Long Time Marlin Edward Cabrera Traded to Cubs for Top Prospect Owen Caissie
It may have come later than many expected but the Marlins have gotten the Winter stove hot by shipping Edward Cabrera to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for top outfield prospect Owen Caissie and two other hitting prospects to Miami (ESPN’s Jeff Passan).
Cabrera was a Marlin for 5 years, once a highly talented prospect himself, compiling 7.2 WAR, a 25-29 record, and a 4.07 ERA. Cabrera is coming off of his best season as a Marlin, recovering well from injury, limiting his walks, and establishing himself as a potential ace in this league, something the Cubs desperately needed. Cabrera set single-season career bests in starts (26), innings (137 2/3), strikeouts (150), walks per nine innings (3.1) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.13). He also posted a 125 ERA+
Who Did the Marlins Get?
Caissie is the Cubs’ No. 1 prospect and the No. 47 prospect overall, per MLB Pipeline’s rankings. Caissie is an outfielder, a glaring need in Miami, and has spent 6 years in professional baseball making his big league debut this season. Caisse posted a 139 WRC+ in 99 games with the Iowa Cubs in 2025, including 22 home runs and 55 RBIs. He has power to all fields, and was going to be the Cubs solution post Kyle Tucker, but instead, the Cubs looked to add help in their rotation and sent Miami their top prosect, and two others hitting prospects.
Owen Caissie, Cristian Hernández and Edgardo De Leon
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Many suggested that Cabrera would be dealt after making it through the Summer’s trade deadline and the Cubs were suitors then. Cabrera’s time in Miami was injury ridden, but certainly won’t be forgotten.
This trade doesn’t mark a reset for the Marlins. Even without Cabrera, Miami still has a solid rotation led by Sandy Alcantara, followed by Eury Pérez, Braxton Garrett, Ryan Weathers, Max Meyer, and Robby Snelling. That depth made Cabrera expendable, especially given his injury history. By dealing him now, the Marlins moved a pitcher at peak value and filled a clear need by adding an impact outfield prospect in Caissie. With Sandy leading the staff and a young rotation behind him, Miami is betting on its pitching development while improving the lineup, positioning the team to move forward rather than start over.
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