Marlins 'paying the price' for trade with Yankees involving 2.81 ERA lefty pitcher

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The Miami Marlins regret trading pitcher Ryan Weathers to the New York Yankees, as he has started the 2026 season with a 2.81 ERA. This trade is being viewed as a costly decision compared to their other offseason moves.

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The Miami Marlins swung a big trade this offseason with the Chicago Cubs and another with the New York Yankees, involving two of their starting pitchers.

While Sandy Alcantara and Eury Perez stayed in Miami, Edward Cabrera was sent to Chicago, landing a package headlined by Owen Caissie. The other deal with the Yankees, however, hasn't looked as good as that Cubs deal.

As Zachary Rotman of Fansided.com noted, the Marlins trade of Ryan Weathers to the Yankees is a move they regret, and are "paying the price" for amid Weather's 2.81 ERA start to 2026.

Marlins 'paying the price' for Ryan Weathers trade

"I understood the idea of trading Weathers, a pitcher who hadn't quite put it all together at the big league level and had dealt with some injuries, but a Marlins team on the rise, trading him for only prospects, didn't make much sense, and they're paying the price for that, at least right now," Rotman writes.

The Marlins dealt Weathers to the Yankees for four prospects: Dylan Jasson, Brendan Jones, Dillon Lewis, and Juan Matheus.

All of those prospects are still in the minor leagues and have yet to help the Marlins as Caissie has for Miami from their Cabrera trade with the Cubs.

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In three starts and 16 innings for the Yankees, Weathers has a 2.81 ERA with 18 strikeouts and a 146 ERA+.

With the Marlins on the rise, having someone like Weathers as part of the rotation would've been a nice plus.

Instead, they have four prospects who've yet to make the Majors, and starts like Chris Paddack and Janson Junk pitching to mediocre at-best starts to the year.

This move is one that the Marlins might regret right now, but it would not be a surprise if things turned around if one or multiple of these prospects made the Majors in the future.