Yankees Rumors

The view from the rail gets old, Yankees fans clamor for action, the rumor mill shifts to overdrive:

• "The Yankees will start their vaunted organizational meetings tomorrow at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. Hal and Hank Steinbrenner will preside over a crew that will include Randy Levine, Lonn Trost and Brian Cashman along with the top people in the baseball operations department.--(LoHud)-- Hank gets to greet his "Piss-ant employees" and the boys continue to cash their checks. I'm reminded of the infamous Cashman quote to Hank's Dad after another playoff debacle, "I'm so sorry boss." Hank, is still living a dream, "This year was a little strange because the American League East was so powerful. We finished third because of the division we’re in." Yeah, that's the ticket.
• "And now with their longest winter since 1994, the New York Yankees have time and loads of money on their hands, willing to dole it out to whoever will help them return to October.
  So many questions and so few marquee free agents." The rumored $90 million available sounds good until you get the pencil out. Hank claims "everyone is on the same page" but deciding between big ticket, headline splashing fresh faces and faded pinstripes won't be easy.
• Stanford Grad, Mike Mussina is the analytical type: ": Mussina fears that the Yankees will not be good enough next season for him to sufficiently chip away at the 30 victories he needs for 300." Wipe away the hype and reality bites.
• Let's make a deal: "The Dodgers' interest in Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano is sincere, but at what price? Outfielder Matt Kemp would be an obvious fit for the Yankees," File this under pie in the sky.
• "The Yankees need a third-base coach, and Willie Randolph needs a job. So there is a chance the former Mets New York Mets manager might return to The Bronx." [NY Post The notion that Randolph would take a coaching position and step right into a season of innuendo and press fatigue doesn't fit. Girardi will know he's in trouble when Willie is sitting in the YES booth. Joe has been there and done that.

Fasten your seat belts, the off season ride on the rumor roller coaster is just starting.

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