August 29, 2007
Time for a Cabrera
The Cleveland Indians defeated the Twins last night 6-5, thanks in part to a hit by Asdrubal Cabrera:
Travis Hafner hit a two-run homer off Boof Bonser (6-11) and Grady Sizemore added a solo shot for the Indians, who are 9-3 since Aug. 15 - the day Cabrera replaced Josh Barfield in the starting lineup.
To paraphrase Bill James, is there a Cabrera factory in the sunbelt, somewhere? Miguel Cabrera is one of the great young hitters in baseball. Melky Cabrera is turning into a solid centerfielder for the Yankees. Orlando Cabrera has been surprisingly good since joining the Angels. Fernando Cabrera strikes out tons of batters for the Orioles. Daniel is the black sheep of the family, lots of promise but no results.
Add to that Asdrubal, who is hitting for a high average (but low OBA) at the age of 21, and you have the core of a pretty good team, strong up the middle with a corner power hitter and a power reliever. Time to corner the market on Cabreras!
Posted by David Pinto at
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