Cubs acquire Tom Cosgrove from Padres; Caleb Kilian DFA

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The Cubs announced late Thursday that they had acquired lefthander Tom Cosgrove from the Padres for cash considerations and optioned him to Triple-A Iowa.

To make room on the 40-man roster for Cosgrove, Caleb Kilian was designated for assignment.

Cosgrove was the Padres’ 12th round pick out of Manhattan University in 2017 and made his MLB debut in 2023. He had a very good year for the Padres in ‘23, posting a 1.75 ERA and 0.974 WHIP in 54 relief appearances, with only three…