Baseball’s Savior

Well, the Yankees didn’t solve their problem at first base, but they did sign a first baseman.  Just kidding, sort of.  Doug Mientkiewicz signed a one year, $1.5 million deal to play for the Yankees in 2007.  You know Doug Mientkiewicz’s bill.  He’s a no hit, good field first baseman who’s bounced around and he even took the 2004 World Series ball which makes him look good to Yankees fans.  Oh, and that good fielding is more reputation because the last time he had a positive Fielding Runs Above Average was way back in 2003. He’s a career .270 hitter but he has a career .405 slugging.   He does have a good eye though and he has a 377 walks versus 415 strikeouts in his career.

Plus this is the Yankees.  If he’s not working out, we’ll get a better first baseman at the trade deadline.  How many stud hitters do the Yankees actually need?