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Fernando Cabrera

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 225 lb.

Born: November 16, 1981 in Toa Baja, P.R. (Age 30)
High School: Discipulos de Cristo (Toja Baja, PR)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 10th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed August 23, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 20, 2004
Teams (by GP): Indians/Orioles/RedSox 2004-2010
2012 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible (details)[*]
Service Time (01/2012): 3.110 [*], Agents: SFX [*] http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cabrefe01.shtml

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
2000	18	CLE-min	Rk	3	7	.300	4.61	13	13	0	0	0	0	68.1	64	42	35	4	20	0	50	4	0	14	282		1.229	8.4	0.5	2.6	6.6	2.50	BRL · APPY
2001	19	CLE-min	A	5	6	.455	3.61	20	20	0	0	0	0	94.2	89	49	38	7	37	1	96	2	0	10	410		1.331	8.5	0.7	3.5	9.1	2.59	CBS · SALL
2002	20	CLE-min	A+,AA	7	10	.412	3.88	28	25	1	0	0	1	137.0	109	64	59	8	52	2	136	5	1	3	568		1.175	7.2	0.5	3.4	8.9	2.62	KIN,AKR · CARL,EL
2003	21	CLE-min	AA	9	4	.692	2.97	36	15	14	0	0	5	109.0	96	41	36	8	40	0	115	2	1	3	456		1.248	7.9	0.7	3.3	9.5	2.88	AKR · EL
2004	22	CLE-min	AAA	4	3	.571	3.84	44	0	17	0	0	5	75.0	57	37	32	9	43	3	92	3	1	5	328		1.333	6.8	1.1	5.2	11.0	2.14	BFL · IL
2004	22	CLE	AL	0	0		3.38	4	0	2	0	0	0	5.1	3	3	2	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	20	138	0.750	5.1	0.0	1.7	10.1	6.00
2005	23	CLE-min	AAA	6	1	.857	1.23	30	0	18	0	0	3	51.1	36	8	7	3	11	2	68	0	0	1	199		0.916	6.3	0.5	1.9	11.9	6.18	BFL · IL
2005	23	CLE	AL	2	1	.667	1.47	15	0	6	0	0	0	30.2	24	7	5	1	11	1	29	0	1	1	124	289	1.141	7.0	0.3	3.2	8.5	2.64
2006	24	CLE-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	1.08	4	0	1	0	0	0	8.1	8	1	1	1	2	0	13	0	0	1	35		1.200	8.6	1.1	2.2	14.0	6.50	BFL · IL
2006	24	CLE	AL	3	3	.500	5.19	51	0	20	0	0	0	60.2	53	36	35	12	32	2	71	1	0	5	256	87	1.401	7.9	1.8	4.7	10.5	2.22
2007	25	BAL-min	AAA	0	0		3.00	3	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	11		1.000	3.0	0.0	6.0	6.0	1.00	NFK · IL
2007	25	TOT	AL	1	2	.333	7.21	33	0	13	0	0	1	43.2	50	36	35	9	31	3	48	0	0	2	207	64	1.855	10.3	1.9	6.4	9.9	1.55
2007	25	CLE	AL	1	2	.333	5.61	24	0	9	0	0	0	33.2	38	22	21	7	22	3	39	0	0	1	157	81	1.782	10.2	1.9	5.9	10.4	1.77
2007	25	BAL	AL	0	0		12.60	9	0	4	0	0	1	10.0	12	14	14	2	9	0	9	0	0	1	50	38	2.100	10.8	1.8	8.1	8.1	1.00
2008	26	BAL-min	AAA	0	0		0.69	11	0	1	0	0	0	13.0	11	1	1	0	7	0	13	0	1	0	55		1.385	7.6	0.0	4.8	9.0	1.86	NFK · IL
2008	26	BAL	AL	2	1	.667	5.40	22	0	8	0	0	0	28.1	32	18	17	9	17	2	31	0	0	3	132	83	1.729	10.2	2.9	5.4	9.8	1.82
2009	27	BOS-min	AAA	0	3	.000	1.71	43	0	33	0	0	22	52.2	40	11	10	3	22	4	51	0	0	4	220		1.177	6.8	0.5	3.8	8.7	2.32	PAW · IL
2009	27	BOS	AL	0	0		8.44	6	0	3	0	0	0	5.1	7	5	5	0	4	1	8	1	0	0	28	59	2.063	11.8	0.0	6.8	13.5	2.00
2010	28	BOS-min	AAA	2	5	.286	3.86	54	0	44	0	0	22	60.2	64	29	26	5	24	1	76	1	0	3	260		1.451	9.5	0.7	3.6	11.3	3.17	PAW · IL
2010	28	BOS	AL	0	0		20.25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	2	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	27	3.000	13.5	6.8	13.5	0.0	0.00
2011	29	OAK-min	AAA	4	3	.571	2.71	53	0	35	0	0	9	63.0	49	22	19	6	26	2	73	0	0	7	258		1.190	7.0	0.9	3.7	10.4	2.81	SAC · PCL
7 Seasons				8	7	.533	5.24	132	0	52	0	0	1	175.1	171	108	102	32	98	9	193	2	1	11	774	86	1.534	8.8	1.6	5.0	9.9	1.97
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.533	5.24	68	0	27	0	0	1	90	88	56	53	16	50	5	99	1	1	6	399	86	1.534	8.8	1.6	5.0	9.9	1.97
CLE (4 yrs)				6	6	.500	4.35	94	0	37	0	0	0	130.1	118	68	63	20	66	6	145	1	1	7	557	102	1.412	8.1	1.4	4.6	10.0	2.20
BOS (2 yrs)				0	0		10.80	7	0	3	0	0	0	6.2	9	8	8	1	6	1	8	1	0	0	35	47	2.250	12.2	1.4	8.1	10.8	1.33
BAL (2 yrs)				2	1	.667	7.28	31	0	12	0	0	1	38.1	44	32	31	11	26	2	40	0	0	4	182	63	1.826	10.3	2.6	6.1	9.4	1.54

Cabrera was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 10th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft and signed in August 1999. He was selected to participate in the 2005 All-Star Futures Game. He was designated for assignment by Cleveland on August 1, 2007, and was subsequently released on August 9.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays claimed him off release waivers on August 13 and had 5 days to sign him or let Cabrera become a free agent. Cabrera decided to become a free agent and signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles on August 21, 2007. The Orioles recalled Cabrera in September 2007. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Orioles at the beginning of the 2008 season. On September 5, 2008, Cabrera was released by the Orioles.

On January 27, 2009, he signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox. He was called up to the Red Sox on August 9, 2009. In November 2009 Cabrera Was Granted Free Agency.
On January 10, 2012 Fernando signed with the Mets to a minor leauge deal along with Miguel Batta and shortstop Sean Kazmar
Scouting Report: Nice 88-92 mph fastball with excellent movement. Can get up to 95 mph when he reaches back. Also throws a splitter and an 80-82 mph slider. Not much there in terms of other secondary stuff. Very aggressive in the zone, leading to a lot of strikeouts, but also a lot of hits allowed. Missed most of 2008 season after undergoing elbow surgery. Came back to impress in the Puerto Rican Winter League in the 2008-09 off-season. Still has the potential to be a solid/average major league reliever.