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Welcome back folks, and happy late MLK day - also congrats to newly appointed president, Barack Obama. So the latest is that Xavier Nady and Melky Cabrera have avoided arbitration, signing 1-year deals. Hopefully now Nady sticks around, and these trade rumors die quickly, because we need players like him to balance out the team. I could also see Melky as a nice fourth outfielder, who could be quite productive when not playing everyday.

Brian Bruney is the only arbitration-eligible player left on the Bombers, but that should be settled shortly (no worries). Now the next interesting story is about the one, the only…Bernie “Burn, Baby Burn” Williams. As we know, he will be competing in the World Baseball Classic for Puerto Rico, but he also hinted in a recent interview that he’s not ready to call it quits…in the majors. Could this mean a possible return to the Bronx? Imagine Bernie getting announced in the new stadium, running on to the field in semi-solid shape? If nothing else, he could be an extra outfielder or DH that could switch-hit (pending they can deal Matsui). I know it’s crazy-talk, but he really claims he can still hit, and it would be a heck of a story.

Quick update on Freddy Garcia: it appears that he’s going to sign with one of the New York teams very soon, but newsday.com wrote that he’d be a better fit in pinstripes. He could slide into the #5 slot in the rotation still at 33-years-old, and he’s won in the American League while racking up innings. Good insurance guy to have. By the way, this is a pretty cool site to check out:

http://www.historyoftheyankees.com

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