Edward Cabrera has indeed been traded, and it's not to the New York Yankees.

Ken Rosenthal reporting that the Chicago Cubs are acquiring Edward Cabrera.

So it's not really about us breaking down the Cubs, it's more this was clearly a Yankee

target, Cabrera, who I'm mixed on.

Like, he throws 96, 97, he's got a nasty sinker. He's got electric stuff. He's got

team control. He's pitched relatively well. He has an injury history, which would be my concern. I do think he has a massive upside, and you'd have him for a couple of years. So I was talking with a buddy of mine who's a Yankee fan, because he was like, would you prefer Freddie Peralta or Edward Cabrera, and for the long term,

the answer is Edward Cabrera.

I also think his stuff could have translated well to the bullpen

if you're going to be well to the bullpen if he was moved there, but this deal didn't come about. And I'm going to speculate openly that a part of why this deal didn't happen is because they still haven't figured out the Cody Bellinger situation. Exactly. And I think the moment they do will add more clarity to the availability of a Spencer Jones or a Jason Dominguez. So I think the Cody Bellinger holdup is affecting other aspects, including potentially acquiring Edward Cabrera. Which is a problem, but I'm not as a Yankee fan going to be, oh my God, we didn't get Edward Cabrera. I know other Yankee fans differ. I believe that the Yankee rotation is deep, even with the injuries to start the year.

It's not to say you can't have enough starting pitching. But I think what happened here, Evan, right now is the Yankee fans finally got like a little taste of a rumor that they were close on something. Now you see the Cubs do it, and you're going to get all the backlash. What are we doing? What are we doing? Here's the good news about the rumor. The Yankees are clearly going to acquire a starting pitcher.

Yeah, I'm not sure if it's mackenzie gore who i'd actually prefer over any of the other guys i'm not sure if it's freddy peralta which is more of a rental but a high-end rental because he's an ace like pitcher but it feels like this offseason's headed in the direction of they're going to keep Bellinger, at least they're certainly trying, and I think they're going to acquire a starting pitcher via trade. I'm just fascinated on what the hell they do, and I know you can't count us when all the guys are healthy in May. That's a good problem, Sean. I know. It's a good problem until you have somebody upset, like when Marcus Stroman said he was a starting pitcher.

Well, forget about that because Marcus Stroman isn't here. I'll give you three answers to that question very quickly before you're single. Number one, they won't all be healthy. I mean, Edward Cabrera himself, he's just an example, has an injury history. Like guys get hurt.

So Colfried and Schlittler better be healthy.

I get it, but not all will be healthy at the same time.

Option number two,

which is, example has an injury history. Like, guys, they had hurt. So Cole freed and Schlittler better be healthy.

I get it, but not all will be healthy at the same time. Option number two, which I'm a big proponent of, especially with Cole coming off of Tommy John as a six-man rotation. I think it makes sense. I thought it made sense for the Mets last year. I didn't think it made sense for the Yankees at times. I think it does make sense when you've got to rehab in Garrett Cole and eventually if he comes back healthy or rehabbing Clark Schmidt, I love that idea. The other ideas. But you have that regardless of Clark Schmidt comes back. Yeah, no, but I'm just saying like, that's an option in May. Right. And then the other option is moving somebody to the bullpen. So, yeah, I think they're all good things that you can do. Like, you're laying out a first world problem.

What if I have too many starters?

I don't know.

I'll feel bad for you.

I know.

And mark my words, the Yankees is going to be down to like just freed in June and Evan's going to pull this tape and goes, would I tell you? Well, because it's true. It's like when Tiki argues and says, well, they have enough pitching.

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