Turns Out Jed Hoyer Was Not Fleeced by the Marlins

I really wanted the Cubs to give Matt Mervis a chance to prove he either belonged in the majors or didn’t, but that was back in 2023. The Cubs traded the left-handed hitting first baseman/DH this past offseason to the Marlins in exchange for former top-50 prospect Vidal Bruján. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t think much of and nothing’s really swayed me since on Bruján, but on the other side of the deal some fans thought Jed Hoyer screwed up by giving up on Mervis.

Those fans who still...