MESA, Ariz. — Cubs reliever Ryan Pressly says he isn’t explicitly recruiting free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman, a former ...

Cubs pitching coach Tommy Hottovy has known Ryan Pressly since their days in the Red Sox's farm system 17 years ago. At the ...

With two of Bregman's former Houston Astros teammates on the roster in Pressly and Kyle Tucker, some members of the Cubs were ...

Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon paused, considered his answer and cracked a smile, eliciting some laughter from the group of ...

Forrest Whitley’s major-league debut last April followed years of anticipation yet came under circumstances less than familiar. Baseball’s former top pitching prospect made his first outing with the ...

HOUSTON — A day after the Houston Astros’ season ended ... Trading outfielder Kyle Tucker and setup man Ryan Pressly offered payroll flexibility, but weakened a team that is still within ...

Acquiring Bregman would complete an active offseason that saw the organization trade for Astros outfielder Kyle ... guys like Ryan Pressly, have played in very big moments. So did Alex Bregman ...

Here are five others the Astros face entering camp ... with Bryan Abreu his primary set-up man following the trade of Ryan Pressly to the Cubs. Beyond that, the bullpen structure is murky ...

For the better part of the last decade, the Houston Astros were the gold standard ... deal with the San Francisco Giants. Former closer Ryan Pressly was traded to the Chicago Cubs, the second ...