Festa was designated for assignment by the Rangers earlier this week to accommodate the signing of Chris Martin. To make room for Festa on the 40-man roster, the Cubs have designated utility man ...

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs acquired reliever Matt Festa from ... The Rangers designated Festa for assignment when they signed reliever Chris Martin to a one-year contract on Monday night.

The Texas Rangers have finalized a trade with the Chicago Cubs which saw them acquire ... assignment earlier in order to make room for Chris Martin who they signed to a one-year deal this week.

The Rangers traded Festa to the Cubs on Thursday in exchange ... to make room for new acquisition Chris Martin, but will reclaim a 40-man spot upon moving to Chicago. The 31-year-old righty ...