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When the Yankees move Derek Jeter to center field, they have to hope he backtracks as well as Brian Cashman has this winter.
Three times in the past few weeks, Cashman has had to come up with ways to explain away some quotes.
The Yankees general manager said the New York Daily News misquoted him when it reported he said Andy Pettitte would not be able to pitch when the 2011 season opens but could come back midseason.
He declared he wouldn't sign reliever Rafael Soriano as a setup man because it would cost the Yankees their first-round draft pick. Once the Yankees did indeed sign Soriano, Cashman made it known that he was overruled by ownership.
He was then quoted, at a fan function, as saying that he didn't expect Jeter to last at shortstop for the entirety of his four-year contract extension, with a move to the outfield as the next step. Cashman played the "out of context" card on that one.
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Source: http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2011/01/26/yankees-offseason-has-been-heavy-on-talk-light-in-substance/
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