Less than 24 hours after the Edward Cabrera trade was announced, Ely Sussman, Alex Carver, Isaac Azout, Kevin Barral and Sean McCormack discuss the timing of the deal and the three-player package that the Miami Marlins received in return. They also cover the club’s negotiations with arbitration-eligible players in advance of Thursday’s salary figure exchange deadline (all of them reached settlements except for Calvin Faucher) and the end of Miami’s partnership with FanDuel Sports Network Florida.
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President of baseball operations Peter Bendix elaborated on each of the players involved in the Cabrera deal during a virtual media availability.
Anthony Bender ($2.81M salary), Braxton Garrett ($1.53M), Ryan Weathers ($1.35M), Max Meyer and Andrew Nardi each reached settlements with the Marlins on one-year deals, avoiding arbitration. After filing at $2.05M and $1.8M, respectively, Faucher is expected to take the club to a hearing, where an independent panel will determine his salary for the 2026 season.
The nine MLB teams who still had affiliations with Main Street Sports Group have terminated those contracts. The most likely outcome for the Marlins is utilizing the league’s in-house production and distribution system moving forward, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports.
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