YANKEES: Cano to #24

The New York Post reports that Robinson Cano has changed his number to 24. This was done to free up Roger Clemens' number: 22.

"I was happy to give up the number to a future Hall of Famer if Roger comes aboard," Cano said in a statement. "Hopefully, he will be one of my teammates, I'll have the pleasure of playing with him."

In 1999, Roger Clemens had to switch his jersey number to 22, one above the jersey number he held in his previous stints with Boston and Toronto. At the time, Paul O'Neill wore number 21. The Yankees wanted to make sure he didnt have that problem again.

Take all this as a sign that the Yankees are very interested in Clemens and believe they have a good shot. Certainly many things work in their favor. Money surely won't be a problem as the Yankees have freed up millions of dollars in trades this offseason and Cashman is a big fan of the flexible short-term contract that Roger would be demanding.