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The Chicago Cubs acquired Detroit Tigers closer Justin Wilson and catcher Alex Avila in exchange for minor league infielders Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes ahead of Monday's trade deadline. The Cubs also will send Detroit a player to be named later or cash as part of the trade that was finalized Monday morning.
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The left-handed Wilson, who turns 30 next month, is expected to come into games before Cubs right-handed closer Wade Davis.
Wilson is 3-4 and has a 2.68 ERA with 55 strikeouts over 40 1/3 innings in 41 appearances for the Tigers this season. He is 13-for-15 in save opportunities after taking over the closer role from struggling Francisco Rodriguez in May.
Wilson is owed $2.7 million for this season and remains under team control through 2018.
Avila, 30, is batting .274 batting average with 11 home runs and 32 RBIs. He has played all but one of his nine major league seasons in Detroit and is the son of Tigers general manager Al Avila.
Candelario, 23, was pulled from the Triple-A Iowa Cubs' lineup on Sunday night. The switch hitter has played in 11 games for the major league club in 2017, hitting .152 (5-for-33) with one home run and three RBIs. He is batting .266 with 12 homers and 52 RBIs at Triple-A.
Paredes is an 18-year-old shortstop and has spent the entire season with Class A South Bend, hitting .264 with seven home runs and 49 RBIs 92 games.
