As MLB's free agent market continues to move at a snail's pace, the trade market has garnered significantly more traction, an offseason trend that continued on Wednesday when the Cubs acquired flamethrowing starting pitcher Edward Cabrera from the Marlins in exchange for prospects Owen Caissie, Cristian Hernandez and Edgardo DeLeon.
Chicago, in the market for a frontline starter, landed a player in Cabrera who could be blossoming into just that. Meanwhile, the Marlins gave their farm system a jolt by importing one of MLB's top-100 prospects in Caissie, whom MLB Pipeline ranked as the Cubs’ No. 1 prospect.
