Time to rebuild/reload

[Kimmi]

It will be hard to stay ABOVE the $189 million as it stands right now. We have so much money coming off the books that we'd need to try and make asinine signings to stay above it. Think about it...

 

 

 

LOL The Yankees don't need to try very hard to make asinine signings. They have that task pretty well mastered. ;-)

[Kimmi]

My take on this is IF the Red Sox meander in the middle of the AL East pack this year and next the Yankees will be prudent and finally go on their economy of sound signings and development of the farm system. IF, OTOH, the Red Sox win a pennant or WS this year or next, all bets are off. We ought to know by now what the Yankees always do when the Red Sox win, and I think even an AL East title by us could get the New Yorkers to push the panic button. They cannot abide the Red Sox winning anything when they come up short......and I think most of us know that by now.

 

 

I agree Fred. If the Sox win a WS this year or next, the Yankees will throw caution to the wind and go on a spending spree the following offseason. Who knows, they might even hit panic mode as early as this trade deadline.

[Kimmi]

Jacko, you have made some very good posts in this thread regarding your organization, and I agree with most of what you've said. I have always felt that Cashman could be a very good GM if he were given more autonomy. I think that he is too often overruled by Levine and the Steinbrenners.

 

Also, while his offseason moves are often questionable, he seems to have the knack for making some very good inseason moves. That really kind of ticks me off, actually.

[jacksonianmarch]

Offseason moves are an organizational thing. At least they used to be. This offseason definitely had a smaller market feel. Yes, we re-signed Headley, but even though pitching was available, we went out and fortified the pen and dealt for a high upside young starter. The past 10-15 years, press conferences in the bowels of YS in January were a right of passage. This year, Cash stayed away from that pattern, which I like. That being said, I do expect us to get one stater this offseason depending on how our staff stays together

[Bellhorn04]

Spud, here is what I hope. I am hoping that we can actually have a true schism in the Yankee front office. I honestly think Cashman is the right man for the job. He was here when the Boss was around and George'd deal any prospect for a win now any day of the week. There was good reason, the old f*** was dying as it turned out.

 

The old f*** was dying? Nice.

[jacksonianmarch]

Bellhorn, why would he have cared about the Yankee future? He wanted to extend the shine until he died. In the end, he did that. We missed the playoffs once from 96-10 when he died. And that missed season (2008) was followed up with a title. Also, by the end of the 00s, Stein was frail, old, and demented.

[Ogden]

Jackson - You are ably trying to pick a few roses from among the thorns. If you didn't, rooting for your team might depress you so I understand. For the amount of money Cashman has at his disposal, he is a less than average GM. Hell, they could afford to pay $100 million in luxury taxes and it wouldn't mean squat. Yes, he had to put up with George's micromanaging and frequent ridiculous demands, but he has made some awful free agent signings resulting in excessive over payments and added useless years to their contracts both before and after George was no longer involved plus the farm system is no better than average. There are probably 10-12 GMs who I would hire before Cashman ever got a look.

 

The Yankees are the face of baseball to the world and the less than attentive fan. Fortunately for fans of other teams, they don't have the best front office, starting 9, or 25 man squad. One thing that really pisses me off is the contribution Steinbrenner made to the lack of affordability for the average fan to attend many games and the price of their cable bill. It's not Curt Flood that led to $150-$300 seats and $10 beers, it's freakin George.

[jacksonianmarch]

Steinbrenner was a showman and a businessman. While he definitely made it less affordable to go to games, he grew his business by leaps and bounds, which I can respect. Ogden, if you were in his shoes and could increase your investment 1000 fold, you probably would do it as would I. The market ended up dictating the cost of going to games and people pay it.