Melky Cabrera’s impending free agency should be rather interesting. The 28-year-old outfielder posted a spectacular .346/.390/.516 slash line with 11 homers and 60 RBI in 113 games this season for the Giants, but that was before he got busted for PED use and then tried to dupe MLB authorities by funding the construction of a fake supplement website.
The general consensus is that Cabrera will have to settle for a one-year “prove it” deal to reestablish his value in the league. Now it’s a matter of finding out which teams will be open to giving him a shot.
Joel Sherman of the New York Post spoke with several major league executives who guessed that the Mets and Phillies will be in the running this winter. There’s also a belief that the Giants might try to re-sign Cabrera because Angel Pagan is set to hit the open market and could command something hefty.
The Yankees can probably be ruled out because Melky won’t want to be a part-time player.
Cabrera, a native of the Dominican Republic, owns a .284/.338/.414 career batting line.