Asdrúbal Cabrera posted a .235/.318/.393 line, 15 doubles, 12 homers, 38 walks, and 85 Ks in 93 games and 638 plate appearances for Texas, before the Rangers designated him for assignment and released the 33-year-old, 13-year veteran on August 3rd, after he signed a 1-year/$3.5M deal this winter.
Three days later, Cabrera’s deal with the Washington Nationals was official, with Nats’ GM Mike Rizzo bringing the infielder back to the nation’s capital after he’d acquired him at the trade deadline in 2014 for the stretch run that season.
After going 1 for 2 with an RBI single after coming on late in the series finale in PNC Park on Thursday night, Cabrera was 13 for 39 (.