As if being up 2-0 on the Angels in the ALCS isn’t good enough, Newsday is reporting that Matt Holliday has said he would prefer to play in New York next season, with the Yankees being his #1 choice. That means we’ve already got a leg up on the competition in the free agency market, which will open as soon as the Yankees beat the Phillies in the World Series at the end of the month.

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