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Should the Aging New York Yankees Overhaul Their Roster for 2013?

is no secret, the New York Yankees are an old team. In fact,with an average age of 32.7 years old, they are the oldest team in the league.

As players get older, their production tends to drop off. In the 2012 postseason this was drastically clear for the aging Bombers. The entire lineup batted just .188 in their nine games played in the playoffs.

The Yankees can last during a 162-game season when they get to play against teams' bottom starters every five days, but in the postseason when they are forced to face the opponent's top pitchers, their aging bats just can't keep up.

For a franchise where anything less than a World Series title is considered a failure, this trend cannot continue. This begs the question, "What should the Yankees ...

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