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Written by Midday Host Armen Williams, heard 1-3p weekdays on the Team On Saturday evening, it was reported that the New Yankees and free agent catcher Brian McCann had agreed to a five-year, $85 million deal (a six-year, $100 million total option)...

Free agent catcher Brian McCann has agreed to a five-year, $85 million contract with the New York Yankees that will include a sixth year option that would boost the contract value to over $100 million. For a team that has said they were looking to stay under the $189 million luxury tax, the Yankees will be signing the 29-year old for the most amount of money in MLB history that has been given to a

After 14 years in a Boston uniform, Jason Varitek is reportedly going to be hanging it up for good on Thursday, according to ESPN.

According to Russell Martin's personal twitter page, he will be 'back in pinstripes for 2012' and is very happy about it.  Martin and the Yankees have reportedly reached a one year deal.

It's never easy to think about a veteran and former All-Star becoming a non-factor.  But that's exactly what Yankee catcher Jorge Posada is right now. And I really think the Yankees need to make a decision on his future soon.

Take off your Pinstriped-colored glasses for a minute and hear me out. What Yankees DH Jorge Posada did on Saturday night was inexcusable.

Today, we had a caller on "Sound-off with Sinkoff" ask who I thought the best catcher in the American League East was. Although I might seem like a homer, I'm going with the Orioles' Matt Wieters.