Last season, the average designated hitter batted .266/.341/.430 with 20 home runs. That figure is dragged down by absurdly low production at the position from three-fourths of the AL West. A more appropriate reflection of what the Yankees might want to look for from the position can be found in what ...

The only news I want to hear out of spring training is that Derek Jeter hit a line drive or fly ball to the gap, either gap. In the first few games, we’ve heard a great deal about the Captain’s Texas tinkering with Kevin Long after his epic 1-for-7 on September 10, but it would be very easy to overrate ...