So I don’t want to talk about the Yanks futile attempts to get hits off Josh (name?) Tomlin, or A-Rod’s quest for 600, or the trade deadline, or blah, blah, blah. Let’s step back and just look at 25-names. These are the 25 names that I think will be on the Yanks’ Opening Day 2011 roster. I’m not giving explanations, or trade scenarios, or any of that jazz, just names. So, here’s my way-too-early prediction about something that really doesn’t matter until after this year’s World Series.
1. C Jorge Posada
2. C Jesus Montero
3. 1B Mark Teixeira
4. 2B Robinson Cano
5. 3B Alex Rodriguez
6. SS Derek Jeter
7. LF Carl Crawford
8. CF Brett Gardner
9. RF Curtis Granderson
10. OF Nick Swisher
11. SP CC Sabathia
12. SP Cliff Lee
13. SP Chris Carpenter
14. SP Phil Hughes
15. SP AJ Burnett
16. CL Mariano Rivera
17. RP Damaso Marte
18. RP David Robertson
19. RP Sergio Mitre
20. RP Mark Melancon
21. RP Alfredo Aceves
22. RP Jon Albaladejo
23. RP Boone Logan
24. OF Eric Hinske
25. IF Eduardo Nunez
