Rick2583
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For my last day of posting for a while I want to leave you guys with something to think about. Here goes...........
2013 salaries = Current status
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Jeter...............17M 9.5M option
Cano..............15M Free agent
Grandy...........15M Free agent
Kuroda...........15M Free agent
Pettitte...........12M Retired
Youkilis...........12M Free agent
Rivera.............10M Retired
Hughes...........7.5M Free agent
Logan.............3.5M Free agent
Hafner............2M Free agent
Chamberlain....1.8M Free agent
Overbay..........1.25M Free agent
That's over 100M dollars & doesn't include the possible 25M coming off if A-Rod is suspended for the entire season.
Of course Jeter will pick up the option. #1 priority will be resigning Cano currently expected to be for 7 years at 175M. As of right now CC Sabathia & Ivan Nova are the only sure starters for next year so pitching would be next in line. The Yankees are expected to go hard after Japanese phenom Masahiro Tanaka 25 who went 24-0 with an era of 1.27. Posting fee for his rights are expected to exceed the 51.7M the Rangers paid for Yu Darvish two years ago.
Staying on the pitching front in the weakest crop of free agents in years are, Matt Garza, Ervin Santana, Ubaldo Jimenez & Tim Lincecum.
Catching will also be a high priority with the Yankees expected to go hard after McCann. IMO 4 years at 60M should get it done. If not Saltlamacchia could also be an option.
Currently under fire (and rightfully so) are Mark Newman the teams VP of baseball operations for the systems failure to develop any frontline starting pitchers and the lack of any impact position players. Also on the hot seat is & should be Damon Oppenheimer, the clubs amateur scouting director for his recent performance in the drafts.
So there you have it guys. What would you do??? "Something to think about".
2013 salaries = Current status
_________________ _____________
Jeter...............17M 9.5M option
Cano..............15M Free agent
Grandy...........15M Free agent
Kuroda...........15M Free agent
Pettitte...........12M Retired
Youkilis...........12M Free agent
Rivera.............10M Retired
Hughes...........7.5M Free agent
Logan.............3.5M Free agent
Hafner............2M Free agent
Chamberlain....1.8M Free agent
Overbay..........1.25M Free agent
That's over 100M dollars & doesn't include the possible 25M coming off if A-Rod is suspended for the entire season.
Of course Jeter will pick up the option. #1 priority will be resigning Cano currently expected to be for 7 years at 175M. As of right now CC Sabathia & Ivan Nova are the only sure starters for next year so pitching would be next in line. The Yankees are expected to go hard after Japanese phenom Masahiro Tanaka 25 who went 24-0 with an era of 1.27. Posting fee for his rights are expected to exceed the 51.7M the Rangers paid for Yu Darvish two years ago.
Staying on the pitching front in the weakest crop of free agents in years are, Matt Garza, Ervin Santana, Ubaldo Jimenez & Tim Lincecum.
Catching will also be a high priority with the Yankees expected to go hard after McCann. IMO 4 years at 60M should get it done. If not Saltlamacchia could also be an option.
Currently under fire (and rightfully so) are Mark Newman the teams VP of baseball operations for the systems failure to develop any frontline starting pitchers and the lack of any impact position players. Also on the hot seat is & should be Damon Oppenheimer, the clubs amateur scouting director for his recent performance in the drafts.
So there you have it guys. What would you do??? "Something to think about".