There was a lot of Yankees activity in the past 2 days, taking away some of the spotlight from the Red Sox's World Series victory. A-Rod decided to opt-out of his contract and become a free agent. I get a sense that it's his agent, Scott Boras making all of the decisions and it's all about money. Teams are always likely to overpay, which means A-Rod is gone next year. This could certainly affect the decisions of the other players if they feel there's less of a chance to win a ring.
Today, Girardi was named as manager of the Yankees. I was really surprised that they didn't go with Mattingly. A disappointed Donnie Baseball mentioned that he would not be returning to the coaching staff next season. Mattingly was Torre's apprentice, so maybe choosing Girardi was another parting shot to Torre. Again, this could possible affect the other free agents. All the players got along with Girardi, but we don't know if they favored Mattingly for manager or not.
So far things aren't looking too good. If the Yanks don't have A-Rod, I actually think they still have a chance to do well. The negative I see is the possible affect on the guys that really matter. We need the core of Rivera, Posada and Pettitte... the champs.
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