And if you believe that I have a bridge to sell you.

According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, the Yankees have been telling agents that they have just $2 million left to spend on a left fielder. If they insist on keeping to that budget it would mean there is no chance at resigning Johnny Damon.

The Yankees budget is interesting because it is entirely self-imposed and changes with their needs. As Sherman points out in the article, they increased their budget about a year ago to sign Mark Teixeira and Andy Pettitte, but stuck to it during the season when Cashman reached an agreement to trade for outfielder Mike Cameron. In that instance Hal Steinbrenner vetoed taking on $5.5 million...