The Yankees are not taking their talent from South Beach.
The Cubs are working on a deal to acquire Marlins right-hander Edward Cabrera, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed on Wednesday, after the Yankees had been in talks with Miami about a potential deal — though word is they were “never close.”
Cabrera possesses the kind of upside the Yankees are looking for to solidify their rotation, but not necessarily the durability, which loomed large given that they are already set to start the season with Carlos Rodón, Gerrit Cole and Clarke Schmidt on the injured list.
Cabrera has had various stints on the IL in recent years, including one for an elbow sprain in September.
The Yankees will now have to look elsewhere for starting pitching help as they are currently projected to enter the season with a rotation of Max Fried, Cam Schlittler, Luis Gil, Will Warren and Ryan Yarbrough.
Fried, Schlittler and Warren are all coming off career-high workloads and Gil has struggled to stay healthy, which is why the Yankees may still need to add more in that area, especially to help them get through the early part of the season before Rodón and Cole return.
Among the starters that could still be acquired via trade are Brewers ace Freddy Peralta and Nationals lefty MacKenzie Gore.
