Mark DeRosa

With the departure of Melky Cabrera the Yankees need another outfielder, at least in my opinion. The person that makes the most amount of sense to fill this void would be Mark DeRosa. He fits every need the Yankees have expressed interest in from a position player. He can play both corner outfield positions, third, first, and probably short. He is a solid hitter and best of all he is from New Jersey. I'm from New Jersey and I love players prove New Jersey on the Yankees. Do I think they all work out, obviously not see Ron Villone, but I am partial to players from New Jersey. Okay now that I got that bit out, Mark DeRosa would be the ultimate utility player because he could fill in for those players who need a 1/2 day off at DH.

Unfortunately this move seems unlikely for two reasons. First the price seems to be too high for the Yankees. This seems incredibly ridiculous because the Yankees are willing to shell out money to people like Nick Johnson. They were hoping he would come down on his offer and meet the Yankees in the middle. Hopefully the Cabrera-Vazquez trade will put some pressure on the Yankees to compromise with DeRosa. Secondly and the biggest roadblock is that he seems to be leaning toward the Giants. They have made him an offer and it appears that he will sign with them. Nothing is final but it is clearly further along than the Yankees.

Signing DeRosa would make this offseason more bearable and potentially more of a success than it's current state.