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Alex Rodriguez’s departure from the Yankees could open up a ‘path’ for the Marlins to trade them 3B Miguel Cabrera, who will likely earn $11 million next season through arbitration and is eligible for free agency after 2009, reports the Miami Herald.
According to the report, the asking price for Cabrera 
will be ‘steep,’ such as top, young prospects like 23–year-old OF Melky Cabrera.
…umm, top, young prospect…melky…in the first 1,000 at-bats of his career, he has 15 home runs and is hitting .270…i would hope, for the Marlins sake, they want more, such as Philip Hughes or Joba Chamberlain…on the flip side, cabrera knows the team’s new manager, Joe Girardi, from his days coaching the Marlins…
…the Mets best offer, you know the one, Mike Pelfrey, Lastings Milledge, etc, could get it done, i would think…but, i would hate to waste those bullets on a bat, though he is a tremendous hitter – and i feel that concerns over his ‘attittude’ are highly overrated…plus, it would be fun to hear Keith Hernandez bemoan and praise miguel all season long…
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Think of this as Arod lite. Except it would cost serious prospects, instead of money.
Hey, if Miggy is getting ~11million for the next couple of years, then you sign him for say 6/110, he will only cost about 100 million less than A Rod over the next 8 years.
So, you are basically “selling” Lasting, pelfrey, etc. for 100million over 8 years, plus the difference in production.
Anyway, if they get Cabreara, it better to be for putting him at 1B. There must be some way to get rid of Delgado. eat some salary, take on a bad contact (hey, it worked with Lowell in Boston!)
Buy him out of his last two years at 11 & 13. Add 3 years at 20 per year, and you are 84 over 5. He’ll still be 29 when he hits free agency at the end of 2012. Scary, isn’t it?
I like Cabrera. Like Manny, he can absolutely rake. He already knows the NL. Where do you play him? I’d be tempted to stick him in LF where he would do the least damage, and, maybe, work him out at first. Move Alou to RF, let Gomez get playing time.
Devastating lineup without the side show.
I could not agree more about Melky Cabrera, “top young prospects” why is this kid so hyped? If you look at Cabrera’s numbers they are very similar to Lastings Milledge’s and Milledge was injured for a large part of last year. I would say that at this point Cabrera’s defense is a step above Lastings, but I think Milledge’s ceiling is much higher. If the freakin Yankees go out and get both Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis for some garbage package of players and prospects it’s a joke.
Cabrera coming to the Mets and NYC really scares me. While I’m not against giving up Pelfrey or Milledge in the right deal and Cabrera can straight up hit, his defense and immature attitude could be a bad mix. Cabrera in the outfield would be a disaster, other then third I think first base would be the only other option. Also Cabrera’s weight has balooned in recent years, another bad sign of his immaturity and lazy attitude, he’s basically a DH in the making. Don’t get me wrong I love his bat, but between the fights in the dugout, the bright lights of NYC and all the rest of the nonsense it could get ugly.
even though miggy is turning into the stay-puft marshmallow man, his bat would be nice (but not his laziness). and if we have arod, we dont need miggy.
I prefer A-Rod, in order to keep prospect powder dry for starting pitching.
Melky is a top prospect? At what sport?
Will you complain if Billy Beane wants 3-4 top prospects for Joe Blanton or Danny Haren?
also, arod hustles 100% of the time, and he is durable.
3 top guys for haren id do not blanton. haren is an ace type of pitcher maybe not the level of peavy or santana but he’s in that 1A level of oswalt. Frankly if the yankees get cabrera for a package centered around melky freakin cabrera ill be furious. i honestly think carlos gomez should be considered more valuable than melky carbera. id rather get arod though bc then you can keep the prospects to trade for arms.
Melky has 1000 AB under his belt. He’s a year more advanced than Gomez. Gomez hasn’t shown enough to make him more valuable than Melky.
miggy is your 1B of the future. dont know how you swing it tho.
Matt,
as far as dealing chips for bats, you can still sign Silva. With Miggy in the line up, we can afford to let Humber & Mulvey compete for the fifth spot. We can even sign a cheap reclaimation and see if Rick can work some magic.
If we dreamed of Victor Diaz as being “mini-manny”, with Miggy, you can stop dreaming. This kid is the real deal.
The guys on pace to weigh abot 400 pounds by the time he’s a frree agent. If you can manage to put together the pieces to get him, which I doubt the Mets can, he has to be a first baseman.
Top young prospects for Cabrera. Maybe I am overestimating this guy a little, but I would expect that this guy would require both Hughes and Chamberlain from the Yankees. Similarly, I would think Pelfrey and Milledge would not be close to what the Marlins would need for this guy.
Yeah, but if the Marlins are desperate to dump his attitude and salary …. I actually think if the Mets start the conversation with Milledge and Humber or Gomez and Pelfrey, a deal could get done.
I would love for the Mets to get Cabrera. This guy is this generations Tony Gwynn. Just a natural hitter, but with more power. And Gwynn’s weight ballooned early in his career, but it didn’t really effect him all that much. If he’s really available, I say let’s get him, stick him at 1st, and worry about Delgado later.
Tony Gwynn has the best voice in baseball.
Maybe, but he’s not going to fall for the banana in the tailpipe
HAHA!!!!!
Outstanding!!!
I spit my drink all over my desk, totally unexpected.
Ha, thanks man. Everytime I catch that scene in Beverly Hills Cop my thoughts drift to Tony.
I actually sent an email to ESPN when Tony and Cal were going for 3000 hits, suggesting they do a spot with Cal sneaking up behind Tony’s car with a banana in hand. Needless to say, I never heard back.
A-Rod is a gun for hire. I don’t think I could ever root for him.
And yes, I realize that they’re all guns for hire, but this guy takes it to a whole new level.
I like Cabrera, but the only place he can go next season is RF and that would make the defense atrocious.
For those suggesting we move Delgado to clear room for him, I would ask you to take a deep breath. This guy is not done yet. Let’s acknowledge that he’s not as good as he once was, not as bad as he was last year, and is now entering a contract year – which should be motivation enough for him to work his ass off this offseason and come back on a mission. This is probably his last chance to win a title.
if we landed cabrera i think for 08 we may have to play him in LF since it would be tough to dump delgado.
I was assuming that Alou was a lock for LF, but you’re right.
What I WANT to see happen is Omar move one of his young OF like Gomez for a young major league ready 2B or Catcher with a similar ceiling, not give up a bunch of talent for a guy like Cabrera who is most likely a one year rental.
Cabrera may cost prospects instead of money, but he’s a guy who can right now rake just a notch below the level of A-Rod and is still 4-5 years away from his prime production. Plus he has experience in the OF and you wouldn’t have to play guys like Wright or Reyes out of position to accomodate him. He has a bit of the Manny-vibe to him, but Cabrera’s attitude and weight were much less of an issue when the Marlins were a good team. While I understand the idea of saving your prospect bullets for a real “ace” I don’t think the Mets have the chips to get a Johan or a Bedard with parting with talent that has already proven something on the ML level (hello Reyes, Maine). So while I like the idea of trading for a guy like Blanton, I think the Mets are a better team with Miggy in the lineup and a FA like Silva or Jennings in the rotation.
But do the Mets really have enough to outbid more deep teams like the Dodgers, Angels, and Yankees to get Cabrera?
more deep = deeper
Well you figure one of the LA teams is probably going to land A-Rod, so their out. My guess is the Yanks are going to be reluctant to part with Joba or Hughes in any deal so it comes down to whether or not Florida would prefer a hypothetical pairing of Melky and Ian Kenney to Lastings and Pelfrey. I’m sure bias fans of each teams have their opinion as to which duo is better, so it’s really up to the Marlins. As for the other LA team who doesn’t score A-Rod, you’re right, maybe they outbid us. It’s hard to say. Doesn’t mean the Mets shouldn’t try. Another hitter at this point is not the end-all be-all necessity anyway, so what’s the harm in inquiring?
I agree. No reason not to try. I would actually think the Mets could come closer to getting ARod, though, than Cabrera. I’d be a-OK with either one and I would totally agree that Cabrera and a lesser pitcher would be a great offseason for the team.
I think if the Marlins would accept “Milledge, Pelfrey, etc.”, then it’s a no-brainer. This guy is one of the top 5 bats in all of MLB.
One of the top 5 bats who you might have for a year, meanwhile when he’s on the Yankees in 2009 after they sign him as a Free Agent, you now have to watch Pelfrey and Milledge blossom into all-stars on a Marlins team that kick the Mets around in the NL East for 10 years. NO THANKS.
Keep the young guys, unless you can trade for players you can control for 3+ years.
He’s a FA after 2009 so you get at the min. two years for him. And there’s no reason to think the Mets cant sign this guy long-term. He’s not a Boars client.
names like melky cabrera and ian kennedy wouldnt come close to doing this.
both are typical overhyped yankees. kennedy cant crack 90 mph and is middle innings guy at best.
melky cabrera is a 4th/5th outfielder (a glorified endy chavez), every gm knows that. “top prospect”. thats funny. well, i guess he’s one of the yankees top prospect which makes them pretty lame. florida wont be that stupid.
if hughes and joba the hut lard ass arent included, it never happens.
miguel cabrera is a lard ass head case himself, who cant run, cant field and will soon eat his way out of being a good hitter too. plus he’s a boras guy. i wouldnt even do milledge and pelfrey for him. PASS on the lard ass and keep milledge right where he is.
once milledge wins the rf job FOR THE F-ING THIRD SPRING TRAINING IN A ROW and finally gets the job, the mets will have a potent rf bat and very good all around player.
I don’t like the idea or dislike the idea.
At least I like Cabrera better than A-rod. That’s certain.
Fantasy time, but how about Milledge or Gomez plus Pelfrey & 2 other prospects for Cabrera.
Put Cabrera at 1st, Wright at 2nd, sign Arod for 3rd along with Reyes at SS. Wow. That’s a productive infield. You start Milledge or Gomez whichever one didn’t get traded in right next to Beltran. Let Alou and Endy share left and watch the runs pile up.