Yanks 'running background check' on Hamilton
Josh Hamilton - OF - Texas Rangers
Dec. 7, 2012 - 8:25 AM ET
Bob Nightengale of USA Today was told by a rival general manager that the Yankees are "quietly running a background check" on Josh Hamilton.
The news comes on the same morning when the New York Post's Joel Sherman penned a column where he indicated that he wouldn't be surprised to see the Yankees ultimately go after Hamilton. They might just be doing some prep work in case Hamilton's price drops, which looks like it could happen with the Rangers possibly preferring to trade for Justin Upton. If Hamilton doesn't wind up re-signing with Texas, all bets are off when it comes to where he'll wind up.
Source: Bob Nightengale on Twitter