style="text-align: justify;">Despite a history of Hall of Famers roaming centerfield for the Yankees, the position has been in flux since George Steinbrenner signed Kenny Loften after the 2003 season to help share the load with Bernie Williams . Last season, the Yankees got by with Melky Cabrera , but the only reason they seemed comfortable with that was because they were so solid at every other position.
It turns out they weren’t as comfortable as they let on before trading for Curtis Granderson this offseason, according to Joel Sherman of the NY Post , the Yankees tried to fill centerfield by trading for the Twins’ Denard Span at the trade deadline last season.
From Sherman:
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Post Published: 16 March 2010
Author: Bronx Baseball Daily
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