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Yanks Could Shea Hey to Hillenbrand
By Jeff Zachowski on June 18th, 2007 11:44 PM |
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Via the New York Post’s George King:
The Yankees have talked to the Angels about Shea Hillenbrand, a right-handed hitting first baseman they were interested in this past offseason when he was a free agent.
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Hillenbrand signed a one-year deal worth $6.5 million last December with a club option for $6.5 million in 2008 that has a $500,000 buyout. The option becomes guaranteed if Hillenbrand reaches 600 plate appearances…
Theoretically, Hillenbrand would be an upgrade over the Miguel Cairo/ Josh Phelps experiment, however the 31-year-old veteran has seen his playing time decrease in Anaheim this season with the emergence of the Angels’ Casey Kotchman. Shea is batting .246 with three homers and 18 RBIs in a paltry 175 at-bats.
