Beltran to the Yankees - 3 year deal
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They would have to move Gardner for some pitching, right? Otherwise this is not smart. Which is fine by me
It's not that difficult. Ellsbury in CF, Gardner in LF, Beltran in RF. Ichiro and Wells are on the bench, Soriano is the primary DH. Gardner is gone next year, or moved in a trade.
if they end up moving Gardner for pitching, they'll have to use some of their thin minor league talent. So, it's possible that the Yankees will have both stayed under 189 AND depleted a thin farm AND given up their top 2 draft picks
Joe D Reid said:
And Ichiro the utility infielder!
Seriously, the theory that Cashman is daring the top brass to fire him just gets more and more plausible.
Awesome. I've been hoping all off-season that the Yankees would sign Beltran. In my opinion, he's one of the worst uses of their money. And he got three years to boot!
At this point, I think the Yankees realize that they aren't going to compete without Cano and Tanaka, so they're just signing the biggest name players possible to try to sell tickets.
At this point, I think the Yankees realize that they aren't going to compete without Cano and Tanaka, so they're just signing the biggest name players possible to try to sell tickets.
So . . the yankees didn't want to pay for Cano's age 38, 39 and 40 seasons. Okay. That makes sense. But they just paid for Carlos Beltran's age 37, 38 and 39 seasons.
I hope so but seriously doubt it. He sucked there back when he had some mobility.knucklecup said:
Hoplite said:
That's what Michael Kay said on MLB Network yesterday. Their ratings were horrible last year, even when they were winning in the first half.
Besides, Beltran can hit in the playoffs if they make it. How many years could they go with a silent post season offense?
Who is the youngest Yankee position player? Ellsbury?
The Yankees have devolved into the 70s-80s Red Sox. No pitching. Park dominated lineup. Old. No farm system. Interesting.
The Yankees have devolved into the 70s-80s Red Sox. No pitching. Park dominated lineup. Old. No farm system. Interesting.
Sprowl, out of those guys I'd say Gardner has the most trade value and is moved to fill another void - most notably SP.
Is the strategy right now to sign every player except Cano? So baffled. JA has it right, they're looking to sell tickets. Who cares if they create a few logjams in the process.
With all the balls ARod, Jeter and Soriano can't get to, those extra outfielders will come in handy.