Yardbarker: Fernando Cabrera

Red Sox Have Eight Players Eligible For Arbitration

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:14:14 -0500

The Major League Baseball Players Association sent out an email to the media on Friday and the Boston Red Sox have eight members who are eligible for salary arbitration for 2010. They are Brian Anderson, Fernando Cabrera, Manny Delcarmen, Jeremy Hermida, Casey Kotchman, Hideki Okajima, Ramon Ramirez and Jonathan Papelbon. During Theo Epstein’s reign as general manager [...]

Fernando Cabrera is available - claim him...

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:45:00 -0500

The Mets were reported to be interested in Fernando Cabrera this winter ( source MLBTR) but allowed him to slip by to the Red Sox on a minor league contract.The 27 y/o right hander is a hard throwing reliever who has the potential to be a set-up man, while dominating the minor leagues he has struggled in the majors. In six seasons in AAA with the Indians, Orioles and Red Sox's affiliates he has an ERA 2.31 in 130 appearances and 233 SO in 198 innings. He's been coming to the majors si...

Fernando Cabrera Gets Called Up to Boston

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:22:00 -0500

Fernando Cabrera, closer for the Pawtucket Red Sox ever since Daniel Bard got called, has joined his former teammate in Boston. Cabrera has a 1.69 ERA in 38 games for Pawtucket, has earned 20 saves, and made the AAA All Star Team this season, earning a save in that game, as well.Some may have questioned why he got the call rather than Michael Bowden. Unfortunately for Bowden, he had a poor start on August 5, (3 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K), which may be the most likely reason he was bypassed thi...

Cabrera latest to cycle through roster

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:51:32 -0500

NEW YORK - Fernando Cabrera arrived at Yankee Stadium at about 5:25 p.m. yesterday. He came from Pawtucket, R.I., where hope runs rampant and the major leagues don’t seem far away. “Everybody’s getting ready,’’ Cabrera said.

Breaking News: Red Sox Call Up Cabrera, Send Gonzalez Back To PawSox

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:28:05 -0500

The revolving door in the Boston Red Sox continues this afternoon as the Boston Red Sox announced they have called up Pawtucket Red Sox closer Fernando Cabrera. To make room on the 25-man roster, they have sent pitcher Enrique Gonzalez back to Pawtucket. In 38 games with the PawSox, Cabrera has an 0-3 record with 20 [...]

Fernando Cabrera tears it up with PawSox, awaits call

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 09:28:50 -0500

Will the real Fernando Cabrera please stand up? Is it the Cabrera, who from 2006-08, posted a minor league ERA of 1.12? Or is it the Cabrera who, during the same period, had a major league ERA of 5.92? "I don't look at stats and I don't know what his stats were (last season) with the Orioles," said Pawtucket Red Sox pitching coach Rich Sauveur of the team's closer. "I can only go on what I've seen this year. To me, this kid can pitch in the big leagues ...

Interviews with Pawsox: Fernando Cabrera

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:02:00 -0500

When Daniel Bard got called up to Boston, the Pawtucket Red Sox turned to Fernando Cabrera to be their new closer. He has since turned into a dominant, lights out closer for the PawSox. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, he had spent 8 years in the minor league systems of the Indians and the Orioles. He was released by the Orioles after 2008 and signed to a minor league contract with the Sox this year. Having spent that many years in the minor leagues, he was eligible as a sixth year free agent ...

That was HIM?!

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:22:00 -0500

Do you remember last year when some reliever on the Orioles got in big trouble for "rudely" flipping the ball to manager Dave Trembley when he was being taken out?That was our very own Fernando Cabrera! Wow!See, what had happened was... Cabrera was pitching to Tampa Bay and he gave up back-to-back homers. One of them was a Ben Zobrist grand slam that maybe coulda been caught by the outfielder. The manager comes to take him out and... flip... OUT! The very naughty Cabrera apologized ...

Buchholz, Cabrera Named International League All-Stars

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:25:19 -0500

Clay Buchholz may not be getting any love from the Boston Red Sox right now but the Pawtucket Red Sox fans have been showing him the love all season long. Now he’ll get a chance to represent Pawtucket and the Red Sox in the Triple-A All-Star Game. Buchholz and PawSox closer Fernando Cabrera were named to [...]

Red Sox Send Bailey, Two Others Back To The Minors

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:50:16 -0500

After losing one of the final spots on the Boston Red Sox roster to Chris Carter, Jeff Bailey was assigned to minor league camp. Also reassigned to minor league camp were pitchers Enrique Gonzalez and Fernando Cabrera. Bailey hit .356/.455/.600 with 1 home run and 8 RBIs in 45 at-bats during spring training. All three will [...]

Sox Officially sign six as Non-Roster Invitees

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:15:42 -0500

Within the last couple of days, the Red Sox have officially signed six players to minor league contracts and will report to Spring Training as non-roster invitees. Mostly seen as depth in case of the inevitable injury, the six players are:Fernando Cabrera (RHP): Probably has the most major-league potential of the group, the 6'4" Cabrera has very good stuff, including a low-mid 90's fastball with good sink on it and an above-average split-change. Underwent elbow surgery last year,...

Two Cabreras from the Orioles.....

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:13:49 -0500

It appears that the Mets are interested in two pitchers by the Cabrera. Matt Cerrone of Metsblog reported that the Mets maybe scouting Fernando Cabrera in the winter leagues. The 27 y/o right hander has only one full season in the majors out of five years in the majors between the Indians and ...