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David Ortiz to Yankees?: Why Big Papi’s a Bad Fit for Bronx Bombers

there's anything the New York Yankees don't need right now, it's another player like David Ortiz.

And if there's one team on which Ortiz's talents would be squandered, it's the Yankees.

See where I'm going with this?

After a long and successful tenure with the Boston Red Sox, Big Papi may be on the way out of Beantown as a free agent, with some "baseball insiders" suggesting he may cross over to the (other) Dark Side to suit up in pinstripes.

The only issues? He and the Yankees simply don't need each other. New York's roster is already loaded with old, overpaid stars of yesteryear who will need at-bats at the DH spot, where Ortiz, a career professional hitter and a mediocre fielder at best, does the bulk of his damage.


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