Spanning the Yankee Blogs: Defense, Girardi, Jeter, A-Rod

Good Afternoon and welcome to another issue of Spanning the Yankee Blogs.   I scan the best from the week and bring them to you in one article.  Away we go….

* An A-blog for A-Rod has a nice article filled with stats on the shift in defending the Yankees.

* Bleeding Yankee Blue looks into if we have the modern day Mantle and Maris.

* Bomber Boulevard looks into the 2012 Season for five areas of success.

* Bronx Baseball Daily writes it’s no time to panic but concerns of a slow start.

* It’s about the Money Stupid is defending Joe Girardi.

* Lady Loves Pinstripes asks if the Yankees are in trouble.

* New York Baseball Digest has the charm of John & Suzyn.

* NYY Universe has 25 questions for the 25 players.

* Pinstripe Alley is worrying about and trying to figure out Joe Girardi.

* River Ave Blues has a full view of Girardi’s rotating DH plan.

* Sliding into Home has an article why Giambi wasn’t a bust.

* The Captain’s Blog writes “No Defense” for Girardi’s plan to rest Yankees’ veterans.

* The Greedy Pinstripes has a nice interview with former Yankee farmhand Mitch Hilligoss

* The Yankee Analysts writes Sometime soon, it may be time to get excited about Bryan Mitchell.

* Yanks Go Yard has some thoughts on resting Jeter and A-Rod.