According to Frankie Piliere of AOL Fan House, the Yankees are exploring the trade market for a left fielder. He Tweets: Heard whispers that Nelson Cruz is a name the Yanks inquired on. Not confirmed and no word if talks even got off the ground or not.

Cruz, 29, hit .260 with 33 home runs and 76 RBIs for the Texas Rangers in 2009. He’s played mostly in right field in his five year career, but he has 21 games of experience in left field. You can see Cruz’s statistics here.