"Word broke Tuesday night that Ryan Weathers, seemingly a lock as of Tuesday morning for the Miami Marlins starting rotation in 2026, had been traded to the New York Yankees in exchange for a boatload of prospects. The news comes just a week after Miami traded another projected member of the big league rotation, Edward Cabrera, to the Chicago Cubs."
"The common assumption had been that the Miami Marlins would never let Robby Snelling or Thomas White up before they'd secured that extra year of control in mid-April, and perhaps not even until the Super Two deadline in May. No rush unless injuries forced their hand, because the Marlins already had a stacked MLB caliber rotation. Now? Well, there's a bevy of players that probably belong in a major league uniform after aces Sandy Alcantara and Eury Perez to fill out that Marlins rotation."
"Unless one or both of those kids make the team. No less of a Marlins authority than Craig Mish went so far as to predict it tonight on Fish Unfiltered. That is an aggressive, win now move by Peter Bendix and the Marlins front office, putting their best players on the field as soon as possible. Perhaps Joe Mack even joins them? An elite defensive catcher would be a nice complement to a pitching staff getting younger"
The Miami Marlins traded right-hander Ryan Weathers to the New York Yankees for multiple prospects, coming a week after trading Edward Cabrera to the Chicago Cubs. Three of the four prospects from the Yankees were consensus top-30 in their system. The returns present long-term upside but unclear near-term help for a club signaling plans to contend in 2026. The organization had appeared likely to delay promoting Robby Snelling or Thomas White until extra-year control or the Super Two deadline. The moves suggest confidence that top pitching prospects could contribute early or a strategic shift toward younger controllable talent.
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