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"If Derek Jeter were anybody else, it's fair to say that he would have already been dropped in the lineup. Girardi doesn't want to move Jeter, apparently, and is probably concerned about embarrassing a proud player. What Jeter should do, as captain of the Yankees, is to draw from Ripken's example. He should take the onus off the manager. He should go to Girardi and tell him he'll be ready to hit anywhere in the lineup, and that he'll be OK with it. Until that happens -- or until Jeter actually starts to hit -- the Captain's place in the lineup, and his deep slump, will continue to be the elephant in the room for Girardi, something that everybody sees but won't talk about."
"Maybe Kevin Millwood can find another taker after opting out of his deal with the Yankees. But an official of one team that monitored him reported he "might be done. ... His stuff never got better. In fact, it regressed."
"What follows is pure speculation, and not rooted in any hard information: I can't imagine a player who would be a more perfect fit, in a trade, than Jose Reyes would be for the San Francisco Giants. He would be expensive. The Giants would have to give up a really, really good young player -- the Mets presumably would ask for a top-of-the-line young pitcher, as they go about the business of rebuilding their organization -- but Reyes would give San Francisco strong defense and offense. And the guess here is that he isn't necessarily intent on testing the free agent market, so if the Giants traded for him and wanted to keep him long-term, he could be convinced to stay by a solid multi-year offer."
"If Derek Jeter were anybody else, it's fair to say that he would have already been dropped in the lineup. Girardi doesn't want to move Jeter, apparently, and is probably concerned about embarrassing a proud player. What Jeter should do, as captain of the Yankees, is to draw from Ripken's example. He should take the onus off the manager. He should go to Girardi and tell him he'll be ready to hit anywhere in the lineup, and that he'll be OK with it. Until that happens -- or until Jeter actually starts to hit -- the Captain's place in the lineup, and his deep slump, will continue to be the elephant in the room for Girardi, something that everybody sees but won't talk about."
"Maybe Kevin Millwood can find another taker after opting out of his deal with the Yankees. But an official of one team that monitored him reported he "might be done. ... His stuff never got better. In fact, it regressed."
"What follows is pure speculation, and not rooted in any hard information: I can't imagine a player who would be a more perfect fit, in a trade, than Jose Reyes would be for the San Francisco Giants. He would be expensive. The Giants would have to give up a really, really good young player -- the Mets presumably would ask for a top-of-the-line young pitcher, as they go about the business of rebuilding their organization -- but Reyes would give San Francisco strong defense and offense. And the guess here is that he isn't necessarily intent on testing the free agent market, so if the Giants traded for him and wanted to keep him long-term, he could be convinced to stay by a solid multi-year offer."