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White Sox Sign Everth Cabrera To Minor League Deal

By Connor Byrne | January 7, 2017 at 10:07pm CDT

Shortstop/second baseman Everth Cabrera hasn’t taken a major league at-bat since 2015, but that could change this year. Cabrera has signed a minor league contract with the White Sox, he announced earlier this week (via La Prensa in Nicaragua). The deal includes a non-roster invitation to big league camp.

Before agreeing to join the White Sox, Cabrera hadn’t been involved in a transaction with a major league team since the Giants added him on a minors pact in July 2015. That came after both the Padres and Orioles cut Cabrera, who hit a paltry .208/.250/.229 in 105 plate appearances with Baltimore in his latest big league action.

Cabrera was a legitimately useful player at times in San Diego, where he led the National League with 44 stolen bases in 2012 despite only playing in 115 games. The switch-hitter then made the All-Star team in 2013 and posted a .283/.355/.381 line and 37 steals in 435 PAs; however, MLB hit Cabrera with a 50-game performance-enhancing drugs suspension that August stemming from his ties to the Biogenesis scandal.

Cabrera, who turned 30 in November, has been playing in his native Nicaragua. When he returns to the States, he’ll join a rebuilding Chicago club in need of middle infield depth, though that could change if star second base prospect Yoan Moncada becomes a full-time big leaguer in 2017. For now, the Sox’s projected shorstop-second base combo consists of Tim Anderson and Brett Lawrie. Reserve Tyler Saladino is coming off a respectable year, but fellow backup Carlos Sanchez has been woeful offensively since debuting in 2014.

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  1. IloveMACfootball

    9 years ago

    This kid was good for SD. I wouldn’t be surprised if he produced again in majors. Good signing by CWS.

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    • ericl97

      9 years ago

      he was good before injuries and before he was busted for PEDs and before he got charged for assault … he’s a bum

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      • slimjones92

        9 years ago

        I’m not saying that I disagree, but I am very curious what your definition of a “bum” is.

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    • stryk3istrukuout

      9 years ago

      He’s just fast…

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      • sss847

        9 years ago

        he makes fast guys look not fast

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        • slimjones92

          9 years ago

          Lol

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        • layventsky

          9 years ago

          His baserunning draws rave reviews.

          Reply
    • 2016Chccahmps

      9 years ago

      Coop will fix him too.

      Reply
  2. ratty1

    9 years ago

    I always liked Cabby……the best was when he stole home & the game from the Doyers …if he stays healthy he should be fine…Go Cabby

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  3. adiact

    9 years ago

    he’s been clean for a while now and is playing at a high level in the nicaraguan league, but before that, the dude was a mess… he destroyed a baseball field with his truck, hit a policeman when arrested for drunk driving, got thrown into a psychiatric hospital, which he fled, then he supposedly went to cuba to treat his addictions… all that on top of lying about the roids and then claiming it was a setup… Also, his wheels arent half what they once were. Hope he doesnt get into trouble again once apart from the people that were looking out for him, but i wouldnt get my hopes up. (I live in nicaragua, that’s how i learned all that)

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    • Cam

      9 years ago

      Call me a glass half empty guy but.. I don’t trust his ability stay clean and out of trouble, nor do I trust the testing policies in the Nicaraguan league.

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      • davidcoonce74

        9 years ago

        Nicaragua uses WADA testing protocol for its professional sports leagues. WADA protocols are stricter than MLB testing.

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    • bts76

      9 years ago

      Whelp. Besides that… uhhh

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    • jeffmaz

      9 years ago

      I was in Nic over the holidays, what a beautiful place. I was hoping to catch a Winter ball game, but it didn’t work out.

      Reply
  4. leftykoufax

    9 years ago

    Hopefully they get some help up the middle in 2017, or many baseball’s will be bouncing though that infield.

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  5. dewssox79

    9 years ago

    This is a signing pointing to a frazier deal. lawrie will move to 3B imo

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    • Matt Galvin

      9 years ago

      No Matt Davidson is future 3B.

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      • Dock_Elvis

        9 years ago

        Still?

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        • bts76

          9 years ago

          He’s 25 years old. I think he’s a DH, but he’s in the plans…unless Courtney Hawkins or Keon Barnum can win the DH job.

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      • Nola Di Bari 67

        9 years ago

        Oh boy

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  6. BoSoxs4life

    9 years ago

    BUM….

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  7. Francisco

    9 years ago

    World Series caliber team now!! Woo hoo

    Reply
  8. Nola Di Bari 67

    9 years ago

    Epstein chose character type players in his rebuild, even the ones he would eventually deal. Hahn signs this nut? Come on. Why even bother?

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    • comebacktrail28

      9 years ago

      lol like chapman

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    • pullhitter445

      9 years ago

      nola di bari strait ignorance….comebacktrail28 hitting you with the comeback. Lackey is no angel either.

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  9. jeffmaz

    9 years ago

    As a Padres fan, I like Cabbie and hope he makes a comeback. He has lots of demons to clear out of his head, let’s see it he did.

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  10. chisoxjuan

    9 years ago

    Frazier led the team in SB with just 15. They are desperate for guys who can get on & run.

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    • Priggs89

      9 years ago

      They’re desperate for young talent. Outside of that, they aren’t desperate for anything right now. Best case scenario, he plays well, and they can ship him out at the deadline for a prospect (not likely to happen).

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