The Giants made their first big deal of the season by trading one time pitching prospect Jonathan Sanchez to the Royals for the speedy outfielder Melky Cabrera. Cabrera is coming off a career year in which he hit .305 and scored 102 runs. The nice thing about Cabrera is that he can play all three outfield spots so the Giants can make their moves and adjust if need be to fill in all of their holes.
One knock on Cabrera was that his one stint in the National League didn’t go well. He spent 2010 with the Braves and he was eventually released. That left the door open for him to go to Kansas City where he had the best year of his career.
Sanchez had the no-hitter and then the big post season win but other then that, he’s been hit or miss. Plus we have plenty of arms so I like the move.
