According to the Yankees' official website, Jorge Posada is mulling a possible move to first base or DH as opposed to having season-ending surgery if he feels his shoulder still allows him to contribute with his bat. Posada told MLB.com's Bryan Hoch:

"It's not about me. It's about the team now," Posada said. "How can I help the team? That's why I'm going to go through the rehab. If I'm able to hit, I'm going to try to do that. If I'm not able to hit, I'm going to have surgery."

Kind of funny how the article mentions him possibly "moving" to DH as if that isn't where he's pretty much been for most of the season, anyway. It does show a bit of a change in Posada's attitude, though, if he is becoming more receptive of the idea of playing first base for more than just the occasional spell for a day off behind the plate.

The thing is, I'm not too sure that his shoulder injury isn't negatively affecting his bat. Posada's hit for a putrid line of .197/.324/.246 over the last 28 days. Jose Molina, by comparison, has a line of .256/.347/.279 over the same span. If Jorge isn't going to be much more than dead weight at the plate for the remainder of the season anyway, then it's probably best for him to get the surgery out of the way so he can hopefully come back at full health next year. I think that Posada at 100% in 2009 would be much more valuable to this team than Posada at 40% for the remainder of 2008 and maybe 60-80% for most of 2009.