The New York Yankees have reached a tentative agreement with Richie Sexson, who was released by the Seattle Mariners a week ago.They really have nothing to lose by signing Sexson. Hopefully he can continue to hit well against lefties and provide a solid right-handed bat off the bench. If he doesn't perform well they can always release him.
Sexson fits in New York because the Yankees needed a right-handed slugger to match up against left-handed pitching -- and Sexson had a .344 average against lefties this year.
Assuming the deal is completed, he'll be in the lineup Saturday against Oakland.
The Yankees will only have to pay Sexson the prorated minimum of $390,000 from his $14 million salary with the Mariners. Seattle is eating the remainder of the nearly $6 million Sexson is owed for the season.
The Yankees will probably send Justin Christian or Billy Traber down, or they could DFA Chad Moeller. If I were in charge I'd send Traber down. He really hasn't done the job against lefties this year - they're hitting .360 against him.
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