Yankees - The Yankees acquired Curtis Granderson. Granderson is a wonderful fielder, he is very fast and a good guy, but doesn't have the best batting average (249. last year). To get Curtis, the Yankees dished out top prospect Austin Jackson, reliever Phil Coke, and prospect pitcher Ian Kennedy. Many think the Yankees gave up a lot, but this was a good move for them. Kennedy is prone to injury and has shown nothing in the majors. Coke did contribute to the Yankees this past season as a lefty in the pen, but struggled a lot. As far as Jackson goes, some prospects pan out and some don't. Chances are that he will not end up being better than Granderson. Curtis is welcomed by me to be our starting center fielder for a bunch of years.
As far as Yankee free agents go, they were able to resign Andy Pettitte to a one year deal. Hideki Matsui signed a one year deal with the Angels. Johnny Damon is yet to sign, but has said he is going to start to look around at teams since he hasn't heard much from the Yankees yet.
New York needs help with their starting pitching, so it wouldn't surprise anyone if they went after some back of the rotation guys like Ben Sheets or Jason Marquis.
Are they going to sign Matt Holliday or Jason Bay? I don't think anything the Yankees pull off would surprise anyone, but it appears as though they are not talking to these players currently which would lead us to believe they would try to resign Johnny Damon.
Major Moves:
- Roy Halladay to the Phillies
- Cliff Lee and Chone Figgins to the Mariners
- John Lackey to the Red Sox
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