Tigers getting Cabrera and Willis for Miller, Maybin, Rabelo and 3 minor leaguers

[CalJr3000]

The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Major League Baseball News Multiple sources, including Peter Gammons are reporting this:
"A source familiar with the negotiations has told MLB.com that the Tigers are parting with outfielder Cameron Maybin and lefty starter Andrew Miller and four prospects for the final two players from the Marlins' 2003 World Series championship squad." (MLB.com)

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"The Tigers have won the Miguel Cabrera sweepstakes. Detroit will get Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis from Florida for six players -- Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller, catcher Mike Rabelo and three minor league prospects." (Peter Gammons, ESPN.com)

[bedir than average]

Holy cow, the Marlins just built for their next World Series

Excellent move - Cabrera will be a 1b/DH before he reaches FA and Willis will spike this year but fade as a new league gets use to him.

Where as Maybin is the starting CF that the Marlins haven't had, Miller is more than solid. 2010 or 2011 and the Marlins will compete for their next Ring.

[CalJr3000]

Cabrera, Willis traded to Tigers in blockbuster deal
The Detroit Free Press names the remaining prospects:
"The package of prospects includes catcher Mike Rabelo, RHP Burke Badenhop, RHP Eulogio de la Cruz and RHP Dallas Trahern from the organization." (Jon Paul Morosi, Detroit Free Press)

Nice haul for Florida and this essentially empties the remainder of Detroit's top 10 prospect list, but it's a good deal for both teams

[djwhokid]

Originally Posted by bedir than average

Holy cow, the Marlins just built for their next World Series

Excellent move - Cabrera will be a 1b/DH before he reaches FA and Willis will spike this year but fade as a new league gets use to him.

Where as Maybin is the starting CF that the Marlins haven't had, Miller is more than solid. 2010 or 2011 and the Marlins will compete for their next Ring.

Too bad the Marlins don't have a strong fanbase.

Yes, the Marlins have two rings, but it would be hard to rally behind a team that trades its best players every 3-5 years.

Even if they win a WS, it is not a good way to energize your fanbase. Marlins fans have no reason to buy a Maybin jersey or develop a connection with their star players. Maybin is going to be traded in 2012, just like Andrew Miller.

Next year: Hanley Ramirez will be on the trading block.

Here is a good article by Jayson Stark:

They're about as unrecognizable as any team in America -- maybe even more unrecognizable than the Pawtucket Red Sox.

"What's their payroll going to be?" one baseball man wondered Tuesday night. "Six million bucks? Eight million?"

We need to remember at times like this that the Marlins are a team that always makes great trades, that always makes excellent talent evaluations, that always has a plan. But we also need to acknowledge something else:

That plan now leaves them with virtually zero identity. (Let's see now. There's Hanley Ramirez and Dan Uggla and ... uh ... OK, we're stumped.)

And even more importantly for the future of the franchise, you wonder where this plan will leave their endless campaign for a new ballpark, now that they no longer can say they want to build it for Willis and Cabrera to lead them back to the glory days.

ESPN - Tigers and Marlins head in opposite directions - MLB