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Found October 16, 2009 on Jorge Says No: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Johnny Damon,  Jason Bay,  Carl Crawford
TEAMS: New York Yankees,  Boston Red Sox,  Tampa Bay Rays

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For a majority of the regular season, Damon was viewed as the guy the Yankees would opt to keep heading into 2010. Even with Damon's limited defensive ability, he still offered more flexibility than Hideki Matsui moving forward. But now there are murmurs that Damon will not be back with the Yankees in 2010:"Now that the Yankees seem to have built a team that can get an annual invite to the ALCS, the 35-year-old Damon, whose contract expires at the end of this playoff run, might not get much use out of it. He is a veteran on a team that miraculously squeezed production from a group of aging players - some of them coming off injuries, such as Jorge Posada, Andy Pettitte, and Hideki Matsui. Damon's services might not be in demand in the Bronx next year."I know Damon struggled pretty badly in the ALDS, but people need to remember just how good Damon was for the Yankees this season. Damon was the perfect catalyst behind Derek Jeter this season and is a large reason why ...
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