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yankeesince59

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...just spitballing here, but how about Michael Young for the rest of this year?

...I know he's 36 but he's still playing every day and playing well...His salary is $18 for this year with Texas paying $10 of that, which leaves $8 that would be pro-rated and only cost around $3 Mil for the remainder of this season.
...and his contract is up after this year.
 
That was kicked around a while ago in the press. Lost steam. Not sure why.
 
...I've always like the guy...and think he was really treated like shit in Texas.
 
I was advocating for that weeks ago. The Phillies have now lost 4 in a row so maybe they will finally be sellers. If not McCann I would love a deal with Ruiz and Young.
 
Its pretty obvious yankees are looking to buy, but buy cheap. If they cant get most of the contract eaten, and giving minimal prospects, it won't be discussed. I'm fine with that part, actually. I just wish they wouldnt even bother pretending they want to be buyers. 189 is still goal #1 here.
 
Phillies seem to be straggling the line about being buyers or sellers. Per MLB a few minutes ago they are talking to Utley about a contract extension. Michael Young, good addition, thirty something or not the man has always hustled. If the Yankees got him and Jeter comes back with any consistency it would improve the team on both sides of the game.
 
Yblue said:
Its pretty obvious yankees are looking to buy, but buy cheap. If they cant get most of the contract eaten, and giving minimal prospects, it won't be discussed. I'm fine with that part, actually. I just wish they wouldnt even bother pretending they want to be buyers. 189 is still goal #1 here.
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...how do we know they are pretending?...none of us knows what's really going on behind the scenes. We get the occasional news snippets, but that's it.
 
Yblue said:
Its pretty obvious yankees are looking to buy, but buy cheap. If they cant get most of the contract eaten, and giving minimal prospects, it won't be discussed. I'm fine with that part, actually. I just wish they wouldnt even bother pretending they want to be buyers. 189 is still goal #1 here.
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Blue I have to believe by now that both Hal & Hank know that 189M is just not going to happen. I mean geez....I hope so.
 
...Hal admitted as much a few months ago.

...but if they can somehow shed themselves of ARods contract, it would be more realistic.
 
Rick2583 said:
Blue I have to believe by now that both Hal & Hank know that 189M is just not going to happen. I mean geez....I hope so.
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Unfortunately, I disagree guys. Hal's priority is to get under that 189 mill to reset the luxury tax for future years and nothing thats happened this year or lately has gone away from that plan. Next year we will have a team of hafner and overbay types
 
...that's not really his priority...like I said, he's admitted that the 189 figure may not be realistic and attainable.
 
mrmel29 said:
Unfortunately, I disagree guys. Hal's priority is to get under that 189 mill to reset the luxury tax for future years and nothing thats happened this year or lately has gone away from that plan. Next year we will have a team of hafner and overbay types
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The way he's producing this year we'd be right in the thick of of things if we had a few more Overbay types.
 
With this Arod situation, the Yankees may have made their minds up and realize that they are looking for a longer term solution instead of a Young who is average at best at third.
 
yeah but who is this younger 3rd baseman. They tried Adams and he did nothing while playing everyday.
 
I have been wanting Headley for 2 years, switch hitter and I believe he will be 30 next year.
 
They already tried to get Headley and Padres said they are not trading him so that is one option gone.
 
I'd stay on the Padres for Headley. Yankees supposedly have some decent minor league talent at lower levels. Why not offer up a few pieces and perhaps throw Hughes into the mix. If not Headley, then go for Young. He could be like Ichiro in terms of being an older player, who could be rejuvenated coming to NY. From my understanding, over the years, he and Jeter have been close friends, and with Jeter hopefully coming back soon - that would be a decent left side of the IF for the last 50+ games.

The offense is not gonna catch-up to this team's pitching, but it needs to get better to make this quality of pitching not go for naught.
 
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vette322 said:
I'd stay on the Padres for Headley. Yankees supposedly have some decent minor league talent at lower levels. Why not offer up a few pieces and perhaps throw Hughes into the mix. If not Headley, then go for Young. He could be like Ichiro in terms of being an older player, who could be rejuvenated coming to NY. From my understanding, over the years, he and Jeter have been close friends, and with Jeter hopefully coming back soon - that would be a decent left side of the IF for the last 50+ games.

The offense is not gonna catch-up to this team's pitching, but it needs to get better to make this quality of pitching not go for naught.
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that is the thinking that got us into this mess... trading prospects for big league level players... we need to stop trading away what little talent we have left...
 
At this point I'd settle for FA Wilson Betimit.
 
that is the thinking that got us into this mess... trading prospects for big league level players... we need to stop trading away what little talent we have left...
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...that's why vette stipulated "lower level talent".

...until they can figure out something different and maybe more long term, Headley or Young would be very good options. There's no one on the farm who's ready to play.
 
yankeesince59 said:
...that's why vette stipulated "lower level talent".

...until they can figure out something different and maybe more long term, Headley or Young would be very good options. There's no one on the farm who's ready to play.
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low level as in low level of talent or low level as in lower in the system... I read it as lower in the system, not necessarily low level of talent... if I misunderstood, my apologies...
 
The Yankees do have some talent in the lower minors that could be attractive. If they feel they have a few 'gold stars', I would not be so quick to move them, but let's face it - it could take several years for some of these guys to mature and become useful. I think we have learned that there are no guarantees at those levels. 3 years ago, many of us were told that the 'Killer B's' were untouchable and that they would all be pitching in the majors in 2013 - how's that going?

My main point is that this team has holes to fill NOW. If they wanted to be sellers, they would not be trading for Soriano. So if they are gonna go there, they might as well address other needs. I used to view prospects a lot differently until I have seen how poorly the Yankees develop them. There is no substitituon for a guy who can play NOW if you are in a win NOW mode, assuming you are not trading a real blue chip for a guy in his 40's.
 
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