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 nuts. I don’t want to completely ignore the controllable starter trade market, though, with a particular interest in the Marlins’ situation given the prior trade talks between the clubs:Marlins will listen on Cabrera, but 2 suitors (Houston, Baltimore) are no longer involved and Marlins don't want to sell short on him. They want to keep Alcantara (would have to take an incredible offer to even consider a deal), per source. t.co/W7SZlqF11s
— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) December 24, 2025 The implication that Sandy Alcantara (signed through only next season, with a team option for 2027, totaling almost $40 million) would cost a boatload more than Edward Cabrera (controlled via arbitration for three seasons) is certainly interesting. I won’t reject it out of hand, given that Alcantara is one of the rare starters who has shown the ability to throw 190+ innings and is now further from Tommy John surgery, while Cabrera has dealt with a load of injuries (and 2025 was the first time he exceeded even 100 innings in the bigs; oh and also it was the first season where the always-obvious talent finally yielded outstanding results). I guess I could see it. I think it’s probably more likely that the Marlins simply have made a choice that they prefer to keep Alcantara for a variety of organizational reasons, rather than a calculus on projected value. In other words, I reckon the price on Cabrera is still VERY high, but also, I am slightly curious about what the Marlins know about his health projections. Barry Jackson is very plugged in with the Marlins, and that report sounds to me a bit like the Marlins are actually hoping teams reach out with significant offers for Cabrera. Not sure that’ll happen until/unless another of the free agents goes off the board. For the Cubs, although there have long been reports of their interest in Cabrera, my guess is that they’d want him mostly in a situation where they were signing a bat to a pricey contract. Hard to know if/when that could happen, with Alex Bregman’s situation up in the air, and with the projected price tag on Kazuma Okamoto difficult to predict. That latter situation comes to a head in a little over a week when his posting expires, though, so maybe all of this gets a nudge (from both Okamoto and Imai). Last Marlins pitcher trade talk note: don’t forget about Ryan Weathers. So much upside there, though probably even more risk than with Cabrera. Either way, you’re going to have to trade the Marlins some big-league-ready impact, as they are pretty clearly aiming to compete in 2026, and they could clearly use a boost or three on the positional side. Part one of Jayson Stark’s annual look back at the Strange But True of baseball is up:A 404-foot “ground-ball” double play?A pitcher who struck out a hitter he never pitched to?A HR “trot” that went on so long, half the infield got ejected before the hitter made it to home plate?That & more in my Strange But True Feats of 2025!www.nytimes.com/athletic/691…
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst.bsky.social) 2025-12-26T14:17:14.788Z So much fun. It’s always full of great stuff that you knew and saw, but some of which you didn’t necessarily have the context for just how crazy it was. For example, the very first item was something we all saw happen (and lol’d), but I didn’t realize it was historic: “The Mets were once 21 games over .500, after only 69 games … and didn’t even make the playoffs. So how many other National League teams in the wild-card era have gotten that far over .500 that early (or earlier) and not showed up in the postseason? Yup. Not one!” There are also things that happened that I didn’t see at all – like the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones recording FIVE outs on TWO pitches (a triple play to end the 9th inning, and then a first pitch double play involving the free runner in the 10th). Somehow this one didn’t make the cut: remember the time the Cubs allowed 10 runs in the 8th inning of their April 18 game against the Diamondbacks … and won? Of course you do. It was one of the most bonkers games we’ve seen in years. MORE CUBS FROM BLEACHER NATION: Go Ad Free | Subscribe to the BN Newsletter5-Game Win Streak! Bulls 109, Sixers 102 – December 26, 2025 t.co/SmIosNMpvk
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