The Royals traded outfielder Melky Cabrera to the San Francisco Giants for left-hander Jonathan Sanchez on Monday...

Would have rather seen Zito go but that's plain crazy. Still, Sanchez was slowly losing favor among the Giants fan base with injuries and erratic performances. Not sure how much Cabrera has left in the tank but the Giants can use any bats to improve their last place offense. Assuming, the Giants lose Beltran, this would at least allow their line-up to remain somewhat level. Not sure what it means for Cody Ross but he has been up and down this year as well.

Excellent move. Beltran will provide a much needed boost to the offense and give some protection to Sandoval. Without guys like Buster and Freddy in the line up, the Giants were iffy to make the playoffs. Now they look like solid contenders for the NL Pennent. Let's hope we get 2004-2008 Beltran and not the 2009-2010 version.