Cubs to acquire reliever Ryan Pressly from Astros, sources say

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CHICAGO -- The Cubs are finalizing a trade to acquire closer Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros, pending medical review, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday.

Pressly will waive his no-trade clause to facilitate the move, and Houston will send money to help cover his $14 million salary, the sources told Passan.

Pressly, 36, likely becomes the Cubs' closer, a role he held with Houston from 2021-2023 before the team signed Josh Hader to a long-term contract. The veteran righty has 112 saves with a 3.27 ERA compiled over his 12-year career which included six seasons in Minnesota.

Pressly joins a bullpen that blew 26 saves last season as the Cubs are looking to make a…