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
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The Atlanta Braves are one of nine teams in baseball who are currently dealing with a murky outlook when it comes to their TV deals. FanDuel Sports Network is operated by Main Street Sports Group nowadays and as what seems like usual for this particular company, they’re dealing with some serious financial issues. These issues […]
From Talking Chop
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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
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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
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Here are your links for today: Devils Links You run out of words to describe how horrendous a team can play. On Tuesday night, the Islanders took a 9-0 win over the Devils, and you have to think people are getting fired after this one. [Devils NHL] Things gotta change: Nico news: “While every game […]
From All About The Jersey
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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
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The Athletic | Ken Rosenthal & Will Sammon: ($) In a roundup of where many clubs stand as the offseason moves into January, Rosenthal and Sammon report that the Yankees are focused on adding a starter via the trade market. GM Brian Cashman has talked with the Marlins about Edward Cabrera and the Brewers about […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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The Royals have signed veteran catcher Jorge Alfaro to a minor league contract, according to Aram Leighton of Just Baseball. Alfaro is a nine-year veteran with the Phillies, Marlins, Padres, Rockies, Red Sox, and Nationals. In 510 career games, he has hit .253/.301/.391. Last year he appeared in 14 games with the Nationals and went […]
From Royals Review
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The Twins started 2026 with a pair of moves, trading for Marlins first baseman Eric Wagaman and signing infielder Orlando Arcia. Neither is (hopefully) likely to play a significant role for the Twins in 2026, but will serve as veteran bench bats for a team that hopes to usher in a youth movement. The Past […]
From Twinkie Town
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What has seemed like a formality for a while is now official. Don Mattingly will be the bench coach for the Phillies in 2026. It’s a good hire for the team. Mattingly has had success as a bench coach with Toronto, as well as success as a major league manager for the Marlins and Dodgers. […]
From The Good Phight
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It took until the New Year, but we finally have our first real smoke emanating from the previously dormant Yankees hot stove. On Sunday, multiple outlets reported that the Yankees and Marlins were engaged in serious talks surrounding starting pitcher Edward Cabrera. It’s far from the first time that the Yankees have had rumored interest […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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New York Post | Mark Suleymanov: Most of the day Sunday was spent with increasing amounts of smoke swirling out of the Yankees’ and Marlins’ media beats, as a potential trade for right-hander Edward Cabrera appeared to be under consideration. Cabrera will turn 28 in April 2026, with three more years of team control, and […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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The kids have another week left of their break for the holidays, and I am definitely not counting those days down like it’s a posting window for a Japanese star …
I appreciated reading an actual human translation of Tatsuya Imai’s comments about the posting process, which we discussed yesterday , and which concludes this Friday, January 2 at the latest. The automated translations weren’t TOO far off (close enough to get the right sense of where things stand), but this is better:
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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The Dodgers have dealt outfielder Esteury Ruiz to the Miami Marlins in exchange for minor league pitcher Adriano Marrero. Francys Romero of Beisbolfr.com was the first to report the trade. In a corresponding move, the Marlins have designated infielder Eric Wagaman for assignment, per Kevin Barral at Fish on First. The Dodgers 40-man roster now […]
From True Blue LA
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All the news and rumors for the Houston Astros and from around all of MLB – it’s in here! Today’s offseason Crawfish Boil for December 27, 2025: Other important notes from this include: The Marlins are now considered unlikely to deal Sandy Alcantara; The Mets, Giants and Orioles are among the teams that reportedly met […]
From The Crawfish Boxes
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Gonna try to ACCOMPLISH A LOT today. Just feels like one of those Saturdays. Best of luck to you if you decide to do the same … (this is a subliminal message for Jed) …
We mostly focus on free agent starting pitching around here these days because (1) there are still several impactful starters available and they WILL sign at some point, (2) the Tatsuya Imai posting deadline is just a week away , and (3) there was a little flurry of starting pitcher trades and the prices looked kinda nut...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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News item: Pete Fairbanks signs a one-year deal with the Marlins. That happened on Wednesday, Christmas Eve. With that, of the 50 top free agents listed by MLB Trade Rumors, 23 remain unsigned, including seven of the top 10. The Athletic’s Top 50 list, which has a few different players, also lists 23 unsigned players, […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| about 2 months ago
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We still have almost two months until pitchers and catchers report in mid-February, and plenty more signings and trades are still coming around the league. On the other hand, just about every notable free agent reliever is now accounted for with Tuesday’s signing of RHP Pete Fairbanks by the Miami Marlins. There are still plenty […]
From Bless You Boys
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The last of the clear late-inning free agent relievers is now off the board, with Pete Fairbanks reportedly signing with the Miami Marlins. This became something of a vogue rumor in recent days, especially after the Ronny Henriquez surgery , and now it’s happening.
Pete Fairbanks stays in Florida and reunites with baseball chief Peter Bendix, who use to be in the Rays’ front office back when Fairbanks was at his best:
Reliever Pete Fairbanks and the Miami Marlins are in agreement on ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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There is perhaps no pitcher who has seen his name surface in trade rumors more over the last five years than Sandy Alcantara. Practically from the day he inked his five-year, $56 million extension, speculation swirled as to when the miserly Marlins ownership group would look to get out from under the rest of the […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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The Mets bolstered their outfield depth and defense today by adding outfielder Cristian Pache to a minor league contract. Pache, who last played in the majors in 2024, has played for the Braves, Athletics, Phillies, Orioles, and Marlins. The contract also includes an invitation to major league spring training. Pache is a defensive specialist with […]
From Amazin' Avenue
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Former Cub and Ray Christopher Morel is now a Marlin, sources reveal. It sucks about Devin Williams, who would surely have been a fine Cub. Also revealed: several MLB players have signed with teams that aren’t the Dodgers. Dennis Franz still wants to know “What is a Met?” Insiders predict that the Dodgers plan to […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| about 2 months ago
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Christopher Morel is staying in Florida, just switching sides of the peninsula. The Miami Marlins are inking Morel to a one-year deal, and perhaps the most interesting part is where they plan to play him.
Versatile by necessity more than by skill, Morel, who’d moved to the outfield from the left side of the infield, is now moving over to the right side of the infield:
Source confirms: Free agent Christopher Morel in agreement with Marlins on one-year contract, pending physical. Expec...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
| about 2 months ago
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The Phillies have checked the biggest item off of their offseason to-do list, as they have ensured that Kyle Schwarber will be back in Philadelphia for 2026 and beyond. There still is a lot of work to do, namely answering the J.T. Realmuto question and remaking the outfield, but retaining Schwarber or finding a replacement […]
From The Good Phight
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Florida's Joe Robbie Stadium and the Florida Marlins hosted Gay Day in 1998, a few years before Dodgers Pride and Out at Wrigley.
The post The first MLB Pride Night was earlier than you think — and hosted by the Marlins appeared first on Outsports .
From Outsports
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