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Crosby

Bernie Williams should be the DH.

Since there wasn’t anyone out there who wanted him as a fifth outfielder, Crosby will likely rejoin the Yankees in September.

We doubt Crosby will clear waivers, but the truth is that he isn’t much of a reserve outfielder. He was hitting .207/.258/.299 in 87 AB this season, and he’s at .216/.255/.299 in 250 AB in his career. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see him end up with the Marlins.

Manager Joe Torre indicated that Crosby will return from the disabled list by Tuesday.

Of course, Torre said earlier that he expected Crosby back by this Tuesday.

Crosby won’t be a regular, but he will take at-bats away from Bernie Williams and Andy Phillips. What chance Kevin Thompson had of establishing himself as a candidate for fantasy value might already be gone.

Crosby is trying to get enough at-bats in a minor league rehab assignment to be back by the weekend.

“I don’t want to say he’s gone backwards, he just hasn’t progressed as we had hoped,” Torre said. “It’s going to be a little while.”

Of course, that could change if Gary Sheffield (wrist) heads to the DL himself.

Crosby says his hamstring is “about 99 percent healthy”. He’s expected back in another 10 days or so.