Rick2583
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First off next year the Stienbrenner boys want the payroll down to 189M. Personally I think they're dreaming. This season it was 228M. Okay lets go step by step...
Between A-RoD (25M), Tex (22.5M), CC (23M), Cano (at least 20M) Jeter has a player option for 8M but will probably be closer to 10-12 with incentives. Ichiro (6.5). So just between those 6 players you're already looking at approx 108M.
Kuroda is one of many Yankee FAs. He makes 15M this year & I've no doubt the'll wave another one year contract in his face to keep him. So lets say he accepts 12M. So now we're at 120M.
FAs Youkilis, Rivera, & Pettitte will not be back. So if the Steinbrenner boys have there way that leaves 69M to fill out the other 18 players (team total 25) I know, some funny shit right?
Because now they have to decide on Granderson (13M in 2013), Hughes (7M in 2013), Logan & Robertson (3.1M each in 2013) Garner (2.8M in 2013) Overbay 1.2M Nix 1M & Stewart 1/2M. And then there's Wells due 21M in 2014 I don't know how much of that the Yankees have to pay. And this STILL doesn't fill out the entire roster.
So the bottom line here is even if the Bosses boys bring it up to 200M there's still not a whole lot (if any) to spend on FAs. The Yankees only hope is that A-Rod gets suspended while he's still on the DL. which I believe would relieve the Yankees of paying him until at least it goes through appeals.
Personally I let Granderson walk or use him to trade at the deadline. You have to resign both Robertson & Logan. I would also resign Gardner Overbay & Nix. Not so sure on Stewart.
Between A-RoD (25M), Tex (22.5M), CC (23M), Cano (at least 20M) Jeter has a player option for 8M but will probably be closer to 10-12 with incentives. Ichiro (6.5). So just between those 6 players you're already looking at approx 108M.
Kuroda is one of many Yankee FAs. He makes 15M this year & I've no doubt the'll wave another one year contract in his face to keep him. So lets say he accepts 12M. So now we're at 120M.
FAs Youkilis, Rivera, & Pettitte will not be back. So if the Steinbrenner boys have there way that leaves 69M to fill out the other 18 players (team total 25) I know, some funny shit right?
Because now they have to decide on Granderson (13M in 2013), Hughes (7M in 2013), Logan & Robertson (3.1M each in 2013) Garner (2.8M in 2013) Overbay 1.2M Nix 1M & Stewart 1/2M. And then there's Wells due 21M in 2014 I don't know how much of that the Yankees have to pay. And this STILL doesn't fill out the entire roster.
So the bottom line here is even if the Bosses boys bring it up to 200M there's still not a whole lot (if any) to spend on FAs. The Yankees only hope is that A-Rod gets suspended while he's still on the DL. which I believe would relieve the Yankees of paying him until at least it goes through appeals.
Personally I let Granderson walk or use him to trade at the deadline. You have to resign both Robertson & Logan. I would also resign Gardner Overbay & Nix. Not so sure on Stewart.
