EMERGENCY POD: Chicago Cubs CLOSE TO DEAL With Edward Cabrera From Miami Marlins! | CHGO Cubs
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The Chicago Cubs make it official, signing starting pitcher Edward Cabrera from the Miami Marlins in a major pitching addition. On this emergency episode of the CHGO Cubs Podcast, hosts Luke Stuckmeyer and Joey Christopoulos react to the news, breaking down what Cabrera brings to the Cubs rotation and how this move impacts Chicago’s roster moving forward. The guys analyze Cabrera’s upside, his fit at Wrigley Field, and what this addition means for the Cubs’ postseason outlook.
00:00 START
01:30 Finalizing the deal with Edward Cabrera
18:00 Injury concerns for Cabrera
25:00 6-man rotation
34:30 Will the Cubs regret this?
38:55 Owen Caissie
46:45 Is this better than a Tatsuya Imai deal?
55:00 Who will be traded for Edward Cabrera?
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25 comments
I’m cautiously optimistic
Bo or Tucker moves coming soon
We need 2 do more moves, Cubs ownership keep getting good baseball players
This guys elbow is shot
Are the Cubs going to keep up with the Brewers??? Place your bets! If your money has been on the Cubs?
Put Jaxon Wiggins at the backend of the rotation until Steele comes back. When Steele comes back, put him in the bullpen.
Nicos power isnt what concerns me…Nicos chase rate and not walking…AND relying too much on batting average, is what scarea me about Hoerner.
It's a good deal if he can stay healthy.
Still need some offense
Dude is gonna get cy young votes
At 3;40pm, absolutely nothing confirmed
This makes so much sense to trade Cassie if we retain Tucker or get Bo
And how exactly is this guy a top end starter? The Cubs have done nothing this offseason, and my expectations for this team are to win 80 game or less and miss the playoffs
As a Marlins fan, you are not allowed to say Cabrera's name without saying the oft-injured Cabrera.
Great stuff guys!! Good to see the Cubs finally doing something!!
6 man rotation when Steele is off the IL? Cade Horton, Justin Steele, Edward Cabrera, Shota Imanaga, Matthew Boyd, Jameson Taillon. Not bad.
Gave up way too much for a 3.53 era pitcher.
Trading Cassie for a 28 yr old with an injury history like that is hilarious. Love panic deals after you’re too cheap for anyone else
Trade is done.
Boo! Perennial All-Star traded away, yet again. Jose Quintana 2.0
Cassie, PCA, and Ballesteros was legit.
His elbow was a problem.
This is so dumb
Cubs still have surplus pitching to trade for Gore……..and still sign a big bat…..prefer Tucker of the big names available
Numbers: Using FanGraphs and Spotrac data and assuming a minimum amount allocated to the final three spots on the 40-man, I estimate that the Cubs have $222.8 million committed against the luxury tax cap. That leaves $21.2 million or 9% below the cap. Judging from how the team spent in past years it seems like this level is where Jed wants to start the year – leaving capacity to make in-season and trade deadline moves.
I took a look at the largest Cubs contracts during the Ricketts era. The most the team has paid has been around 6x the league average. For example, Lester got $155 million over 6 years at a time when the league average was around $4.4 million. The AAV was 5.9x that league average. Swanson was 5.1x, Stroman got 5.0x, Heyward 5.2x. In 2025 the league average was $5.16 million – let's say that will be $5.2 million in 2026. Using Ricketts' history as a guide, that suggests he would authorize no more than $31 million/year for a major star or $26 million/year for a very good player. And now that there's only $21 million to go under the cap I think there's no way he picks up Bregman based on AAV. He'd have to move a large salary off to go after Bichette (only Swanson, Boyd, Imanaga, and Hoerner don't have no-trade clauses and are large enough to make a difference).
Other than adding three more cheap relievers I think this is the team we'll be taking to Spring Training.