UPDATE The Mets and Marlins talks centered around SP Edward Cabrera included Brett Baty and top prospect A.J. Ewing, per @ragazzoreport The Mets balked at the offer, which allowed the Marlins to acquire top prospect Owen Cassie from the Cubs. pic.twitter.com/whwzIxn14v

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Edward Cabrera is still relevant — most of Friday’s news was about the trade, and we have reactions from plenty of ‘insiders,’ plus whatever else we could find. Ian Happ talks about how major-leaguers prepare for Spring Training, there’s a bullpen with Jordan Wicks, and we have some other goodies, too.

Edward Cabrera llegó a un acuerdo contractual por un año y 4,45 millones de dólares con los Cachorros de Chicago el jueves, un día después de que el derecho dominicano fue adquirido mediante un canje con los Marlins de Miami.

The Chicago Cubs made the biggest splash of their offseason when they completed a trade for former Miami Marlins starting pitcher Edward Cabrera on January 7.

YouTube As the baseball world prepares for Spring Training being a month away, some of the biggest free agents in the sport remain on the open market. Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger and Bo Bichette are the three names that continue to circulate among the big spenders,