The "Winter Meetings" has been so far not so fun if you are a Yankees fan or a Mets fan.
There hasn't been so much news to report on both the New York City teams.
The Yankees biggest news of the winter meetings was losing A-Rod to hip surgery.
A-Rod will be out for at least four to six months and won't be back until June.
Also, the Mets have signed David Wright to a eight year contract worth 138 million dollars.
That is pretty much the only signing they have made and they are now focusing on R.A. Dickey now.
Let's go over the Yankees news:
Yankees
The news so far for the Yankees besides Alex Rodriguez getting hip surgery hasn't been good as of late.
They have lost Russell Martin (Pirates), Eric Chavez (Dbacks) and they may lose Nick Swisher to someone else pretty soon.
Losing Nick Swisher, Russell Martin, Eric Chavez and add Andrew Jones and Raul Ibanez to this list will cost the Yankees 94 home runs.
How do the Yankees replace those numbers? If ...
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PLAYERS:
David Wright,
RA Dickey,
Alex Rodriguez,
Russell Martin,
Eric Chavez,
Nick Swisher,
Raul Ibanez,
Mark Reynolds,
Josh Hamilton,
Jeff Keppinger,
Ryan Ludwick,
Cody Ross,
Lucas Duda,
Kirk Nieuwenhuis,
Mike Baxter,
Josh Thole,
Miguel Olivo,
Jesus Flores,
Kelly Shoppach,
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
TEAMS: New York Yankees, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals
TEAMS: New York Yankees, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals
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