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Who saves the Yankees' closer role?

David Robertson hands the ball to manager Joe

Photo credit: Jim McIsaac

Considering the alternatives, is Rafael Soriano worth the $60 million four-year deal Yankees president Randy Levine told Newsday on Wednesday the reliever was seeking?

Mariano Rivera, who will turn 43 on Nov. 29, has not informed the Yankees one way or the other but may retire. The 32-year-old Soriano, seeking a lucrative long-term deal that the Yankees do not appear inclined to offer, may...

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Which New York baseball manager is most likely to not return in 2014?

Joe Girardi (Yankees) Terry Collins (Mets) Both will be back in 2014 Both will be gone after 2013

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