Followers of the offseason Yankees are left this winter thinking about a single bench position, and Fernando Tatis may just be the player for the job.
Let's take a look at the roster:
They will carry 12 pitchers.á
These are the nine position players:á C Posada (Switch); 1B Teixeira (S); 2B Cano (Left); SS Jeter (Right); 3B Rodriguez (R); LF Gardner (L); CF Granderson (L); RF Swisher (S); and DH Johnson (L).
For all intents and purposes, catcher Francisco Cervelli (R) and outfielder Jamie Hoffman (R) have made the team.
Cervelli is the low-budget, all-around catching sub for Jorge Posada at the moment, and A.J. Burnett will work with him.
The Yankees traded Brian Bruney for Jamie Hoffman, so we must assume that GM Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi are on board to give thi ...
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