Jorge Posada is due back from the DL on Friday in Cleveland. My gut says The Yanks will again make him their No. 1 catcher, though with a few more off-days to better preserve his body. Remember, he had never been on the DL before last year and has now been on it both in 2008 and 2009. As I pointed out in my column on Sunday, however, I believe the Yanks have to think seriously about making Posada more a full-time DH and having him catch less.

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