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Put your best plan for the future forward. You can start with what you would like to see on the field next year or what you would ultimately would like to see.
 
Sell now. Dont care about 2013 or even 2014. Get a new GM, one that is capable of fixing the player development issues and one with more creativity in trade construction than the last one. I am not sure Oppenheimer is that guy. You might have to look outsie the org.
 
OK, have fun with this.

Fire Cashman, replace with anyone not already inside the organization. Try to bring Towers back from SD, or better yet Beane

Start the fire sale now,
Trade Cano to Cardinals or Rangers for high level, major league ready current or close to ready starters. I don't want a guy who loafs running to first heading my rebuilding project. Freeze 3B, Carpenter 2B and pitcher Lynn? Avoids long term contract and saves money
Keep Hughes and tender offer with hopes he signs elsewhere and get draft compensation for him.
Off Season sign McCann to FA contract.
Resign Granderson at discount for one year if possible
Resign Overbay to back up Tex on the cheap
resign Nix for worst case 2B 2014.
Hope that Arod is banished for ever, no control over this!
Trade Joba for left handed reliever
Major Wish is to try to acquire Ryan Howard for DH in salary dump by Phillies. (Not counting on it but Ortiz like in Yankee Stadium!)

Team looks like this going into 2014

Catchers Choice of
McCann, Cervelli, Stewart, Romine

Firstbase
Tex and Overbay

Second Base
Carpenter acquired from Cardinals for Cano and Nix

Shortstop
Jeter and Nunez

Thirdbase
Freeze from Cardinals

Outfield[/U]

Gardner
Suzuki
Granderson
Almonte 4th Outfielder, Switch hitter
Soriano DH

Pitchers Choices from

Kuroda if he stays
CC
Nova
Pineda
Hughes
Phelps
Warren or addition from Cardinal trade
Nuno Depth

Relief/ choices from

Logan
Another left handed reliever from Joba trade
Kelley
Clairborne
Robertson
Betances
and throughout the year up and down from Minors
Banoules, Flores, Marshall, Turley
 
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One thing that looks certain is that Gary Sanchez is the catcher of the future. He's 20 years old and certainly looks like he can hit. His catching is a little suspect so we might have another Jorge Posada on our hands. That being said we certainly learned that isn't a bad thing if your offense is well above average out of the catcher spot. Not to mention I certainly can see somebody getting much better defensively.
 
Messiah717 said:
Put your best plan for the future forward. You can start with what you would like to see on the field next year or what you would ultimately would like to see.
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Okay, I'll play. But before I get to next year, let me tell you how I'd close out this year. We're not going anywhere this year so let the kids play. We've already got Neal & Mesa up here not lets see what they've got. We've also got a few good catchers like Gary Sanchez, J.R. Murphy & Peter O'Brien. There's a pretty good 1st baseman playing for Charleston by the name of Gregory Bird 15/66/289. And a few half way decent pitchers like Dellin Betances, Rafael DePaula, Scottie Allen & Dietrich Enns.

Now as far as next year. Here's my opening day lineup...............

1) Bret Gardner (CF)
2) Derek Jeter (SS)
3) Robinson Cano (2B)
4) Kendrys Morales (DH)
5) Mark Teixeira (1B)
6) Alex Rodriquez (3B) if suspended Arimis Ramirez
7) Shin Sinn Choo (RF)
8) Brian McCann (C)
9) Ichiro Suzuki (LF)

Starters = Nova, CC, Pinera, Kuroda & Phelps. CLOSER = Kelly or Robertson.
 
Messiah717 said:
Put your best plan for the future forward. You can start with what you would like to see on the field next year or what you would ultimately would like to see.
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Best case scenario though not likely to happen would be for the Steinbrenners telling Cashman to write a letter of resignation in lieu of being fired.
 
...why is this thread a "sticky" thread that stays at the top?
 
...no, not IMO...what the hell does age have to do with anything?
 
...I understand it was a joke, rick. What I don't understand is the "sticky" thing which is why I asked the question in the first place.
 
yankeesince59 said:
...I understand it was a joke, rick. What I don't understand is the "sticky" thing which is why I asked the question in the first place.
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I'm not familiar with the term sticky. What does it mean?

Never mind, I got it now the thread was sticking to the top of the board. Yeah that is strange. I thought it was just because posters were responding to it.
 
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...I think you probably have to be a "mod" to be able to do that "sticky" thing...course, you always thought you were better than other peeps. :lol:
 
yankeesince59 said:
...I think you probably have to be a "mod" to be able to do that "sticky" thing...course, you always thought you were better than other peeps. :lol:
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Hard to believe that a big shot like me didn't know that.
 
Messiah717 said:
One thing that looks certain is that Gary Sanchez is the catcher of the future. He's 20 years old and certainly looks like he can hit. His catching is a little suspect so we might have another Jorge Posada on our hands. That being said we certainly learned that isn't a bad thing if your offense is well above average out of the catcher spot. Not to mention I certainly can see somebody getting much better defensively.
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Montero and Romaine....

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Don't be jealous of my sticking capabilities. Just be careful you don't get sticky yourself.
 
Young, Schierholtz, McCann. None are big ticket guys. Use the pieces you have to get 2 of the 3 and you will help this team this year. You don't have to mortgage the future for these guys but may have to give up some decent pieces. OR, Cashman can sit on his hands for a change instead of getting fisted.
 
Clean house down on farm..scouts and player development "coaches"...especially those overseeing the young pitchers.

The Yankee org's inability to produce a single young pitcher good enough to consistently pitch near the top of the rotation since Andy Pettitte is absolutely scandalous.

Horrendous !
 
blgridesagain said:
Clean house down on farm..scouts and player development "coaches"...especially those overseeing the young pitchers.

The Yankee org's inability to produce a single young pitcher good enough to consistently pitch near the top of the rotation since Andy Pettitte is absolutely scandalous.

Horrendous !
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Completely agree & its not just the pitching. We haven't seen a good position player since Cano in 2001. So complete player development has been embarrassing.
 
Things the Yankee ownership needs to do this offseason (in no particular order): SELL THE TEAM to someone who actually gives a damn, fire Cashman and get someone who can actually be a legitimate GM, get someone who can develop the farm system by working with the new afore mentioned GM, DO NOT RESIGN Joba or Hughes at ANY cost… in fact, I would DFA both of them now, DFA Wells, let Cano walk… He isn’t worth it no matter how you slice it…, Do not spend any significant kind of money on any player… bring Gary Sanchez up to start next season, If you don’t bring up Sanchez, get someone who can actually play catcher, Resign Robertson, Gardner, and Nova, & get a new manager… Girardi has had some real head scratching moves as manager this year…
 
Hammerojustice said:
Things the Yankee ownership needs to do this offseason (in no particular order): SELL THE TEAM to someone who actually gives a damn, fire Cashman and get someone who can actually be a legitimate GM, get someone who can develop the farm system by working with the new afore mentioned GM, DO NOT RESIGN Joba or Hughes at ANY cost… in fact, I would DFA both of them now, DFA Wells, let Cano walk… He isn’t worth it no matter how you slice it…, Do not spend any significant kind of money on any player… bring Gary Sanchez up to start next season, If you don’t bring up Sanchez, get someone who can actually play catcher, Resign Robertson, Gardner, and Nova, & get a new manager… Girardi has had some real head scratching moves as manager this year…
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If I may add, Also do not resign Granderson. Maybe give an offer to FA Ellsbury. and speaking of FAs I'd also like to see the Yankees make a play for Kendry Morales.
 
I played the current Yankee manager this morning. Slept late, played some games on my iPad, got a breakfast sandwich and am thinking about napping. Take away my motivating myself to drive to a deli and my AM hours are probably right on par with Cashman's typical morning.
 
bern_baby_bern said:
I played the current Yankee manager this morning. Slept late, played some games on my iPad, got a breakfast sandwich and am thinking about napping. Take away my motivating myself to drive to a deli and my AM hours are probably right on par with Cashman's typical morning.
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While you were playing mgr. Did you make out tonight's lineup by any chance?
 
Rick2583 said:
While you were playing mgr. Did you make out tonight's lineup by any chance?
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You couldn't just overlook a simple error could you? The thread title should have led on to the direction of mu role playing. I'm thinking about lunch now, so I think I'm right on par with Cashman so far. I guess I really shouldn't have such a problem with the current GM - he did pick up Reynolds and Huff.
 
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