{"id":514958,"date":"2026-01-11T10:17:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T10:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/514958\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T10:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T10:17:24","slug":"cubs-land-edward-cabrera-from-marlins-in-trade-owen-caissie-two-others-dealt-marquee-sports-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/514958\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs land Edward Cabrera from Marlins in trade; Owen Caissie, two others dealt | Marquee Sports Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Cubs have the starting rotation help they\u2019ve long coveted.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s Jeff Passan cited sources in reporting Wednesday that the Cubs have acquired right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cabreed02.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Edward Cabrera<\/a> from the Miami Marlins for three hitting prospects, including top-ranked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/caissow01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Owen Caissie<\/a>, who made his major league debut for Chicago last season.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Chicago Cubs have acquired right-hander Edward Cabrera in a trade with the Miami Marlins that sends top outfield prospect Owen Caissie and two other hitting prospects to Miami, sources tell ESPN. Deal is done and official. Players are being informed now.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/2009013849949978680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 7, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>FanDuel Sports Network Florida\u2019s Craig Mish identified minor-league infielders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=hernan003cri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Cristian Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/player\/edgardo-de-leon-821279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Edgardo De Leon<\/a> as the other two players in the deal, and the Cubs later confirmed the trade.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Marlins trade with the Cubs is complete. Miami will receive top prospect Owen Caissie from the Cubs in the Cabrera trade. They also will get IF Cristian Hernandez and CI Edgardo DeLeon. 3 for 1 deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Craig Mish (@CraigMish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigMish\/status\/2009014165864866114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 7, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Bleacher Nation\u2019s Michael Cerami <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Michael_Cerami\/status\/2008943998086312100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">first reported that a Cabrera trade<\/a> was being finalized earlier Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Cohen and Lance Brozdowski react to Chicago\u2019s reported Cabrera addition in an emergency Cubs Weekly Podcast. Lance shares his scouting report on the 27-year-old righty, and the guys dissect how Cabrera\u2019s addition will impact the Cubs\u2019 rotation, plus other moves the team could make this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the podcast in the audio player below:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Marquee Sports Network also will air a special edition of \u201cCubs 360\u201d at 4:30 p.m. Friday to break down every aspect of the deal.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Chicago Cubs have the starting rotation help they\u2019ve long coveted. 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