http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/155 Recent articles about Johnny Damon en-us From the AP via the NY Post:George Steinbrenner was not on hand when the Yankees started their organizational meetings with an afternoon session Wednesday at the team’s spring training complex in Tampa, Fla.Team president Randy Levine and chief operating officer Lonn Trost were among the officials at George M. Steinbrenner Field with managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner and co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner. The full-scale meetings begin tomorrow.The team will discuss whether the should ymak... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:47:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Organizational_Meetings_Underway/1669813 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Organizational_Meetings_Underway/1669813 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Organizational_Meetings_Underway/1669813 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/6/e6bf01dfa062088c25d72aa4676328f393f0286d/small/New_York_Yankees_f01f.jpg by Paul J. Bereswill - AP 6 months ago: New York Yankees' Johnny Damon and home plate umpire Gary Darling watch Damon's long fly ball go foul in the sixth inning against the Baltimore Orioles in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill) View full size photo » Yesterday the Yankees decided to cut ties with free agent LF Johnny Damon by not offering... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:00:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Should_the_Yankees_have_offered_Johnny_Damon_arbitration/1666335 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Should_the_Yankees_have_offered_Johnny_Damon_arbitration/1666335 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Should_the_Yankees_have_offered_Johnny_Damon_arbitration/1666335 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/c/4cd6e4c91ff6a0a3f02a32f4bbf64ff5fd4678aa/small/BRAVESYANKEES_eace.jpg Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon, Houston shortstop Miguel Tejada and Dodgers pitcher Randy Wolf were among the free agents who weren't offered salary arbitration, moves that enable new teams to sign them without losing draft picks. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:38:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Damon_Tejada_among_stars_not_offered_arbitration/1665502 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Damon_Tejada_among_stars_not_offered_arbitration/1665502 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Damon_Tejada_among_stars_not_offered_arbitration/1665502 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/0/70a15bfb376ed700cf19f58ddb44dd7386ebda30/small/89759934.jpg Per Tyler Kepner (NY Times), we find that Johnny Damon is pretty content with the Yankees’ choice not to offer him arbitration. “In a better position since teams won’t lose draft picks,” Damon said via text message when asked about the non-offer. “Will now wait and see what develops,” he added. Damon is right, his [...] Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:45:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/For_Damon_no_arbitration_no_problem/1664850 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/For_Damon_no_arbitration_no_problem/1664850 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/For_Damon_no_arbitration_no_problem/1664850 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/4/7442b4447fc3698c0bc68285e35287a20a84b86f/small/Johnny_Damon_crosses_e9f9.jpg The Yankees declined to offer salary arbitration to World Series MVP Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon and Andy Pettitte, a move that means New York would not receive draft picks as compensation if they sign with other teams. Tuesday night was the first big deadline of baseball's offseason, with teams having until midnight to make arbitration offers to their former players who became free agents. Players have until Dec. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:35:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yankees_decline_arbitration_to_Damon_Pettitte/1664024 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yankees_decline_arbitration_to_Damon_Pettitte/1664024 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yankees_decline_arbitration_to_Damon_Pettitte/1664024 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/0/70a15bfb376ed700cf19f58ddb44dd7386ebda30/small/89759934.jpg According to The Star-Ledger, the Yankees announced today that they will not be offering arbitration to any of their eligible players. Those players include Johnny Damon, Jerry Hairston Jr., Eric Hinske, Hideki Matsui, Jose Molina, Xavier Nady and Andy Pettitte. It's the second year in a row that the team has not offered any of their players arbitration. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:10:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yanks_Wont_Offer_Any_Player_Arbitration/1663620 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yanks_Wont_Offer_Any_Player_Arbitration/1663620 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yanks_Wont_Offer_Any_Player_Arbitration/1663620 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/0/70a15bfb376ed700cf19f58ddb44dd7386ebda30/small/89759934.jpg I've taken some complaints over the years for posting stuff from questionable places, but the format of this blog has always been to pass along pertinent information I come across, about the Mets with my own opinion/editorial. I claim to have no sources for inside information, nor am I attempting to gain credibility as a news source. This is simply one fan passing along and expressing himself to others, it's up to you, the reader to decide the merit of something I pass along. I'm ... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:38:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Twitter_rumors_on_Damon/1663973 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Twitter_rumors_on_Damon/1663973 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Twitter_rumors_on_Damon/1663973 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/c/4cd6e4c91ff6a0a3f02a32f4bbf64ff5fd4678aa/small/BRAVESYANKEES_eace.jpg From George King III (NY Post): Agent Scott Boras strongly hinted yesterday there are multiple teams who would like to have Johnny Damon atop their lineups. “Usually, when there is a free agent like this, there are three to four teams who are seriously interested,” said Boras, who didn’t divulge the clubs. Maybe the Yankees will call Boras’ [...] Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:00:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Boras_talks_up_Damon_again/1659734 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Boras_talks_up_Damon_again/1659734 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Boras_talks_up_Damon_again/1659734 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/c/4cd6e4c91ff6a0a3f02a32f4bbf64ff5fd4678aa/small/BRAVESYANKEES_eace.jpg Here are three quick items this morning: Tim Dierkes of MLBTR explains draft pick compensation and arbitration’s affect on such compensation. Would you offer Johnny Damon arbitration? A few weeks ago, Matt, at Fack Youk, really tackled the issue. Tom Singer (MLB) discusses the way in which free agency is being impacted by long-term deals to players. Back with [...] Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:00:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Quick_Bits_Draft_Picks_Damon_Free_Agency/1648710 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Quick_Bits_Draft_Picks_Damon_Free_Agency/1648710 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Quick_Bits_Draft_Picks_Damon_Free_Agency/1648710 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/c/4cd6e4c91ff6a0a3f02a32f4bbf64ff5fd4678aa/small/BRAVESYANKEES_eace.jpg Ken Davidoff from Newsday writes that Johnny Damon won’t settle (in terms of a contract) in free agency and that’s why Davidoff thinks the outfielder won’t be in pinstripes next season. I spent some time with Johnny Damon today, and he spoke forcefully about his free agency and his future. I asked him specifically about Scott [...] Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:30:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Johnny_Damons_days_as_a_Yankee_over/1639610 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Johnny_Damons_days_as_a_Yankee_over/1639610 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Johnny_Damons_days_as_a_Yankee_over/1639610 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/c/4cd6e4c91ff6a0a3f02a32f4bbf64ff5fd4678aa/small/BRAVESYANKEES_eace.jpg Yesterday, atop the Empire State Building, Ken Davidoff caught up with Johnny Damon and coaxed quite a few interesting quotes out of the free agent left fielder. Damon discussed what he hopes to achieve during free agency and made it clear that he would like to receive a lengthy multiyear deal this winter (from the [...] Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:00:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Damon_doesnt_sound_ready_to_settle_for_a_2_year_deal/1630185 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Damon_doesnt_sound_ready_to_settle_for_a_2_year_deal/1630185 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Damon_doesnt_sound_ready_to_settle_for_a_2_year_deal/1630185 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/c/4cd6e4c91ff6a0a3f02a32f4bbf64ff5fd4678aa/small/BRAVESYANKEES_eace.jpg Ken Rosenthal (FOX Sports) speculates that super agent Scott Boras will ultimately use Bobby Abreu’s 2-year, $19M contract with the Angels as the baseline for Johnny Damon’s deal. Mike over at RAB considered this market influence a few weeks ago. In case you’re wondering, Damon was worth 3 WAR in 2009, while Abreu was worth [...] Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:30:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Abreus_contract_Damons_baseline/1614389 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Abreus_contract_Damons_baseline/1614389 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Abreus_contract_Damons_baseline/1614389 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/8/58a1b7f8f084b0ea5b850e62731c110a63aa8178/small/Phillies_Johnny_Damon_a16f.jpg Dayn Perry of FOX Sports put out his list of ten offseason moves that need to be made. Number five covers the Yankees, specifically their outfield.5. The Yankees should worry about Johnny Damon and not Hideki Matsui.The reigning champs have some decisions to make. They need to coax Andy Pettitte into pitching one more year, and they need to re-sign Johnny Damon. Damon — when not throwing the ball — gives the Yanks plus defense in left, and he has maintained his offensive skills quite nicely. ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:15:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Perry_Yanks_should_worry_about_Damon_not_Matsui/1582450 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Perry_Yanks_should_worry_about_Damon_not_Matsui/1582450 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Perry_Yanks_should_worry_about_Damon_not_Matsui/1582450 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/c/4cd6e4c91ff6a0a3f02a32f4bbf64ff5fd4678aa/small/BRAVESYANKEES_eace.jpg We've all heard over the past couple days that A; Scott Boras will want at least 4 years for Damon, B; the Giants are interested, and C; Damon possibly might take the deal with more years. So you really have to ask yourself - will Johnny Damon return to the Yanks in 2010?The reason why I'm a little worried is because if you remember, during the 2005 season while with the Red Sox, Damon said he would never play for the Yankees and that he loves Boston. But sure enough, Damon signed a 4... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Will_Damon_Really_Return_In_2010/1563915 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Will_Damon_Really_Return_In_2010/1563915 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Will_Damon_Really_Return_In_2010/1563915 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/4/7442b4447fc3698c0bc68285e35287a20a84b86f/small/Johnny_Damon_crosses_e9f9.jpg