Pirates reassigned RHP Daniel Cabrera, RHP Tim Wood, 1B Jeff Clement, OF Brandon Boggs to minor league camp. No surprises here. Cabrera made just one appearance this spring due to forearm tightness while Clement and Boggs went a combined 2-for-29. Wood allowed one run over 3 2/3 innings during Grapefruit League play.

Daniel Cabrera (forearm) threw 15 pitches during batting practice Thursday. Cabrera has been slowed this spring due to forearm tightness, but he's tentatively scheduled to throw one inning in a B-game on Saturday. The 30-year-old right-hander is a non-roster invite with the Pirates this spring after missing the entire 2011 season following Tommy John surgery.

Daniel Cabrera was scratched from Fridays' intersquad game due to tightness in his right forearm. Cabrera, who signed a minor league deal with the Pirates last month, sat out of the entire 2011 season following Tommy John surgery. He has a 5.10 ERA over 892 major-league innings, so he's a long shot to make the team even if you put his health aside.

Pirates signed RHP Daniel Cabrera to a minor league contract. It's not clear if the deal includes a spring training invite. Cabrera, now 31 years old, sat out the entire 2011 season following Tommy John surgery. The hard-throwing right-hander hasn't pitched in the big leagues since 2009 as a member of the Diamondbacks and owns an ugly 5.10 ERA for his career, so our expectations are pretty low.

Daniel Cabrera (elbow) will pitch in the Dominican Winter League this winter. Cabrera underwent Tommy John surgery a year ago and sat out the entire 2011 season. The erratic flamethrower is just 30, so someone will likely be willing to give him a spring training invite if he shows he's healthy. Cabrera's agent, Mike Powers, said his client prefers to start. "The goal has always been to be a starter," Powers said. "Depending on how he reacts to the surgery, it remains his preference to be a starter."