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Cashman Meeting With Cliff Lee In Arkansas

The latest on the Yankees...

• The Yankees are flying into Arkansas personally today to meet with Cliff Lee, MLBTR has learned.  Brian Cashman will in attendance, adds Joel Sherman of the New York Post, while Mark Feinsand and Bill Madden of the New York Daily News note that the GM is flying solo for the meet-and-greet.
• Cashman informed Jorge Posada he'll serve as the team's designated hitter next year, report Sherman and his colleague George A. King III.  Posada was told to prepare to catch, but the team hopes to find backstops out of Jesus Montero, Francisco Cervelli, and Austin Romine.  Posada, who is having knee surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his knee today, is said to be fine with the plan. 
• The Post writers add that the Yankees have reached out to the representatives for Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera, in addition to Lee.  Add Carl Crawford to that list, based on this tweet from SI's Jon Heyman. 
• Sherman polled more than a dozen executives, and the majority expect the Yankees to offer arbitration to Jeter on November 23rd.  That'd hurt Jeter's market value if he declines, since he'd then cost a new team a draft pick.  On the other hand, Sherman believes that if Jeter accepts arbitration his agent Casey Close would argue for a ridiculous 2011 salary based on special accomplishments.
• Among the organization's 20 minor league free agents on Matt Eddy's list: Jason Hirsh, John Van Benschoten, Robby Hammock, Eric Bruntlett, and Reid Gorecki.

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