The Yankees also aquired OF Rondell White. This will be a great pick-up for the Yankees if White stays healthy, though he has been injury prone in the past and has already suffered an injury this spring. White hit .306 with 17 home-runs in just 95 games last season.
OF/DH John VanderWal should prove to be a decent pick-up. VanderWal has the ablity to deliver clutch pinch-hit at-bats at any time which should be valuable. John had 3 home-runs and knocked in 20 runs in just 139 times to the plate.
The Yankees aquired the aging Robin Ventura from the New York Mets for OF David Justice in the off-season. Ventura will fill the empty spot at third base left by retired Scott Brosius. Ventura hit .232 with 24 home-runs and 84 RBI's last season.
New-comer Steve Karsay and familar-face David Wells are the main additions to the pitching staff. Wells went 5-7 with a 4.50 ERA with the White Sox last year. Karsay had 8 saves split between Atlanta and Cleveland last year.
Projected Starting Lineup | |
SS | Derek Jeter |
LF | Rondell White |
1B | Jason Giambi |
CF | Bernie Williams |
C | Jorge Posada |
RF | Shane Spencer |
DH | Nick Johnson |
3B | Robin Ventura |
2B | Alfonso Soriano |
Roger Clemens |
Mike Mussina |
Andy Pettitte |
David Wells |
Orlando Hernandez/Sterling Hitchcock |