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Quick ReadWhat the Yankees gave up in Jesus Montero is more than just a potential long-term elite bat, perhaps even a catcher with that hitting prowess. In its one-year plan for 2012, the club surrendered its most likely candidate for internal upgrade.
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What the Yankees gave up in Jesus Montero is more than just a potential long-term elite bat, perhaps even a catcher with that hitting prowess. In its one-year plan for 2012, the club surrendered its most likely candidate for internal upgrade.
The Yankees' offense would improve, team officials reasoned, because Montero surely would put up better numbers than Jorge Posada did...
