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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy
He's got the arm for RF where Melky doesn't. And CF would be the most difficult.
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Cabrera doesn't have an ideal arm for RF, but you cant move Cain off of CF. That's where he derives most of his value. Cabrera has played RF in the past and offers pretty average defense out of the position.
Remember, too, that we're assuming Butler is let go. That leaves the DH spot open. I would guess that Cabrera would play LF for the 10-15 games they give Gordon "off" at the DH spot. He also would DH some himself (15-20 games) and I suspect they might have him pick up a 1B mitt.
Though if Valencia is kept, he could play 1B on days Hosmer DHs/is off.
Cabrera would not be a bad sign for a 3-year deal or so if the money is reasonable. No idea what he'll ask for... something similar to Gordon, I'd suspect.
Only potential problem is that if they let Aoki walk, then Gordon probably is asked to lead off again, so you're really not deepening the lineup much, if at all.
Good news would be the ability to get Sal Perez more rest without sacrificing his bat in the lineup.