How every player traded by Marlins in 2026 fared with their new team

Over the last calendar year, the Miami Marlins not only traded from all of the position groups on their roster, but from nearly all levels of their farm system. Following the conclusion of the World Series, let's check in on how each of those players have done with their new organizations.

In addition to covering every Marlins trade of 2026, I'm including a couple that were finalized in the final days of 2025. They've been put in chronological order below.

Dane Myers

• Traded to Cincinnati Reds on December 27
• Marlins received Ethan O'Donnell in return

Myers received almost precisely the same amount of playing time with the Reds (334 plate appearances) as he did during his final Marlins season (333 PA). His results were much better, vaulting from 0.0 fWAR to 1.2 fWAR. The combination of an increased walk rate and better baserunning decisions accounted for a lot of his improvement. Also worth noting, the Reds used him exclusively in center field.

The right-handed-hitting Myers was carefully platooned early on, but his role expanded during the second half of the year. He's a virtual lock to crack Cincinnati's 2027 Opening Day roster.

Adriano Marrero

• Traded to Los Angeles Dodgers on December 30
• Marlins received Esteury Ruiz in return

Marrero was dealt by Miami less than a year after signing with the organization as an international free agent. His ability to spin the ball and induce ground balls stood out during his solid minor league debut season in the Dominican Summer League.

As an 18-year-old, he moved up to the Arizona Complex League in 2026, though his workload in official MiLB games actually went down. The Cuban right-hander posted a 4.56 ERA and 5.37 FIP in 25 ⅔ innings pitched, which included one Low-A appearance at the end of the summer.

Eric Wagaman

• Traded to Minnesota Twins on January 2 
• Marlins received Kade Bragg in return

Less than a month after the regular season began, Wagaman was designated for assignment again. He spent most of 2026 with the New York Mets organization, constantly shuttling back and forth between Queens and Triple-A Syracuse.

In 26 games with the Mets, Wagaman slashed .191/.269/.319 with two home runs and a 67 wRC+.

Edward Cabrera

• Traded to Chicago Cubs on January 7
• Marlins received Owen Caissie, Edgardo De Leon and Cristian Hernández in return

Coming off a career year, Cabrera began his Cubs tenure with back-to-back scoreless starts.

It was all downhill from there. The enigmatic right-hander made 13 more starts after that, allowing multiple runs in each of them. Cabrera landed on the injured list with hamstring and blister issues, limiting him to 7 ⅔ innings during the second half of the season. He posted a career-worst 5.96 ERA and his underlying numbers weren't much prettier (5.35 FIP and 5.40 xERA).

The Cubs will probably tender him a contract for 2027, but for there to be any doubt about that speaks to how much his value has plummeted since the trade.

Ryan Weathers

• Traded to New York Yankees on January 13
• Marlins received Dylan Jasso, Brendan Jones, Dillon Lewis and Juan Matheus in return

It was a career year for Weathers, who posted a 3.60 ERA in 137 ⅓ innings pitched. He made himself difficult for opposing hitters to predict by utilizing his full pitch mix. Weathers' changeup, slider, sweeper and four-seam fastball each accounted for at least 30 strikeouts.

Weathers made 25 uninterrupted starts to begin the season before suffering a forearm flexor strain in late August. Even with the IL stint, he ranked third on the Yankees pitching staff in innings and strikeouts. He made two scoreless relief appearances in October.

Jake Brooks

• Traded to Colorado Rockies on January 20
• Marlins received Bradley Blalock in return

Splitting his season between Double-A and Triple-A, Brooks was durable and efficient. He ranked second among all minor league pitchers with 158 ⅔ innings. He finished with a flourish, posting a 1.05 ERA and .169 batting average against in September.

Brooks' fastball velocity only sits in the low 90s, but he gets about seven feet of extension during his delivery and commands his secondary pitches well. He'll get a taste of the majors next season barring injury.

Victor Mesa Jr.

• Traded to Tampa Bay Rays on February 6
• Marlins received Angel Brachi in return

None of these ex-Marlins exceeded expectations by a larger margin post-trade than Mesa. His .498 slugging percentage led all American League rookies with a minimum of 200 plate appearances.

VMJ was one of MLB's worst hitters during the postseason (.140/.229/.209 slash line in 14 games), but he still made a contribution to Tampa Bay's AL pennant run with excellent defense.

Dub Gleed

• Traded to Toronto Blue Jays on March 29
• Marlins received Leo Jiménez in return

Gleed powered up in his second MiLB season. After homering only twice in 71 games as a Marlins farmhand, he amassed 19 bombs in 114 games in 2026. He ranked second among Blue Jays prospects with 121 hits and slashed .282/.363/.480.

With a passable glove at third base, Gleed is on his way to having more major league usefulness than Jiménez did.

Liam Hicks

• Traded to Tampa Bay Rays on August 3
• Marlins received Jacob Kisting, Adrian Santana and Brayden Taylor in return

Hicks was enjoying a breakout year prior to the trade and there was no slippage in his production upon joining the Rays. He slashed .288/.379/.440 with a 130 wRC+ in 41 regular season games after the deadline. Overall, he was one of only four qualified MLB hitters to have more walks than strikeouts.

The Rays leaned heavily on Hicks behind the plate in October. He started all but two of their postseason games. Under the brightest of lights, Tampa Bay pitchers combined for a 2.91 ERA with him as their catcher.

Braxton Garrett

• Traded to Chicago Cubs on August 3
• Marlins received Jace Beck and Jonathon Long in return

With nothing at stake for the Cubs in their regular season finale, Garrett pitched five innings in relief in picked up a win. That would turn out to be his only major league action with his new organization. He spent the rest of August and September as an unremarkable Triple-A starter.

Lake Bachar 

• Traded to Pittsburgh Pirates on August 3
• Marlins received Brandan Bidois, Hyun Seung Lee and Brian Sanchez in return

Bachar was throwing six different pitches with regularity at the time of the trade. The Pirates advised him to simplify his attack plan, phasing out his sinker and splitter. The results were largely positive as the right-hander posted a 2.57 ERA in 28 innings down the stretch. He recorded strikeouts in each of his 15 Pirates outings.

The Marlins had dabbled with using Bachar as an opener, but the Pirates wholeheartedly embraced the concept. More than half of the right-hander's post-trade appearances came at the start of games.

Aiden May and Connor Norby

• Traded to Colorado Rockies on August 3
• Marlins received Victor Vodnik in return

May was in High-A Beloit's starting rotation at the time of the trade. He remained at the same level and in the same role with the Spokane Indians. He made five post-trade starts, pitching to a 4.43 ERA and 4.22 FIP in 22 ⅓ innings.

May's walk rate dropped a lot from year to year, but his overall command is still subpar and he is heavily reliant on breaking balls. A conversion to the bullpen seems inevitable long term.

Reminiscent of 2024, when he was dealt by the Baltimore Orioles to the Marlins, Norby acclimated himself well to a rebuilding team. Even with home games at high altitude, there's no scoffing at a .302/.387/.457 slash line, which included a career-high 12-game hitting streak. The Rockies mainly deployed him at second base.

Jacob Berry

• Traded to Kansas City Royals on August 
• Marlins received cash considerations in return

The Marlins practically gave away their 2022 first-round draft pick. Berry changed his plate approach upon joining the Royals org, swinging much more often and hitting more balls over the fence. The bottomline results were the same, though (104 wRC+ with Triple-A Jacksonville and 103 wRC+ with Triple-A Omaha).

The Storm Chasers used Berry most often at right field, followed by third base and second base. After totaling 250 games against AAA competition, he's still waiting to be called up to the majors.