Update on the Cabrera/Cameron trade

According to George King, the Yankees are still discussing a trade that would bring center fielder Mike Cameron to the Bronx in exchange or Melky Cabrera. However, talks hit a snag during the Winter Meetings and it appears as though they are still stuck on some minor details of the deal, and the Brewers might wind up with Kei Igawa in addition to Cabrera:

The Brewers are moving Cameron and his $10 million salary in order to restock their pitching staff that lost Sabathia and likely will lose Ben Sheets. So, the Brewers don't want to pay Igawa $4 million of the $10 million they are saving by dealing Cameron.

Because the Yankees have told the Brewers they cannot have any of pitchers on their 40-man roster, Igawa is the best the Brewers can do. The Brewers asked for Phil Coke, Jose Veras and Mark Melancon and quickly were told no.

Each side expects the deal to get done eventually. (source)

I'm not totally against adding Cameron, especially if the price is only Melky Cabrera and Kei Igawa. Cabrera is not important to the future of the Yankees, who should explore opening a spot in the rotation by removing Kei Igawa. Cameron will bring extra power into the Yankees lineup and he's still a slightly above average fielder. Plus he's only signed to a one-year contract. The only downside to the deal is that it probably means the Yankees won't try to improve the offense with Mark Teixeira or Manny Ramirez, but that would have been difficult and expensive anyway.