10/23: Yankees Interested in Mike Cameron?
Posted by: Patrick
From the Post:
Cameron will be 36 on opening day. He's got some pop (21-25 home runs in each of the past 3 seasons), but he's a .250 hitter for his career (and below that for the last two years) and his OBA has hovered around .330 in that span, as well. With that said, he's probably at or near the top of what will be a very shallow CF class.
We have Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and, most likely, Xavier Nady under contract, and the team looking to DH Matsui most of the time. So, if the Yankees don't believe that Brett Gardner, Melky Cabrera (no, I'm not 100% counting him out as far as being a contributing member of this team), or someone else on the roster can be the answer, Cameron could represent the best free agent option for a one year, stop gap deal, while Austin Jackson continues to grow.
According to an industry source, the Yankees are waiting to see if the Brewers pick up a $10 option on [center fielder Mike] Cameron, who will be 36 in January. ...
"I am not going to tell you that's right or not," Cashman said. "We are going to do whatever to make the team better, that's the bottom line."
"I am not going to tell you that's right or not," Cashman said. "We are going to do whatever to make the team better, that's the bottom line."
Cameron will be 36 on opening day. He's got some pop (21-25 home runs in each of the past 3 seasons), but he's a .250 hitter for his career (and below that for the last two years) and his OBA has hovered around .330 in that span, as well. With that said, he's probably at or near the top of what will be a very shallow CF class.
We have Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and, most likely, Xavier Nady under contract, and the team looking to DH Matsui most of the time. So, if the Yankees don't believe that Brett Gardner, Melky Cabrera (no, I'm not 100% counting him out as far as being a contributing member of this team), or someone else on the roster can be the answer, Cameron could represent the best free agent option for a one year, stop gap deal, while Austin Jackson continues to grow.
Seamus wrote:
His numbers are basically Melky + 10 HRs.