Marlins Trade Jorge Cantu To Rangers For Pitchers Evan Reed, Omar Poveda

I’m not entirely sure what the holdup was, but the Marlins’ game is over, and Jorge Cantu has now officially been traded to the Texas Rangers.

I’ve nothing new to say on the matter, but you can check out the response at SB Nation Dallas-Fort Worth. They’re content.

Contrary to earlier indications, it seems the Jorge Cantu trade to Texas is close but not yet done. How do we know this? Jorge Cantu is playing for the Marlins, right now, having gone 1-3 and scoring a run against the Giants. When a player gets traded while he’s playing, he immediately gets pulled, so this one clearly isn’t finished.

It is, though, presumably very very close, so it wouldn’t be a surprise to see this move become official later today.

The key to the trade may be this bit of help from Florida, via Bob Nightengale:

By relieving the Rangers’ salary concerns, the Marlins made such a trade possible and guaranteed themselves a better return.