In spring training, the Yankees talked about needing to find at-bats for Melky Cabrera. He was so valuable to them last season, but they weren't sure where they would fit him in with regulars Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Bobby Abreu. Now that Matsui is on the disabled list with a hamstring strain, the Yankees don't have to work to get Cabrera in the lineup. "It's Melky every day," manager Joe Torre said.
At the moment, that's not as much of a welcome thing as the Yankees perhaps expected. Cabrera has not hit nearly as well as he did last season (.280 average), either in spring training or the first week of the season. He hit .206 in spring training with one extra-base hit. Continue
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