Catch up on busy MLB relievers market, plus a must-read story
This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. We have apparently hit the lock-down-your-bullpen portion of the offseason. Plus: Ha-Seong Kim is ...
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Chicago Cubs: Ryan Pressly’s role as closer may not be as secure as previously expected
The Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros have made two significant trades this off-season, with outfielder Kyle Tucker and ...
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Familiar faces, Wrigley helped seal the deal for Pressly
Ryan Pressly described it as one of the hardest decisions he has faced. The Astros’ request for him to waive his no-trade clause last week meant agreeing to move on from his family’s lifelong home and ...
Dodgers Could Trade $4.5 Million Reliever to Astros After Snatching Kirby Yates
The Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly signed Kirby Yates on Tuesday. With an overflow in the bullpen, they could trade this ...
Ryan Pressly says demotion from closer role led to Astros' exit
Ryan Pressly is the most decorated playoff reliever in Houston Astros' history, a former closer with 14 career postseason ...
‘One of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made’: Why Ryan Pressly waived his no-trade clause to join the Chicago Cubs
Ryan Pressly had to make a choice. As he mulled over with his wife, family and friends whether to waive his no-trade clause to accept a move from the Houston Astros to the Chicago Cubs, the veteran ...
Cubs' Pressly: Waiving NTC 'one of the hardest decisions'
Ryan Pressly said it was difficult for him to waive his no-trade clause to facilitate a move to the Chicago Cubs after spending seven years with the Houston Astros."It was tough to make this decision, ...
Why Ryan Pressly chose the Cubs, even when it meant leaving 'home'
Kyle Tucker of the Houston Astros (left) congratulates pitcher Ryan Pressly after the Astros defeated the White Sox 6-1 to ...
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Chicago Cubs new closer speaks about pitching in Wrigley Field: 'It’s always been a dream of mine'
The Chicago Cubs made waves late last week with their reported interest in trading for former Houston Astros closer Ryan ...
Past Houston Astros World Series Champion Returns to New York Mets
The Houston Astros have now traded two core pieces of their 2022 World Series championship team this offseason after Ryan Pressly was the latest to get dealt to ...
Ryan Pressly had ‘fractured’ relationship with Astros GM long before Cubs trade
The Astros-Ryan Pressly divorce may have been in the works since last winter. Houston general manager Dana Brown admitted ...
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Paul Sullivan: Cubs couldn’t compete with Dodgers in offseason. Will it be different on the field?
When Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Entertainment Group bought the Los Angeles Dodgers from the O’Malley family back in 1998, I asked Chicago Cubs President Andy MacPhail during spring training ...