Derrek Lee To Stay Retired, Not Join Yankees

Derrek lee has told the New York Yankees that he will stay retired and will not be joining the New York Yankees in 2013, thank goodness.  Lee has not played since 2011 and has not played well in a few years prior to that so I could not see this working out well for us. The Yankees were interested in Lee to temporarily replace the injured Mark Teixeira but the search will continue.

Yankees Talking With Derrek Lee

According to a story by The Sports XChange at Yahoo Sports, the Yankees have spoken with Derrek Lee about coming out of retirement. Lee hasn't played since 2011, when he hit .267 with 19 home runs in 113 games.

The Yankees have been using Juan Rivera at 1B, and are looking at others such as Dan Johnson and even Travis Hafner. There is a chance the team could use Ronnier Mustelier at third base, where he's playing again in today's exhibition game, and move Kevin Youkilis to first base. 

I'm leaning towards endorsing the move of Mustelier to 3B and Youk to 1B, but I'm not sure due to the fact that the defense on the left side of the infield would be pretty sketchy. It would be nice if I heard more reports on Ronnier's defense, as I guess it's gotten better since he came from Cuba.