In the field the 2010 version of the Yankees will be far more proficient than the 2009 Championship squad that saw Johnny Damon limping around left field — totally unthreatening to advancing baserunners — for the majority of the season. What the team lost offensively in the transition from Damon to Gardner in left they will likely more than be compensated for by the increase in offensive output that results from Granderson taking over for Melky Cabrera in center. So beyond the inherent pressure that Granderson will be saddled with to succeed — based largely on the profile of his position — Girardi made a call that, for the first time in his short time as Yankees' skipper, literally can't go wrong.
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