tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post1623679883671156990..comments2023-12-20T01:09:56.175-08:00Comments on Respect Jeter's Gangster: How the Yankee Postseason Will ContinueFernando Alejandrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-76010071343106428202012-11-14T15:29:11.092-08:002012-11-14T15:29:11.092-08:00The Yankees like to sign the player first, prefera...The Yankees like to sign the player first, preferably to a very large and lengthy deal that provides bonuses for reaching home run milestones, and then see him exposed as a PED user. To bring Melky back for just one year after he already got suspended will take require intense soul-searching, and many people who run the Yankees are known to have no souls.<br /><br />The Marlins are not done trading their established players away. Maybe the Yankees will get in on it.Rich Mahoganyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078545531672950308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-32186032670595849922012-11-14T09:14:33.090-08:002012-11-14T09:14:33.090-08:00The Toronto trade was the kind of blockbuster sala...The Toronto trade was the kind of blockbuster salary dump we could have done, had Teixeira and A-Rod played better this season, didn't have no-trade clauses, and were signed to more reasonable contracts. In other words, we have to pray for them to play great next year, and that they'll be willing to waive their no trade clauses after next season!<br /><br />I wouldn't mind signing Melky to a 1-year deal. The Yankees are all about redeeming PED users (Giambi, A-Rod, Pettitte etc.).Fernando Alejandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-8670588675359640532012-11-13T19:09:50.217-08:002012-11-13T19:09:50.217-08:00As for what you actually wrote, I had no idea that...As for what you actually wrote, I had no idea that payroll is calculated that way. I thought it was based on what the team actually pays the players each year, but that would be too easy to understand.<br /><br />It's pretty clear that the only way for the Yankees to attain the flexibility they need is to pull off that salary dump trade. And I would normally think that no team would ever take on ARod, let alone ARod, Teixeira and Granderson. But I didn't understand why the Dodgers would take on Beckett and Crawford, and I don't understand why the Marlins would trade away three reasonably-priced players in Johnson, Reyes and Buehrle. Maybe the Marlins are run by idiots and they are clearing payroll to make room for ARod and Teixeira. I can only wish.<br /><br />What's annoying about all this is the Yankees supposedly "got it" when they signed Sabathia, Teixeira and Burnett in the same offseason. They received tremendous praise for using their financial advantage to sign very good players rather than waste it on average players. Yet Teixeira is now badly overpaid and Burnett is getting paid to pitch for Pittsburg. Factor in ARod and these sorts of large deals can go terribly wrong in a hurry. <br /><br />As usual I have no idea what the Yankees will or should do, but here is one fearless prediction. The Yankees will sign Melky Cabrera on a one-year deal to replace Swisher. This is the definition of a Band-Aid solution but that is what the Yankees need right now while they figure out if they can shed payroll, especially if they want to move Granderson.Rich Mahoganyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078545531672950308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-7809318199866386272012-11-13T18:54:52.217-08:002012-11-13T18:54:52.217-08:00This just happened!
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com...This just happened!<br /><br />http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/11/blue-jays-close-to-acquiring-josh-johnson.htmlRich Mahoganyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078545531672950308noreply@blogger.com