Tony

Clark

Clark doesn’t have much fantasy value, but he’s a smart pick-up as a reserve for Vaughn owners.

Tracy is a left-handed hitter, so his backup should be right-handed. Clark, a switch-hitter, would be a decent fit.

The Yankees have looked at Eric Karros, Wil Cordero and Andres Galarraga, but it appears that those players want more at-bats than the team is willing to offer. Jeremy Giambi is another player the Yankees considered. Although Fernando Seguignol remains on the 40-man roster, it doesn’t appear that the team is taking him seriously as an option.

The only problem is that the team wants him to agree to a minor league contract because its 40-man roster is full. It’s expected that something will be worked out.

If anyone wants to give the Yankees a prospect for Lee, they’ll be happy to trade him. Most likely, they’ll probably just end up releasing him.

Clark caught a fly ball but overthrew the cutoff man. He won’t see much more time in the outfield.

Clark has five homers in August, but his playing time is likely to be reduced once Mike Piazza returns.

Don’t stop with Clark; this would be a good time to lock up Randy Choate for a few more years, too. Clark has had a truly remarkable year, but this is probably another multiyear contract the Diamondbacks are going to feel bad about before the first season is over. Clark is 33 and he failed to post an 800 OPS in the three years before this one. Four months ago, the majority opinion was probably that he’d be out of the league by 2007.

Jackson struck out as a pinch-hitter. Manager Bob Melvin has faith in Jackson’s bat, but it looks like Clark will keep getting the majority of the playing time at first base.

Maybe the Diamondbacks will just go ahead and sent Conor Jackson down. With Clark’s miracle season continuing, it’s hard to blame Bob Melvin for playing him over Jackson at first base.