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Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Clearing the cap: A move Yanks could
make  By Andrew Marchand  If the Yankees are to make a move this
week at the GM meetings, it could be to clear some money off
their payroll. This could be a major move (Curtis Granderson) or
less so, like a Phil Hughes or a Joba Chamberlain, who are free
agents next year.  My colleague, Wallace Matthews, may be right
that this week will be much ado about nothing, but if Brian
Cashman wants to make his decision-making easier he needs to
find some payroll flexibility.  The issue with the $189M goal
for 2014 is that it would seem to hamper any moves for a guy
like Russell Martin. The Yankees, under Hal's orders, are
operating more by NFL or NBA rules than the more open-market MLB
CBA.  Every million you offer Martin is one that can't go to
Robinson Cano, a free agent next year, or to the outfielder who
will replace Nick Swisher. So if I were Cashman, working under
these constraints, I would w