MLB Rumors: More New York Yankees

by faketeams on Jan 7, 2009 10:20 AM EST in Baseball

Buster Olney reports the New York Yankees will trade either OF/1B Nick Swisher or OF Xavier Nady. Dealing one of them will have positive effects on the playing time of the outfielders left behind, and on the one dealt.

Without Swisher or Nady, the playing time of Melky Cabrera and Brett Gardner increase assuming catcher Jorge Posada remains an effective backstop. Otherwise, Hideki Matsui will be sent to the field with Jorge filling the DH slot.

Whoever is dealt will see his ABs go north of 500. This is a win-win situation for the players - both major league and fantasy.

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oh my!

so your telling me Matsui is going to play right with the noodle arm? imagine an OF with the arms of Damon/Matsui/Gardner………then throw in the defense of jeter/cano/posada……downgrade the Yankee pitchers a little

by superherodj on Jan 7, 2009 10:42 AM EST reply actions

Matsui

If Posada can’t catch,Matsui is going to play the field somewhere

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by faketeams on Jan 7, 2009 11:06 AM EST reply actions

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i know he will it will just be a scary site watching every runner go from 1st to 3rd and 2nd to home,stretching singles into doubles because the OF’s cant reach the cutoff man!

by superherodj on Jan 7, 2009 3:04 PM EST reply actions

Yup

If Jorge can’t throw to 2B, the Rays and Red Sox are going to be running all day long. It’ll be like a softball game between the 40-year-olds team and the team of high school/college grads.

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by faketeams on Jan 7, 2009 4:38 PM EST up reply actions