Killing Time Before the Late Game

Any chance of swinging a trade for Miguel Cabrera? You want Arod? No. What if the Yanks pay half his salary? Still no. How about some kind of 3 team trade?

Arod 2006 (31 years old) salary: $25,680,727
.287 ba, 25 HR, 22 2b, 91 rbi, 87 r, 11 sb, 4 cs, 72 bb, 111 k, .389 obp, .502 slg, 19 gdp
.285 ba risp, .916 ops risp, .721 late-inning-pressure ops, .847 ops vs. Boston
Fielding: 22 errors, 2.55 range factor, .719 zone rating

Cabrera 2006 (23 years old) salary: $472,000
.339 ba, 20 HR, 42 2b, 89 rbi, 84 r, 7 sb, 6 cs, 67 bb, .429 obp, .570 slg, 81 k, 16 gdp
.373 ba risp, 1.150 ops risp, 1.069 late-inning-pressure ops
1.483 ops vs. Yanks, .969 ops vs. Boston
Fielding: 13 errors, .959 fielding %

edit: to give a fair shake to Arod, I'll also give the last 3 seasons (2 MVPs)
Arod 2003-5
.302 ba, .972 ops,
.273 ba risp, .863 ops risp,
.276 ba close & late, .945 ops c & l

Cabrera 2003-5
.323 ba, .946 ops
.322 ba risp, .895 ops risp
.190 ba close & late, .459 ops c & l

Average Arod season (10.5 years):
.305 ba, 43 HR, 34 2b, 125 rbi, 126 r, 22 sb, 6 cs, 76 bb, 130 k, .385 obp, .572 slg
Fielding 3B:
.958 fielding %, 2.52 range factor, .747 zone rating

Average Cabrera season (3.3 years):
.309 ba, 30 HR, 42 2b, 116 rbi, 101 r, 4 sb, 3 cs, 69 bb, 134 k, .380 obp, .534 slg
Fielding 3B:
.965 fielding %, 2.55 range factor, .759 zone rating

Ok, so looking at the overall picture, Arod does appear to be the better hitter right now. But Cabrera has been improving each year, is 8 years younger, and plays in the NL - no DH - in a huge ballpark. He's also the superior third-baseman.

What if the Yanks trade Proctor or Eric Duncan to Florida & Arod to Anaheim, LAA gives Aybar & Santana also to Florida, and Florida sends Cabrera here? I wouldn't think twice about it. What a player he is!

Yanks give: Arod & Proctor OR Duncan
Receive: Cabrera

LAA give: Aybar & Santana
Receive: Arod

Marlins give: Cabrera
Receive: Proctor/Duncan, Santana & Aybar