Another Lazy Sunday

As February draws to a close the Yankees are now only three days away from playing in their first exhibition game. The opener on Wednesday, March 3rd, against the Pittsburgh Pirates and will air on YES at 1:05 p.m. The fans will finally start to see some baseball on television and it will surely be a welcome sight. Get up to speed with the links.

Chan Ho Park finally arrived in camp and he finalized his deal with the Yankees. He's been throwing in Korea and he said he feels that he's ready to pitch in a game. He participated in some long toss today and will get in a bullpen session tomorrow. Brian Cashman said that the team will treat Park as if today is his first day of spring training. He still has plenty of time to be ready for opening day.

Park's arrival meant that someone on the 40-man roster needed to be sent down, so Edwar Ramirez was designated for assignment. No big surprise there, Ramirez really struggled last season. LoHud has the full press release announcing the move. 

The New York Post did a story on the upcoming game on March 5th, when both Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes will be facing the Tampa Rays. It's the first official step in the much anticipated competition.

Speaking of the competition, Hughes and Chamberlain both threw batting practice today. Link comes complete with interview audio.

The New York Daily News reports that Brian Cashman sees great things in Robinson Cano's future, including the potential for a Hall of Fame career.

Now that Jorge Posada is entering the twilight of his career questions abound about how much more time he'll spend behind the plate, or even in baseball. Posada's reply, "They're going to have to rip the uniform off me."

Chad Jennings sits down for "Five Questions" with Greg Golson.

C.C. Sabathia threw a batting practice and declared himself ready for game action. 

The Post did a write up on the different batting order possibilities that Girardi has to choose from. The two, five, six and seven spots in the lineup are up in the air heading into the exhibition games. Look for who Girardi slots into those spots on Wednesday and how they each perform.

To put a close to the weekend, here are the always informative LoHud notes from Sunday.