Cubs acquire LHP Tom Cosgrove from Padres for cash

The Chicago Cubs obtained left-handed reliever Tom Cosgrove from the San Diego Padres on Thursday for cash considerations.Cosgrove, 28, was recently designated for assignment by the Padres.Chica

Cubs acquire LHP Tom Cosgrove from Padres for cash

The Chicago Cubs obtained left-handed reliever Tom Cosgrove from the San Diego Padres on Thursday for cash considerations.

Cosgrove, 28, was recently designated for assignment by the Padres.

Chicago designated right-hander Caleb Kilian for assignment to open up a 40-man roster spot.

Cosgrove is 1-3 with a 3.95 ERA and one save in 72 big league appearances. This season, he was 1-0 with a 7.36 ERA in four appearances for Triple-A El Paso.

Cosgrove had a stellar rookie season for San Diego in 2023 when he went 1-2 with a 1.75 ERA in 54 appearances. He limited batters to a .173 average, the lowest in the majors among qualified rookies.

He made 18 major league appearances last season but struggled and was 0-1 with an 11.66 ERA.

Kilian, 27, is 0-4 with a 9.22 ERA in eight games (five starts) for Chicago from 2022-24. Kilian allowed six runs in 2 1/3 innings in his lone start for Triple-A Iowa this season.