A little more than two months before opening day, Major League Baseball still doesn't know whether there will be eight playoff teams this year or 10. Add a bat or an arm to compete for that extra wild card? No telling whether that makes any sense. "That's the last thing on my mind," Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta said.

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It was a big week of bookkeeping for the Yankees, who, in addition to putting on the Jorge Posada retirement shindig, made official their two big pitching moves and avoided arbitration with everyone who was eligible for it.

They announced their big trade for Michael Pineda and general manager Brian Cashman revealed exactly how much it hurt to trade uber-prospect Jesus Montero when Cashman said: "He may very well be the best player I have traded."

Said Pineda: "I'm feeling great and I'm beyond excited. I never thought I would become a New York Yankee so early into my career. This is the best thing in the world.

"Pitching alongside CC Sabathia, I'm speechless. And playing alongside players such as Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter is unbelievable."

The Yankees also...

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Here is my list of the top five catchers of the 2000's: Jorge Posada (2000-09 New York Yankees) - Finished the decade with a .283 batting average, hitting 208 homers while driving in 819 runs. Jorge had eight seasons of 20+ homers and 80+ RBI's.

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By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer

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Herman Hernandez, the general manager of a youth baseball team sponsored by New York Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner, has died. The death of the co-founder of Hank's Jr. Yanks was announced in a statement from Steinbrenner and Hank's Yanks manager Ray Negron. Negron and Hank's Jr. Yanks official Sandy Kyrkostas confirmed Hernandez died Thursday morning of an apparent heart attack.

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George M. Steinbrenner Field, or Steinbrenner Field, is the site of the New York Yankees spring training in Tampa, Fla. Formerly known as Legends Field, its location is still across the street from Raymond James Stadium on North Dale Mabry Highway near Tampa International Airport.

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The New York Yankees have finalized their acquisition of right-handed starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda, signing him to a one-year, $10 million deal, the team announced Thursday afternoon. As a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2011, Kuroda, 36, went 13-16 with a 3.07 ERA over 32...

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The Yankees have finalized their $10 million, one-year contract with free-agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda. The deal, which had been pending a physical, was agreed to on Jan. 13, the same night the Yankees acquired right-hander Michael Pineda from Seattle in a trade that sent catcher Jesus Montero to the Mariners.

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The Yankees have finalized their $10 million, one-year contract with free-agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda.

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The Yankees settled their final salary arbitration case, agreeing with left-hander Boone Logan on a one-year contract worth $1,875,000. The agreement Thursday was just below the midpoint between the $2.1 million he had asked for last week in arbitration and the $1.7 million New York had offered. But Logan can earn a $25,000 bonus if he appears in 55 games this season.

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