Concerned Pt. 3: The OF

Melky Cabrera sucks. Well, his fielding is good, but everything else sucks. After showing promise in his first season he has not only failed to develop, he's gotten worse every year. His OPS+ has gone from 95 to 89 and is currently sitting at 76. And if his numbers look bad his at-bats look worse. It's as if he has Cano's approach with no skill to back it up. At 23 he's still very young, but we may have seen enough to guess where his future lies.

During this past off season I was hoping Cashman would look into trading Johnny Damon, but short of a recent shoulder injury, he's having one of the finest season of his career. As a LFer, he needs to be productive with the bat to maintain positive value at a key offensive position. I doubt he continues this pace and I'm not sure what to expect of him next year. As salaries continue to climb, would we be able to cash in on this potential career year in a trade?

Bobby Abreu should not be batting third anymore. His signature patience is all but gone as his OBP is 55 points below career avg. His decline offensively has been remarkably consistent since turning 30: OPS+ 145, 126, 126, 114, and 109 before today's game. Defensively, he's atrocious. So bad in fact, overall, he's a below average player. If the Yankees think about re-signing him they should be shot.