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River Ave. Blues ยป Sherman: Yankees have $2M to spend on left field

Sherman: Yankees have $2M to spend on left field

January 12, 2010 by Mike 114 Comments

The twists and turns of Johnny Damon's off-season
Yankees sign Royce Ring, David Winfree

The Yankees are telling agents that they only have $2M to spend on upgrading left field, according to Joel Sherman. No matter how much we dream of a Johnny Damon return, there’s zero chance that’ll happen if Sherman’s report is accurate. $2M isn’t going to buy you much on the free agent market (about half a win), and frankly if that’s all the money they have to spend, then I’d rather just see them save it for a potential mid-season pickup and go into the year with Brett Gardner and Jamie Hoffmann battling it out.

Yeah, Brian Cashman successfully lobbied Hal Steinbrenner to expand the payroll last year for Mark Teixeira and Andy Pettitte, however Sherman notes that the Yanks had agreed to a trade for Mike Cameron last July, but Little Stein wouldn’t take on the extra $5.5M in salary. Maybe people should stop blowing off the concept of a payroll limit after all.

The twists and turns of Johnny Damon's off-season
Yankees sign Royce Ring, David Winfree

Filed Under: Asides, Irresponsible Rumormongering

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