Could Cleveland Indians Trade Orlando Cabrera Sooner Rather Than Later?

The Cleveland Indians, after being the surprise team in Major League Baseball over the first two months of the season, have won only two games thus far in the month of June, and are now in a virtual dead heat atop the AL Central with the surging Detroit Tigers. Now, according to at least one source, the Indians may be looking to move one of their established veterans sooner rather than later. According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, Indians’ second baseman Orlando Cabrera could be had by a contending inquiring about his services. Cafardo writes: Need him (Cabrera) for your contending team? You might be able to get him now. His gig as the full-time second baseman has pretty much ended, as he’ll be sharing time with rookie Cord Phelps, who was promoted from Columbus last week. Phelps, a switch hitter, hit .299 with 7 homers and 40 RBIs and a .391 on-base percentage in Triple A. Cabrera started out well but has hit .213 after May 1. Since his promotion from Triple-A Co...