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Melky Cabrera Signs With Royals

Free-agent outfielder Melky Cabrera agreed to a one-year deal with the Kansas City Royals, pending a physical, the club announced on Friday. Cabrera's deal is worth $1.25 million plus $250,000 in incentives, according to ESPN.com. The switch-hitting 26-year-old was let go by the Braves this offseason after hitting .255...

Braves Cut Takashi Saito, Melky Cabrera

It's about time for the roster-shuffling season to kick into high gear, and the Braves got things rolling Tuesday by releasing reliever Takashi Saito and outfielder Melky Cabrera. Both newcomers to Atlanta for 2010, the two ended up on opposite ends of the performance spectrum. The 40-year-old Saito became a bullpen...

Braves' Bobby Cox Opens Camp for the Final Time

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Tim Hudson, 34 years old, grew up in Alabama, deep in Braves country. "I don't remember another [Braves] manager," he said Saturday. Men other than Bobby Cox have managed the Braves. But not since 1990. Next year, supposedly, someone else will again. Atlanta announced last September that Cox would...

Fantasy Paid and Trade: NL East First Base Battles

As the baseball invasion lands in Florida and Arizona this week, heated debates will pop up all over the landscape involving position battles. It's a time honored tradition as players work themselves back into shape after their own winter hibernation process, and teams plug holes -- some imagined and some large enough...

Yankees Enhance Depth With Vazquez

The Yankees are truly relentless. While most teams would be pleased with their recent acquisitions, New York continued to upgrade as it shipped Melky Cabrera plus two other pieces to the Braves for Javier Vazquez and reliever Boone Logan. Vazquez is the second former Yankee to return to New York in recent days, joining...

Melky Cabrera News From the Web

05/30/12 Diamondbacks unable to overcome Cabrera's 3 hits,... Source: KTVK NewsChannel 3 - Phoenix AZ The Arizona Diamondbacks twice loaded the bases against Ryan Vogelsong with a chance to add to a one-run lead only to come up empty.
05/30/12 Daily Hit List: Wednesday, May 30 by Matthew Kory Source: Baseball Prospectus Since signing his contract extension, Ian Kinsler has hit .279/.346 /.426.
05/30/12 Melky Cabrera has had a May to remember Source: Comcast SportsNet Melky Cabrera trade with Kansas City. Some did.
05/30/12 The Glass Eye: MLB Surprising Players and NHL Finals Source: Gant Daily - Clearfield PA As we continue our look at baseball through two months of the season, we will identify a few of the most surprising players thus far.
05/30/12 Lawrie, Romero lead Blue Jays past Orioles Source: The Chronicle Herald Brett Lawrie had three hits and three RBIs, and Ricky Romero won for the seventh time in nine starts against Baltimore to lead Toronto.

Background on Melky Cabrera

Melky Astacio Cabrera (born August 11, 1984) is a Dominican professional baseball player. An outfielder, he currently plays for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.

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