He didn’t have to say it. We were going to love Edward Cabrera’s arrival on the Chicago Cubs regardless.
But when he said this at the Cubs Convention, the dude really had our hearts forever:
Edward Cabrera talks about throwing inside at the St Louis Cardinals because he thought they were stealing signs. Crowd eats it up! #Cubs Con pic.twitter.com/WvP1a7HbwB
— Crawly's Cubs Kingdom (@crawlyscubs) January 17, 2026For the front office and the coaching staff, acquiring Edward Cabrera was just a bit more about his significant upside than it was about his ability to troll a rival. Because the trade happened so closely to the Alex Bregman signing, although I shared a bunch of stuff right away, there were still some things about Cabrera – including the effusive praise – that I didn’t get to share immediately, and wanted to remedy that now. Well, and one potential wart …
“He’s been a guy that has been a favorite of some of our pitching infrastructure guys for a long time,” Cubs President Jed Hoyer said of Cabrera at the Convention, per the Tribune. “Obviously, great stuff. Feels like he’s a guy that could be just kind of scratching the surface of what he can do. And so, that was a big part of it: It’s a guy with the analytics matched up, the age matched up, the service time matched up, and the fact that there’s some guys that had conviction on him for a long time.” “Obviously a guy who is super-talented,” Cubs pitching coach Tommy Hottovy told the Sun-Times, “a guy who has battled some injuries and some ups and downs but really had a fantastic season this last year coming into his own …. One thing that I think they saw last year with him and that we recognize is just trusting that your stuff can play.” “This is a pitcher that’s kind of coming into his best years,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said, per the Tribune. “He’s talented. He’s put innings under his belt, which is just the experience. He’s getting better and I think he’s primed, in Year 5 in the major leagues, to improve and kind of take another step forward, which we think makes him a very good starting pitcher.” Pitching analyst Lance Brozdowski similarly saw the upside in Edward Cabrera:"This dude can be a frontline starter. He's incredibly exciting for the Cubs to add to the rotation."Edward Cabrera's insane stuff bodes well with the Cubs interest in contact-neutralizing pitchers, says @LanceBroz. pic.twitter.com/kTKMjNrftr
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) January 8, 2026Edward Cabrera is a special arm.His slot dropped last year, curveball Stuff+ skyrocketed, the Marlins emphasized sinker/slider, and his walk rate fell.Doesn't get much better than that from a development standpoint. ?Broke it all down for @WatchMarquee. pic.twitter.com/xQNttIqc4T
— Lance Brozdowski (@LanceBroz) January 9, 2026Let's dive into the numbers with @LanceBroz to understand what makes @Cubs hurler Edward Cabrera successful! pic.twitter.com/MnmnxWfvyq
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) January 17, 2026 I shared this before, but wanted to highlight it again, because I think it’s pretty critical to him continuing to take a big step forward in 2026. The significant change in arm angle may have brought the sinker and the four-seamer closer to together, but if the sinker is the better pitch now, he could just ditch the four-seamer (as he started to do last year), and continue to get better separation with his secondaries:I'm bullish on Edward Cabrera. Last year, he dropped his arm angle 6 degrees. That made for more separation on his breakers, more move on change & gave him a sinker he could locate better than any previous pitch. Recent search suggests lower arm slots are less stressful, too. pic.twitter.com/xZKfaJIugd
— Eno Sarris (@enosarris) January 7, 2026 The one thing to keep an eye on that we haven’t discussed before is the home-road split situation. The Marlins’ home ballpark is a bottom-ten park for home runs the last few years, and although Cabrera is a ground-ball/strikeout-oriented pitcher, he’s nevertheless run a decently high HR/9 because a larger chunk of the fly balls he does give up have left the park (career 15.8% HR/FB, which is the third highest mark in all of baseball in that time (min. 400 innings) – eep). So, although he pitched in a homer-diminishing ballpark, Cabrera still gave up a lot of homers while with the Marlins … and, as you might expect/fear, a disproportionate volume came on the road (1.44 HR/9, versus 1.04 HR/9 at home). Things were REALLY FREAKING EXTREME in his strong 2025 season, where he allowed just 0.68 HR/9 at home, but a whopping 1.70 HR/9 on the road. That was pretty close to the only difference between his home and road performance last year, but it led to a 2.72 ERA at home and an unsightly 4.63 ERA on the road. He has a new home ballpark now, so, yeah, this will be something to watch. For what it’s worth, as you already know, Wrigley Field swings pretty wildly on homers depending on the wind. In 2024, it was absolute death to homers (second lowest park factor in baseball). In 2025, it was a relative haven, tied for the 8th best park for dingers. We’ll see what the Friendly Confines bring this year, but, as it has been with Shota Imanaga, it’s probably going to be a big part of Edward Cabrera’s story. A little more from Edward Cabrera, himself, if you didn’t see it: © Jim Rassol-Imagn ImagesHence then, the article about more love for edward cabrera and also one potential wart was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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