{"id":102612,"date":"2025-06-21T17:09:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T21:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=102612"},"modified":"2025-06-21T17:09:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T21:09:43","slug":"genesis-cabrera-dfa-cubs-nate-pearson-recalled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/06\/21\/genesis-cabrera-dfa-cubs-nate-pearson-recalled\/","title":{"rendered":"G\u00e9nesis Cabrera DFA&#8217;d by Cubs, Nate Pearson Recalled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Relief pitcher G\u00e9nesis Cabrera has been with the Chicago Cubs since May 29th. The Cubs signed him looking for help in the bullpen as a low-leverage reliever. Although Cabrera had a solid start with only one run allowed in his first appearance, his ERA for the Cubs is up to 8.68. This is mostly due to back-to-back one-inning outings giving up three earned runs in each. The Cubs had seen enough and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bleachernation.com\/cubs\/2025\/06\/21\/cubs-roster-move-cabrera-dfad-pearson-returns\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DFA&#8217;d him earlier today<\/a>. In turn, they recalled Nate Pearson from Triple-A Iowa to replace him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Cubs DFA G\u00e9nesis Cabrera, Promote Nate Pearson <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nox1PFoKpC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Nox1PFoKpC<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ieOJeYJIgU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ieOJeYJIgU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mlbtraderumors\/status\/1936446573975662984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Cubs DFA G\u00e9nesis Cabrera, Recall Nate Pearson<\/h2>\n<p>As of right now, it is not clear what the Cubs will do with Cabrera, whether it&#8217;s trading him, releasing him, placing him on waivers, or assigning him to the minor leagues. In the past, Cabrera has had control issues and given up too many walks. And while that wasn&#8217;t an issue on the Cubs with only a 7.7% walk rate, he still gave up too many runs. He only pitched 9 1\/3 innings and gave up nine earned runs.<\/p>\n<h3>Cabrera&#8217;s Replacement<\/h3>\n<p>As mentioned above, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/27\/blue-jays-trade-reliever-cubs\/\" target=\"_self\">Nate Pearson<\/a> was recalled to fill Cabrera&#8217;s roster spot. Pearson has spent some time at the major league level this year but was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on April 15th. So far in the majors this year, Pearson has posted a 10.38 ERA in only 8 2\/3 innings. In his eight appearances for the Cubs, he has given up a run in all but two games. Since being sent down to Triple-A, he has been much improved. He has pitched in 24 1\/3 innings for the Iowa Cubs and holds an ERA of 2.22. This includes 29 strikeouts in those 24 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102653\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102653\" style=\"width: 491px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-102653\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25931442_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25931442_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25931442_168400885_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25931442_168400885_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25931442_168400885_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25931442_168400885_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25931442_168400885_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25931442_168400885_lowres.jpg 1554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apr 14, 2025; San Diego, California, USA; Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Nate Pearson (56) throws a pitch during the seventh inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: David Frerker-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pearson&#8217;s role will most likely be the same as Cabrera&#8217;s, which is a low-leverage reliever. He will be thrown in the game either when the Cubs are down big or up big. While he isn&#8217;t there right now, if he can start to perform at a higher level, the Cubs may start using him differently.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relief pitcher G\u00e9nesis Cabrera has been with the Chicago Cubs since May 29th. The Cubs signed him looking for help in the bullpen as a low-leverage reliever. Although Cabrera had a solid start with only one run allowed in his first appearance, his ERA for the Cubs is up to 8.68. 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