Tigers Acquire Cabrera, Willis from Marlins

By Jeff Zachowski on December 4th, 2007 6:33 PM
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dontrelle.jpgcabrera1.jpgWell the road to an NL East title just got a little bit easier for the Mets, while the road to their first World Series appearance since 2003 may have gotten a little bit harder for the Yanks.

ESPN is reporting that the Marlins and Tigers have agreed to an 8-player deal that will see Florida’s Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis shipped to Detroit in exchange for outfielder Cameron Maybin, left-handed pitcher Andrew Miller, catcher Mike Rabelo, and minor league pitchers Eulogio De La Cruz, Dallas Trahern, and Burke Badenhop.

It’s unclear whether Cabrera will play third in Detroit, forcing the team to move incumbent Brandon Inge, or if he’ll move back to left field, where the team has a hole. Cabrera prefers third, and will probably be a big baby about moving back to the outfield. We’ll see. For the record, he claims to be slimming down this offseason as well.

There. They promised these Winter Meetings would be interesting.

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