I'm not sure I would classify this as breaking news, but Newsday ran this story about the Mets interest in Ugueth Urbina and the Tigers interest in Mike Cameron in today's edition. I have reservations about unloading Urbina, who could be a very good set-up man for Troy Percival. He would also be insurance should Percival suffer an injury or falter.
That said, the sight of Alex Sanchez in center is an "R" rated affair, at best. I doubt there are many in Tigertown comfortable watching Sanchez pursue flyballs. Cameron, by contrast, is a good defensive centerfielder. He runs hot and cold with the bat, though. Of course, Sanchez' OBP isn't much more than a point or two higher than his batting average, so we are definitely talking about two players with numerous flaws here.
Lee Sinins at The Hardball Times suggests that the Newsday piece doesn't imply that Urbina and Cameron would be traded for each other. If the Tigers could land Cameron without parting with Urbina, I would feel better. Of course, this probably won't matter anyway, Cameron has a no-trade clause and Detroit is one of the destinations he wants to avoid.
No comments:
Post a Comment