I mentioned in my last post that if I were Brian Cashman I'd consider dealing Melky Cabrera. According to Ken Rosenthal at Fox Sports, the Yankees are looking into it, telling teams they're open to the idea. They better be open to the idea. It doesn't make any sense not to be open to it. Gardner is the obvious choice for the starting CF job. Nick Swisher is the 4th OF, leaving Melky at the bottom of the totem pole. Melky is out of options so sending him to Scranton isn't an option. If he's not going to play and you can't send him down you might as well ship him out. Rosenthal writes that, "The Yankees have talked about trading either Nady or Swisher, but potential suitors might be more willing to part with young talent for Cabrera, who is 24 and four years away from free agency." Rosenthal makes a valid point. The Yankees have been exploring deals for Swisher and Nady all spring and nothing has materialized. We haven't even heard any r...
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