The Made in 1903 Yankees Blog

The search for a lefty bat may be over, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, with the Yankees in serious talks with Raul Ibanez.  Buster Olney of ESPN reported earlier that the Yankees were nearing signing either Ibanez, Johnny Damon, or Hideki Matsui.  It looks as if it will be Ibanez, with his 286/.351/.488 line against right-handed pitchers and will come in to platoon with Andruw Jones.

I end up seeing Ibanez wresting control of the position with Jones being relegated to a backup role a month into the season.