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Nick Johnson and the Yankees, and the Mets' pursuit of Jason Bay and Bengie Molina
I reported for Newsday that Nick Johnson and the Yankees are wrapping up a one-year deal for about $5.5 million. And that very likely means the end (for now) of Johnny Damon's time in the Bronx.
The Yankees would have paid more for Damon than for Johnson, but their figure was nowhere near Damon's. So Johnson will take over as the "almost full-time DH," to use Joe Girardi's...
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