Cubs closer Ryan Pressly was at Wrigley Field at 8 a.m. Wednesday, ready to go out to the bullpen for “dry work,” according to pitching coach Tommy Hottovy. After throwing 26 pitches the night before and being charged with eight earned runs without recording an out, throwing off the mound was off the table. But that wasn’t stopping him.

Ryan Pressly, who the Houston Astros traded to the Chicago Cubs in January, had pitched well for his new team … until Tuesday night. The former Astros closer had an historically bad night, giving up nine runs,

An insider believes Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell could make a closer change after pitcher Ryan Pressly's rough start to the season.