State of the Yankees: Status Quo Joe
February, 20, 2012
Feb 20
3:33
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By
Andrew Marchand | ESPNNewYork.com
In his State of the Yankees Address, Joe Girardi basically said that everything will be the same as last year. Or, in Girardi- speak, that is his expectation:
* Robinson Cano, after being moved to the third spot in the playoffs, will remain there.
* Alex Rodriguez will bat the cleanup hitter with Mark Teixeira likely batting fifth.
* Derek Jeter will leadoff.
* Rafael Soriano, in the seventh, and David Robertson, in the eighth, will be the bridge to Mariano Rivera.
* Francisco Cervelli will be the backup catcher.
If Eric Chavez signs, then you place Raul Ibanez in for Jorge Posada and you have the same offensive look as the end of last year.
* Robinson Cano, after being moved to the third spot in the playoffs, will remain there.
* Alex Rodriguez will bat the cleanup hitter with Mark Teixeira likely batting fifth.
* Derek Jeter will leadoff.
* Rafael Soriano, in the seventh, and David Robertson, in the eighth, will be the bridge to Mariano Rivera.
* Francisco Cervelli will be the backup catcher.
If Eric Chavez signs, then you place Raul Ibanez in for Jorge Posada and you have the same offensive look as the end of last year.
Andrew Marchand
ESPNNewYork.comAndrew Marchand is a senior writer for ESPNNewYork. He also regularly contributes to SportsCenter, Baseball Tonight, ESPNews, 1050 ESPN New York and ESPN Radio. He joined ESPN in 2007 after nine years at the New York Post. Follow Andrew on Twitter »
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Andrew Marchand is a senior writer for ESPNNewYork.com. He also regularly contributes to SportsCenter, Baseball Tonight, ESPNews, 1050 ESPN New York and ESPN Radio. He joined ESPN in 2007 after nine years as a sports writer at the New York Post.
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| NYY | 24-21 | 14-11 | 10-10 | W3 | |
| OAK | 22-24 | 10-13 | 12-11 | L3 |
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| NYY | 24-21 | 14-11 | 10-10 | W3 | |
| OAK | 22-24 | 10-13 | 12-11 | L3 |
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| NYY | 24-21 | 14-11 | 10-10 | W3 | |
| LAA | 22-25 | 11-10 | 11-15 | W4 |
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| HR | C. Granderson | 14 | ||||||||||
| RBI | N. Swisher | 29 | ||||||||||
| R | C. Granderson | 30 | ||||||||||
| OPS | C. Granderson | .912 | ||||||||||
| W | C. Sabathia | 5 | ||||||||||
| ERA | C. Sabathia | 3.78 | ||||||||||
| SO | C. Sabathia | 65 | ||||||||||
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