Melky Cabrera Released by the Braves

Melky Cabrera was the wide eyed kid who came up the big leagues and let a routine fly ball off the bat of the Red Sox Trot Nixon sail over his head for an inside the park home run in the old Yankee Stadium back in 2005. By the end of the season he was busted all the way back down to Trenton to make sure that didn't happen again. He was back with the Bombers in 2006 and stayed as a relatively solid player with a penchant for clutch hitting during the Yankees title run in 2009.

During the 2009 off season he was traded to the Atlanta Braves with 2 minor league prospects for starting pitcher Javier Vasquez and reliever Boone Logan. With the "Melk Man" no longer delivering the Braves released him, according to various reports. Melky hit .255 with 4 home runs and 47 RBIs for the Braves while Vasquez was erratic at best, inefficient most often and left off the Yankees post season roster after going 10-10 with a 5.32 ERA.

Two players on the periphery of the trade did better than the big names. Reliever Boone Logan was consistently effective for the Yankees 2-0 with a 2.93 ERA in 51 appearances. Reliever Michael Dunn showed promise going 2-0 with a 1.89 ERA in 19 innings for the Braves.