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• Cubs' Ryan Pressly: Booted from roster

  08/01/2025 • By RotoWire

  Pressly was designated for assignment by the Cubs on Thursday. Pressly had a tough tenure with the Cubs, which appears to have concluded when he served up a grand slam Tuesday against the Brewers. Overall, he has a 4.35 ERA and 1.52 WHIP across 41.1 innings and could be headed for free agency if he goes unclaimed on waivers.

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• Cubs' Ryan Pressly: Allows grand slam Tuesday

  07/30/2025 • By RotoWire

  Pressly allowed four runs (three earned) on a hit and two walks across an inning of relief in Tuesday's loss to the Brewers. He struck out two. Pressly only allowed the one hit but it was a big one, as he served up a grand slam to the red-hot Andrew Vaughn in the sixth inning that broke the game open for Milwaukee. The veteran reliever had seemingly righted the ship after a rough start to the season, but he's now allowed runs in three straight outings, and his ERA has climbed to 4.35. Pressly has a career 3.33 ERA and he was under 4.00 in each of the last seven seasons.

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• Cubs' Ryan Pressly: Takes loss Sunday

  07/20/2025 • By RotoWire

  Pressly (2-3) allowed two runs on a hit and a walk across an inning of relief to take the loss Sunday against the Red Sox. He struck out two. Pressly came into the contest having logged eight straight scoreless appearances, but a two-run home run by Wilyer Abreu in the seventh inning snapped that streak. The veteran reliever still has a solid 3.62 ERA overall, and since allowing eight earned runs in a nightmare outing back on May 6, he has a sparkling 1.48 ERA. Pressly is no longer closing games in Chicago due to the emergence of Daniel Palencia, though he's at least mostly gotten back on track following a rough start to the season.

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• Cubs' Ryan Pressly: Works ninth inning in rout

  06/29/2025 • By RotoWire

  Pressly worked a scoreless ninth inning with a strikeout in Saturday's 12-3 win over the Astros. Pressly closed things out Saturday, though it was far from a save situation. It was also his first game action in four days. The veteran righty managed to secure a save back on June 12, but since then, Daniel Palencia has rattled off the team's last three saves. Pressly is at least pitching better after a rough start to the season, as he now has a 1.23 ERA over his last 15 appearances. However, it appears that Palencia is the clear closer in Chicago at this point, with Pressly working in a setup role along with Porter Hodge and Drew Pomeranz.

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• Cubs' Ryan Pressly: Secures save Thursday

  06/13/2025 • By RotoWire

  Pressly tossed a scoreless inning of relief to earn the save in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Pirates. After getting pulled from the closer role earlier in the year due to poor play, Pressly managed to secure his first save since April 13, and he only needed six pitches to shut the door. The veteran has seemingly turned a corner, as he's now strung together 14 straight appearances without allowing an earned run, which has lowered his ERA from 7.62 to 3.81. It's also noteworthy that Daniel Palencia, who had stepped up as the Cubs' primary closer during Pressly's demotion, worked the eighth inning Thursday. It may be too early to say that Pressly is the unquestioned closer in Chicago, though he has certainly regained enough trust to get back into the ninth inning mix, and his fantasy stock is once again on the rise.

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