Now that one of the Yankees biggest bats has been shipped to Seattle they are now looking for someone who can replace his bat in the lineup at the DH position this according to CBSSports.com. The source has said that the Yankees do not have much money left to spend on adding a hitter, and it is very unlikely that would consider Jorge Posada since he is apparently retiring but has yet to make it official.
Damon has spent four seasons with the Yankees in the past (2006-2009) batting .285, .270, .303 and .282 respectively. There have been a few times interested in Damon and a return to Tampa Bay is unlikely since they recently signed Luke Scott. A source with the New York Daily news has said that the Yankees are not done fully evaluating their DH options just yet. The Yankees may be fine with using their current options of Andruw Jones and minor league call-up Jorge Vazquez but Damon is certainly a better option than both.
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