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Yankees should have kept Chris Dickerson

Chris Dickerson bats against the Detroit Tigers during

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The tale of how the Yankees were left unprepared for a host of spring 2013 injuries begins, as many great journeys do, with Sergio Mitre.

Mitre was traded before throwing a pitch for the Yankees in 2011. The team reacquired him later in the season and he posted an 11.81 ERA, his third go-round with the Yankees. And though Mitre had a 3.33 ERA for the Yankees in 2010 and won three games for...

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