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where did you read that? Ive been trying to find a site that covers minor league-ish transactions (ESPN, FOX, etc do not cover all transactions. Baseball America does but they dont update daily). I had a place last year, but I cant find it now. The reason being is that I maintian a database I guess you could call it, of all the free-agent signings/trades/waivers/etc that take place during the offseason. Thanks

They have Japanese owners, they have Hasegawa, and they are close to signing Johjima....while it would disappoint the Japanese market to see him leave Seattle, I dont think they would mind as much if he went to the Yankees. BUt I agree, he won't be traded.

The Italic words arent coming from me, they are coming from the link provided by the thread-starter

with Cashman, Cano and Wang ARE george's role isnt as it was in years past, he doesnt just pull the trigger on things any more. And I doubt they would want Cano because they have about a Million infield prospects, good ones too. And they have good youbg pitching coming up, but that doesnt mean they wouldnt want Wang. my proposal was just something to start off with, and I purposely avoided putting Cano or Wang in there.

agreed

He could. I think if he really wants to go to San Deigo, and the Red Sox really want Javy, then a 3-way could be worked out.

well Javy seems like one of those guys who folds under pressure (Monteral/Arizona=No Pressure=pitches good. New York=PRESSURE=Pitches BAd), and pitching for the Red Sox is a pressure packed spot to be in. So as long as that one year folding under pressure wasnt a fluke and he continues to fold under pressure (if traded to the Red Sox), then I think we will be very happy we traded him, because we would light him up like a shed covered in gasoline. ...But honestly though, I hope everything works out for him, he truly is a very good pitcher and it was unfortunate how his time here turned out. I would love to get him again but I doubt we would take the risk again.

Probably some prospects, a major leaguer or 2, and some $$$ I would offer Shelly Duncan, Mitch Jones (he could compete/platoon with Bucky Jacobson), Jaret Wright (or Carl Pavano. Preferably Wright), almost half of his contract, and maybe Jorge DePaula and or Quezada. Dont know if they would entertain that, but its a building block.

Actually.......That might work!

We also took a shot at getting Rowand away from the Sox, but Kenny Williams pretty much shut us down.

I love the part about replacing Theo My first order of business as the Red Sox GM would be to trade David Ortiz to the Yankees for backup catcher John Flaherty. I would also send young flamethrowing relievers Jonathan Papelbon and Craig Hansen to the Yanks for Ruben Sierra. Then, in a benevolent move, I would ship Jason Varitek to the Rockies and pay 90-percent of his salary. The Rocks need a catcher and are too cheap to pay all of his salary. I would also keep the human distraction called Manny Ramirez and double the lunkhead's salary, sending the Boston payroll through the roof. Then I'm rather confident I would get fired immediately and my reign of error as Boston GM would last less than 48-hours. But I would have succeeded in my ultimate goal of wrecking the Red Sox. Only thing wrong with that paragraph is that he would not be able to trade Hansen. You cannot trade a player who was drafted by your team until exactly One year after you sign him. So the Sox would be unable to trade him until July --, 2005. But looking beyond that I think its hilarious.

Ichiro Might Want Out!! http://www.nypost.com/sports/31152.htm That would be a dream come true and I would take Ichiro over Furcal. Ichiro is an experienced outielder, played CF in Japan, is probably the best leadoff hitter in the game (the only reason Damon gets that title nowadays is because Ichiro had a below-par season last year, but nobody was taking Damon over Ichiro following 2004 and the magnificent season he had then.), and he's Japanese, which could possibly help Hideki Matsui improve due to the fact that he would probably be more comfortable havign a fellow countryman who speaks his language in the clubhouse. (I know most people dont think much of that last point, but if you think about it, it really makes a difference. Just imagine you being overseas in a place where nobody speaks English, then an American starts to work at your job...you're obviously going to be more comfortable) What a lineup we would have. But I think we can all agree that the odds of this happening are extremely remote.

thats a pretty good picture, looks completely real...I wish I knew how to do that kind of stuff.

When I was living out on the Island I was always eating Checkers....love it ------------------------------------------------- I just picked the first thing I saw that caught my eye on that site I was looking at

exactly my thoughts as well

talk about a one sided deal this is Manny Ramirez you guys are talking here, a GREAT player, not a very good player (Trot NIxon), but a great player.

Beltre is such a loser...wouldnt be surprised if he was a juicer.

As you all might have guessed I was still kind of hoping Clemens would get it despite his September, but knew it was not going to happen, I have no problem whatsoever with Carpenter or had Willis won it I would have had no problem with that either.

Rafeal Furcal in center....that would be Nucking Futs Great 1-2 punch, but we would still have to determine if he can play the position, he is fast and athletic so it should be interesting yes, I am aware of the 12mil for 81 games and all of the financial stuff, but the Yankees are one of the most loyal franchises out there and it would be a shame to kick a guy like this to the curb. If you want to avoid him making the $12 mil in 07 you go out and sign a guy like Ramon Hernandez and let Posada spend some of the time DHing. I just think it would be a shame to let one of the "big 4" go....its bad enough we're not bringing Tino back (though I am still holding out hope that we re-sign him for a smaller salary, unlikely though).

good idea, wont happen though And if it did I would go in my closet and cry.

also, there has been a lot of talk lately about trading Posada. Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? This is one of the "real" Yankees. He was here for all of our recent championships, came up in the organization, and not to mention is a pretty damn good player, granted last year wasnt his greatest (neither was 2004), but he is still considered one of the top offensive catchers in the game and I think he is somewhat underrated defensively. Trading him would be a mistake, that would be like trading Bernie or Mo or something. I will be very upset if we trade Jorge Posada. He deserves to retire as a Yankee.

thanks, didnt get the News today, thats why I missed it :/

what would you guys do with kapler I hope you guys dont get Otsuka....im a big Otsuka fan, being the Japanese baseball follower that I am. This guy is good

also, where is this coming from, I havent heard any of this

I wouldnt be too opposed to him doing that, having Phillips split time with Giambi at first while Giambi and say, Sierra (or whoever) split time at DH. Kid shows some potential, and he sure does deserve it, hes been in the system forever. But I would imagine the Yankees would choose Mitch Jones over Andy Phillips, he was a Home Run machine last year in Columbus playing first base. ...I dont understand why we let Tino go...again