If you've been reading Orioles Insider regularly, you already know that Daniel Cabrera has been signed by the Angels and assigned to their Double-A Arkansas club, but I thought you'd enjoy this humorous blog entry from Angels beat writer Bill Plunkett of my old paper, the Orange County Register. Here it is:
The Angels have signed former big-league right-hander Daniel Cabrera to a minor-league contract and assigned him to Double-A Arkansas.
During six big-league seasons (five with the Orioles), Cabrera was mainly known for being tall (6-foot-9) and very wild. He led the majors in losses once (18 in 2007), walks twice (104 and 108 in 2006 and 2007), wild pitches twice (17 and 15 in 2006 and 2008) and hit batsmen once (18 in 2008).
Cabrera, 29, was primarily a starter for the Orioles and the Diamondbacks and Nationals last season. He has a career record of 48-65 (without a major-league victory since 2008) with a 5.10 ERA and a 674-520 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 892 1/3 innings.
He went to spring training with the White Sox this year and was released in March.
From all indications, Cabrera is still tall — if he's still just as wild, he probably is of little use to an Angels team that already ranks fourth in the majors and second in the AL in walks issued this season without his help.
Sun photo by Lloyd Fox