DCab Stays Close. Signs One Year With Nationals

[laxtonto]

Looks like the Nats are going to continue to bolster their rotation.

The Nationals signed Daniel Cabrera to a one-year deal (pending a physical). One of Ladson's sources says the Nats beat out the Mets and Pirates for him.

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[jets4ever]

I wonder if he could drill a batter at OPACY while standing on the mound at Nats stadium. He's certainly got the stuff to do it.

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LMFAO!! :laughlol:

[Cire]

I wonder if he'll ever git a hit

The record for consecutive appearances with a strikeout is 12, set by Dean Chance back in 1965.

If Cabrera makes the team, there is a good chance it is broken.

[03tribegrad]

His ERA might move .40 or .50 below his American League ERA but DCab will always be a .500 or less pitcher who has a month of good work and a month and a half of bad work.

The Nationals, though, were probably wise to make a brief investment in him to see if they can get more good out of him than the O's did.

I wouldn't expect much from him in DC, overall.

[jcroemer]

Why do the Nats insist on imitating us by signing our junk? Don't they know we've been losing since 1998?

[MCL1021]

Lord knows with our luck, DCab will win 20 games this year, and win the Cy Young....

[Osfan13]

Best of luck to D-Cab, good luck with that bat!

[ChaosLex]

You just know someone on the O's is getting drilled next season...

[Mike B]

Agree 100%. It just didn't make sense to me that his velocity dropped off so much last year. I think there must have been something wrong health wise last year. I am always leary letting someone with that kind of arm walk away at a still relatively young age. It was frustrating as hell watching him pitch at times, but it is not like we have better options. I fear we may have let him go one year too early.

I agree, but for Daniel sake, a change of scenery may be exactly what he needs.

[Moose Milligan]

Hey, no ones brought up the whole thing about how he's an awful hitter.

[Osfan13]

His ERA might move .40 or .50 below his American League ERA but DCab will always be a .500 or less pitcher who has a month of good work and a month and a half of bad work.

The Nationals, though, were probably wise to make a brief investment in him to see if they can get more good out of him than the O's did.

I wouldn't expect much from him in DC, overall.

D-Cab was lit up in Camden Yards. I bet he does well (barring injury) in the far more spacious ballpark in DC, and feasts on NL hitters for the most part.

As a side note, can you imagine Daniel getting lifted for a pinch bunter because he can't get one down? :rofl:

[Crazysilver03]

Do people not realize the effect this will have on signing Tex.

Here the Orioles are adding Izturis but the Nationals added CABRERA. That is an upgrade that we couldnt possible make. Tex will sign with them for sure now.

[UMDTerrapins]

I had discounted the whole "he's got a great arm but he's a poor athlete" rap he had. That was until I saw him try to hit. I was convinced from that moment forward that he would never be able to control his pitches. WOW.

[Mark Carver]

Interesting only NL teams went after him... so what is the MLB record for consecutive strikeouts at the plate. Cabrera currently is 8 strikeouts in 8 plate appearances.

[Austin]

Daniel better get that arm under control, he actually has to face opposing pitchers now. It'll be hard to scowl at batters after getting beaned in the head.