The Chicago Cubs traded Isaac Paredes to the Houston Astros earlier this offseason as a way to clear the path for Matt Shaw to fight for the opening-day job.

ESPN's Jeff Passan reported that the Astros are sending reliever Ryan Pressly and cash considerations to the Cubs. In exchange, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reported that minor league pitcher Juan Bello will head to the Astros.

As the Alex Bregman sweepstakes in free agency has continued on deeper into the winter than many expected, the Chicago Cubs seemingly emerged as a surprise suit

The Chicago Cubs are still looking to shake up their roster with less than a month before the start of spring training.

The Chicago Cubs received their latest report card from a respected publication and ended up with five prospects in MLB’s Top 100.

At this point, there is a chance that Berti could start the 2025 season as the Cubs' everyday third baseman. Chicago ended last season with Isaac Paredes manning the hot corner, but the team dealt him away to the Houston Astros earlier this offseason in the trade that brought in Kyle Tucker.

The Houston Astros are back in the running for Alex Bregman, but they will have to contend with a couple other teams in need of help at third base.

As the MLB offseason continues, free agent 3B Alex Bregman has plenty of options, with the Astros, Cubs, Red Sox, and Tigers all in on him.

With Isaac Paredes now in Houston, Shaw has a chance to man the hot corner in Chicago despite questions about his arm strength.

Across six-plus years with the Astros, Pressly recorded a 2.81 ERA, 111 saves and 11.1 strikeouts-per-nine-innings. He was named t

The trade of Ryan Pressly and Jose Altuve’s willingness to move from second base to left field has renewed hope that the Houston Astros may be able to re-sign Alex Bregman. That’s a huge change from just five weeks ago when general manager Dana Brown termed the negotiations with the free agent third baseman as “stalled” and appeared to close the door on a possible reunion.