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One thing I think everyone here agrees on — and we don’t all agree on much! — is that the Cubs ought to sign one of the top free-agent hitters this offseason. In my view, now that the team has traded for a cost-controlled starting pitcher — and potentially a very good one in Edward […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Yesterday, we saw a big name starting pitcher get traded by an NL East team, but it was not MacKenzie Gore. Instead, the Marlins decided to trade Edward Cabrera to the Cubs for a prospect package headlined by outfielder Owen Caissie. This takes another potential Gore suitor out of contention, while also setting the market […]
From Federal Baseball | about 2 months ago | 8 reads
Doing the Bullets after a major Cubs move is always a tricky business. I’ll start out getting into some of the interesting/adjacent/follow-on stuff for the move, and sometimes that plays out all right. But other times, I realize there’s just no way to cram it all into a set of Bullets, which also has its own interesting things I want to get into. In today’s case, it happened twice – there’s a ton more I want to share and say about Edward Cabrera joining the Chicago Cubs, obviously, but th...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
The New York Yankees could be in some trouble when the 2026 season rolls around. After the Chicago Cubs acquired 27-year-old Miami Marlins pitcher Edward Cabrera in a trade for top outfield prospect Owen Caissie, infielder Christian Hernandez and third baseman Edgardo De Leon, another rotation option was promptly taken off the market. And while […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
The Cubs added to their starting rotation and relief corps, and left some question marks in the outfield, questions we hope to see answered in a short while. Bellinger, Bichette, Bregman, Tucker: All remain unsigned as of this writing. Cub Tracks still wouldn’t mind signing any or all of those soon-to-be-Dodgers, regardless of what anyone […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The carousel of who the Yankees are vaguely interested in keeps spinning, as word broke yesterday that Edward Cabrera was going to Chicago in a deal with the Cubs — not only that, but apparently the Yankees were never seriously involved in talks with Miami for his services. Sure! Why not. Well, eventually they’ll do […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
FanGraphs | Michael Baumann: By now you know that the Chicago Cubs traded for righty Edward Cabrera yesterday, after a couple of days where it had sounded like the Yankees had the inside track. Cabrera is far from a finished piece, but shows tremendous amounts of potential and two stellar secondary offerings. He’s just the […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 2 months ago | 1 read
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From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
The dynamics of the National League Central continue to shift as the St. Louis Cardinals continue their rebuild of their minor league system with many unknowns on their major league roster while the Chicago Cubs made a big trade for Miami Marlins pitcher Edward Cabrera. I first saw the news of this Chicago Cubs acquisition […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
On Wednesday morning, the Chicago Cubs began finalizing a long-rumored trade for Marlins starting pitcher Edward Cabrera. And in its wake, a smattering of high fives erupted across the greater Chicagoland area. The Cubs have finally landed their high-ceiling, hard-throwing, right-handed arm for the front of their rotation. But while that deal satisfied one roster need for the Cubs in the rotation, it potentially opened up another in the outfield. And that, in turn, could lead the Cubs bac...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
We’ve been discussing the Cubs’ reported acquisition of Edward Cabrera all day, and now the deal is done, as he must have passed the team’s medical examination. Here’s the return for Cabrera: Owen Caissie was the last guy still in the Cubs organization from the trade of Yu Darvish to the Padres, which happened just […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
Holy smokes. The Chicago Cubs are finally landing their controllable starting pitcher in a trade. After months – years? – of rumors, it’s happening. From Bleacher Nation’s own Michael Cerami: BREAKING: Cubs are finalizing a deal to acquire SP Edward Cabrera from the Miami Marlins. — Michael Cerami (@Michael_Cerami) January 7, 2026 We’re still working on the particulars of the trade, but it’ll be out soon. Cubs Inching Toward Deal for Edward Cabrera Cabrera, who t...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 11 reads
While we still await more information on the Cubs’ reported acquisition of Edward Cabrera from the Marlins, including the return to Miami, the Cubs officially announced the claim of left-handed reliever Ryan Rolison on waivers from the White Sox. Rolison was the Rockies’ first-round pick (22nd overall) in 2018 out of the University of Mississippi, […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
The pitcher move you have been waiting to get officially announced, right? While we await final word on the Edward Cabrera trade , the Chicago Cubs offered up a modest move, claiming lefty Ryan Rolison off of waivers from the Chicago White Sox. It’s the Cubs’ first waiver claim of the offseason – expected a lot of those, typically – and it brings the 40-man roster up to 37. Rolison, 28, was a 2018 first round pick of the Rockies, working his way up through their system, dealing with ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
MLB Trade Rumors: The Chicago Cubs are acquiring pitcher Edward Cabrera from the Miami Marlins, per multiple reports. No word as of yet as to who is going to Miami in this deal. Cabrera, who turns 28 in April, is a righthanded starter who first debuted in the majors with the Marlins in 2021. A […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
We have all been waiting for the Cubs to add a significant starting pitcher, either by trade or free agency. Today, it has happened, per this report (Bluesky link): We do not yet know the return to the Marlins for Cabrera and the Cubs have not officially announced anything. Cabrera turns 28 in April and […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
For the second time in a week , the Chicago Cubs are being connected to 27-year-old free agent infielder Bo Bichette, this time by Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon at The Athletic . “The Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs are among the teams talking to both [Bo Bichette and Alex Bregman], according to people briefed on the conversations. The Blue Jays have been in touch with both, too, but now appear more focused on Tucker. The Cubs’ interest in Bichette, first reported by Jon Heyman, st...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 7 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. I suspect I already know how you guys are going to answer this survey, but I […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
January 7 feels like an appropriate time to take down the Christmas lights, right? That’s plenty of spillover time … There are vague rumors and mentions out there this week, as there have been for the last month, but there still isn’t really a lot of HEAT on Kyle Tucker. The obvious top free agent this offseason is probably getting plenty of interest behind the scenes, but there aren’t a lot of very pointed leaks. Even the teams most connected to him – the Blue Jays, the Dodgers, the Me...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 11 reads
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. Happy birthday to Jon Lester* and many other Cubs stalwarts, Landis cuts pay, and other stories. […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad you decided to stop in tonight. Come on in and warm up. There’s no cover charge. We still have one or two good tables available. The hostess will seat you now. Bring […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
While perusing some Baseball-Reference leaderboards this morning (as one does), I noticed a funny dichotomy in the Cubs’ per-game attendance figures from 2025. In the span of about five weeks early in the season, the Cubs played one game in front of 53,933 fans at Dodger Stadium and another game in front of just 7,482 fans at loanDepot Park, where the Marlins play. The former was one of only three Cubs games played in front of 50K+ fans this season (all against the Dodgers in LA). The lat...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 10 reads
Yesterday, we talked about the unusual – not necessarily bad , but definitely unusual – initial projection of International Free Agent prospects expected to sign with the Chicago Cubs come the open of the period on January 15. In short, although the Cubs have historically been tied to multiple seven-figure prospects right at the open of the period, concentrating the vast majority of their entire bonus pool in one or two or three players, this year’s top 50 bonus list at Baseball America h...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 7 reads
Really, this was one of the most enjoyable position player pitching appearances ever. Why? Because the Cubs had just finished an epic collapse. With a division title or at least a wild card berth seemingly locked up, they lost nine in a row to the Reds, Cardinals and Pirates, some in jaw-dropping fashion. After they […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
This is not a new topic (this, or even last, offseason), but Nico Hoerner is sufficiently important to the organization that it’s hard not to at least mention it when there’s a fresh trade rumor mention out there (this is now the third one in the last couple weeks ). But I’ll reiterate that the Cubs actually trading Nico Hoerner is extraordinarily unlikely. The latest comes from Jim Bowden, who said on MLBN Radio that he’s heard the New York Yankees could be in on Hoerner: “I’m being told...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 4 reads