The pain of following minor league baseball- the parent club trades away all your favorite players. First, Gorkys Hernandez went to the Braves. Tonight-
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tigers have acquired third baseman Miguel Cabrera and left-hander Dontrelle Willis from the Florida Marlins in exchange for a package of six prospects including outfielder Cameron Maybin and left-hander Andrew Miller.
The package of prospects includes catcher Mike Rabelo, RHP Burke Badenhop, RHP Eulogio de la Cruz and RHP Dallas Trahern from the organization.
Rabelo spent two years in West Michigan and was always one of my favorites. Maybin, well, you know about him. Trahern never really impressed me, but I guess he got better as he moved up, and Badenhop was another that I was keen on.
Are these two worth all this talent? Perhaps. Willis can be flakey, but if he puts it together, it will be a great instant pickup for the Tigers next year.
Good luck guys. Guess I'll have to ask Uncle Tim for Marlins-Cubs tickets and catch Cameron at Wrigley.