John Antonoff / For the Sun-Times
MESA, Ariz – When a free-agent pitcher signs with the Cubs organization, he comes in with a good sense of what the team thinks of him, as well as areas the coaching staff believes it can help him improve. Part of free agency was sitting through such presentations.
Acquired via trade, right-hander Edward Cabrera got none of that.
He’d known that his name was being bandied about in Marlins trade talks, but his landing spot was out of his control. So, much of the early part of spring has been about laying the foundation that he and the Cubs weren’t able to get a head start on.