From a Pittsburgh Pirates fan perspective, the reaction to the Chicago Cubs landing Edward Cabrera should be… a shrug.
Yes, Chicago went out and made a splash. Yes, they pried a flashy arm away from the Miami Marlins. And yes, on paper, Cabrera’s raw stuff pops. But this is exactly the kind of move that sounds scarier than it actually is — especially if you’re the Pirates looking around the NL Central landscape.
Let’s start with the part everyone skips past when the headlines drop: Edward Cabrera has never quite put it all together.