3 takeaways from yesterday’s Miami Marlins doubleheader

2. Edward Cabrera might be the next Miami Marlins ace

Edward Cabrera rose up the ranks of the Miami Marlins farm system with a lot of hype, but as with all pitching prospects, you had to wonder just how good he would be. I wrote about his potential recently and was glad to see that he lived up to the highest of expectations. At least in his only start in the Majors so far this season. Could The Fish be getting a new ace?

Edward Cabrera might just be the new Miami Marlins ace.

Cabrera wasn’t very impressive in his brief call-up to The Show for the Miami Marlins last season. He started 7 games and had a 5.81 ERA/6.63 FIP with 9.6 K/9 and 6.5 BB/9. The strikeouts were impressive, but the rest was not. Cabrera’s young age made you think that it could be just a case of some growing pains, but the bottom line results were not very pretty to say the least.

Cabrera wasn’t particularly impressive in the Minors either this season, as he had a 4.56 ERA/3.40 FIP in 7 games (all starts) and 23.2 innings pitched. He also had 13.5 K/9 and 6.0 BB/9. The walks continued to be a problem and made it seem that he might not last as a starting pitcher in the Majors. Luckily, he proved the naysayers wrong in at least one Major League game.

I speculated that if Edward Cabrera didn’t work out as a starting pitcher he could move to the bullpen, that doesn’t seem like a viable solution anymore. Not after Cabrera arrived almost pitched a no-hitter with 13.50 K/9 and a 0.00 ERA/3.14 FIP in his start yesterday. Cabrera’s walk rate on the high side at 6.0 but his fastball velocity was elite at 97.1. He definitely lived up to the hype.

The walk rate is still high and it was only one start, but the hype is being proven correct. Edward Cabrera pitched like an ace and could very well be turning into one for the Miami Marlins. Remember this though? More on that…