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River Ave. Blues ยป Update: Yankees are “quietly” checking in on Josh Hamilton

Update: Yankees are “quietly” checking in on Josh Hamilton

December 9, 2012 by Mike 236 Comments

Nunez makes winter ball debut in the Dominican Republic
Update: Yankees likely to re-sign Ichiro

Sunday: Jon Heyman says the Yankees are not in on Hamilton at the moment. They will only seriously consider him if he fell into their laps at a below-market price, which is very unlikely to happen.

Friday: Via Bob Nightengale: The Yankees are “quietly” checking background information on Josh Hamilton, which could be nothing more than due diligence. For what it’s worth, Mark Feinsand notes the team does question how the embattled slugger would fit in New York. There are some major off-the-field concerns here, obviously.

Earlier this week Ken Rosenthal reported the Mariners were talking about a three-year deal worth $20-25M annually with Hamilton, and the Yankees should be all over him at that price. It’s the five, six, and seven-year deals that terrify me. Hamilton would give the team a much-needed middle of the order bat, and he’d protect them a bit against Robinson Cano potentially leaving as a free agent next winter. The Yankees have a strong and veteran-laden clubhouse that would hopefully help him keep his off-the-field problems in check, and even though he’s only a ~125 games a year player, those ~125 games are better than any (non-Nick Swisher) alternative can reasonably give you over a full season.

Nunez makes winter ball debut in the Dominican Republic
Update: Yankees likely to re-sign Ichiro

Filed Under: Asides, Hot Stove League Tagged With: Josh Hamilton

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