Earlier today, Bob Dutton of The Kansas Star reported:

Alex Rodriguez's decision to undergo surgery on his hip is fueling rumors that the Yankees are interested in Mark Teahen as a temporary replacement at third base.

Royals officials, for now, are brushing off the speculation, and general manager Dayton Moore has long maintained that Teahen is more valuable now to the club than in previous years because of his versatility.

It didn't take long, however, for Brian Cashman to squash that rumor.

"I'll be honest with you; we have not had any discussions internally about that -- not myself daydreaming or my pro scouting director [Billy Eppler], though I know he's proactive, so I'm sure he's got his lists lined up," Cashman said. "I guess that's a gray area. Thankfully, we're getting [Rodriguez] back, so if something makes sense that you run into, I think we'd gravitate to it. But it's hard to run into things that make sense, so we'd probably wind up going with what we've got."

Via Steve Adams.