I find it a little odd that the Yanx are somehow not on this list ;

[yankeesince59]

http://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/sto...ner-first-reds-padres-braves-phillies-brewers


"Right now, there are arguably five teams in baseball voluntarily going through the full tear-down-and-rebuild process: the Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds,Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres. While the goal is the same for all five teams, the overarching strategy and approach to their respective rebuilds is quite different. To help answer who will get to the promised land quicker than the rest, I've enlisted the aid of the ZiPS projection system."


...I'd certainly call what the Yanx are doing qualifies for being in the "full tear down and rebuild process".

 

[mrmel29]

Probably because yanks only got rid of 2 closers and a number 5 starter in nova while still retaining a good closer in betances. Now once they move mccann, gardner, headley, pineda and eovaldi they will be there

 

[yankeesince59]

...they're also minus Beltran and soon ARod and Tex too. There's also still talks with other teams about McCann, and Gardner. And I think Eovaldi (terrible trade), Pineda, and Hicks all may be gone by next season. They're gonna have to eat a lot of McCann's and Headley's contracts to move/trade them.

... and like you said, they gave up 2 of the best relief pitchers in the game and their best hitter...Seems like a major roster overhaul/rebuild to me.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

Lots of activity in Yankee land, lets just say this is a typical ESPN "oversight" now if it were Boston well God Damn there'd be plenty of press. And being Yankee Fans we could give a damn lees what the others are doing. I'd be more willing to believe that the Yankees find success before those other teams mentioned.

 

[yankeesince59]

Lots of activity in Yankee land, lets just say this is a typical ESPN "oversight" now if it were Boston well God Damn there'd be plenty of press. And being Yankee Fans we could give a damn lees what the others are doing. I'd be more willing to believe that the Yankees find success before those other teams mentioned.

...^^^ agreed...and they had better rise again before those other teams !