2011 Yankees Offseason Ramblings

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Yankees are looking at Bill Hall! I can smell #28 already.

Yankees got their man!

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Yankees signed Russell Branyan to a minor league deal.

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Yankees fans, hide your boners! Another small market helped bail you out of another bad contract!

Okajima was released after failing a physical.

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Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the framework for a deal between the Yankees and Raul Ibanez, worth $1 million plus incentives over one year, is in place.
Ibanez likely followed the A.J. Burnett trade saga as closely as anyone over the past few weeks, as his signing with New York predicated not only on their ability to dump a portion of the money owed to Burnett, but also the assurance that the club didn't pick up a designated hitter in the trade, such as Garrett Jones, Travis Hafner or Bobby Abreu. All three had been bandied about in trade talks for Burnett but those possibilities ceased on Sunday, when Burnett was finally dumped on Pittsburgh for a pair of prospects. Ibanez should justify his salary as a part-time DH and backup corner outfielder.

Can't go wrong with $1 million. Ibanez and Jones should do well at DH.

[Tobywan]

According to Jon Heyman Yankees agree with Eric Chavez, pending physical, major league contract money guaranteed.


$900.000

[NYgiantsfan5689]

Also, word is this will most definitely be Mariano Rivera's final season

[Mach]

As sad as I am that Mo will likely be gone, freeing up payroll for the supposed "austerirty measures" to sign Hamels or whatever does interest me.

Not enthused about Chavez and Ibanez, but they are easy fixes if they suck/get injured.

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Yankees signed David Aardsma to a minor league deal.

[Mach]

Thought it was a majors deal, just that his TJ rehab would keep him out until midseason.

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It is a major league deal, just not guaranteed.

[Mach]

Works for me, now we got another decent righty (albeit one with severe FB tendencies in our park to boot) AND the guy at the top of the MLB player roll call!

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Yankees signed Jack Cust