{"id":510025,"date":"2026-01-07T18:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T18:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/510025\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T18:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T18:38:12","slug":"cubs-nearing-trade-for-edward-cabrera-a-yankees-and-mets-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/510025\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs nearing trade for Edward Cabrera, a Yankees and Mets target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/yankees\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yankees<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/mets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mets<\/a> will need to look elsewhere to address their starting pitching needs.<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Cubs are closing in on a trade for Miami Marlins right-hander Edward Cabrera, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Michael_Cerami\/status\/2008943998086312100\" rel=\"nofollow\">according to Bleacher Nation<\/a> and others.<\/p>\n<p>Trade rumors connecting Cabrera to the Yankees and Mets had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2026\/01\/06\/marlins-solution-yankees-mets-pitching\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ramped up in recent days<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cabrera, 27, went 8-7 with a 3.53 ERA and 150 strikeouts over a career-high 137.2 innings in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The five-year MLB veteran is projected to earn about $3.7 million in 2026 and has three years of team control remaining.<\/p>\n<p>All of that made Cabrera an appealing trade target, even though injuries have hampered him throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees and Mets have also been linked to Milwaukee Brewers ace Freddy Peralta, an impending free agent who went 17-6 with a 2.70 ERA last year.<\/p>\n<p>Free-agent left-hander Framber Valdez is also considered a possibility for the Mets.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2025\/12\/12\/yankees-would-love-to-add-starter-claim-theyre-not-necessarily-in-need-of-one\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">seek starting pitching depth<\/a> because Carlos Rod\u00f3n and Gerrit Cole are expected to miss Opening Day as they recover from elbow surgeries. Clarke Schmidt is further behind after undergoing Tommy John surgery in July.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands now, the Yankees\u2019 rotation features Max Fried, Cam Schlittler, Luis Gil, Will Warren and likely Ryan Yarbrough.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, manager Aaron Boone said he would be \u201cvery\u201d comfortable if the Yankees opened the season with that starting staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we were able to add another pitcher to the mix and add to the depth \u2014 the old saying, \u2018You can never have too much pitching\u2019 \u2014 especially if you\u2019re upgrading in certain situations,\u201d Boone said on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/YESNetwork\/status\/2008338595103326366\" rel=\"nofollow\">YES Network\u2019s \u201cHot Stove\u201d<\/a> show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut if we roll in with the guys you mentioned, I feel like we\u2019ll be very competitive every single night based on our starting rotation, and then hopefully in short order, obviously, getting some big hammers back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Mets, meanwhile, remain in the market for a front-line starter after last season\u2019s rotation struggled down the stretch.<\/p>\n<p>Clay Holmes, Sean Manaea, Kodai Senga and David Peterson remain under contract, as do promising rookies Nolan McLean, Brandon Sproat and Jonah Tong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Yankees and Mets will need to look elsewhere to address their starting pitching needs. 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