On the Yankees beat

* On Jorge Posada, they still haven't heard back from the Reds team doc because the MRI got lost in the mail or something. So they resent it yesterday. But all of the other docs have prescribed rest. If that's the plan, Girardi says Posada will need two weeks off, two weeks of strengthening his shoulder and then a minor-league rehab assignment. I'd say look for Posada in mid-June at the earliest.

* Phil Hughes saw a eye doctor today and was told he is slightly nearsighted. So that's why he's had problems with the catcher's signs. So stop blaming poor Chris Stewart! Anyway, Hughes is going to be rocking glasses on the mound. (He doesn't like contacts.) "I'll look like I went to college," he said.

* Jose Veras is here to replace Hughes on the roster. So they will have to make another roster move to make room for Darrell Rasner on Sunday. That could be Veras, or it could be Ian Kennedy. My guess, FWIW, is Kennedy, because they don't need a fifth starter until May 10. So this would give Kennedy two starts in the minors, at least, and they could see if Kei Igawa has improved or is still just, uh, Kei Igawa.

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Lineup
Cabrera cf
Jeter ss
Abreu rf
Duncan 1b
Matsui lf
Giambi dh
Ensberg 3b
Molina c
Gonzalez 2b