Last November, Yankee fans and players were celebrating at the Canyon of Heroes parade in Manhattan as they won their 27th World Series title (the most by any franchise) in their remarkable history.
As soon as all the celebrating was over, it was time once again to get the team ready to defend its championship.
Yankees GM Brian Cashman had to reshape the roster a bit, (however, not as much as last year) due to the free agent signings of OF Johnny Damon (Detroit) and DH Hideki Matsui (LA Angels).
They decided to bring back SP Javier Vazquez for protection to the big three on top of the rotation (CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett, and Andy Pettitte.)
In last year's playoffs, they were fortunate enough that the big three held up through out. If they do go to the playoffs again ...
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Defending Champions Ready for No. 28: A Yankees 2010 Preview
Posted: 2nd April 2010 by Renato Rodrigues in MLBComments Off on Defending Champions Ready for No. 28: A Yankees 2010 Preview