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Quick hits: Johnny Damon, Ryota Igarashi and Omar Minaya

Sorry for the brief entry this morning, but I'll be at the Curtis Granderson news conference at Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees, meanwhile, are basically nowhere with Johnny Damon, and this will be a huge test for the Brian Cashman reign. With Hideki Matsui and Mike Cameron off the board, it makes a great deal of sense to bring back Damon to serve as a DH-leftfielder. But the Yankees are insisting...

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