northjersey.com - 9/30/2008
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NEW YORK â In the week since the Yankeesâ streak of 13 straight postseason trips ended, manager Joe Girardi broadly has hinted of the changes to come. There are "some interesting people out there," Girardi said, speaking of possible free agents. And if Brian Cashman remains as the general ...
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Caldera: Time for Yanks to get creative
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
How will they get creative? Well Pete Caldera has some ideas. Here are several trade possibilities he suggests for the Yanks. For the pitching staff: As a trade target, Kansas City right-hander Zack Greinke’s name has been floated, since he’s approaching the expensive years of his arbitration-eligible status. This year, Greinke, 24, was 13-10, with a 3.47 ERA in a little more than 200 innings, and he totaled 183 strikeouts. Oakland’s Justin Duchscherer, 30, isn’t a free agent until after next season, and he’s had hip issues that compromise his ...
GM position lays in wait; Mo opts for surgery
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... infield when the two players are approaching the age of 40. Baumbach is fairly confident that Jeter will be re-signed in two years, and that's likely true; the question is for how much and how long. Notably, though, the idea of re-signing the 36-year-old version of Jeter is already a scary proposition. Anyway, the point is this: while those certainly are not the biggest issues facing the team right now , they will be -- and soon. We agree with Pete Caldera that the next Yankee GM may have to get a little creative -- and ...
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