The answer is yes, and the main attraction to manager Joe Girardi, is young up rising star 2nd basemen Robinson Cano. He reveled that Cano will start the season in Boston batting in the 5th hole. Girardi also hinted at a lineup that would feature Derek Jeter hitting lead off, followed by Nick Johnson, Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez, Cano, Jorge Posada, Curtis Granderson, Nick Swisher and Brett Gardner. I Like what Joe is doing with the lineup, with the loss of outfielder Johnny Damon he places OBP king Nick Johnson in the 2 hole, who is having a tremendous spring. Switching Cano and Granderson is interesting, taking a strikeout prone hitter in Granderson out of the 5th spot and placing a Contact hitter in Cano in, does make sense. And one last note, Girardi did mention that he fully expects Brett Gardner to be the starting left fielder, Easter Sunday in Boston. It looks like Randy Winn, Marcus Thames, and Greg Golson will be in a heated competition the rest of this spring for back up jobs.
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