Johnny Damon still believes he fits on the Yankees even though they have acquired center fielder Curtis Granderson. “I don’t think it affects what I can still do. Either they come out and pursue me or they don’t,” Damon told the New York Post. “I still know how to play baseball and will make any [...]
Newly acquired center fielder Curtis Granderson brings a fresh, youthful look to the Yankees. He has good power and speed. His speed, though, doesn’t translate into stolen bases. He stole a career high 26 bases in 2007 and stole 20 bases in 2009. With his speed, I’m wondering why? It’s not the fact that he [...]
I won’t lie, I was lukewarm about the chatter three weeks ago that the Yankees were looking to acquire Curtis Granderson from the Tigers. I didn’t like the fact that he only hit .249 in 2009 and that he only got on base 32.7% of the time. I didn’t like that he strikes out so [...]
It’s official. The Yankees, Tigers and Diamondbacks completed a three-way trade today that sent center fielder and center piece of the trade Curtis Granderson to the Yankees. Granderson becomes the Yankees starting center fielder and will bat in the number two spot against right-handed pitchers. It’s uncertain in what spot of the lineup he will [...]
The following is the official statement released by the New York Yankees about their acquisition of Curtis Granderson from the Detroit Tigers: The New York Yankees today acquired outfielder Curtis Granderson from the Detroit Tigers in a three-team, seven-player deal, sending left-handed pitcher Phil Coke and outfielder Austin Jackson to Detroit and right-handed pitcher Ian Kennedy [...]
The Yankees’ acquisition of center fielder Curtis Granderson has an impact on some other players in baseball. Now that the Yankees have the center fielder they’ve longed for, where does Johnny Damon fit into the equation? Granderson slides into the number two spot in the lineup between Jeter and Teixeira where Damon used to bat. [...]
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