Joel Sherman of The New York Post speculates that in the event that Nick Johnson does not recover from his wrist surgery, the team may need to add depth to their DH spot. Candidates that the Yankees could go after include Russell Branyan or Paul Konerko since they will both be free agent at the end of the year.

Johnson had surgery this morning to repair his problematic right wrist, and if history is a good indicator, he may be on the disabled list for some time. In the meantime, the Yankees have a deep enough roster to overcome Johnson’s injury while giving many of the older player time at DH such as Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter.

“We are fine with what we have, but we can ill afford another injury,” hitting coach Kevin Long said. “We would have depth issues because right now we are using our depth.”