The Cubs announced Friday the team claimed RHP Ryan Cook off of waivers from the Boston Red Sox. Cook was traded to Boston last July and was an All-Star with the A’s in 2012.
With the addition of Ryan Cook, the Cubs’ 40-man roster stands at 30 players.
Ryan Cook, 28, is 13-12 with 17 saves, a 3.43 ERA (79 earned runs in 207 innings) and a 1.24 WHIP in 217 Major League relief appearances in all or part of five Major League campaigns with Arizona (2011), Oakland (2012-15) and Boston (2015).