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Spiegel & Holmes Show

Spiegs shares a scouting report on new Cubs right-hander Edward Cabrera

Spiegel & Holmes Show

Audacy

Sports

4.2652 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed the Cubs' acquisition of right-hander Edward Cabrera in a trade with the Marlins.

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0:00.0

Speakle and Home.

0:00.9

Craig Counsel.

0:02.0

When I'm on Sports Talk Radio, I learned that just keep talking, and that's helpful, right?

0:08.4

Could you expound on that?

0:10.3

No, I think that says it all.

0:11.7

Okay, good.

0:12.4

I'm going to go the anti-talk radio stance here.

0:15.6

Afternoons on the score.

0:24.9

We have a lot of bear stuff that we're going to get to for the rest of the show.

0:28.1

We've got to talk about Tyreek Stevenson.

0:31.0

The Bears, D.C. talked about him.

0:34.7

But the Cubs have finalized a trade.

0:35.5

Matt Spiegel. The trade is indeed final. The Miami Marlins will receive

0:40.1

top prospect Owen Casey from the Cubs. They also get single a ball infielder Christian Hernandez

0:48.6

and corner infielder Edgar de Leon. In exchange, the Cubs get Edward Cabrera, the right-handed starter.

0:57.9

Casey, obviously, the headliner going away.

1:01.2

Hernandez was once very highly thought of, has not been able to rise above South Bend.

1:06.4

I actually saw him last year in South Bend.

1:08.1

He can run.

1:09.2

He can field.

1:10.4

I don't think that guy can hit.

1:12.1

Okay. I want to spend some time on Casey getting a look at him at the major league level, and it

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