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Rangers To Designate Asdrubal Cabrera, Tim Federowicz

By Mark Polishuk | July 31, 2019 at 11:21pm CDT

The Rangers will designate infielder Asdrubal Cabrera and catcher Tim Federowicz for assignment on Friday, according to multiple reporters (including Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News).  Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Jose Trevino will be called up to take their roster spots, as per MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan, with Kiner-Falefa playing third base and Trevino sharing catching duties with Jeff Mathis.

The moves will clear roster space for two veterans who, now that the trade deadline is passed, don’t have much more utility on a Texas squad that is largely looking ahead to 2020.  Neither player had much trade value anyway, as Cabrera had only hit .235/.318/.393 over 368 plate appearances this season, while Federowicz was basically a stop-gap backup catcher only acquired in June.

Cabrera signed a one-year, $3.5MM deal with the Rangers last winter, holding down third base after Adrian Beltre retired.  While Texas did well on quite a few of their veteran signings, Cabrera simply didn’t produce much offensively, as his production dropped off significantly after being an above-average bat for much of the last decade.  Cabrera’s 23.1% strikeout rate this season is a career worst, while his .287 xwOBA ranks in the bottom 12th percentile of all qualified batters.

Between this subpar year and the fact that Cabrera turns 34 in November, the 13-year veteran may have a difficult time landing a Major League contract in the offseason.  It could even be difficult for him to find another gig for the remainder of this season, though Cabrera has enough of a track record that he’ll certainly get a call if another team suffers an injury in the infield.

Federowicz signed a minor league contract with Cleveland in February and was then traded to the Rangers once Kiner-Falefa was placed on the injured list.  The journeyman has appeared in parts of eight big league seasons, with a career .574 OPS over 439 PA.

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  1. acarneglia

    2 years ago

    Wtf

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    • Buzz Saw

      2 years ago

      Wtf do you mean wtf

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      • Down with OBP

        2 years ago

        I think he’s confused it wasn’t Odor sent out.

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        • Dalton1017

          2 years ago

          odor has been play well of late

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        • Down with OBP

          2 years ago

          Even Mendoza had a hot streak once in a while. I hope he keeps getting everyday at-bats.

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        • oz10

          2 years ago

          Odor seems to always give hope after the all star break to then suck the next spring.

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    • jorge78

      2 years ago

      They have both been black holes in the lineup, sucking up outs. I’m surprised it took this long…..

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      • 2weeks

        2 years ago

        but the players they brought up are not going to be adding enough offense to matter and FedEx was better defensive catcher than Mathis and add more power than Mathis this was a dumb move Asdrubal was playing amazing defense felefa has been little weak at third

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        • jorge78

          2 years ago

          I know.

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        • tsc32

          2 years ago

          Kiner-Falefa is a solid young player who does a bit of everything. Trevino is a guy that needs his chance to sink or swim before the Rangers promising catchers like Huff, Florentino and Garcia get closer.

          Both moves make sense to me.

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        • Soapbox

          2 years ago

          Kiner-Falefa playing third base should have started at the beginning of the year. Good glove, strong arm. He did well there filling in for Adrian. Never understand rangers trading Robinson Chirinos. Now the question is can Kiner-Kalefa recover from being put behind the plate. I like Asdrubal Cabrera and he is a good ballplayer. I wish him the best.

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        • oz10

          2 years ago

          I am about to make this worse for you, he wasn’t traded, they just didn’t pick up the option on Chirinos. They wanted Mathis for his defense and to work with the younger pitchers.

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  2. Stu(pid)Sternberg

    2 years ago

    Teams are still allowed to trade dfa’d players now right? Even with new deadline rules?

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    • Matt Galvin

      2 years ago

      Hope so and why wait to Friday to do these and didn’t acquire and future Bats at Deadline?

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      • Jerryred

        2 years ago

        no you cant trade anymore

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        • nsmith12641

          2 years ago

          Is that for sure, can’t they still trade players that aren’t on the 40 man?

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        • Jerryred

          2 years ago

          As of 2019, the July 31 Trade Deadline is the only trade deadline. Players may still be placed and claimed on outright waivers afterJuly 31, but trades will no longer be permittedafter that date.and ya u can do minor league trades

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    • jorge78

      2 years ago

      Nobody wants them!

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    • Reflect

      2 years ago

      DFA’d players can still be claimed directly through the waiver process, but they can’t be traded.

      In other words: a team can acquire Cabrera but they cant offer IFA money or a lottery prospect to bypass the waiver system. And they can’t be swapped for another DFAd player, or any of the other stuff that used to happen in August. It’s basically giveaways only now.

      Of course disclaimer that teams not worried about the playoffs can still do anything they want. The new deadline only affects playoff eligibility.

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  3. Jerryred

    2 years ago

    Jose Trevino and Isiah Kiner falefa called up but dang what does Scott Heineman have to do to get called up

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    • chris44

      2 years ago

      right? the guy has murdered pitching at all levels of the minors.

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      • nymetsking

        2 years ago

        Sounds like the guy belongs in the NFL

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    • Dalton1017

      2 years ago

      not be an OF… they have about 20 of them

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    • donopolis

      2 years ago

      Similar to the White Sox. They have had a revolving door of Suck and Injuries on the infield, but dont want to promote Danny Mendick, who has been a very solid player a AAA for them this year.

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  4. Jerryred

    2 years ago

    he been playing 1b

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  5. jorge78

    2 years ago

    About time!

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  6. rangers92

    2 years ago

    It’s frustrating not to see Scott Heineman promoted yet. The dude can hit like crazy, has good OBP, and speed

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  7. stevebaratta

    2 years ago

    Federowicz spent some time with the Cubs in 2016. I’d like to see them sign him to a minor league deal and have him available in case of injury to Contreras or Caratini.

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    • stevebaratta

      2 years ago

      Contreras pulled a hamstring yesterday. Get Tim if he’s released.

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  8. ThePriceWasRight

    2 years ago

    confused why they wkuldny have given Guzman another shot and played Forsythe at 3b.

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    • padnastikador

      2 years ago

      Forsythe stinks at third. Guzman hasn’t made adjustments at AAA. Heineman deserves a shot at 1B.

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      • Soapbox

        2 years ago

        Kalifa has better glove and arm.

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