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As expected the Yankees have promoted Greg Golson from AAA.  And I am curious to see Golson play with my own eyes.  The Yankees got Golson this winter and while I still don't think he will ever hit enough to play everyday, I have stumbled on two pieces of information about him which make him an interesting player.  First, his arm is described as "laser-like" and was rated as an 80 on the scouting scale when he was drafted and second he runs a 3.8 to first out of the box.  For a righty, that is amazingly quick.

I'm not shocked by either figure, after all he was the 21st pick in the 2004 draft (Two ahead of Phil Hughes, do you think the Phillies might like a redo on that one?)  If he can run and play defense as advertised then he could be a very valuable asset in September when the rosters expand and in October when the pitchers contract.  With Granderson out for probably a month, we should definitely get a look at him in the coming weeks.