paul secor Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 They don't need him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 1 hour ago, paul secor said: They don't need him. Yankees fans, right next to Red Sox fans, the happiest folk in the world.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted December 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Outside of picking up a lot of his salary (but still managing to stay under the luxury tax limit), we got Stanton for a song. This also opens up second base for Torres. Surprising development, but I'm excited about it... Stanton and Judge in the same lineup?! (Not to mention Gary Sanchez.)  We didn't give up any of our top prospects? Whoa! I wonder if this makes Boston more likely to sign J.D. Martinez (though they're possibly  pursuing Eric Hosmer as well?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted December 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) Suggested 2018 batting order by a poster at Pinstripe Alley: GardnerJudgeStantonBirdSanchezDidiHicksHeadleyTorres/Torreyes If all four stay healthy, I think Judge, Stanton, Sanchez and even Bird could each hit 40+ home runs next year. Heck, Stanton and Judge hit 111 combined last year. I do think Boston's top three starting pitchers outmatch NY's. I'll be interested to see how Jordan Montgomery does next year, and whether or not Chance Adams gets a shot at MLB roster time. Resigning CC would be a one-year stopgap for a fifth-starter solution. Also interested to see how the Angels fare with Otani, both as a pitcher and a hitter, and if they can start building a contending team around Mike Trout. Edited December 9, 2017 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Stanton for Castro and two low minor leaguers? The fucking commissioner's office should investigate this as a fucking gift from a former Yankee to his old team. That's better than "for a song". That's a fucking joke. Don't tell me the fucking Red Sox couldn't have put together an equally 'enticing' offer. Big sloppy BJ for his old team. Fuck you, Jeets. When do the Cubs report? that's all I fucking care about now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) Edited December 10, 2017 by BERIGAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 Sadly, the Oakland lifestyle didn't suit Harvey at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted December 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 Good move and the price is right IMO: Yankees resign CC Sabathia to one-year, $10 million deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 The fat man should pay them $10 million to come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted December 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 Better this than giving up both Clint Frazier and Chance Adams for Gerrit Cole, who had an ace season in 2015, was injured in 2016, and then gave up 31 HRs last year pitching in the National League. A huge risk of a deal for NY, and unfortunately apparently still in the works. I'd be OK with giving up Frazier but not anybody else in our top-prospects bracket, and certainly not a pitcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 I was hoping the tribe could have signed CC on the cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 That makes two of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/jerry-kindall-former-arizona-baseball-coach-dead-at-82/  RIP Former University of Arizona Baseball Coach  JerrY Kindall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 Red Sox have made five-year offer to J.D. Martinez Meanwhile, the Yankees are evidently interested in Yu Darvish. Much admiration for Yu, but he's 31 and also seemed to develop an unfortunate penchant for tipping his pitches this past year. I'd be wary of the Yankees offering him anything like the six-year, $160 million dollar deal MLB Trade Rumors thinks he might get. I also don't see how they can sign him and get under the luxury-tax reset cap, unless he's willing to take less money the first year of the contract. (Is that even permissible? I have next to no knowledge of what MLB and Players' Union rules are when it comes to the luxury-tax salary cap and how teams might structure contracts to come in under it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 I'd love to have Yu back here, but realistically, a six year deal is not going to pay off. He's not Adrian Beltre, nobody is, and questions linger about his arm post-surgery. For the record, I do love the guy forever, but if he becomes a Yankee, I hope he helps them like he helped the Dodgers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Nick Martinez is now a Ham Fighter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Slooooowwww off-season--many teams waiting for free-agent prices to drop, I presume? Meanwhile, the Yankees, having failed to land Gerrit Cole, may now be aiming for the Rays' Chris Archer. Given his contract and age (29, owed $34 million over the next four seasons), I'd rather see them pick up Archer than hand Yu Darvish a long and expensive deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 I met Joe Musgrove (and Chris Devenski) last Thursday, so of course Musgrove would get traded two days later to the Pirates.  Devenski won Game 2 of the WS, and Musgrove won Game 5. I'd be happy if Cole can equal Musgrove's World Series win/loss record, for the Astros.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Garrett Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 I'm really sorry to see Musgrove go. Without his performance in key high-leverage situations, the Astros don't win the WS. But I'd also be lying if I said I wasn't excited by Cole joining the rotation. Can't wait to see if Brent Strom can work his usual magic to help Cole regain the form he had in 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Looks like MLB could see the introduction of a pitch clock and limited mound visits in 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Jim Thome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 9 hours ago, Patrick said: Jim Thome! Jim Thome, yes! but I just found out Jack Morris is going in via some committee and this happened six weeks ago? Ugh. There ought to be a rule, if you miss out thru the writers vote, you wait another 15 years before anyone else gets to consider you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 Cubs front-runners to land Yu Darvish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 RIP Oscar Gamble. Only a few seasons in CLE, but was there when I first started to pay attention to baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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