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The Yankees lost a good piece of their team to the Pittsburgh Pirates in catcher Russell Martin who signed with the Pirates for an affordable two-year 17 million dollar deal. The Yankees and Russell Martin were reported to be far apart in negotiations, and Brian Cashman said there was never an offer made to Martin.
Russell Martin did not have his best year at the plate only hitting .211, but the power was there for Martin, as he was able to hit a career-high 21 homeruns. Martin has been a good defensive catcher for the Yankees, and now he will be reuniting with his friend A.J Burnett in Pittsburgh.
For the Yankees moving forward now it appears they are going to try to keep things on the cheap, and will probably be moving forward with someone who is already on the team. If the season started today Chris Stewart would be the starting catcher, and Francisco Cervelli would be the back up. From the minors Austin Romine who had an injury-reddened year in triple-A will get a shot in spring training, and if healthy does have some upside.
The Yankees with letting Martin go are certainly showing that they are going to try to get under that 189 million dollar cap mark, and now will have a major question mark at the catcher position heading into 2013 if nothing is done in free agency or by a trade.
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