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Cabral allowed two hits and intentionally walked a batter. He also threw a wild pitch and committed a balk, but he didn’t allow a run. The Yankees may very well keep the former Red Sox farmhand as the second lefty in their pen.

Cabral’s arm is in a sling, so he doesn’t appear to be dealing with just garden-variety soreness. Fighting for a spot as a lefty specialist in the Bombers bullpen, Cabral has had a solid spring, posting a 1.74 ERA and 12/1 K/BB ratio in 10 1/3 innings. It looks like it could all be for naught, however.

He’s a candidate for the 60-day disabled list. Cabral had a solid spring as the Yankees’ left-handed specialist, posting a 1.74 ERA and 12/1 K/BB ratio in 10 1/3 innings. Clay Rapada is now set to begin the year on the Opening Day roster.

The Royals selected Cabral from the Red Sox in Thursday’s Rule 5 Draft. The 22-year-old left-hander posted a 2.95 ERA this season while striking out 70 over 55 innings between High- and Double-A. He’ll try to make the Yankees’ bullpen out of spring training.

Cabral was also taken in last year’s Rule 5 draft but failed to stick on the 25-man roster. He pitched very well in the minors in 2011, though, holding a 2.95 ERA while striking out 70 over 55 innings between High- and Double-A. Cabral can throw in the low 90s and has a nice changeup. He’ll try to make the Royals’ Opening Day roster as a LOOGY.

The move clears a spot for the newly-claimed Matt Antonelli on the 40-man roster. Cabral, a Rule 5 pick, was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his left elbow during spring training.

The move was made to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Chris Bootcheck. The 24-year-old southpaw missed the entire 2012 season with a stress fracture in his elbow, and has struggled this season, posting a 6.75 ERA and 2.08 WHIP through his first 12 innings in the minors.

Cabral was a Rule 5 Draft selection before the 2012 season, but he was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his left elbow during spring training and missed the entire summer. He’ll be a question mark again in 2013.

Cabral missed all of 2012 with a stress fracture in his left elbow, and he obviously still isn’t 100 percent. The positive with the injury is that the Yankees will be able to bring the Rule 5 pick along slowly with minor league rehab games.

The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the newly-claimed Dan Otero. The 24-year-old left-hander missed all of 2012 with a stress fracture in his elbow and isn’t expected to pitch in games until May.