Mike Cameron: A Steal at the Right Price

Dave Bush and the Milwaukee Brewers were embarrassed in a 10-3 debacle against the St. Louis Cardinals. Enough about that.  It will only depress us all. On to greener pastures—discussing the 2010 roster. Mike Cameron told Adam McCalvy that he would take a pay cut to remain with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2010.  That, of course, would necessitate the organization either negotiating an extension prior to the offseason or not offering Cam arbitration in hopes of signing him to a lesser contract. The prospect of offering Cameron arbitration has sailed.  Doug Melvin would be foolish to extend an arby offer to the center fielder, as he would almost certainly garner a raise if the case went to a hearing.  Why offer arbitration, and thus a pay raise, to a player who explicitly states that he is open to taking a paycut to remain with the organization? That, of course, means no sandwich pick for Type-B compensation. Cameron has once again proven extremel...