Odds 'n Ends (or, Michaels 'n Cabrera)

Anyone who has been closely following every single one of Neal Huntington?s small, insignificant moves lately (probably just me) will know that he has fallen in love with hard-throwing relievers who are pretty much incapable of throwing strikes...

After ten years in the Baltimore Orioles organization, tall right-hander Daniel Cabrera was not tendered a contract by the Baltimore Orioles; thus, making him a free agent.The Orioles attempted to deal the right-hander, 27, at the recently completed winter meetings but couldn't find a fit. So ...

Here are some names that I think the locals could take a look at: Mets Daniel Cabrera - Joe Demayo has reported the Mets interest in him for about a month. Now that he has been non-tendered by Baltimore, it’s possible the Mets swoop in. I like the idea of him competing with Jon Niese for the [...]

--Breaking news: the Pirates sign another international prospect....the Iraqi shoe thrower. [Bugs and Cranks]--But seriously, the Pirates are now looking at utilityman Jerry Hairston and pitcher Daniel Cabrera. And (again, seriously), Ty Wigginton. [PG]--Jason Michaels is now a former Pirate after joining the Houston Astros. His legacy includes a dramatic home run against the Cardinals...

Is Daniel's time up in Baltimore. Yes it is, according to the Baltimore Sun's Peter Schmuck:The O's attempted to generate interest in a deal at the winter meetings but apparently found other teams unwilling to take the risk of going to salary arbitration with Cabrera, who made $2.85 million last ...

For a staff that allowed the most walks in the league in 2008, the Pirates don’t seem to be concerned too much about acquiring pitchers who are, well, accurate. [We've already heard about Daniel Cabrera], we drafted Donnie Veal in the Rule 5, and the only wild man who we’ve eliminated from last ...

It looks like shortstop problem for the Baltimore Orioles has been solved as Cesar Izturis officially became a member of the squad this morning. He was in the city for a physical along with a medical examination on Monday -- which he passed -- and spoke to the media an hour or two ago.From the ...

There are many who believe Daniel Cabrera has the potential to be at the least a mid-level starting pitcher. The Orioles have been unable to get Cabrera to live up to that potential, in five major league seasons he has a record 48-59 with an ERA of 5.05 and a SO/BB ratio of 651/478. Still on 27 ...

Here is a look at the MLB Non-Tender List:Here are some interesting names on that list:Ty Wigginton, Astros: Wigginton hit .285 with 23 HR and a .350 OBP in 111 games for the Astros. GM Ed Wade informed me at the meetings that the team has had to make serious cuts, so going to arbitration with Wigginton is probably too risky for them. Wigginton came into September hitting .303, but...

Mike Powers, the agent for just-released pitcher Daniel Cabrera, says he's been on the phone a lot since the Orioles chose to non-tender D-Cab on Friday night. Powers says that 11 teams have expressed interest and one has offered a multi-year deal. I wouldn't mind rolling the dice on a kid with his pitching arsenal. Former All-Star left-hander Chris Capuano was close to finalizing...

After signing Khalil Greene, the St. Louis Cardinals have turned their attention back to the pitching staff. The Cardinals are said to be interested in signing Brian Fuentes, and could be involved in discussions about Daniel Cabrera as well.

Look at some of these name players that got non-tendered, and in turn became free agents.Astros non-tendered third baseman Ty Wigginton.Rockies non-tendered outfielder Willy Taveras.Dodgers non-tendered RHP Takashi Saito.Padres non-tendered RHP Clay Hensley.Nationals non-tendered RHP Tim Redding.... ...