Yanks’ Get Ready for the Season. Focusing on the Ultimate Goal..

(Zell's Pinstripe Blog)

The New York Yankees have pretty much finished up there big spending, and they plan to get ready for the start of the season. The team is pretty much set, except there might be a few minor moves made. Spring Training is right around the corner..Pitchers & Catcher report in a  little over 10 days! I can’t believe it’s here. The Yankees were the champs of the winter, but will they win it in the end? I sure hope so. They definitely have the talent to do it, but now it’s a matter of putting it all together and winning on the baseball diamond.

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“We’re always keeping our eyes and ears open, but I wouldn’t expect anything further at this stage, or anything significant,” Cashman said. “The [Steinbrenner] family has allowed us to do so much this winter, and we’re hopeful that all this stuff plays out well for us in the summer.”

“I guess it does take a shot at your pride a little bit,” Pettitte said last week. “But when you put all that aside, I wanted to play for the New York Yankees. That was the bottom line. I wanted to be there and play in that new stadium.”

Cashman said the club has no intention of shuffling Chamberlain off to the bullpen, despite a looming innings issue, since Pettitte’s addition adds depth and the ability to skip starts when necessary. As the 23-year-old right-hander said, “It’s just nice to know what I’m going to do the entire year.”

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