Cubs proven right for multi-year pursuit of 6-foot-5 righty after debut
This long pursuit of this pitcher worked out well for Chicago in his Cubs debut.
Cubs proven right for multi-year pursuit of 6-foot-5 righty after debut originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Chicago Cubs have a very deep starting rotation, but they lack the starter to emerge as a true ace who has some Cy Young upside.
While Shota Imanaga and Justin Steele have shown such potential before, this year's ace-caliber starter might be the pitcher the Cubs have been hoping to land for some years now. As MLB. com's Jordan Bastian notes, the Cubs have been pursuing 6-foot-5 righty Edward Cabrera for a few years now, and after his debut with the Cubs, he's already proven their long pursuit worth it with a great debut.
Cubs get exactly what they were hoping for from Cabrera "It was an impressive debut in every way and showed why Chicago had been trying to reel in Cabrera for a couple of years," Bastian writes. This debut for Cabrera in a Cubs uniform went very well. He went six scoreless innings against the Los Angeles Angels , in front of 36,702 fans at Wrigley Field on a windy day with the wind blowing out.
It was far from an easy setup for the former Miami Marlins righty, but he lived up to the hype and delivered a masterful start for the Cubs. More : Red Sox never close on Astros’ Isaac Paredes trade Cabrera forced 15 swings-and-misses in his debut, striking out five batters and allowing just one hit and one walk all game long. While the Cubs might not have a true ace like the Pittsburgh Pirates do with Paul Skenes, or the Detroit Tigers do with Tarik Skubal, the Cubs might have someone who can rise to the occasion in Cabrera the rest of the season.