Hot Stove!

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Well, the Yankees have just signed Jaret Wright. We might as well concede the AL East right now.

They've also picked up Tony Womack and jettisoned Miguel Cairo. The numbers on the two are pretty similar, though Cairo is a bit younger. But what I remember is that Cairo hit against the Red Sox in the postseason (.280), while Womack did not (.180).

I'll also enjoy watching the lawyerly weasling they'll have to do to get out of the Giambi and Brown contracts.

I like the trend.

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