Still, it's hard to know what a three-man rotation of Clay Holmes, David Peterson, and Frankie Montas will give you in the postseason, as Kodai Senga and Sean Manaea remain on the IL. The Marlins hold all the cards in a potential Cabrera trade;

Before the season began, it was widely expected that the Miami Marlins would be selling one key piece at the trade deadline. That piece was former Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara. A bad performance this season has now shifted the focus from Alcantara to a different pitcher in the Marlins rotation.

MLB insider Jeff Passan links the Chicago Cubs to Miami Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara at the trade deadline as the team's "best fit" amid their dire rotation need.