Opening Day

David Sipress ~ The New Yorker

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Robinson Cano & Curtis Granderson ~ Getty Images

Win some, lose some.

Free agents Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson have moved on to the Mariners and Mets. In turn, the Yankees picked up Brian McCann, Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran, and resigned Hiroki Kuroda.

Burned by the 10-year, $275 million contract with Alex Rodriguez, Yankees management's best offer to Cano was a 7-year, $175 million deal. Cano's agent, Jay Z, wanted more and got him a 10-year deal worth $240 million.

The key fact to contemplate: Cano is 31 and there are no 41 year olds playing second base. 

A-Rod Agonistes

Suspended for 211 games. And yet, as said on Twitter last night, "A-Rod's playing third, batting fourth and taking the fifth."