February 03, 2009
Change of Positions?
This is an interesting twist. Orlando Hudson says the Yankees are one of four teams interested in him:
Hudson also told the MLB Network he has not been told he would need to change positions. Robinson Cano (Yankees) and Luis Castillo (Mets) are established at second base, but both have been the subject of trade rumors. The Nationals' second base situation is unsettled; the Dodgers have said second-year player Blake DeWitt would take over for the retired Jeff Kent.
Cano, despite his poor 2008, has enough potential to bring a decent return. Are they going to package Cano and one of the outfielders for a true centerfielder?
i call BS. Didn't the Yankees reach their free agent quota according to the basic agmt?
It has to be BS. They did not send hitting coach Kevin Long all the way out to where Cano lives and spend a bunch of time trying to fix a player the were just going to trade away. Unless Cano or Hudson can play CF, I don't see how the Yankees are actually thinking of signing him.
Stones,
Uh, no. Your source, Bloom, corrected himself:
http://tinyurl.com/b8rny
"Because of an exception granted, the Yankees -- or any other team -- can sign as many as eight Type A or Type B free agents this season, a top baseball official said on Friday."
Spending money on free agents isn't embarrassing. (Spending on Hudson might be, though.)
