The O's non-tendered Daniel Cabrera last night officially putting an end to his stay as a Baltimore Oriole. Cabrera has spent his entire major league career here in Baltimore and it is sad to see him go, but he just was not performing up to his potential and that is why he got released.
Lets face it Cabrera was not that good he had a career ERA of 5.05 and you can always count on him to be near the top of the list for walks and in several other categories that pitchers don't want to be near the top of the list in.
I think a change of scenery would do him some good because he had a 6.28 ERA at Camden Yards while having a 4.47 ERA on the road. Over the past three years he has had a 5.91 ERA at home compared to a 4.51 ERA on the road. It might just be that he needs to go to pitch in a pitchers ballpark where he can build up his confidence and his stats.
The bigger question to me is why they non-tendered Lance Cormier? For a team that needs pitching he had a 4.02 ERA last season in 71+ innings. The only reason I can think of as to why the Orioles would release him is that his career numbers are not good at all with a career ERA of 5.53 over 5 seasons. He is only 28, would not cost much, and would add depth to the bullpen if the kept him. The O's instead will probably look to go after a free agent relief pitcher like Will Ohman.
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