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New York Yankees: Why Slade Heathcott Should Replace »
On Sunday, New York Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson fractured his forearm against the Toronto Blue Jays in only the second game of spring training.The Yankees were already mulling an outfield shift this spring. With Granderson's injury, the move is assured—at least for Opening Day.Assuming that Ichiro will slide to left field for [...]
Alex Rodriguez: A Profile of the Misunderstood and »
Alex Rodriguez has me hooked.He is a dominant home run hitter, with 647 career home runs on his resume (5th All Time, trailing Willie Mays by only 13 HR). He is a three-time MVP (tied for 2nd All-Time behind Barry Bonds). Two franchises proffered him $250-plus million contracts to wear their uniforms (New York Yankees). He is a [...]
New York Yankees Backup IF Search: Placido Polanco or »
According to the NY Post's Ken Davidoff, the Yankees are looking for upgrades at their utility infielder bench position over Jason Nix.Nix played 74 games in 2012 spread across 2B, SS, 3B and LF. He put up a mediocre .234/.306/.384 slash line and produced only a 0.2 WAR.Another Yankee who saw significant time in the Yankees infield was Eric [...]