Peter Abraham gives us more information on the Morgan Ensberg signing.
Ensberg would make $1.75 million if he makes the roster with an addition $2.25 million available in bonuses based on plate appearances.
Here’s who the Yankees will have at first base in camp:
Wilson Betemit
Shelley Duncan
Morgan Ensberg
Jason Giambi
Jason Lane
Juan Miranda
Betemit will be on the team because he can play a few positions. The Big G has to be on the team unless he’s on the DL. But who starts is up for grabs.
“I wouldn’t say anyone is a projected starter,” general manager Brian Cashman said. “There’s a job at first base that either someone is going to earn outright or it’s going to be an opportunity to mix a few different people in there.
That contract is a wee-bit excessive in my book. However, if he makes the roster, that would mean that he performed well in Spring Training, which means the Yankees would be fielding the best possible team.
The Yankees are right to not be depending on the trio of Giambi, Betemit and Duncan to be successful at first base this season.
1 comments:
I agree, but I just read that he was an All-Star in 2005 and hit 36 home runs that year. This guy could be a bust or a great find. We'll have to find out.
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