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River Ave. Blues ยป Posada out as DH, at least for time being

Posada out as DH, at least for time being

August 7, 2011 by Mike 78 Comments

Sunday Linkage: Bat Boy, Waivers, A-Rod
Game 113: Freddy's Big Test

Via Joel Sherman, Bryan Hoch and Erik Boland, Eric Chavez will be the Yankees designated hitter “for a while.” If that doesn’t work, the Yankees will call up Jesus Montero, though they have no immediate plans to do so at the moment. “I’m not happy about it,” said now former DH Jorge Posada, “[but] I put myself in this situation.” The team told him they need to put their best lineup on the field, but he’s not a part of it.

Posada had a nice little run in late-May and early-June, but he’s hitting just .237/.289/.364 with only three homers in his last 128 plate appearances. I suspect that Chavez won’t be the DH exclusively, but rather you’ll see a bit of a rotation. Chavez at third while Eduardo Nunez gives Derek Jeter or Robinson Cano a day at DH, or Chavez at first with Mark Teixeira at DH, maybe Andruw Jones in the outfield with Curtis Granderson or Nick Swisher at DH, something like that. Either way, something had to be done.

Sunday Linkage: Bat Boy, Waivers, A-Rod
Game 113: Freddy's Big Test

Filed Under: Asides Tagged With: Jorge Posada

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