Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
December 11, 2008
The Bronx Brewers

I couldn't find the story on the New York Daily News web site, but ESPN picks up their story that the Yankees traded Melky Cabrera to the Brewers for Mike Cameron.

The acquisition of Cameron would give the Yankees a veteran center fielder to hold the position until prospect Austin Jackson is ready for the big leagues.

Cameron a bit better OBA to the team and more power than Melky. He's a $10 million stop gap. It's clear right now that the Yankees want to win their first year in their new park, and the Brewers are dumping payroll. Maybe this will be the wake up call Cabrera needs (he'll be 24 this season), but at this point it seems the talent just isn't there.

Correction: Fixed the name of the team in the last paragraph.

Update: This deal hit a roadblock.


Posted by David Pinto at 09:09 AM | Trades | TrackBack (0)
Comments

Cameron plays for the Brewers, not the Royals.

Posted by: Perry Mataya at December 11, 2008 11:12 AM

just heard it on espn2 it's still a rumor though

Posted by: reptilicus at December 11, 2008 11:55 AM

But wait - last year you said Melkman was going to crack 80 xbh's

Posted by: Bandit at December 11, 2008 12:13 PM

Yep, I was wrong. I'm very disappointed in Melky's development.

Posted by: David Pinto at December 11, 2008 12:15 PM
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