Everth Cabrera

Cabrera entered the 2014 campaign as a genuine asset due to his basestealing expertise, accumulating a combined 81 swipes in 97 attempts during the previous two seasons. Furthermore, an improved batting eye produced a .283/.355/.381 line in 2013, drawing enough attention to earn his first All-Star bid. A 50-game suspension for his connection to the Biogenesis clinic soon followed, though, and his career has been anything but steady in the meantime. Although he represented the sole bright spot among Padres hitters last April, when he slashed .289/.308/.377, a contact-averse lineup slowly but surely consumed the entire dugout, including Cabrera, who lingered about the Mendoza Line (.207 average) the rest of the season. Steals were thus difficult to come by, with two DL stints and a DUI citation for marijuana use restricting the shortstop to 18 successes in 26 attempts and no game action after Aug. 9. The brush with the law was seemingly the final straw for the Padres, who declined to tender Cabrera a contract in the offseason. Another opportunity should arise due to his noted talent on the basepaths, but it remains to be seen what role he’ll assume with a different organization.