Thanks Bobby, but it’s Adios to you

Bobby wants to remain a Yankee. Sorry, but it’ll only happen in your dreams, Abreu. According to Chris Leible (Abreu’s agent) , Abreu expressed that “he’s been very happy with the Yankees, and the Yankees are also his first choice.”

Too bad it won’t happen. The Yankees have a lot of outfielders under control for 2009, such as Xavier Nady, Brett Gardner, Melky Cabrera, etc. Also, Jorge Posada’s future isn’t certain either, so he might have to DH for a big chunk of the season, leaving out outfielder-DH players. (AJax, anyone?)

I admit Abreu is a good offensive force even though he’ll be 35 come 2009. Still, his defense lacks polish, compared to other right fielders. In fact, Abreu was one of the worst defensive outfielders last season. The Yankees still plan to offer Abreu arbitration, though. The least Bobby can do is net us some draft picks…