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    Yankees will explore trade options at third 

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    Published on 07-25-12 12:10 PM

    It isn’t exactly surprising to see reporters speculating about the Yankees making a trade to replace the injured Alex Rodriguez, and that’s exactly what’s happened this morning. The Yankees have even been tied to San Diego’s Chase Headley, the top available player at the position on the market.

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    Grappling with Granderson’s fielding stats 

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    Published on 07-25-12 10:06 AM

    One of the constant story lines over the past months involve the Yankees’ future plans for Curtis Granderson in light of the team’s self-imposed 2014 salary cap. After watching nearly every game Granderson has played this season, the mind keeps switching back and forth about his value to the Yankees. The twenty-seven homers are nice. The walk rate is above decent. His personality and attitude are first rate. But there are the strikeouts and then there are the fielding metrics. The strikeouts, if they come with an ISO of .262 and a wOBA of .367 are somewhat easy to swallow. But the fielding metrics? Hmm…

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    Yankees to recall Ramiro Pena 

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    Published on 07-25-12 09:49 AM

    I was just about to do a quick post on the Yankees’ internal options for filling Alex Rodriguez‘s roster spot, but that would be a waste now as Joel Sherman just reported that the Yankees will be recalling Ramiro Pena from Triple-A for the job. We’re all familiar with Pena, he’s generally solid on defense and on the bases and can play all over the field, but to call him “light hitting” would be a major compliment. I’m not going to tell you that his addition is ideal by any means, but there aren’t really any ideal options at all.

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