Melky Cabrera
40-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
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.000
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0
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0
R
0
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0
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Retires from MLB
Cabrera announced his retirement from professional baseball Friday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
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The 37-year-old hasn't played since 2019, when he appeared in 133 games for the Pirates. Cabrera played for eight different teams across 15 seasons and finished with a career slash line of .285/.334/.417. The outfielder hit 144 home runs but never more than 18 in a single season. He also had 854 RBI and scored 895 runs while stealing 101 bases.
The 37-year-old hasn't played since 2019, when he appeared in 133 games for the Pirates. Cabrera played for eight different teams across 15 seasons and finished with a career slash line of .285/.334/.417. The outfielder hit 144 home runs but never more than 18 in a single season. He also had 854 RBI and scored 895 runs while stealing 101 bases.
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For the second straight year, Cabrera fell short of 400 PA. We should not expect him to clear 400 PA again. Now 35, the switch hitter has been below replacement level by fWAR in two of the last three seasons, and he was barely above the replacement-level threshold in 2018. Cabrera still puts bat to ball with great consistency (10.3 K%), and that skill shows up in his BA, which has not dipped below .280 since 2015. However, it's an empty average; Cabrera doesn't walk (4.3 BB%) and the extra-base power has dried up (.119 ISO, .399 SLG). Statcast says he even overachieved in terms of SLG and xwOBA last season, and making matters worse, he was a big negative on defense. A rebuilding team desperate for a placeholder may bring Cabrera in to serve as a starter, but it's hard to imagine he could maintain steady playing time throughout the season. His skills are simply not worthy of regular at-bats at this point.
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Released by Mets
Cabrera was released by the Mets on Wednesday, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.
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Links up with Mets
Cabrera signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Mets on Monday and is expected to be included in the club's 60-man roster pool.
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Remains on bench
Cabrera is not starting Wednesday against the Phillies.
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Retreats to bench
Cabrera isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Phillies.
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Gets start Monday in Philly
Cabrera will bat fifth and start in right field Monday against the Phillies.
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Hoping to extend career
Cabrera hopes to play for another couple years, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network.
ANALYSIS
Cabrera remains a free agent at this point but believes he still has some quality MLB seasons in him at age 35. The switch-hitting outfielder slashed .280/.313/.399 with the Pirates last season while maintaining a strikeout rate of just 10.3 percent. Given his contact skills at the plate and questionable fielding ability at this stage, Cabrera's most likely fit would be as a bench piece with an AL club.
Cabrera remains a free agent at this point but believes he still has some quality MLB seasons in him at age 35. The switch-hitting outfielder slashed .280/.313/.399 with the Pirates last season while maintaining a strikeout rate of just 10.3 percent. Given his contact skills at the plate and questionable fielding ability at this stage, Cabrera's most likely fit would be as a bench piece with an AL club.