O-Cab A B-Jay?

Saturday, February 28 2009 @ 11:32 PM EST

Contributed by: #2JBrumfield

Jeff Blair from the Globe and Mail reports the Jays are showing interest in free-agent shortstop Orlando Cabrera.  He thinks the team may try to accomplish this by dealing a corner infielder or reliever to clear some salary off the books.

UPDATE March 2/09:  Cabrera's going to Oakland according to ESPN's Buster Olney.  He has signed a one-year deal for $4-million bucks.

 

The 34 year-old Cabrera posted a batting line of .281/.334./.371 with the White Sox in 2008.  He had 8 homers, 57 RBI, 33 doubles, one triple, stole 19 bases in 25 attempts and his OPS+ was 84.  Defensively, his fielding percentage was .978 after making 16 errors and his Range Factor per game was 4.43 and per 9 innings, it was 4.62.  One drawback to signing Cabrera would be the Jays having to surrender their first round pick in this year's amateur draft because he's a Type A free agent.  Right now, the Jays have the 20th overall pick.

On the field Saturday afternoon, the Jays lost 6-3 to Atlanta in Dunedin.  Roy Halladay delivered two scoreless frame but B.J. Ryan surrendered four runs in the third.  Offensively, Jason Lane was 2-for-3 with 2 RBI and Jose Bautista went 3-for-3.  Travis Snider and "Cowboy" Kevin Millar earned a hit and a walk in three plate appearances.

The Jays spring training record is now 2-2.  They'll try to vault back into the Spring Training wild card/A.L. East race Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. Eastern when they visit Tampa Bay at their new spring training home in Port Charlotte.  Jesse Litsch will take the ball for the Fightin' Jays against Jason Hammel in a battle of righties.

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