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Yankees Hot Stove: To trade or not to trade Brett Gardner?

Found December 11, 2013 on Lady Loves Pinstripes:
PLAYERS: Brett Gardner,  Jacoby Ellsbury,  Carlos Beltran,  Alfonso Soriano,  Vernon Wells,  Ichiro Suzuki
TEAMS: New York Yankees,  Baltimore Orioles
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Brett Gardner makes a outstretched catch during a game between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles on April 24, 2011. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) With the new additions of Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran to go along with Brett Gardner, Alfonso Soriano, Vernon Wells and Ichiro Suzuki, the New York Yankees have a plethora of outfielders. This leads many to presume that lead-off hitter Gardner is the odd-man out, as he is still under team control through this season and is considered one of the top five center fielders in the game today. Certainly, Gardner’s health does pose some concern, as he has spent a decent amount of time on the DL over his six career seasons. But no doubt when healthy, Gardner is an all around good player with a lot of the same tools as Ellsbury. As you can probably tell, I want Gardner to stay in New York but what is you opinion on the possibility of him being trading for starting pitcher, or second baseman? Brett Gardner Do you think the Yankees should...
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