33 stops with an MPM of 2.98 during the regular season, then realized A dominant race in playoffs. He saved six qualifying games, withdrawing 13 while granting an unprecedented point and four strokes in 11 rounds in 10 appearances.
Pressly has a 35-36 file with an MPM of 3.27 and 112 stops in 623 major championship games. It also has 693 stick withdrawals and 190 balls on bullets in 650 rounds.
