Still, O’s needed to upgrade their pitching and they didn’t, and that might come back to bite them as the season wears on, given their pitchers’ histories of injuries (Matusz, Arrieta, Tillman, Wada et al)

there aren’t many good 30 year old first baseman sitting by their phone either.

most of those brittle old men played in the American League Championship series last year.

Okay, had I been drinking something, I probably would have spit it out and then you’d be liable for damage to my keyboard. Be careful with your humor- you have no idea the damage it can do.

Add that comment to the Yankees Doom Watch.

Donny Ballgame could probably moonlight for the Bombers. Spend a couple days in the dugout with the Dodgers and then jet-set across country to don the pinstripes again.

I think Nick Johnson could be coaxed out of his recent retirement. Granted, you’ll need an immediate backup option for when he strains something signing the contract or packing his bags to head to Spring Training.

Granted, I assume that counts as performance enhancer. Although I’m not sure if the new CBA allows testing for tennis balls?!

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Monday that he plans to reach out to Chipper Jones’ agent.
It’s worth a shot, but all indications are that Chipper is happy in retirement. Even if he did entertain the idea of returning it would surely be with the Braves, who could use some help at the hot corner. Cashman is looking for someone that can help out at the corner infield spots with Mark Teixeira sidelined.