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Looks like we are in for a long 2-3 years of sub-par play, for a Team, that defines success by their World Series Rings........
Long term, multi-million $$$ contracts, have destroyed the Yanx like Cancer, and its a long slow death.....and I'd put my money on Trashman repeating his mistakes of the past.....
This article is interesting in some ways, in others its a double edged sword. We all know many of these Free Agents of 2018-019 are going to come with even higher price tags. "Bryce Harper- the first 400 Million Dollar Man"? The other half of these players, will either see extensions, or fall victim to being a "has been", does anyone really expect half these players noted in this article; to continue to play into or past their mid 30s, like they have the last few years. Has been's by then....
The other half, over priced, beginning a new era of greed, like we've never seen. IMO, Trashman will make the same mistakes of his past, handing out guaranteed, multi-year contracts, with multi-million dollar auctions, that may easily hit 40 Million dollar players......? Did I hear 45 Million, 50 Million? going once going twice, going gone......
Kershaw can opt out after 018, but will He follow Grenke's moving out? It's all about the money, don't let anyone tell you otherwise....
Here's the article, in italics, with the URL link continuing on with this story, followed by the Yanks payroll breakdown by year.....
We knew coming into this offseason that the winter market would have a lot to offer. David Price, Zack Greinke, Jordan Zimmermann and Johnny Cueto gave the market four ace pitchers, and Jason Heyward, Justin Upton, Yoenis Cespedes, Alex Gordon and Chris Davis were the cream of the position-player crop.
Next to what's going to be out there after 2018, though, that's a collection of talent we can disregard with a "meh."
As Tony Castrovince of MLB.com and others have pointed out, the 2018-19 free-agent class is going to be loaded. Loaded as in L-O-A-D-E-D. Slated to be available are...
If Kershaw opts out of his contract after 2018, he'll only be forgoing two years and $65 million.
That's one way to put it. And all this is without considering two other players who could hit the market via opt-out clauses: Clayton Kershaw and Price.
So, yeah. This winter's free-agent class may be the best baseball has ever seen, but it figures to hold on to that title only as long as Mark McGwire held on to his title as baseball's single-season home run king.
Now, are all of the aforementioned players going to hit free agency? Presumably not, no.
Rest assured, there will be contract extensions. Teams haven't been afraid to offer them, and players haven't minded accepting them. They could wait for a bigger payday in free agency, but the lure of instant and long-lasting financial security has proved to be too powerful for many players to pass up in recent years.
continued:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...letter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=mlb
Yankees Future Payroll:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2015-payroll-salaries.shtml
I don't want to be a naysayer, but Cashman has yet to prove he's a worthy GM. I'd love to be proven wrong, and hope Bird, Severino, Judge, and many other Yankee Minor League Prospects pan out. Yet, lets face it, the Yanx farm clubs are not bursting at the seams, with Top Prospects, sure they have a few who stand out, but nothing like some MLB Team Farm Club Prospects.
In the meantime, its going to be one long cold winter, from now until the Winter Meetings of 018-019, one that will make for a Team that's made it hard to pull for-let alone get behind them. Will the future see more players jumping off of the Yankees bandwagon, or on it....?
Long term, multi-million $$$ contracts, have destroyed the Yanx like Cancer, and its a long slow death.....and I'd put my money on Trashman repeating his mistakes of the past.....
This article is interesting in some ways, in others its a double edged sword. We all know many of these Free Agents of 2018-019 are going to come with even higher price tags. "Bryce Harper- the first 400 Million Dollar Man"? The other half of these players, will either see extensions, or fall victim to being a "has been", does anyone really expect half these players noted in this article; to continue to play into or past their mid 30s, like they have the last few years. Has been's by then....
The other half, over priced, beginning a new era of greed, like we've never seen. IMO, Trashman will make the same mistakes of his past, handing out guaranteed, multi-year contracts, with multi-million dollar auctions, that may easily hit 40 Million dollar players......? Did I hear 45 Million, 50 Million? going once going twice, going gone......
Kershaw can opt out after 018, but will He follow Grenke's moving out? It's all about the money, don't let anyone tell you otherwise....
Here's the article, in italics, with the URL link continuing on with this story, followed by the Yanks payroll breakdown by year.....
We knew coming into this offseason that the winter market would have a lot to offer. David Price, Zack Greinke, Jordan Zimmermann and Johnny Cueto gave the market four ace pitchers, and Jason Heyward, Justin Upton, Yoenis Cespedes, Alex Gordon and Chris Davis were the cream of the position-player crop.
Next to what's going to be out there after 2018, though, that's a collection of talent we can disregard with a "meh."
As Tony Castrovince of MLB.com and others have pointed out, the 2018-19 free-agent class is going to be loaded. Loaded as in L-O-A-D-E-D. Slated to be available are...
- Three MVPs: Bryce Harper, Josh Donaldson and Andrew McCutchen
- One Cy Young: Dallas Keuchel
- Additional Amazing Bats: Manny Machado, A.J. Pollock, Michael Brantley, Dee Gordon, Adam Jones, Nelson Cruz, Hunter Pence and Adrian Gonzalez
- Additional Amazing Aces: Jose Fernandez, Matt Harvey, Shelby Miller, Garrett Richards, Jose Quintana and Adam Wainwright
- Amazing Relievers: Craig Kimbrel, Trevor Rosenthal, Zach Britton, Andrew Miller, Jeurys Familia, Kelvin Herrera and David Robertson
If Kershaw opts out of his contract after 2018, he'll only be forgoing two years and $65 million.
That's one way to put it. And all this is without considering two other players who could hit the market via opt-out clauses: Clayton Kershaw and Price.
So, yeah. This winter's free-agent class may be the best baseball has ever seen, but it figures to hold on to that title only as long as Mark McGwire held on to his title as baseball's single-season home run king.
Now, are all of the aforementioned players going to hit free agency? Presumably not, no.
Rest assured, there will be contract extensions. Teams haven't been afraid to offer them, and players haven't minded accepting them. They could wait for a bigger payday in free agency, but the lure of instant and long-lasting financial security has proved to be too powerful for many players to pass up in recent years.
continued:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...letter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=mlb
Yankees Future Payroll:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2015-payroll-salaries.shtml
I don't want to be a naysayer, but Cashman has yet to prove he's a worthy GM. I'd love to be proven wrong, and hope Bird, Severino, Judge, and many other Yankee Minor League Prospects pan out. Yet, lets face it, the Yanx farm clubs are not bursting at the seams, with Top Prospects, sure they have a few who stand out, but nothing like some MLB Team Farm Club Prospects.
In the meantime, its going to be one long cold winter, from now until the Winter Meetings of 018-019, one that will make for a Team that's made it hard to pull for-let alone get behind them. Will the future see more players jumping off of the Yankees bandwagon, or on it....?
