Both Genesis Cabrera (Cardinals) and Yonny Chirinos (Rays) were recently DFAd. Both are struggling this year, but have also shown some effectiveness in the recent past.
And both are upgrades over Tayler Scott/Jake Faria types. Probably even over Joe Jacques.
Cabrera’s fastball is down 2mph from his stellar 2021 season, from 97.7 to 95.7mph. Chirinos’ FB is actually a little up over his 2022 season, but so are his walks, while his Ks are way down.
Should Bloom take a chance on either? Chirinos makes the most sense, since his issues are clearly not reduced velocity and he’s right-handed. But will (should?) Bloom move on him? I do have my doubts…