GOM's plan to fix the Yankees

[He Hate Me]

Umm, a MiLB pitcher is not worth Robbie Cano, the man, the kid, the legend.

 

Would you trade Robbie for a MiLB pitcher who had a great year in AAA or AA? of course not. Why would you expect others to?

 

shrug, hughes last year probably generated as much interest if not more.

[TheKilo]

shrug' date=' hughes last year probably generated as much interest if not more.[/quote']

 

Who in your farm system has that kind of buzz now?

[Gom]

Let's see how I've done so far...

There are definitely going to be changes. There is no doubt. However, this is going to be the unofficial plan to fix the Yankees going into 2008. So here goes....

1) Replace Joe Torre with Joe Girardi or Tony Larussa. Mattingly is a fan favorite, but both of these guys are better managers. Larussa is as good as it comes with managing a pen, and Girardi is almost as sharp. Joe Torre, while being a player's manager, can't manage a bullpen. To me, in the AL, that's all a manager needs to do. Also, the kind of small ball/situational hitting that is needed but lost on these Yankees may return.

1. Got it. Girardi to the Yankees. Score one for gom.

2) Sign Arod to an extension. True...this is his choice. However' date=' as long as he doesn't opt out, give him what he wants over the long haul. The Yankees can sign him to a 5-7 year extension at $30 million a year while prorating it [by not losing the next three years of Arod and his 20+ million from Texas'], and keeping his salary at the same place it is for next year.

2. Got it. Score another one for gom. I'm awesome.

3a) Ask the Twins for Santana's price. Dangle Cabrera and Kennedy. While I doubt that will be all it will take, it may be a start. Cabrera is integral to any deal for Santana, and it may take Alan Horne in addition or Hughes or Chamberlain for him. However, if you can get Santana without giving up Hughes or Chamberlain, I'd have to jump at it. However, a deal for Santana that includes Cabrera, Kennedy, and Alan Horne for Santana might just get it done. [i admit, I'm biased...how does that sound?]

3. Still in process. Call it a success if they pull it off, a wash if he resigns, and a loss if he goes elsewhere.

3b) Trade Giambi. Now, the only way you can trade Giambi is to eat at least half his salary, approximately 11.5 million. Now, as a one year rental, I believe many teams would take Giambi. It's never the short contract, it's the long one that kills teams. Who might take Giambi at 11.5 million for just one year? Many, in my opinion. The Angels would come knocking. So would the Twins probably. I can't see a national league club wanting him to play the field, but the Angels would be a perfect fit for him, giving them Anderson, Vlad, Giambi, and Juan Rivera, going left/right/left/right. Can't hurt. What to get back for Giambi? A player to be named later. A bar of soap. Anything. You can't help but think that Giambi could possibly help them, and as a one year rental, how can he really hurt?

3b. As good an idea as this is, it hasn't been pursued. Call it a failure.

4) As a reward for not opting out for Arod, Boras gets his other client signed, Carlos Pena. Give Pena..hmm...11.5 a year for 3-4 years, which is pretty much his asking price. Basically, you replaced Giambi with Pena. A bit of a risk, considering he hasn't done much except for this year, but hey...we still are the Yankees, and we can eat a bad contract or two.

4. This is what happens when you listen to your brother without checking on Pena's status. A failure of stupidity.

5) Bring back Abreu at a reduced price. Abreu is the kind of player the Yankees should be looking to bring in. He really is a poor man's Paul O'Neil with better offensive numbers and less of a leader and fielder, but overall, a similar player. 17 million is a lot, Abreu could come back at a 7 million discount from his current salary.

5. Even though the money was off, the brought him back. Success.

6) Sign Bonds. An unpopular decision for most, but a statistical monster. As good as Posada is, we can't win with him as our number five hitter. Putting Bonds behind Arod gives the Yankees three amazing OBP players in a row in Abreu, Arod, and Bonds. Sign Bonds for...hmmm...a 1 year deal for 12 million. Now...how can we shave off five million [assuming #5 saves us 7 million]?

6. Don't drop the soap Barry. Failure. I doubt he'll ever play baseball again.

7) With Bonds penciled in at DH, there is no place for Matsui. Who would take Matsui? Many, many teams would, in my opinion. Seattle, cornering the Japanese market? The Giants, having lost Bonds? The Mets? Of course, the whole trade Matsui thing only happens if Cabrera isn't traded.

7. A work in progress, at least I hope. Consider it a failure if Matsui is with the Yankees opening day, and a success if he's gone. Most likely, a failure.

8) Resign Rivera and Posada at similar contracts. Calling that a fiscal wash.

I consider this a success. Rivera is just sweating the Yankees out the way they did it to him. Considering the Yankees got admonished by blowing the reliever market away, Rivera would be a fool to even look elsewhere. No one is giving him 45 million over 4 years, let alone three years.

 

So that makes me 4-3 with two undecideds [stupid brother].

[jacksonianmarch]

Trading Matsui does us no good. Remember, the guy was hitting .300 with 20 bombs when he started having knee problems. His knee has been cleaned out and if he comes back healthy, which isnt a lock btw, then he will likely be a .290-.300 hitter with 25+ bombs as per his usual.

[Gom]

Matsui is no longer a good hitter. He has stopped going to the opposite field, and is falling into that Giambi zone of trying to pull everything. He will be atrocious next year. He had one phenomenal month last year....the other five months were poor.

[jacksonianmarch]

Man. Well, I think you are accustomed to being embarassed, so here goes...

 

One good month?

 

May- .301BA .871OPS

July- .345BA 1.146OPS

August- .333BA .843OPS

 

April he was out with the hammy and September he was hurt with the knee. The only month that he was healthy and sucked was June (.252BA .707OPS)

 

In terms of his hitting chart..

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_player_hitting_chart.jsp?c_id=nyy&playerID=425686&statType=1

 

If you notice, his singles and doubles were spread out almost totally evenly. His HR were all pulled. That could be due to him having a weak lower half or totally due to park effect (I only looked at Yankee stadium). Regardless, he goes the other way a lot more than Giambi does.

[TheKilo]

Regardless' date=' he goes the other way a lot more than Giambi does.[/quote']

 

I have the feeling lots of Yankees do.

 

lulz

[Gom]

Man. Well, I think you are accustomed to being embarassed, so here goes...

 

One good month?

 

May- .301BA .871OPS

July- .345BA 1.146OPS

August- .333BA .843OPS

 

April he was out with the hammy and September he was hurt with the knee. The only month that he was healthy and sucked was June (.252BA .707OPS)

 

In terms of his hitting chart..

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_player_hitting_chart.jsp?c_id=nyy&playerID=425686&statType=1

 

If you notice, his singles and doubles were spread out almost totally evenly. His HR were all pulled. That could be due to him having a weak lower half or totally due to park effect (I only looked at Yankee stadium). Regardless, he goes the other way a lot more than Giambi does.

The time to trade him is now Jacko. His value will decrease as his production decreases.

 

April: .695 OPS

June: .707 OPS

Sept: .689 OPS

 

He had the softest 100 RBI season in recent memory. I say trade him now while he still has value. His body is starting to break down, and he is a below average fielder.

 

Check out his groundouts Jacko. He didn't have a groundout to third base on the dirt ALL SEASON. Not even one. The only ground outs he had to third were nubbers by the mound. You know how many opposite field homeruns he had, and when I say opposite field, I'll count 1 inch to the left of dead center? If you said ZERO, you win a prize!

 

Jacko, you are even less objective than ORS about your team.

 

He will have a serious decline next year IMO. I never liked his stance as a hitter, and now we will see a Giambi redux, a serious drop in batting average with the same power. Damon is a better player than Matsui at this point in their careers. Trading Matsui will probably net you some value from another team.

[Mr Crunchy]

the minds on this thread should be examined proffesionally,mine included but ive been certifiably nuts since the 70s and the drs confirm this,whats your excuse?

 

the yanks have some speed,arod jetsey damon abreau cano cabrerra,they all run.

oroblem they have is they run when theyre down late,not to manufacture runs

if you have a staff that sucks as bad as nys does then manufacturing runs isnt prudent