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Marlins’ Edward Cabrera Market Narrows as Orioles, Astros Bow Out

Prospect capital thinned after those clubs completed separate deals.

Chicago Cubs' Kyle Tucker bats in the exhibition baseball game between Chicago Cubs and Yomiuri Giants during the MLB Tokyo Series at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 16, 2025. (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)
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OSAKA, JAPAN - MARCH 05: Tatsuya Imai #48 of Samurai Japan pitches in the top of the sixth inning during the game between Samurai Japan and Netherlands at Kyocera Dome Osaka on March 05, 2025 in Osaka, Japan. (Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images)
OSAKA, JAPAN - MARCH 05: Tatsuya Imai #48 of Samurai Japan pitches in the top of the sixth inning during the game between Samurai Japan and Netherlands at Kyocera Dome Osaka on March 05, 2025 in Osaka, Japan. (Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports Baltimore and Houston are no longer pursuing a trade for right-hander Edward Cabrera.
  • Miami is unwilling to sell short, with Cabrera under team control through 2028 and projected to earn about $3.7 million in 2026 arbitration, keeping the prospect cost high.
  • Baltimore’s trade for Shane Baz and Houston’s acquisition of Mike Burrows required significant prospect outlays, reducing their capacity to bid for another controllable starter.
  • After a career-best 2025, Cabrera logged a 3.53 ERA with a 25.8% strikeout rate over 137 2/3 innings and returned for brief late-season work following a September elbow sprain.
  • In parallel offseason moves, multiple outlets report the Blue Jays are pressing for a major bat, with Kyle Tucker viewed as a leading target and infield options such as Bo Bichette or Alex Bregman under consideration.