{"id":92002,"date":"2025-01-26T18:03:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T23:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=92002"},"modified":"2025-01-26T18:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T23:04:13","slug":"cubs-land-ryan-pressly-following-no-trade-clause-waiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/01\/26\/cubs-land-ryan-pressly-following-no-trade-clause-waiver\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs Land Ryan Pressly Following No-Trade Clause Waiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Cubs have been interested in a big-time <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/01\/26\/braves-cubs-linked-reliever\/\" target=\"_self\">relief pitcher<\/a>\u00a0all offseason and finally acquired their guy. The Cubs and Houston Astros have been discussing a <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/pressry01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Pressly<\/a>\u00a0trade as the two sides waited for Pressly to waive his no-trade clause to head to the Northside. According to Brian McTaggart, Pressly has waived his no-trade clause and will become a Cub.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Source: Ryan Pressly has agreed to waive his no-trade clause to join Cubs.<\/p>\r\n\u2014 Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianmctaggart\/status\/1883639137837944957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cubs to reportedly acquire RHP Ryan Pressly from the Astros, per multiple reports including <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z3s2EphcSH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z3s2EphcSH<\/a>&#8216;s <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianmctaggart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@brianmctaggart<\/a>. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uFTMWt0ttp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/uFTMWt0ttp<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 MLB (@MLB) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/1883640497610367166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p>Pressly adds a big arm into that Cubs bullpen as Chicago looks to improve and make the playoffs in 2025. Pressly, who spent most of his Houston run as the closer, was their setup man after the Astros acquired Josh Hader. Last year, Pressly had a 3.49 ERA as he went 2-3 in 59 games with 4 saves.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Pressly really stepped up for the Astros in 2022 during their run to the World Series. He went 6-for-6 in saves, struck out 3, and didn&#8217;t allow an earned run. His overall Astros postseason ERA was 2.78.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When Johnny came on, it was over.<br \/><br \/>\ud83d\udd39 6-for-6 save opportunities<br \/>\ud83d\udd38 11.0 innings pitched<br \/>\ud83d\udd39 13 strikeouts<br \/>\ud83d\udd38 4 hits allowed<br \/>\ud83d\udd39 0 earned runs<br \/><br \/>Ryan Pressly\u2019s 2022 postseason was historic. Thank you for everything. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WLaXDkBfmW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/WLaXDkBfmW<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 Yordaddy2025mvp (@Yordaddy2025mvp) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yordaddy2025mvp\/status\/1883639024252006835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p>The Astros will get Cubs prospect Juan Bello in return.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Astros?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Astros<\/a> are receiving RHP Juan Bello from the Cubs in the Ryan Pressly deal, according to <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AriA1exander?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AriA1exander<\/a>.<br \/><br \/>The 20-year-old made 22 starts in Single-A in 2024 and posted a 3.21 ERA with 91 K in 89.2 innings. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hSyDrnpqIs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/hSyDrnpqIs<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 Astros Future (@AstrosFuture) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AstrosFuture\/status\/1883644449328415134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p>The Cubs have been looking for a big splash move to help them compete in 2025 and the team got it in acquiring Pressly. The Cubs hope moving Pressly back to a full-time closer role should help him get back to form.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">While Ryan Pressly&#8217;s advanced metrics took a dip in 2024, the closer was great in 2023:<br \/><br \/>35% Chase% (98th percentile)<br \/>31.4% Whiff% (85th percentile)<br \/>27.6% K% (80th percentile)<br \/>6.0% BB% (83rd percentile)<br \/>54.8% GB% (90th percentile)<br \/><br \/>Great get for the <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cubs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Cubs<\/a><a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NhGxXleW3N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/NhGxXleW3N<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 Tobey Schulman (@tschulmanreport) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tschulmanreport\/status\/1883640969230520710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p>Main Photo Credits: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Cubs have been interested in a big-time relief pitcher\u00a0all offseason and finally acquired their guy. The Cubs and Houston Astros have been discussing a Ryan Pressly\u00a0trade as the two sides waited for Pressly to waive his no-trade clause to head to the Northside. According to Brian McTaggart, Pressly has waived his no-trade clause [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4682,"featured_media":94607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,1071,1],"tags":[4025],"class_list":["post-92002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cubs","category-mlb","category-uncategorized","tag-ryan-pressly"],"modified_by":"Evan Mazza, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4682"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92002"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94608,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92002\/revisions\/94608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}