Afternoon Baseball

I'm going home, finally, to visit family and friends, cliche, cliche, so it may be it a bit sparse here.

Bronx Banter, as usual, does a better job covering the Yankees than anyone. They've got links about a 19-year-old kid with a big arm, RJ, Damon, and Sheff bitching about his contract, which is almost more of a self-motivator than anything to really worry about. I've discussed his 2007 option here and here. YanksBlog offers up an opinion on the matter, too.

Off The Facade links to an article where Andy Phillips discusses what his role will be and what he's doing to get there. Hopefully he gets the opportunity to succeed or fail.

In George We Trust shows some charts and graphs to try to figure out which of the two Kyle Farnsworths the Yanks can look forward to seeing.

And in a sort-of Yankees-related piece, Futility Infielder argues that Sammy Sosa might be worth kicking in a million for the chance that he'd hit 20 HR. He cites some teams that could improve their RF and/or DH situation, including the Yankees. I think that the problem with that argument is the baggage that Sosa will bring to any team, particularly a contender. He's also never been a full-time DH, and it's far more likely that an AL team would not want him disgracing the outfield on a regular basis. It's an interesting theory, but one that's likely to remain that way.

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