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The Chicago Cubs are finalizing a trade for Ryan Pressly, adding the right-hander to the back end of their bullpen in their second major offseason deal with the Houston Astros.

The Chicago Cubs are finalizing a trade to acquire closer Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros, pending medical review, sources tell ESPN. Pressly will waive his no-trade clause to Chicago to facilitate the move, and Houston will send money to help cover his $14 million salary.

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CHICAGO -- The Cubs are finalizing a trade to acquire closer Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros, pending medical review, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday. Pressly will waive his no-trade clause to facilitate the move, and Houston will send money to help cover his $14 million salary, the sources told Passan.

Reliever Ryan Pressly has agreed to waive his no-trade rights and accept a trade from the Houston Astros to the Chicago Cubs, a person with knowledge of the decision confirmed Sunday. A trade involving Pressly was in place as of Sunday afternoon,

The Seattle Mariners American League West foes, the Houston Astros, dealt their 12-year veteran reliever to the National League.

The Chicago Cubs have acquired reliever Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros in exchange for 20-year-old pitching prospect Juan Bello. Pressly, who the Astros have aggressively shopped this offseason,

“The Chicago Cubs are finalizing a trade to acquire closer Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros, pending medical review, sources tell ESPN,” Passan reported. “Pressly will waive his no-trade clause to Chicago to facilitate the move, and Houston will send money to help cover his $14 million salary.”

The Astros are finalizing a trade that would send pitcher Ryan Pressly to the Cubs after the veteran reliever agreed Sunday to waive his no-trade clause, a source told MLB.com. The clubs have not confirmed the deal.