Three-year, $45 million offer to Rivera. Four-year. $52 million contract to Posada. Wow.
Three-year, $45 million offer to Rivera. Four-year. $52 million contract to Posada. Wow.
Looks like the Yanks have learned nothing so far.
Too bad the World Champs have his number and will continue to do so for 3/4 more years.
Waste Chamberlain? How would having a closer making peanuts be a waste? Papelbon wasn't a waste. Myers had a lot to do with the Phillies making the playoffs.
Yes because there were no other catchers who won't be DH's in two years hitting 15 HRs and 75 RBI. Chamberlain can fill Rivera's role for years to come without a big price tag. Just because the Yankee have money doesn't mean they can't be smart about it. The Yankees 90's dynasty told me that.You're absolutely right! They should have let both go and started Jose Molina at catcher and Edwar Ramirez at setup man!
Resigning Rivera was probably necessary, I just think they overpaid the man. Nobody else would give him $45 million, no way. The Posada signing was just stupid due to the length of the contract as well as the amount. With the lineup they have they would have been better off with a 2 or 3 year deal to Torrealba or somebody else (maybe LoDuca) that wasn't going to be relegated DH at the end of the contract. Torrealba or LoDuca would have probably cost them a little over half of what they paid Posada.
Why go with potential when you already know what he can do. Chamberlain might not respond well to going back to starter. They still have Kennedy and Hughes and I really don't expect good full years out of them. Its not a waste either way. And who gives a shit about Clemens at this point. Clemens last year was the waste!!
Red Sox went on what they knew and disregarded potential and they won a WS with Papelbon, something the Yankees fired Joe Torre for not doing. Tons of teams have made bad trades, this is not one. You as a Dodger fan knows potential isn't shit with the likes of Edwin Jackson and Greg Miller. Oh yeah, Wells didn't anchor shit!
You have to give Joba a chance at SP...obviously he may not have that intensity for a whole game, but he's succeeded greatly as a SP in the minors. I'll take Joba at SP and Mo at CL over Joba at CL and who knows at SP any day!
I did a lot of good things as a sim league GM.
Ah, give me something clever to say here.
Well I just hope you are glad losing again with another $250 mil payroll.
Yankees payroll-$189,639,045
Nice try though reefer.
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