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Johnny Damon will NOT be a Yankee
The World Series Victors, The New York Yankees, Don’t Have Enough Money for Damon!
While most die-hard Yankee fans would make the claim that signing Johnny Damon is a no-brainer, Damon remains one of the few remaining free agents in the market. The Post reported that the Yankees are telling agents they only have $2 million to spend on a left fielder, a figure that would be acceptable for Brett Gardner, but not Damon who had a .282 batting average with 24 home runs and 82 runs batted in – he also stole 12 bases and without getting caught.
More than likely, the Yankees will either platoon LF or RF with the current starter Brett Gardner, or keep their fingers crossed during the preseason tryouts with the Rule 5 future prospect Jamie Hoffman. Whatever happens, happens. I don’t believe that the Yankees will surrender any chances of a repeat, and again, this entry is talking about the Bronx Bombers. Time will tell.
Sources:
- http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100113&content_id=7911176&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
- http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/damon_yankees_haven_made_him_offer_eAcX0Lh6kk1DccMQINL8eP#
- http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=hoffma004jam
- http://twitter.com/baseball_ref
- http://www.baseball-reference.com/
