Lefty reliever Génesis Cabrera elected free agency after clearing outright waivers, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. He’d been designated for assignment by the Mets on Saturday. Outfielder José Azocar, who was taken off the 40-man roster at the same time as Cabrera was, remains in DFA limbo.
The 28-year-old Cabrera returns to the open market after signing an offseason minor league contract with New York. The Mets called him up at the start of this month after losing A.J. Minter and Danny Young to injury. Cabrera was briefly the only southpaw in Carlos Mendoza’s bullpen. New York acquired José Castillo in a minor trade with Arizona and seemingly prefer him. They also brought up Brandon Waddell as a long man over the weekend.
Cabrera managed decent results during his few weeks on the MLB roster. He worked 7 2/3 frames of three-run ball, striking out seven while issuing three walks. He averages around 96 MPH on his sinker and four-seam fastball, better than average velocity from the left side. That has resulted in decent swing-and-miss rates over his career, but it hasn’t been enough to offset spotty command. Cabrera had walked at least 10% of opposing hitters in every big league season before this year’s small sample. He’d dished out five free passes in eight Triple-A innings before being called up.
That Cabrera went unclaimed on waivers suggests he’ll likely need to take another minor league contract. He shouldn’t have any issue finding interest as a Triple-A depth option. The Mets could try to bring him back themselves. Colin Poche and Anthony Gose are working as left-handed bullpen pieces for their top farm team in Syracuse.
Moronic move to DFA him when your got Jose Castillo, Kranik, and Butto in the bullpen. He is a great reliever
*Moronic post.
arent you the same guy that said jeff brigham was a star reliever in the making and would overtake drew smith?
I never seen a reliever walk and bean guys so much. You could have replaced him with Leela from futurama and have the same outcome.
Yeah. He also called Shintaro Fujinami the best reliever the Mets had last year.
Every day is Opposite Day in his house
I’m waiting for the day his brother Exodus really breaks out.
Deuteronomy too
Genesis made his Exodus because he lacked the Numbers.
Well done, much better pun then mine. Even managed to squeeze a 3rd Biblical reference in there.
It was his deuteronomy
He Judges everyone’s comments
Until Samuel mutes him.
I wonder if he is one of Phil Collins unclaimed children. We know he can’t be Peter Gabriel’s.
The Mariners should be on the phone with him as we speak. Offer him his own dog and a free ride to the ballpark every day.
It’s being reported by Mike Deportes and Jon Heyman that he has signed with the Cubs
Because Cabrera is left-handed, he should be able to hang around another 5 years or so even if he can no longer pitch effectively.