In order to agree to be traded from the Astros to the Cubs, Ryan Pressly required a bonus equal to the tax difference between playing in Texas and Illinois.

The Astros-Ryan Pressly divorce may have been in the works since last winter. Houston general manager Dana Brown admitted Tuesday that his relationship with the closer “took a slightly different turn” when the franchise signed Josh Hader to a five-year, $95 million contract a year ago, pushing Pressly into a setup man role.

The Chicago Cubs pulled off their second blockbuster with the Houston Astros of the offseason when they acquired Ryan Pressly in a trade that had plenty of twis