As you know, Sunday the Cubs acquired reliever Ryan Pressly from the Astros when he agreed to waive his no-trade clause. The trade is not official yet, pending medical review. Also, the Cubs will have to remove someone from the 40-man roster when it is official, and a second player will have to go when the Jon Berti trade is officially announced.
Anyway, this trade came at a very reasonable cost, both in dollars and prospects. The Astros are reportedly sending $5.5 million to cover a portion of Pressly’s $14 million deal for 2025. So the Cubs are going to wind up paying only $8.