There’s a lot you can buy with $3.5 million — a Super Bowl commercial, a fleet of Bugatti Veyrons, jeweler Lam Sai-wing’s bathroom. The one thing you can’t, or shouldn’t, is Chris Carter. Or so the Yankees have quickly found out.
In 65 at-bats this season, Carter has just four extra-base hits, a .200 batting average, one home run, eight RBI and of course, 28 strikeouts.
It’s clear to see that manager Joe Girardi is done trying to get anything out of the former NL home run leader, as Girardi recently opted to play Matt Holliday at first during a three-game set in Pittsburgh.