Edward Cabrera shines in his Cubs debut
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Welcome in to Rahimi Harrison Grody. I am Marshall Harris, joined by national baseball insider. He's all over the MLB, the host of the Relay with Russ podcast. It is Russell Dorsey. Good morning, Russell.
What's going on, Marshall Harris?
Well, you know, something is going on. The White Sox and the Cubs, for the first time since the regular season finale of last year, have... One on the same day. How about that? How about that? And I understand you were actually at the game in which Edward Cabrera said, let me remind you guys of who I could be if, I don't know, I played for a ball club where fans show up.
Yeah, the stuff was nasty. Like, he looked like a dude last night. And that's what, when they traded for him, that's what you were expecting. And I know that's what Cubs fans were expecting near the... front and middle of that rotation, a power arm that has nasty secondary stuff that, when healthy, can be a difference maker in your rotation.
And that part, when healthy, do we put an asterisk by that? Do we just hold on for dear life? Because that's been the main issue with Edward Cabrera. He's never had outstanding control. But when your stuff is that good, you just need to be in the neighborhood and people have trouble with fastballs that now are hitting 97, 98 miles per hour.
Before the game yesterday, when talking to Craig Council, he was just like, we're not trying to, we haven't tried to change anything with Edward Cabrera. We thought he was a really good pitcher. We brought him in. We think he's a really good pitcher now. And now he's trying to get a really good pitcher to make as many starts as possible. And the big factor in that is the health like he made the most starts he's ever made last season.
What were the highlights of Edward Cabrera's Cubs debut?
And you just want to continue that if you're the Cubs. And so you're going to find ways to do that throughout the season. But if the stuff is going to look like that, you're you're in for a great ride this summer.
And again, Owen Casey got off to a tremendous start, although he suffered his first loss of the season last night at the hands of the Chicago White Sox. We'll talk about that in a little bit, but let's focus on this Edward Cabrera performance. 80 pitches, 49 for strikes. So again, the control wasn't outstanding or anything, but he only faced 19 batters and he retired 17 of them. Five by way of strikeout, four of those strikeouts coming on called curveballs. for the third strike, and he looked like a guy who was energized in playing in front of a crowd that clearly matters. That's the largest home crowd that Edward Cabrera has ever played in front of. Pitching for the Marlins, this guy pitched in front of crowds that average around 11,000.
So to get well over 30,000 at Wrigley Field on an absolutely glorious... night for baseball, especially when we're talking about in March. We're not even in April yet. It was just a thing to behold. He got offensive run support early and then it was pretty much game over.
How did Edward Cabrera's performance compare to expectations?
Yeah, it's... One... Being at the ballpark yesterday, that's what it's about, right? A beautiful 78 degrees at first pitch. Sun's out. You got the grilled onion smell and you're like, oh, this is summer in Chicago. But when that game starts and you see the type of that first fastball coming at Edward Cabrera's hands and you're seeing 98, 99 on the gun, you're like, OK, like, let's buckle up for it. And against a lineup that was swinging the bat well coming into this series, he showed that, okay, I'm not worried. I know what you're talking about with the ball-to-strike ratio. Yeah, it wasn't 75% of strikes. But he found a way to... Get guys out without walking the yard, right? Usually if you told somebody that was the ball-to-strike ratio, you'd say, oh, he must have walked like four or five.
No, only walk one guy. Retired 17 of 19 that he faced, and that base runner was eliminated on a double play ball. So was able to get guys out. And I'm excited to see what that type of arm does against – teams like the Dodgers and the Mets and the Phillies, the teams that you think the Cubs are going to have to deal with to be at the top of the National League.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:47
2
What were the highlights of Edward Cabrera's Cubs debut?
1:47–3:05
3
How did Edward Cabrera's performance compare to expectations?
3:05–5:14
4
What challenges has Edward Cabrera faced in his career?
5:14–5:33
5
What did the Cubs coaching staff say about Cabrera before the game?
5:33–8:42
6
How did the Cubs' offense perform during Cabrera's start?
8:42–10:48
7
What factors contributed to Cabrera's success against the Angels?
10:48–15:30
Speakers
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