The Yankees are expected to announce this morning that Curtis Granderson will indeed become their starting center fielder and will not play much left field, if at all, according to Joel Sherman of the NY Post.
Granderson roamed center field in all his years with the Detroit Tigers, but there was speculation that the Yankees would move him to left field after general manager Brian Cashman made the claim that Brett Gardner might be the best defensive center fielder in all of baseball.
On top of that, there were rumblings that Granderson’s defense had dropped off, so the Yankees had come into spring training with an open mind toward which player would play the outfield pivot. They’ve tried both players in left and center field this spring and have been satisfied with Granderson&rs ...
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Curtis Granderson Named New York Yankees’ Starting Center Fielder
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Bronx Baseball Daily in MLBComments Off on Curtis Granderson Named New York Yankees’ Starting Center Fielder