New York Notes: Posada, Reyes, Citi Field

As Paul McCartney gets ready to make his debut at the new Yankee Stadium, here's the latest news from the Big Apple... The Yankees "don't want to release [Jorge Posada] at all," but they may be forced into such a move if Posada's hitting doesn't pick up by the All-Star Break, writes ESPNNewYork.com's Ian O'Connor.  For now, there is no talk of a Posada release since the club wants to keep him on the roster until Derek Jeter reaches the 3000-hit plateau.  Of course, baseball is the last thing on Posada's mind today as his 11-year-old son underwent his latest surgery to attempt to correct a birth defect in his skull.  We at MLBTR send our best wishes to the entire Posada family. Can the Mets afford the fan backlash that will come from trading Jose Reyes?  Brian Costa of the Wall Street Journal asks the question, and also gets this interesting quote from author Vince Gennaro: "The odds that this is the new [Reyes] and that he's g...