Sources: Yankees to trade Melky Cabrera to Brewers for Mike Cameron
BY MARK FEINSAND
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Thursday, December 11th 2008, 4:50 AM
Conroy/AP According to two major league sources, Mike Cameron is on his way to the Bronx.
Simmons/News It'll be Cameron's second tour of duty in New York, having played for the Mets in 2004 and 2005.
Sipkin/News Melky Cabrera, meanwhile, appears bound for Milwaukee.
The Yankees have found their center fielder for 2009, as they are set to send Melky Cabrera to Milwaukee for veteran outfielder Mike Cameron on Thursday, according to two major league sources.
The Yankees have been saying that Cabrera and Brett Gardner would compete for the center field job, but the acquisition of Cameron gives them a veteran presence at the position.
Many believed Cabrera would be the center fielder of the future entering the 2008 campaign, but a disappointing season, in which he hit .249 with eight homeruns and 37 RBIs in 129 games, led many to believe he was destined for a future as a utility outfielder. Yankees blue-chip prospect Austin Jackson is not expected to be ready for big league action until at least 2010, making Cameron the ideal one-year stopgap in center field.