Possible trades and signings for the Yankees

Wow, sorry guys, its been a while, almost a month actually.  I'm sorry for the lack of posts and updates as of late during a very up-and-down first month plus.  I've been really, really busy at work lately and have had little time to myself.  So I figured while I do have some time on my hands I would post something that's been on my mind for some time now.  This lack of posts will not happen again, sorry.

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Well, Ken Griffey Jr., earlier this week, asked the Reds for a trade.  Now is it just me or is Griffey a perfect fit as a DH?  He's a power-hitting, run producer who can no longer play the field daily.  If you put him on the bench for half the game, it could extend his career 2 years or so.  Now, the Yanks have been getting some good production from Matsui out of the DH spot, so this isn't necessarily a need for them, but they do lack some Griffey-like hitting from 1B Jason Giambi.  This might sound crazy, and in now way do I expect it to happen, if the Yankees moved Damon to 1B, put Matsui in LF, that opens up the DH spot where Griffey could fall in quite nicely.  They could deal some young pitching, which the Reds seem to have a liking of recently, or some young prospects down on the farm. 

Possibility: Not likely, but don't count it out.

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Ol' Boomer Wells says he wants to be a Yankee again.  Why?  Because he knows they're willing to pay the money he'll demand.  Why else?  He knows the Yankees need pitching badly and the history of the Yankees will to sign post-prime starters.  I don't know how many people would want him because of what happened last year with Clemens.  But Hank "Lil' Stein" Steinbrenner admitted that Wells has crossed his mind and would consider him.  I used to like Wells, his previous 2 stays with the Yankees, but now, I don't think they need a 45 year old in the rotation, they're better off just mixing and matching with the younger guys until something concrete arises.

Possibility: Possible, because Hank may want him, but not necessarily likely.

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This comes from Steve Phillips in ESPN the Magazine...

The Reds should offer the Yankees Jared Burton, who's ringing up K's in bunches, and Jeremy Affeldt for Phil Hughes.  That way the Yankees can move Joba to the rotation, which satisfies Hank, and then use Burton as the 8th inning man.  And then Affeldt could become the lefty specialist, which the Yankees lack in their pen.  They could also throw in Arroyo if they wanted him.  Doing this deal would be a sign that Cashman acknowledging a possible mistake in banking on Hughes and Kennedy and not acquiring Johan Santana.

Possibility: Pretty much none.  I don't think they would trade Hughes without seeing him over the course of a full year.

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Did I leave anything or anyone out?  Let me know by just commenting below.

That's all for now, thanks for reading.