Yankees Sign Johnson, Won’t Resign Damon Online Sports Betting. Online sports betting had the New York Yankees favored to defend their World Series title in 2010. The Yankees will be getting an old friend back in Nick Johnson but they will be losing Johnny Damon. It will be interesting to see how these two moves affect New York in sportsbetting next season.
Online sports betting had the Yankees agreeing with Johnson on a one-year deal for $5.5 million with another $1 million in incentives. The team could not work out a deal with Damon though. “That’s how it is,” Damon said to a local paper, “It was a team I had an eye on returning to, but that’s part of baseball. They had a certain budget and we came off our [requests] big time.” Damon wanted at least a two-year deal for $13 million per online sports betting year but the Yankees were not willing to pay that kind of money. There have been online sports betting reports that Damon may have accepted $10 million per year but the Yankees were still only offering $7 million per season.
The Yankees really didn’t need Damon for next online sports betting season after signing Curtis Granderson and then getting Johnson. Granderson will likely hit for a high average, steal more bases, hit more home runs and get on base more than Damon did. Whether he fits into the locker room better is an online sports betting question. “I know what I meant to the players there and to Cashman,” Damon said, “When a team is stuck with a budget, there is nothing to do.”
Sportsbetting indicated that Damon really may have overplayed his hand. He is now in a position to get paid a lot less from another team. “I know some teams are interested but some pieces have to move,” said Damon. Last sportsbetting baseball season Damon hit .282, drove in 82 runs and scored 107 in 143 games. That was at a very hitter-friendly Yankee stadium though as online sports betting showed. He could really suffer next online sports betting season away from New York.
Getting Johnson back was important for New York in online sports betting. Online sports betting indicated that the Yankees expect him to take over the DH role for the departed Hideki Matsui. Sportsbetting had Johnson with not a lot of power but he is a great on-base guy to have in the lineup. He hit .291 with eight homers and 62 RBIs in 133 games for the Nationals and Marlins last online sports betting year. His on base percentage of .426 was superb as online sports betting stats showed.