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Originally Posted by siberian khatru
No, but they also already had two Melkys on the roster -- Blanco and Maier. They also have David Lough, who spent a full year at AAA putting up numbers that could make him a ML 4th OF or a platoon partner for Frenchy (except they apparently aren't going to platoon Frenchy).
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Not necessarily directing this at you, but I'm amazed at the dedication of Royals fans to continually overrate Mitch Maier. Dude will be 29 years old next year and has never had a season with a WAR greater than 0.8. He's not good at anything and he has no upside remaining. If the Royals released him today his MLB career would be over.
Cabrera had a 2 WAR season in 2009 and will only be 26 next year. He's not Carl Crawford but he has a lot more upside left in the tank than Maier.