February 14, 2004
How About Another First Baseman?
It looks like the Yankees are trying to sign Travis Lee. I would take Lee in a second over Tony Clark. However, first base is not the problem. The problem is the team has no infield defense. The need to find a glove wizard who can play 2nd or short to back up the rangeless duo in the middle. Lee is not the answer to the Yankees defensive problems.
I thought the Cardinals either signed Lee, or were considering him to replace Timo Perez (who replaced Lee in Tampa), giving the Cards 3/4ths of the 2000 Phillies infield, missing just Deli Relaford at short.
Just one little point of contention. There is a significant in the relative range of Jeter and Soriano. Soriano has more range than Jeter. He's not great but he's not as bad.