Wrap Up: Tues. July 30, 2013: Yankees lose 3-2 to Dodgers:

 Some positives emerged from last night's game. The Yankees 'bullpen pitched well, and Andy Pettite pitched well for the 2nd consecutive start. Yes I know he once again gave up some early innings runs, including a solo hr, but you can't expect more from 41 year old Starting Pitcher and he pitched deep in the game and kept the Yankees in the game. With that said, Jayson Nix at 3rd base instead of Eduardo Nunez or even Bret Littlebridge who has hit surprisingly decently? Jayson Nix is not Mike Schmidt let alone a Luis Sojo (circa late 1990s Yankees' teams) high caliber utility player who could get a key hit every once in awhile. With all due respect to Chris Stewart's admirable defensive as catcher behind the plate this season, he, along with Nix, for the most part, have been ultimate "Black Sabbathesque doom and gloom," potential rally killers in the lineup for the Yankees most of this season. Girardi, especially with no DH playing in National Lea...gue ballparks this week, should really make an effort to get Eduardo Nunez or even Bret Lillibridge's bat in the lineup and to get one of them to play 3rd base. I know Jayson Nix just came off the D.L. and his timing is likely off, but even when Nix was getting regular playing time earlier this season, he was not exactly "setting the world on fire,"nor playing like Cal Ripken Jr. at SS when filling in for Jeter or David Wright filling in at 3rd base for A-Rod. In addition, Cano, for someone who wants to be paid as one of the Top 10 position players in MLB, played like a scared rookie in front of the Hollywood lights (1 for 4 with 2 awful looking strikeouts and a dropped ball in the bottom of the 9th inning that one could argue he should have been able to scoop up). During this upcoming this off-season, the Yankees should offer Cano no more than a 5 year contract as the Yankees offered to Reggie Jackson in the 1976 off-season when he was the same age as Cano is now and was a free agent. If Cano and his agent don't like that offer, then the Yankees could look internally (David Adams?) or better yet see what it takes to get in a possible trade with either the White Sox's Gordon Beckham or the Angels' Howie Kendrick who is arguably the most underrated player in the American League. Supposedly, Brian Cashman is good friends with the White Sox GM, Kenny Williams, so a Gordon Beckham trade may be more feasible. However, Kendrick is the better player and 2nd baseman.