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Nov 13, 2009 -- 4:12PM, BigGuy wrote:

I know you didn't say I said it.   I was wondering who did say it.   I didn't read it anywhere in any media articles.   If any posters are thinking the Yankees would give up a Hughes or Joba to get Granderson,  they're on crack.  lol

not only would said poster be smoking crack for suggesting joba or hughes....but if Dave Dombrowski would come to the yankees asking for Joba or Hughes for Granderson...crack might be the weakest drug he is on.

i always liked the way granderson played. speed guy with power and really good d. Would be perfect and could replace damon. that being said i wouldnt give a lot for him. austin romaine and a lesser prospect would be the most i would offer.

I would think Granderson would be an upgrade and hope the Yanks acquire him but my only concern is his career average against lefties is. 210 in over 600 AB's. He's over .290 against righties. Long will have his work cut out for him and it would be nice to have a decent replacement for him against tough lefties. To the posters hoping on anything from Nady I don't think you can . He wasn't that good a fielder to begin with and if anything he would another of one to many potential DH's

Nov 14, 2009 -- 11:52AM, qwik3457 wrote:

As I said earlier, you bench him against tough lefties, especially when you have a ground ball pitcher working. He starts 135-140 games a year, comes in for defense the other games. You bat him 6th vs. righties, and 9th vs. lefties, and you try to separate him and Swisher in the lineup. (Bat Cano 7th and Swisher 8th vs. lefties. You keep a right-hand bat on the bench to pinch hit for him in a key spot against a tough lefty reliever late in the game. (Nady, if he's healthy, for example). Melky would make a good platoon partner for him, if he's not traded. Gardner becomes the 5th OF/pinch-runner/defensive replacement. Hinske departs.

If you re-sign Damon, your OF becomes Damon/Granderson/Swisher with Melky and Gardner on the bench, or, if you have to trade Melky with Jackson to get Granderson, your OF becomes Damon/Granderson/Swisher with Gardner and Nady on the bench. This assumes that Nady is willing to take a bench role for next year, coming off an injury. If not, you try to sign someone like Reed Johnson; he's an excellent platoon righty, and plays a passable center field.

That, folks, is an outfield of some quality, to go with the 100 million infield.

This is the master at work folks. Take notes and you will all be as smart as me and qwik one day.

and kids...Eat your vitamins and don't forget to say your prayers

(having a xavier nady back and healthy would be a great asset....like qwik says he can step in for some ABs as a bench guy....but you can also slot him out in RF when swisher is slumping...and LF if a johnny damon gets hurt....having a player like nady could avoid the problem we had in the playoffs with swisher not hitting anything...and having to put in hairy to replace him.)