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June 29, 2005
Melky Cabrera
With the Yankees in the market for a new centerfielder and trade talks heating up, the organization moved one of its top prospects, Trenton Thunder centerfielder Melky Cabrera, to triple-A Columbus. Cabrera, 20, is hitting .267 with nine home runs and 44 runs batted in.
You do not move a 20-year old from Double-A to Triple-A, when he's batting .267 in AA, unless something is up.
Worth noting.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at June 29, 2005 11:54 AM
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Kevin Thompson must be wondering what more he's gotta do to get someone's attention. Batting .329/.434/.555, 25SB, started in CF for Trenton last night. Granted he's too old to be a real prospect but he's still a year and a half younger than Reese...
Great blog, by the way.
Posted by: Anonymous at June 29, 2005 05:35 PM
I've got nothing on Kevin at all - so, he's not on many prospects lists. Still, an OPS near 1 is something to look it. And, thanks for the kind words!
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at June 29, 2005 07:23 PM
both are at AAA and melky is tearing it up
Posted by: michael at July 5, 2005 11:51 PM
And now he's in the Majors. Worth nothing you said?
Dullard.
Posted by: Rob at July 7, 2005 04:55 PM
I wouldn't say anyone "tears it up" in just nine games. I'm very excited that Melky has been brought up to the Bronx but concerned at the same time that they may have promoted him too quickly.
Major League pitchers will find holes in your swing and exploit them, relegating you to a long, embarrassing string of strikeouts, weak grounders and pop flies until they turn your confidence into a simpering pile of goo.
I understand Melky is being brought up for his glove and to see if we can plug the hole in center field without having to make a trade for a Kotsay or another established CF, but prospects go through the system for a reason.
Let's hope Melky can adjust as quickly as Robinson Cano can.
We're all in his corner.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Kevin Thompson get his shot in Spring Training next year - he could take the backup outfielder role in 2006 with an eye towards giving him Sheffield's right field spot in 2007 when his contract expires. It could be like getting Paul O'Neill all over again - without having to trade anything away.
Let's hope tomorrow night's game isn't rained out. I'm excited about seeing Chien-Ming Wang, Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera all in the same game.
Posted by: Chuck at July 7, 2005 11:02 PM
I PLAYED BASEBALL WITH MELKY CABRERA IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AT AGE 11-16 YEARS OLD, MELKY IS NOT A PROSPECT IS A MLB PLAYER, HE ALWAYS HAS A SWING KILLER, I REMEMBER PLAY THE RIGHT FIELD AND MELKY THE CENTER, HE HAS A STRONG ARM, GOOD LEGS AND EXCELENT GLOVE.
I DESIRE THE BEST TO MELKY HE WORK TO BE MLB PLAYER.
Posted by: miguel jimenez at July 8, 2005 02:42 PM