Nats Bring In Ex-Oriole Cabrera
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Sunday, December 21, 2008
Daniel Cabrera lost his previous job because he never lived up to his potential. The Washington Nationals gave the starting pitcher his newest job in the hope that he finally will.
Cabrera, 27, agreed yesterday to a one-year contract, pending a physical. He likely will take the starting rotation spot held last year by Tim Redding, non-tendered by the club earlier this month.
Club spokesman Mike Gazda would neither confirm nor deny the signing, and General Manager Jim Bowden declined to comment.
Cabrera, a 6-foot-9, 269-pound right-hander, spent his first five seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, compiling a 48-59 record and a 5.05 ERA. Arbitration-eligible after a 2008 season in which he finished 8-10 with 5.25 ERA in 30 starts, Cabrera was non-tendered by Baltimore on Dec. 12. His tenure with the Orioles produced a mixed track record. He dazzled in spurts, but no American League pitcher in 2008 threw more wild pitches or hit more batters.
Cabrera ended the season on the disabled list; he was shut down after his Sept. 13 start because of elbow pain. But the injury -- a right medial elbow sprain -- required no surgery and seemed treatable with rest.
With the Cabrera signing, the Nationals have used the offseason to add two starting pitchers. The team acquired Scott Olsen in a Nov. 11 trade with Florida.
