Cubs Potential Offseason Targets: Mike Cameron
I'll go through a few more lower level free agents this week and pick it up to some possible bigger names next week. As we know, there's talk that if the Cubs can move Milton Bradley, they'd put Kosuke Fukudome back to right field and try and improve the outfield defense with a more true center fielder. And that's where Mike Cameron comes in...
Year | Age | Tm | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
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1995 | 22 | CHW | 28 | 44 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .184 | .244 | .316 | .560 | 47 |
1996 | 23 | CHW | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | -31 |
1997 | 24 | CHW | 116 | 446 | 379 | 63 | 98 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 55 | 23 | 2 | 55 | 105 | .259 | .356 | .433 | .789 | 109 |
1998 | 25 | CHW | 141 | 443 | 396 | 53 | 83 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 37 | 101 | .210 | .285 | .336 | .621 | 63 |
1999 | 26 | CIN | 146 | 636 | 542 | 93 | 139 | 34 | 9 | 21 | 66 | 38 | 12 | 80 | 145 | .256 | .357 | .469 | .825 | 105 |
2000 | 27 | SEA | 155 | 643 | 543 | 96 | 145 | 28 | 4 | 19 | 78 | 24 | 7 | 78 | 133 | .267 | .365 | .438 | .803 | 107 |
2001 | 28 | SEA | 150 | 633 | 540 | 99 | 144 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 110 | 34 | 5 | 69 | 155 | .267 | .353 | .480 | .832 | 123 |
2002 | 29 | SEA | 158 | 640 | 545 | 84 | 130 | 26 | 5 | 25 | 80 | 31 | 8 | 79 | 176 | .239 | .340 | .442 | .782 | 109 |
2003 | 30 | SEA | 147 | 612 | 534 | 74 | 135 | 31 | 5 | 18 | 76 | 17 | 7 | 70 | 137 | .253 | .344 | .431 | .774 | 108 |
2004 | 31 | NYM | 140 | 562 | 493 | 76 | 114 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 76 | 22 | 6 | 57 | 143 | .231 | .319 | .479 | .798 | 104 |
2005 | 32 | NYM | 76 | 343 | 308 | 47 | 84 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 85 | .273 | .342 | .477 | .819 | 114 |
2006 | 33 | SDP | 141 | 634 | 552 | 88 | 148 | 34 | 9 | 22 | 83 | 25 | 9 | 71 | 142 | .268 | .355 | .482 | .837 | 121 |
2007 | 34 | SDP | 151 | 651 | 571 | 88 | 138 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 78 | 18 | 5 | 67 | 160 | .242 | .328 | .431 | .759 | 103 |
2008 | 35 | MIL | 120 | 508 | 444 | 69 | 108 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 70 | 17 | 5 | 54 | 142 | .243 | .331 | .477 | .809 | 110 |
2009 | 36 | MIL | 149 | 628 | 544 | 78 | 136 | 32 | 3 | 24 | 70 | 7 | 3 | 75 | 156 | .250 | .342 | .452 | .795 | 108 |
15 Seasons | 1829 | 7435 | 6440 | 1013 | 1610 | 362 | 59 | 265 | 926 | 296 | 82 | 825 | 1798 | .250 | .340 | .448 | .788 | 106 | ||
SEA (4 yrs) | 610 | 2528 | 2162 | 353 | 554 | 115 | 19 | 87 | 344 | 106 | 27 | 296 | 601 | .256 | .350 | .448 | .798 | 112 | ||
CHW (4 yrs) | 296 | 945 | 824 | 121 | 189 | 36 | 8 | 23 | 100 | 50 | 14 | 96 | 224 | .229 | .315 | .376 | .691 | 82 | ||
NYM (2 yrs) | 216 | 905 | 801 | 123 | 198 | 53 | 3 | 42 | 115 | 35 | 7 | 86 | 228 | .247 | .328 | .478 | .806 | 108 | ||
SDP (2 yrs) | 292 | 1285 | 1123 | 176 | 286 | 67 | 15 | 43 | 161 | 43 | 14 | 138 | 302 | .255 | .341 | .456 | .797 | 112 | ||
MIL (2 yrs) | 269 | 1136 | 988 | 147 | 244 | 57 | 5 | 49 | 140 | 24 | 8 | 129 | 298 | .247 | .337 | .464 | .801 | 109 | ||
CIN (1 yr) | 146 | 636 | 542 | 93 | 139 | 34 | 9 | 21 | 66 | 38 | 12 | 80 | 145 | .256 | .357 | .469 | .825 | 105 | ||
AL (8 yrs) | 906 | 3473 | 2986 | 474 | 743 | 151 | 27 | 110 | 444 | 156 | 41 | 392 | 825 | .249 | .341 | .428 | .769 | 104 | ||
NL (7 yrs) | 923 | 3962 | 3454 | 539 | 867 | 211 | 32 | 155 | 482 | 140 | 41 | 433 | 973 | .251 | .340 | .465 | .805 | 109 |
The offensive numbers are pretty generic, but combined with his defense, he's definitely a plus for any team (anywhere from 2 to 4 Wins Above Replacement according to Fangraphs). UZR has him well above replacement level defensively the last couple of years and for his career and BP agrees with a career 106 Rate2 number. The Fan's Scouting Report makes it the triple crown of defensive road marks along with 3 career Gold Gloves to make me feel confident that he still can patrol center field with the best of them.
Now you know with Cameron's ability to hit 20 HR's or more, Lou is gonna want to use him in the middle of the order to drive in runs, so let's see how he does in that area. I like to look deeper than just the standard RBI counting stat and see what kind of opportunties Cameron has had and thankfully BP neatly keeps track of this. Cameron's OBI% (Other Batters Driven In) since 2006:
10.7% - 2009, 16.5% in 2008, 14.7% in 2007, 15.8% in 2006
Well 2009 was pretty ugly there for Cameron - Milton Bradley ugly - but he seems to be around the league average(which is about 15%) or better for the most part which I honestly expected to be a little worse with all his K's. It's not something you can put a guarantee on, but let's say he shows a tendency to get the job done.
Still at age 37, I don't think the Cubs should really enterain much more than a 1-yr offer here and hope you get a Bobby Abreu-special that falls in your lap in March for $5-$7M. Considering Cameron's sensitive (as he should be) to some of the bleacher taunting, I don't see this being a match for the Cubs or Cameron.
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