Some people seemed to be confused why Genesis Cabrera was designated for assignment. And I’ll admit, I was a bit surprised by the news. But truthfully this isn’t hard to explain. I’m not going to comment on potential off-the-field stuff, because while that may have been a factor, you don’t really need an off-the-field explanation. Genesis Cabrera isn’t very good. That’s enough.
Genesis Cabrera is a replacement level reliever. What this means is that you can find a reliever like him off the scrap heap, which the Cardinals did. He has been worth 0.2 fWAR in 189 career innings.