bugsandcranks.com - 9/7/2008
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What should the New York Yankees do about first base next season?
The popular scenario has the Yankees letting Jason Giambi go — which they should — and making a huge run at signing Angels’ first baseman Mark Teixiera , a free agent this off-season.
That sounds nice, but I don’t see Teixiera in pinstripes. I think the Yankees should — and will — spend ...
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The First Base Discussion
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
... K. from River Ave. Blues discusses the potential log jam at first base next season. Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon have said they'd be willing to learn the position and play first. Jorge Posada's bad shoulder may force him to play some first base next year as well. He wonders whether the Yankees would be better off signing Mark Teixeira "to a contract that will be too rich and too long" or just using a mix of Matsui-Damon-Posada to get through next year. Ed Valentine from Bugs and Cranks believes that Matsui is the answer at first is a bad one, he also ...
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