Whither Johnny?

Though there is still a hole in Left Field, Johnny Damon's days as a Yankee seem to be over. The other day there were reports that Johnny had sent a message to the Yanks that they shouldn't even make an offer unless it started at 13M and went for 3 years. Now we are hearing that eventually lowered his demand to 2/24M, then finally 2/20M but by that time the Yanks had agreed to terms with Nick Johnson on his new deal. Apparently, the Yanks only offer to Johnny, before they agreed with NJ, was 2/14M, which Johnny was never going to take. So now, Johnny will be looking elsewhere, and there's still a hole in LF, and a free agent left fielder who really wants to be a Yankee and though he's about as good as Mark Teixeira, a deal for him will cost about 100M less.

So here's what I believe. I think the Yanks believed they had a shot at Roy Halladay, and were willing to trade for Roy Halladay and bring back Damon on a two year deal. Then, when Halladay went to Philly, the next player on the Yanks board was Matt Holliday. I think, right now, the Yanks are hoping to get Holliday at their number, then find another starter through a trade or through a highly incentivized deal. We'll see if I'm right. Go Yanks!