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Mets | Asdrúbal Cabrera out two weeks
New York Mets SS Asdrúbal Cabrera (knee) was diagnosed with a strained patella tendon in his left knee, and he'll be out for at least two weeks.  Source: ESPNNewYork.com - Adam Rubin
 
BHQ take: Asdrúbal Cabrera is being shut down entirely for two weeks and is thus likely to start the year on the DL. At best, he will have nine days to get ready for the Mets' opener in Kansas City. Cabrera is coming off a solid 2015, in which he hit .265 (although his xBA was eighteen points less) and had triple-figure PX and Spd scores. In his absence, the Mets may turn to Wilmer...

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