I would have used that money to replace an aging outfield.
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I would have used that money to replace an aging outfield.
They'll just use other money to do that. I'm sure there's plenty more where CC's came from.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Colyer
I just hope no other teams get skunked into signing similarly giddy contracts with other free agents. I especially hope the BoSox have more spine, and are able to hold the line with, say, the Tex talks, better than the NYY did with CC. Even though Theo and the Trio have shown they'll do some odd things when they fall in love with a player, they at least have demonstrated ('til now, anyway) that they do have their limits on certain things.
I'm fully convinced the poor, slap-happy Yankees would have thrown yet more cash (and whatever else it would have taken) to seduce CC (had he simply demanded it, or had some other team just kept upping the ante), long past the point where it made any sense.
The CC deal proves one thing: desperation is expensive.
Don't forget... dthe dumped close to 80 million of the payroll... this signing is not even 1/3 of what they dumped... and as far as getting younger in the OF??? what are they going to do with all the OF's they have... I guess trade them and just pay most of the $$$ (say 8 million... someone will take him for 5 million. Matsui I think you are stuck with because of the No trade clause and the Japaniese relationshp you are trying to build, may suffer. Adding cameron does , to ME, not help you THAT much unless you can dump one of your OF contracts. the 1 guy out of Matsui, Damon, and Abreu I woul dhave wanted lol was Abreu.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Colyer
Jeter THANK heavens will be off the books (at 20+ million anyway) after 2010
2009 they will have about 26-26 coming off the books to help replace the OF (Damon and Matsui) If Andruw Jones can lose some weight and get his game back in order this year... watch him be in pinstripes. Alos dont forget... Next year... MATT HOLLIDAY will be a f/a... I can see him in pinstripes for sure
It would be nice if we can keep him, but of course we wont. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by TheNamelessPoet
The only pinstripes Jones would be wearing is if he robbed a piggly wiggly.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheNamelessPoet
And if the Yankees moved to Denver, then Holliday would be a great pick-up. I hope desperately the Yankees sign those guys.
you dont wnat a 300 hitter with 25+ HR and decent defense in the OF???
Im not saying give him 25 million a year