THE YANKEES LIKE JHONNY PERALTA. DO YOU?

We already know that the Yankees signed Brendan Ryan as the back up shortstop to Derek Jeter.  That news came out today...read THE YANKEES MADE AN IMPORTANT MOVE AT SHORTSTOP to catch up.

They are also "interested" in Stephen Drew.  That story comes from Jon Heyman and writes, "The Yankees are still pursuing free-agent shortstop Stephen Drew as they have questions on both sides of the infield. Jeter signed a one-year, $12 million deal for 2014."

We also have Eduardo Nunez.  Well, the more the merrier I guess, because now the Yankees are reportedly interested in third baseman / shortstop Jhonny Peralta.  This comes from the great Jon Morosi of Fox Sports who tweets:

Yankees expressing interest in free agent Jhonny Peralta, sources tell @Ken_Rosenthal and me. @FOXSportsLive
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) November 18, 2013

So what does it all mean? It means it's rumor season and we're just going to have to wait and see what really happens.  Peralta batted .303 in just over 106 games and can do a lot for a club. He is also a very talented infielder.

He also is a failed drug user and was suspended for 50 games for testing positive for a banned substance last season. Don't the Yankees already have a guy that's dealing with his own issues with steroids at 3rd already?  I'm just asking.

Whatever the case, we'll have more on this if anything further happens.

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