…. Clueless

Once again, the Giants make a move that baffles: …. The Royals traded outfielder Melky Cabrera to the San Francisco Giants for left-hander Jonathan Sanchez on Wednesday Um, yeah, that’s pretty much a joke. The Yankees would’ve given consideration to trading Jesus Montero for Sanchez. Jonathan Sanchez is one of the top young left-handers in the game. If you’re trading a guy with a no-hitter to his credit, (really, a perfect game), a lefty who tops out at 96 MPH; you absolutely have to get more for him than a career .275/.331/.398 .729 OPS hitter. But, of course, Cabrera just had the best year of his career -by about 50%- for the Royals, so Brian Sabean had to have him. And by the way, the best year of his life included a staggering 35 walks. A really, really bad trade, one that makes sense only for the Royals. This is an epic fail, once again, for the Giants brain trust. One more mediocre hitter to add to the string of outs this team makes, and we gave...