Could they come a callin for Maggs?  Stay tuned.

I can just imagine them getting rid of Sheffield like they did with Boone. I'd imagine they will give Kenny a call, but I know for certain he's gonna say no unless it's the middle of the season and we suck.

DAMMIT .... Now the Yankees will only be able to field 7 All Stars everyday.

Then again, after thinking about it ..... OF of Williams, Lofton, Matsui ..... Arod, Jeter, ??????, Lee from third to first. Posada catching and Giambi at DH. Still pretty potent.

It didn't take long for the speculation to start. From the NY Post:

 

March 9, 2004 -- TAMPA - Magglio Ordonez and Ken Griffey can be had if the Yankees want to take on $14 million or $66.5 million to replace Gary Sheffield in right should Sheffield need surgery on his injured right thumb.

Or Joe Torre can take the trio of Kenny Lofton, Bernie Williams and Hideki Matsui and find who best fits into right field once Williams is healthy. Travis Lee told Torre he is more comfortable in left field than right, but first base is Lee's best position. Other names in the mix are Darren Bragg, Bubba Crosby and Tony Clark.

 

However, Torre is waiting to see the extent of Sheffield's injury before making other plans. And while Torre may be reluctant to move Matsui from left to right, at least Matsui played the position in Japan. Williams and Lofton have not played there.

 

"I never played it," said Lofton, who was shocked to hear that Sheffield may miss three months if he requires thumb surgery. "I have never done it before, but if they want me to, I would do whatever needs to be done to help the team."

 

Lofton quickly understood what his biggest shortcoming would be in right, where the team's strongest arm usually resides.

 

"I don't want to show off my gun," said Lofton, whose arm strength has subsided over the years. "I have to trick them."

 

Lofton remembers spending two innings of an All Star Game, possibly 1998 in Coors Field, in left but getting no balls hit to him.

 

 

 

Matsui played left field as a rookie in Japan and moved briefly to right before landing in center field. Torre said he has never used Williams anywhere other than center except for an All Star Game.

 

"I would do anything the team wants," Matsui said.

 

As for getting Ordonez or Griffey, at first blush it doesn't seem likely. But how likely did it look that Alex Rodriguez would be a Yankee in the immediate days after Aaron Boone blew out a knee playing basketball a month ago?

 

 

 

 

This sounds like the NY Post just looking at RFers on teams that might be cutting payroll. Utter speculation at this point. Most likely nothing to it.

Saw on ESPN Bottomline ticker that Sheffield will play with the injury and return later this week.

Saw on ESPN Bottomline ticker that Sheffield will play with the injury and return later this week.

Yeah, i saw that today, and im thinking, wow, thats some casual news. One second, the Yankees are scrambling to find a new right fielder, the next minute, Sheffield will be fine(in the words of Cashman). I guess anyone in fantasy leagues that got stuck with Sheffy, are feeling much better.

Saw on ESPN Bottomline ticker that Sheffield will play with the injury and return later this week.

Yea, they'll just inject a ton of steriods on that thumb to get it stronger..

Yea, they'll just inject a ton of steriods on that thumb to get it stronger..  

front page of NY times "SHEFFIELD'S BACK AND HIS THUMB WEIGHS MORE THEN EVER!"

front page of NY times "SHEFFIELD'S BACK AND HIS THUMB WEIGHS MORE THEN EVER!"

   

"THIS JUST IN SHEFFIELD'S THUMB SWELLING WENT DOWN...HE MUST BE OFF THE 'ROIDS"

This sounds like the NY Post just looking at RFers on teams that might be cutting payroll.  Utter speculation at this point.  Most likely nothing to it.

I believe I qualified it as speculation.