Tony Womack Sucks

That's the basic premise of Tom Verducci's latest SI.com offering.

The Yankees made a mistake in signing Womack to a two-year, $4 million deal rather than keeping Miguel Cairo. They made the blunder bigger by playing Womack every day. They made things even worse by batting him first or second, giving a guy with a .289 OBP extra plate appearances. And they goofed again by moving him to left field, as if an American League team can simply write off offense from a corner outfield position.

To that I say - well duh!

This is what I said about Womack last December 27th:

Tony Womack - 2-years $4 million from the Yankees. The Yankees both overpaid and downgraded the position at the same time. The smart move would have to just keep Miguel Cairo.

One thing that Verducci fails to do is offer a solution to the Yankee's problem with Womack. Do they release him and eat the contract? Keep him on the bench to fester like an open sore? Trade for an outfielder? With what? Their cupboards are bare. What do the Yankees have to offer for a Preston Wilson? An amateur like me could tell you Womack was a bad move months ago. It would be nice if the professionals could let us know what the Yankees could do now to fix the problem.