It was worth the wait. More than a week after the Miami Marlins initially agreed to terms with Johnny Cueto on a one-year, $8.5 million contract, they introduced the veteran right-hander at LoanDepot Park on Thursday morning. Cueto, draped in a Dominican flag, sauntered from center field to the mound with music blasting behind him, then danced along to it.
It is suspected that the Marlins will soon complete a trade involving one of their incumbent major league starting pitchers, with Pablo López’s name being linked to the widest variety of suitors.