AGRI Biz

Followers of the offseason Yankees are left this winter thinking about a single bench position, and Fernando Tatis may just be the player for the job. Let's take a look at the roster: They will carry 12 pitchers.á These are the nine position players:á C Posada (Switch); 1B Teixeira (S); 2B Cano (Left); SS Jeter (Right); 3B Rodriguez (R); LF Gardner (L); CF Granderson (L); RF Swisher (S); and DH Johnson (L). For ...

When the Yankees signed Nick Johnson as DH for approximately $5.5M base pay, I thought that it was a very solid move.   Nick Johnson "keeps the line moving," wears down starting pitchers and gets on base, which is not a bad think in a lineup including Rodriguez, Teixeira, and Posada behind him. Very shortly thereafter, the Yankees traded Melky Cabrera and two prospect pitchers for Javier Vazquez.  Nothing wrong with that ...