Swisher’s so-called versatility is mediocre, coz he doesn’t excel at any bloody position. Hopefully he will be traded IMO because he was so shitty with the White Sox last year and I have very low hopes for him.

Someone mentioned that Millar is not a good clubhouse presence??!! Unh? Say what you want about the guy, but he is a positive clubhouse presence. This somewhat corporate team needs someone who doesn’t have such a bug up their ass! And unlike any current Yankees he won a ring in the last five years. Some people might not like the guy because he was part of the 2004 Miracle team but hey, Johnny Damonic likes him so he can’t be that bad………

good point MJ

I wouldn’t assume that yet. I believe the team is better with Swish as an every day RF and Nady coming off the bench.
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Don’t get me wrong, I completely agree that Swish would be the better starting option. I’m just guessing that because of Swish’s versatility he ends up being shuffled around a lot whereas Nady will be pretty regular in RF.

Assuming Gardnery/Nady are the regular CF/RF
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I wouldn’t assume that yet. I believe the team is better with Swish as an every day RF and Nady coming off the bench.

When would be play? Tex is at 1B, hardly misses a game. And, you’ve already got 4 guys fighting for time at the 3 positions of LF/RF/DH.
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This is part of the reason the Yanks haven’t had much of a bench over the past 5-6 years. You can make this case for just about every position on the Yankees.

steve, have you seen how terrible the bench currently is right now?
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Yes, but the team needs a UTIL infielder, not another 1st baseman.

steve, have you seen how terrible the bench currently is right now?
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Assuming Gardnery/Nady are the regular CF/RF, that means our bench includes Nick Swisher (1B/OF), Jose Molina (C), Melky Cabrera (OF), and the winner of the Cody Ransom/Angel Berroa utility infield competition.

Unless I’m forgetting anyone, I just don’t see where Millar would’ve fit. How many backup 1B does one team really need? Swisher’s younger than Millar and both have an identical career 112 OPS+.

There’s no place on this team for Millar, no matter how crappy the bench might appear to be (and I don’t think it’s that crappy, honestly).

When would be play? Tex is at 1B, hardly misses a game. And, you’ve already got 4 guys fighting for time at the 3 positions of LF/RF/DH. Millar would be lucky to see 100 PA if he was on the Yankees.
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Which is probably why he decided to sign with Toronto.