The San Francisco Giants signed Melky Cabrera to a one-year, $6 million deal prior to the 2012 season to serve as the everyday left fielder.
Originally a highly-regarded prospect in the New York Yankees system, Cabrera spent four full seasons with the Yankees before he was traded to the Atlanta Braves in a five-player deal that sent Javier Vazquez to New York.
After a down year in Atlanta, he signed with the Kansas City Royals in free agency and bounced back with a .305/.339/.470 line that included 44 doubles, 18 home runs, 87 RBI and 20 steals for a 4.