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5 On It: What's your reaction to the Cubs' acquisition of Edward Cabrera?
07 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What breaking news is discussed about the Cubs' acquisition?
This is Five On, and we've got breaking news, baby.
According to Michael Cerami of Bleacher Nation, the Cubs are close to acquiring Marlins right-hander Edward Cabrera. How do you feel about this potential move by Jed Hoyer and company?
Starting pitching? On a team? For the career? Yeah. Edward Cabrera, right-hander, throws, hear me out, a fastball over 90.
Woo!
That's all it takes to get you excited.
Yes, on this team. Gets me excited, man, as a Cubs fan.
You guys are ridiculous.
Are you kidding? What are you going to tell me next?
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Chapter 2: How do Leila and Marshall feel about Edward Cabrera joining the Cubs?
That he throws, like, a mean changeup and maybe mixes in a curveball? Oh, wait, he does those things. What? Hot damn, we got us a thrower and an out-getter. What do you know? That's good news. But what makes this really compelling is we just had Bruce Levine on, and Bruce Levine has said this, and so did Bob Nightingale, that Owen Casey is likely part of the deal.
That means it is the second generation of the Udarvish trade that is coming into play here, because Owen Casey was the one big get from that deal. Should have been more. That's another story for another day. So... Additionally, that means we can't figure out who's supposed to be contributing on offense because we all seem to think that Kyle Tucker is not part of this mix.
And then Bruce drops the facts that he dropped the names. He dropped the names Kyle Tucker, Alex Bregman, and Cody Bellinger.
And then he didn't back off when I brought up Boba Shett.
Chapter 3: What makes Edward Cabrera an exciting addition to the Cubs?
He did not back off. It... In a world where this could happen, do we think this could happen? Do we think they can't be? Please don't be done.
You know what camp I'm in?
Please don't. All I've wanted is another bat.
Not just any bat, by the way, because they did get a bat already. I don't know if you remember.
Oh, yeah. First base. Okay. That was the Mark Grody interlude for a while. Tyler Austin.
I mean, look, you get help where you can get help. Maybe they're just slowly. Grody would be like, but they got. But look, this might not be the big move. This might not be the big move. Maybe they're just slowly building up. This is the next step. And then you get a bigger move. And then a biggest move.
And if the biggest move is Cody Bellinger, Alex Bregman, Kyle Tucker, or Bo Bichette, sign me up for that.
Man, watching the Toronto Blue Jays make all those moves, they're like, oh, we got to the World Series? Oh, we got to Game 7? Oh, we're not done. No, we said we're not done. Oh, no, we're not done.
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Chapter 4: What implications does Owen Casey's potential inclusion have on the trade?
They might not still be done.
What an idea.
So my thoughts are this, Mr. Executive Producer Ray Diaz, asking all these questions from behind that protective glass that you sit behind. My thoughts are the Cubs are actually alive and I don't have to take out my long stick and poke them and say, do something.
Why are you saying that after the last segment?
Well, I didn't even think about the last segment. The last segment is history. Why are you trying to make something out of it?
How about that? Hey, none of this, all of this could be avoided if they had just not sued each other or kept out of the, you know, Ariana Grande kept out of putting Pete Davidson in the burden book.
My man just existed. What does he, what do you want him to do? He can't help how he was built anatomically.
Anatomically. Anatomically. I was really about to say. Who doesn't make up words though?
autonomically he can't he can't he can't control how god made him fair enough you know sounds like that definitely happened one man's well one woman's trash is another woman's treasure apparently in this case but listen i just feel for him i feel for the whole situation he shouldn't be punished because he's a little girthy you know
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Chapter 5: How do the Cubs' recent moves affect their overall strategy?
Give me one.
We cannot read them. Is that bad? And you know what? That's how I would like to describe this move.
Girthy.
Number two. We're going to pivot to playoff football here.
What? Is that a thing?
That's right. We have playoff football in Chicago of the three phases of football. Offense, defense, special teams. Where would you say the Bears have an advantage over the Packers?
Well, I don't think it's going to be on defense. I know Kyler Gordon's supposedly healthy.
I know they're getting him back, and I think that that is very important and a major key in the words of DJ Khaled when it comes to trying to help out with the Bears conundrum that we will get into a little bit later on this show when it comes to man versus zone, which some would describe as a Sophie's choice if you've seen the past two weeks, and frankly, some of the games against the Packers.
So given that situation, I think the edge has to go to the offense here. And I know that the Packers have had really good luck with spreading the ball around to many different receivers. If you're reminded of Bo Melton's success, for example, on the touchdown that was 45 yards. So I still think that the Bears have the edge when it comes to offense because they do have more weapons.
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Chapter 6: What advantages do the Bears have over the Packers in upcoming games?
Yeah, mental errors.
Mental errors. Maybe if we do that against the Packers team that could not stop a 300-yard rushing attack from the Baltimore Ravens, we can win this game and salt it away. But as of right now, I think the Packers have a better offense, and I think the Packers have a better defense. Neither team can get pressure on the quarterback, but as you've seen, that hasn't necessarily mattered.
If we were doing this by college football committee metrics, which we're not, thankfully. There's this thing they do called game control. You've heard of it, right? How much time do you dominate a game? And if you look at the two previous matchups between the Packers and the Bears, can I say that the game control... Give me the music again if you want.
No.
The game control belonged sharply at Vantage Green Bay.
Yeah, and unfortunately that was the case last week. Time of possession was definitely in favor of the Lions. Yeah. I'm also just for kicks, looking up Edward Cabrera's fastball velos lately.
You like them?
96, 97 work for anybody. Topping out at 99.2.
Works for me. You had me at double digits.
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Chapter 7: What key players are highlighted in the Bears' strategy discussion?
Did you see them? Are you looking forward to their playoff? Wait, they're not in the playoffs.
I mean, if you sign Joe Tooney or if you acquire Joe Tooney. It would appear that you will make a playoff.
Yes.
Success is at hand for you.
Yes, that's what they've done. Joe Tooney has been the heart and soul of that offensive line, working with young players, working with veteran players. Joe Tooney has them ready to go, and he's the reason why they have one of the best rushing attacks in the NFL. And do you know what Caleb Williams' final sack total was this season? $24 million. I want you to really process that.
Last time, this man said, only David Carr has been sacked more in an NFL season than me, Caleb Williams.
His career ended before it began.
Now there are 23 other quarterbacks in the NFL who have been sacked more than Caleb Williams in the 2025 season. That is what we call a substantial... Enlightening improvement.
And it's one of the reasons why the Bears not only have 11 wins and are the NFC North champions in the two seed, but that Caleb Williams has been able to stand up right now through 34 games out of 34 opportunities to play a game as a starting quarterback in the NFL.
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Chapter 8: How do Leila and Marshall view the current state of the NFL playoffs?
That's the point. I can't tell you how many times I'm like, this clock is going down to zero. Drew Dallman is there. snap play ensues.
No worries.
That's it. It's just, or think about some of the passing lanes even, not just the running lanes, but the passing lanes the offensive line has opened up for Caleb Williams to see his receiver better and make an unbelievable throw. So much of it, I think, really does center, pun intended, around the center.
I see what you did there.
So, Drew Dahlman, I loved your narrow the aperture discussion when you said that as well. I'm a nerd. And I appreciate everything you bring to this metaphorical table that is Bears football. Okay.
Sorry.
Number four. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, in the first 45 minutes after John Harbaugh was fired, his agent Brian Harlan said he received calls from seven NFL teams expressing interest in his client. There are currently seven NFL head coaching openings, including Baltimore's. So that's the tweet from Adam Schefter.
That means a franchise that currently has a head coach reached out to Harbaugh's agent. Name the mystery team with the current head coach that inquired about John Harbaugh. What do you think?
Mystery team. This is so exciting. Mystery team is such a good tool used by agents, used by sports talk radio. We're like peanut butter and jelly. We just go together. Mystery team. Could the Cubs be a mystery team? Nah, the Cubs are usually pretty public about what they do. Like if you know the Cubs, if the Cubs are interested in a player, they'll let you know.
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