Rosenthal: The Chicago Cubs Are “Canvassing the Market” For a Starting Pitcher

I really like the idea of Cabrera. I think he still has #1 potential. A package for both would certainly sting, but could go a long way in fixing things here. 

27 minutes ago, muntjack said:

I really like the idea of Cabrera. I think he still has #1 potential. A package for both would certainly sting, but could go a long way in fixing things here. 

I thought it would be one or the other. If the Cubs want to acquire both, I'd be cool with that.

On 6/25/2025 at 10:26 AM, muntjack said:

I really like the idea of Cabrera. I think he still has #1 potential. A package for both would certainly sting, but could go a long way in fixing things here. 

I really love the idea of Edward Cabrera as one of two starters, with the other guy being someone you could more confidently have start a playoff game this year.  I think it does a few things:

- Cabrera is showing some signs of breaking out, but if that ends up not panning iut you don't suffer the massive opportunity cost of making him your only guy this deadline

- With three years of control after this, he's a long term enough piece that you can feel comfortable paying the prospect price even if there's not a deep playoff run this year

- By acquiring two starters, you're insulating yourself from another injury re-inserting Colin Rea into the rotation

- Cabrera's current weakness is the times through the order penalty.  In the playoffs he should be a potent weapon shortened up to 2-3 inning stints

I think Cabrera + playoff starter is probably going to be prohibitively expensive, because Cabrera is likely to be more expensive than the playoff starter, who is unlikely to be particularly cheap.