Hanley Ramirez, of the Florida Marlins, and Justin Verlander , of the Detroit Tigers, have won the Rookie of the Year awards for their respective leagues.
Don't bother. The Yankees could trade their Low - A backup catcher for Johan Santana and 700 would be talking about how the Yankees are destroying their farm system for aging talents.
I don't think you should pin this one on the Yankees. I doubt Cashman called up the Tigers and asked for three of their good pitching prospects for an aging, deteriorating outfielder.
For those keeping track, here are the winning bids so far...
Red Sox: 38 to 45 million
Rangers: 35 million
Yankees: 27 million
Angels: 28 million
And at the same time, Seibu was not happy with the amount being offered.
This process leaves way too much room for speculation.
The Yankees and Tigers have agreed on a Gary Sheffield trade, SI.com has learned.
In return, the Yankees will acquire highly touted right-hander Humberto Sanchez and Class A pitchers Kevin Whelan and Anthony Claggett, according to a Tigers source.
The Tigers will extend Sheffield's contract for two years beyond the one year and $13 million remaining.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/11/10/sheffield.tigers/index.html
Good riddance.
The board of directors for the Lions is going to have a meeting to discuss the offer on Friday then announce its decision. With the time difference, the meeting should be happening around midnight tonight.
It's foolish to argue the same thing many times, especially if you're just going to repeat the same facts, arguments, and (inevitably) insults. However, it seems like everyone is more than content to do that.