Yankees Sign Lane

According to Pete Abraham, Brian Cashman said on YES tonight the Yanks have indeed signed outfielder Jason Lane. No terms have been released, but I'd imagine the deal is for 1 year and three dollars. Lane's numbers have been absolute garbage for the past two years. When this rumor first broke it was believed the Yanks would give him a shot at first base, where he's never played before. If this is a minor-league contract, and an invite to training camp, it's no big deal. If it's a major league contract, they're going to have to make room for Lane on the 40-man roster, which could be a problem (I'm looking at you, Pavano).

In other outfielders-the-Yanks-don't-need news, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says the Yanks are a main player for Mike Cameron. (Hat tip to MLBTR) Hopefully, this move would only be made should Melky Cabrera wind up leaving in a trade. Double hopefully, it will never come to that.

UPDATE: Peter Abraham has it as a minor-league deal, so no big deal. If he comes in and flops they send him to Columbus or cut him. If he has a huge Spring, he's this year's Josh Phelps and they cut him after a month or two of futility.