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River Ave. Blues ยป Posada set for meniscus surgery of his own, DH spot

Posada set for meniscus surgery of his own, DH spot

November 10, 2010 by Benjamin Kabak 37 Comments

Dancing with Derek for the first time
Yankees visiting Lee in Arkansas today

Jorge Posada, the Yanks’ incumbent catcher, will have surgery today to fix a torn meniscus in his left knee, The Times reported this morning. The Yankees determined yesterday that Posada needed the operation, and while the team expects a speedy recovery, as Michael S. Schmidt writes, “it underlines the age issues that the Yankees have to confront with Posada.”

Beyond the meniscus surgery, though, Schmidt’s story is intriguing as it sheds some light on the Yanks’ catching situation. Yanks GM Brian Cashman has told Posada that he will be competing with Jesus Montero in Spring Training for the starting job and, as one source said, “should prepare to DH a lot…Posada said great and he was willing to do it. He was happy to know what the situation is.” Many Yankee-watchers had predicted that Posada would not respond well to this news, but as Moshe Mandel said to me last night, “It’s almost like he’s a professional who is being paid a lot of money to help the team, and knows he is getting old to catch.”

Dancing with Derek for the first time
Yankees visiting Lee in Arkansas today

Filed Under: Asides, Injuries Tagged With: Jorge Posada

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