WHY TEAMS ARE INTERESTED IN JORGE POSADA

So what do you make of the Rays possibly being interested in our pal Jorge Posada? Immediately I become aggravated. I think "Why is a rival team messing with Yankee fans at the height of our emotions tearing us apart over a horrendous slow off season?" The other side of me thinks, "Good for Jorge, hopefully get latches onto a team and proves to the Yankee brass he still has some fight in him."

According to Jorge's father, the Rays, the Phillies and the Orioles are looking at him. Read about it HERE at ESPNDeportes.com. You need to be able to read Spanish, FYI. The Rays appear to be the team that would perhaps want to make Jorge a reserve first baseman, designated hitter and get this... a back up to Jose Molina. Wow, how things change in just a few years. Wasn't Molina Jorge's backup once? And recently? Anyway, there is no doubt that if Posada can get into a rhythm at the plate, his bat will be valuable, but like I've said, at his age, he needs to have more at bats than he did in 2011 with the Yankees...consistently. The start and stop approach didn't work too well and I understood when the season was over, why Jorge was so upset. Yes, it was the end of his Yankee career, but more importantly the writing was on the wall, perhaps it was the end of him in baseball. Read WHY REAL MEN CRY.

I have always been a fan of Jorge Posada, you know that. I believe that he is a true New York Yankee and I had a hard time thinking about him in another team's uniform. But for the sake of bettering Jorge Posada's mind, having him move on to another team, to give it another shot and perhaps contribute for alittle longer in Major League baseball, I think it would be a good thing and he has my blessing. Sure, if he retires a New York Yankee, I like that too.We'll keep you up to date on the status of Jorge when we know something. The reality is, we know nothing except for the Rays may be interested and if you want to expand further, Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times, read HERE, says believes the interest isn't strong at all.

Whatever the case, whether Jorge Posada retires as a Yankee or signs with another team, the best of luck too him. We're in his corner here at Bleeding Yankee Blue, no matter what.

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