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Yankees the Morning After: Yanks Zero in on Padres Third Baseman Chase Headley

a night where Felix Hernandez plunked three Yankees batters, one of those errant pitches may have done significant damage to the Yankees season. Alex Rodriguez was hit by that Hernandez pitch, and was diagnosed with a broken left hand. He will likely miss two months.

Suddenly, the overpaid slugger that Yankee fans love to hate will be greatly missed.

There does not appear to be any upgrade in store within the Yankees farm system. The immediate answer is to plug Eric Chavez in at third base. Chavez has performed admirably in limited duty this season, but has hit almost exclusively against right-handed pitching. Of his at-bats, 143 of 156 have come against right-handers.

Chavez is an excellent choice for part-time duty, but the Yankees ...

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