Pittsburgh Pirates designate former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher for assignment
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The Pittsburgh Prates have designated former Toronto Blue Jays left-handed pitcher Genesis Cabrera for assignment
According to the MLB.com transaction log, the Pirates designated the southpaw for assignment on Monday when they welcomed Johan Oviedo back from the injured list.
The Pittsburgh Pirates sent LHP Génesis Cabrera outright to AAA Indianapolis.
Former Blue Jays lefty reliever Genesis Cabrera will likely become a free agent looking for a new contract from a contender
Cabrera has the right to refuse the assignment in favor of free agency.
The Pirates were Cabrera's third team of the season. He had brief stints with the Mets and Cubs earlier in the year.
He pitched nine times for the Bucs after signing a major league contract at the end of June. He gave up six runs in 11 innings, striking out seven while issuing one walk.
Cabrera is now up to 28 frames with a 5.79 earned run average. He has recorded a below-average 18.8% strikeout rate.
Cabrera throws hard, averaging nearly 96 MPH from the left side.
Teams continue to give him opportunities in the middle innings as a result.
The 28-year-old hasn't translated that into enough strikeouts over the past two seasons.
He has also been increasingly prone to the home run ball, leading to an ERA above 4.00 in three of the past four years.
Cabrera's 10.9% walk rate is high but not quite egregiously so. He's typically posted above-average swinging-strike rates and slightly below-average ground-ball rates.
Since the trade deadline has come and gone, there's no alternative for the Bucs to explore.
He'll be made available to the league's other 29 times in reverse order of leaguewide standings.
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