Yankees Eyeing Edward Cabrera and Freddy Peralta for 2025-26 Offseason Rotation Upgrade
The New York Yankees have been quiet this offseason. That is about to change.
Multiple reports have surfaced this month that the Yankees have talked with the Miami Marlins about right-hander Edward Cabrera and with the Milwaukee Brewers about right-hander Freddy Peralta. Both would be big-ticket rotation additions, and both fit exactly what New York needs to compete in an American League East that continues to get more brutal every year.
Start with Cabrera. He is 27 years old, throws hard, and has flashed real ace potential when healthy. The health has been the issue, which is why the Marlins might actually move him. Miami is in a soft rebuild and has to weigh the value of an inconsistent starter against the value of what he could bring back in a trade.
For the Yankees, Cabrera would be a shot at getting a top-of-rotation arm without paying free agent prices. His stuff is elite. His command has come and gone. His injury history has limited his innings totals. But when he is right, he is one of the more difficult pitchers in the league to hit.
Peralta is a different profile. He is a two-time All-Star, 29 years old, and one of the most consistent strikeout pitchers in baseball over the last several years. The Brewers have generally been reluctant to move him because he anchors their rotation, but Milwaukee also has to think about long-term payroll and the ability to bring back their own key free agents.
If the Yankees can pry Peralta away from the Brewers, that is a top-three starter joining a rotation that has needed one for a while.
New York’s rotation questions are real. The Yankees have Gerrit Cole at the front when he is healthy, but the depth behind him has been up and down. Marcus Stroman has been inconsistent. The rest of the group has flashed but not been reliable. When Cole misses time, which happens, the rotation suddenly becomes one of the weakest parts of the roster.
Adding a Cabrera or a Peralta changes that calculation. Either one gives Aaron Boone a real starter he can hand the ball to in a big game. Both together would give the Yankees a rotation that could match up with anyone in the postseason.
The cost is going to be steep. The Yankees farm system has been rebuilt over the last few years, and general manager Brian Cashman has some real prospects to work with. But you do not get pitchers like Cabrera or Peralta without giving up something meaningful. Whether that is prospects, major league players, or a combination of both, the price is going to sting.
The AL East is only going to get harder. The Blue Jays continue to reload. The Rays are the Rays and always find a way to compete. The Red Sox just added Adley Rutschman at the deadline and are clearly in win-now mode.
The Orioles, minus Rutschman, are still a young talented team. Every division game is going to be a war. New York cannot show up in April with the same rotation questions they have been carrying for two years.
Cashman knows this. That is why the Yankees are actively working the phones on the top-tier available starting pitchers this offseason. The team’s window to win with Aaron Judge in his prime is closing. There is no time to play it safe on the rotation.
Get one of Cabrera or Peralta. Ideally both. Give this team a chance.
New York fans are watching.
A longtime sports reporter, Carlos Garcia has written about some of the biggest and most notable athletic events of the last 5 years. He has been credentialed to cover MLS, NBA and MLB games all over the United States. His work has been published on Fox Sports, Bleacher Report, AOL and the Washington Post.
