As Melky Cabrera continues his steady decline, we have a speedy center fielder just waiting to get shot. Brett Gardner the center fielder for the Scranton Yankees is batting .292 with 29 RBI and 29 stolen bases. He also has 52 walks and 53 runs scored. I know you can not compare major league and minor league stats, but in the majors this year Melky is batting .253 with 31RBI 26 runs scored and 5 stolen bases. Now I'm sure once Gardner got to the MLB his numbers would drop off, say his batting average dropped 40 points he would still be doing just as much as Melky. The one thing about Gardner's game that could make a big difference on this team, is his ability to steal a base, and manufacture runs. Not to mention the fact that he bats .342 against left handed pitching. Gardner could be the key ingredient that this team is lacking. Even if he isn't coming to permanently replace Melky, he could light a fire under Melky, and make him start producing.
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