“He played pitchers’ catch Monday and today,” Snitker said before Wednesday’s game against the Mets. “I haven’t heard how it went today but he said he just felt a little rusty (Monday) because he hadn’t thrown in a little bit. He’ll do that a couple of times. I think he gets off the mound Monday. If he’s feeling OK and everything it shouldn’t be (too long) because he hasn’t been shut down for that extended a period. So we’re not going to have to really work to build him back.”

The Braves are counting on Cabrera to be one of their top setup men this season. The 23-year-old had baseball’s second-highest average fastball velocity (100 mph) as a rookie while posting a 2.82 ERA and six saves in 41 appearances, totaling 32 strikeouts with 19 walks and no homers allowed in 38 1/3 innings.