Former Blue Jays reliever resurfaces with NL contender

Génesis Cabrera was a staple in the Blue Jays’ bullpen for a season-and-a-half. 

Now, he’s looking to resurrect his career with a team that has its eyes set on playing in October. 

On Thursday, the Mets announced that they’d selected Cabrera to their active roster amid a flurry of roster moves.

Former Blue Jays reliever resurfaces with NL contender

The Blue Jays picked up the left-handed Cabrera from the Cardinals at the 2023 trade deadline, where he went 1-0 with a 2.66 ERA in 20 2/3 innings to help the Blue Jays make the postseason for the second straight season. 

He followed that up with an okay showing in 2023 (3.59 ERA in 62 2/3 innings), which is a big reason why the Blue Jays let him leave as a free agent after the season ended. 

He signed a minor league deal with the Mets and allowed four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings in the spring. He also issued four weeks, which is something that’s been a struggle for him throughout his career. 

He’s allowed seven runs in eight innings in Triple-A this season. 

Cabrera wasn’t on the Mets’ 40-man roster, but the Mets added him and Ty Adcock to the roster by placing Frankie Montas and A.J. Minter on the 60-day injured list. 

Cabrera is a bit of a wild card at this time in his career, and the Blue Jays were smart to let him go in free agency. Brendon Little has been a shutdown leftie in Toronto’s bullpen (2.77 ERA in 13 games) while Yimi García and Jeff Hoffman have been great in the back of Toronto’s bullpen. 

Rookie Mason Fluharty has also emerged as a left-handed weapon for the Blue Jays with a 2.53 ERA in 10 2/3 innings. The Blue Jays bullpen has a 3.90 ERA, which is much better than the atrocious 4.82 ERA they posted last year. 

Even though Cabrera's tenure with the Blue Jays ended with a whimper, it was still a solid trade for Toronto. They gave up minor league catcher Sammy Hernandez in the deal, who is currently playing for Single-A Palm Beach. It's the highest league the 20-year-old has played in.

The Mets previously had Minter and Danny Young as the southpaw options in their bullpen, but they both suffered serious injuries that should keep them out of action for a decent amount of time. 

He’s now joining a Mets team that’s a legit World Series contender. They’re led by Juan Soto and Pete Alonso (both of whom were pursued by the Jays in free agency) and currently sit at 21-10 in the loaded National League East. 

The Blue Jays already faced off against the Mets this year and were swept at Citi Field.