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Cubs acquire RHP Adam Warren and player to be named from New York Yankees for infielder Starlin Castro

NASHVILLE - The Chicago Cubs today acquired right-handed pitcher Adam Warren and a player to be named from the New York Yankees for infielder Starlin Castro. 

Warren, 28, went 7-7 with three holds, one save, a 1.16 WHIP and a 3.29 ERA (48 ER/131.1 IP) in 43 appearances with the Yankees last season, splitting time between the bullpen (1-1, 2.29 ERA in 26 appearances) and the starting rotation (6-6, 3.66 ERA in 17 starts). Combined between the roles, Warren limited opponents to a .236 batting average, a .301 on-base percentage and a .347 slugging percentage, good for only a .648 opponents' OPS. He walked only 39 batters in 131.1 innings pitched, only an average of 2.7 walks per nine innings.

The 6-foot-1, 224-pound Warren has spent all or part of the last four seasons in the big leagues with the Yankees (2012-15), going 13-15 with 27 holds, five saves and a 3.39 ERA (109 ER/289.1 IP) in 147 games, 127 in relief and 20 as a starting pitcher. He has pitched the last two years exclusively at the major league level, going 10-13 with 23 holds, four saves, a 1.14 WHIP and a 3.17 ERA (74 ER/210.0 IP) in 112 appearances, 17 as a starting pitcher. Warren has a 3.66 ERA in 17 starts and a 2.76 ERA in 95 relief outings since the start of the 2014 campaign.

In his first full big league season in 2014, Warren went 3-6 with 23 holds, three saves, a 1.11 WHIP and a 2.97 ERA (26 ER/78.2 IP) in 69 relief outings. He allowed only four home runs and issued only 26 walks in 78.2 innings, an average of 0.46 homers and 2.75 walks per nine innings. Warren ranked seventh in the league in holds, while his .219 batting average against was sixth lowest of any reliever in the majors with at least 75.0 innings pitched.

Warren was originally selected by the Yankees in the fourth round of the 2009 Draft out of the University of North Carolina. 

Castro, 25, departs the Cubs a three-time All-Star and a career .281 hitter (991-for-3,524) with a .321 on-base percentage, .404 slugging percentage and a .765 OPS in 891 major league games covering the last six big league seasons since he made his debut as a 20-year-old shortstop on May 7, 2010.  

Castro batted .265 (145-for-547) with a .296 on-base percentage, a .375 slugging percentage and a .671 OPS in 151 games with the Cubs last season.

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