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Not a lot of trade talk going on with the Yankees. The only tidbit I’ve been able to find is that the Yanks are looking at both Kyle Farnsworth and Tom “Flash” Gordon to drop into the setup man role. Gordon’s been Mariano Rivera’s setup man the last two years, but I like the idea of getting Farnsworth, a hard throwing right hander, into the slot. He kicked butt last year (until the NLDS) for the Tigers and Braves, but he’s had some rough seasons in the past and has the rep of being a hot head.

Hah, I should have checked the news sites this morning, because now AP is reporting that the Yanks are close to a deal with Farnsworth. Nothing on the length or terms of the potential deal.

Winter meetings are next week, so it’ll be interesting to see what happens.