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Is Xavier Nady enough? No, mostly because the Yankees could sign Barry Bonds and Walter Johnson and it wouldn't assure them of a playoff spot. Nady is no Barry Bonds, however, and projects to hit .284/.343/.467 (AVG/OBP/SLG) the rest of the way. He's certainly an offensive upgrade over Brett Gardner or whoever else would have taken the role vacated by both Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada, but the biggest upgrade the Yankees received by acquiring Nady is the ability to rotate Bobby Abreu at DH. According to the advanced fielding metrics, Abreu has cost the Yankees more than 20 runs with his glove when compared to the average right fielder.

But the Yankees have more holes than just Abreu's glove, and they should continue to make moves to plug them.

How about at catcher, where Jose Molina's .275 on-base percentage wouldn't even make for a good batting average? As an alternative, the Giants have no reason to hold on to his brother, Bengie, who carries a similar reputation behind the plate but is a legitimate offensive threat. Another option is Gerald Laird from the Rangers. After all, if Posada doesn't recover fully from shoulder surgery, the catcher position will be an issue in 2009 and beyond.

Much has been made of the starting rotation and possibly adding Jarrod Washburn. New York's rotation has actually been an asset this year (one of the 10 best in baseball), and it will only be bolstered by the return of Chien-Ming Wang and Phil Hughes. Even the bullpen is set, as long as Edwar Ramirez is given a larger role and Damaso Marte isn't overexposed to righties.

But I've saved the biggest hole for last: Melky Cabrera. There are plenty of teams to which his cheap contract is valuable even without much offensive production, but the Yankees are not one of them. Trading Cabrera and moving Johnny Damon to center would open up left field for any number of trade options. Can Damon still handle center? Definitely. His arm is poor, but it's also poor in left field and his range is still good.

Who could take over in left? How about the guy who's tied for the most home runs in the Majors — Adam Dunn? For all his fielding issues, he's better than Abreu. Or what about Brian Giles, who's an excellent fielder and carries an underrated, PETCO-hindered bat? The Padres won't give him up easily thanks to a $9M 2009 club option. Finally, take a look at Randy Winn, who would cost next to nothing, and both hits and fields better than the average corner outfielder. Oh, there's always Bonds, but indications are the Yankees will not pursue him.

In the grand scheme of things, none of these potential trades are earth-shattering. But neither was the so-called blockbuster deal for Nady. The Yankees had a 35 percent chance of making the playoffs before any of these trades and they won't be higher than 45 percent after making all of them. But if it's worth plugging one hole, it's worth plugging the rest.