Yankees reviewing Mientkiewicz medical records, deal imminent?

[jacksonianmarch]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/12152006/sports/yankees/yanks_may_give_doug_deal_yankees_george_king.htm

 

Sounds like the yankees swung and missed on Hillenbrand. They hoped to get him for a 1 yr deal, but he has multi yr offers on the table apparently and has cut off negotiations with NY.

 

They are getting the medical records on Mink and will likely make a decision by the end of next week if they will offer him a contract. Infield defense will be a premium this season. Wang was #3 in the majors in G/F ratio last season with a 3.06 to 1 ratio. With the acquisition of Pettitte, the yankees added the #16 pitcher in that category as well. The rest of the infield defense is average to above average, so having the best defensive 1b will help. The big hangups are the fact that the yankees will have a very lefty loaded lineup, but that doesnt seem to be an issue now that the ALE is mostly filled with right handed starters (Wells, Lilly, Chen, and Hendrickson are out of the east and only Igawa and Pettitte have returned and they are in NYY). Also Mink has shown he can hit lefties about as well as he hits righties. Overall, his offense is considered very poor, although his OBP is good enough for a #8-9 hitter to work in this lineup. Sounds like it might be a good fit on this team, assuming nothing bad shows up on the medical records that hasnt already been fixed.

[ARod2212]

Hillenbrand sucks anyway, I didn't want him. Give me defense at first base and I'll be happy.

 

What happened to those "Nick Johnson" rumors? I thought they were nice.

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I wouldnt mind Dougie in pinstripes. When these rumors first surfaced I wasnt sure how I felt about it, considering his negative words regarding the Yankees in a radio interview i remember hearing the night he was traded by the Sox to the Mets. He's a nice player who plays stellar defense.