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Manager: Don Mattingly
Bench coach: Wayne Tollenson (Mattingly’s best friend)
1B Coach: Kevin Maas (Yup, Hank thought Maas was “cool” back in the day.)
3B Coach: Hensley Meulens (Yup, no one else wanted the job.)
Pitching coach: Dave Eiland
Lineup:
LF Johnny Damon
SS Derek Jeter
RF Bobby Abreu
2B Robinson Cano
DH Jason Giambi/Hideki Matsui
CF Aaron Rowand (Signed to a stupidly long deal)
C Jorge [...]

Posada will not sign with the Mets.  He stays a Yankee. 2 years $26Million with team option for 2010 for $14M (guaranteed with games caught/plate appearances etc.)  Russ has the right feel for the value.
Rivera.  I’ve commented on this before.  He stays.  1 Year guaranteed $11M with easily reachable 2nd and 3rd year options at [...]

Jorge Posada will be catching for the Mets next year. He’ll sign by Christmas.
Mariano Rivera will be closing for the Boston Red Sox. He’ll sign by Thanksgiving. Papelbon will be moved to the rotation.
Alex Rodriguez will opt out and be signed to a 10 – year $38 Million per year deal by the San Francisco [...]

AL EAST 

54-33 —  Boston
49-37 —  New York (4.5 games back)

AL CENTRAL

54-35 —  Cleveland
50-37 —  Detroit (2.5 games back)
46-42 —  Minnesota (7.5 games back)

AL WEST

57-31 — LA
49-36 — Seattle (6.5 games back)
48-40 — Oakland (9 games back)

WILD CARD

49-36 — Seattle
50-37 — Detroit (tied but percentage points behind)
49-37 — New York (.5 game back)
48-40 — Oakland (2.5 games back)
46-42 — Minnesota (4.5 games [...]

So, another season, another round of predictions. Here we go!
A.L. East -
1. Yankees – They didn’t go crazy in the off season. They dumped the malcontents and brought in Pettitte. Wang, is one of the ten best pitchers in the game. Cano would hit 3rd on half the teams in the [...]