Yankees to re-sign Happ...

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... 3 years. Money undisclosed...

[bkzwhitestrican]

Meh. Happ really fell apart towards the end of last season. His velocity and spin rates all got worse which is a bad sign. Hopefully it had more to do with his workload than his age.

 

Edit: the deal is not final supposedly. Premature leak.

Edited December 12, 2018 by bkzwhitestrican

[OH FOY]

Glad you went in this direction, then Syndergaard.

 

Edit: Premature Glad.

Edited December 12, 2018 by OH FOY!

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Edit: the deal is not final supposedly. Premature leak.

 

I blame Rosenthal for prematurely leaking this one. But if it happens, does it kill any interest in Kluber, Bauer or Syndergaard? This looks like settling to me...

[Carpin]

3 years is too much for a 36yrs old pitcher.

 

I hope is a 2 yrs deal with a vesting option

[jacksonianmarch]

I’d doubt a strict three. I would go 2 and a vesting option. Happ was great for us down the stretch. Not sure where the whole fading thing came from. Yeah, his playoff start wasn’t pretty, but his season on the whole was solid and his time with us was great. I think he fills our 4 slot pretty well.

 

Severino

Paxton

Tanaka

Happ

CC

 

Better rotation than last year with German then Lynn.

[notin]

I imagine the entire hold up is Happ wanting the third year guaranteed...

[jacksonianmarch]

Happ gives us stability. He’s a 30 start guy who will give us 170IP and be productive assuming good health, which he generally has shown. I don’t like a 3 yr deal, although I can understand that a 3 for Happ is better than a 6 for Corbin due to financial constraints that’ll start in about 4 seasons when we have to lock up our kids. Paxton adds in a high end starter capable of being a co-ace with Severino. We remove Lynn from the equation. JMont will be back at the ASB, so if CC falls off or we have injuries, we have a built in replacement who is really good.

[jacksonianmarch]

2 years with a vesting option, exactly what I suggested. No word on AAV yet

[jacksonianmarch]

2 yrs $34 mil with a $17 mil vesting option. Not bad

[Kimmi]

2 years with a vesting option, exactly what I suggested. No word on AAV yet

 

Finally, a prediction that you got right.

 

Decent signing for you guys.

[jacksonianmarch]

Lol, it’s a decent signing that gives us some stability without long term outlay. Cash’s offseason thus far has been solid if not unspectacular

[BstHcpr]

I blame Rosenthal for prematurely leaking this one. But if it happens, does it kill any interest in Kluber, Bauer or Syndergaard? This looks like settling to me...

 

No. Why would it?

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No. Why would it?

 

Mostly because the Yankees have already acquired or re-acquired 3 starters already this off-season and none of them have options. Couple that with two returning starters.

 

Of course they still can trade Paxton or Severino in another move...

[jacksonianmarch]

Or CC could be an expensive mop up guy.

[Fan_since_Boggs]

Bad move by Cashman--he has always had problems putting together a championship caliber rotation. He needed to sign Corbin. What a blown opportunity. Yeah I know that Corbin was very expensive but that is the market cost for a #2 starter.

[jacksonianmarch]

I am sure we could find a guy like Johnson or Swihart in our system and deal them for Syndergaard. That'd do, right?

[BillyWilliams]

Bad move by Cashman--he has always had problems putting together a championship caliber rotation. He needed to sign Corbin. What a blown opportunity. Yeah I know that Corbin was very expensive but that is the market cost for a #2 starter.

 

You clearly have no idea what you are babbling about..........

[jacksonianmarch]

You clearly have no idea what you are babbling about..........

 

That's a standard condition for him