CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs acquired reliever Matt Festa from the Texas Rangers for cash on Thursday. Festa was 6-1 with a 5.70 ERA over 18 games for Texas and one with the New York Mets last season.

This time, it involves journeyman reliever Matt Festa from the Texas Rangers. While the team is welcoming a new player, they are also saying goodbye to a roster regular. To make room on the 40-man ...

To make room for him on the 40-man roster, the Rangers designated former Mariners reliever Matt Festa for assignment. Festa was originally drafted by Seattle in the seventh round of the 2016 draft.