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Losing Brett Gardner Is More Damaging to the Yankees Than Derek Jeter

class="ui-droppable">Despite his status as a future Hall of Famer and team captain, the Yankees could actually be better off without Derek Jeter down the stretch of the season.

The same can't be said when discussing the loss of Brett Gardner, via CBS Sports, to an injured oblique Thursday night in Camden Yards.

If the 30-year-old center fielder is gone for any length of time, it's likely that his 2013 regular season is over. Those fears were confirmed on Friday by Bryan Hoch of MLB.com:



With only 15 games left in New York's schedule, their lead-off hitter, defensive wizard and base-stealing threat would be hard pressed to return if the injury is indeed this severe. Just days ago, New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis ...

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