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He has to stay with the team for 30 days. Not a bad deal to walk away with 4.3 million. Not a bad month's work.

There is a microscopically low chance that Drew gets sent down. That's like Abreu getting sent down. Not happening.

Who exactly do they get for pitching? There's no one left. A free agent signing is not costly in terms of prospects.

A non-move, but no risk to the Red Sox. No guaranteed money whatsoever. He's basically a poor man's Mike Mussina at this point.

Are you guys losing sight of the fact that he had an OPS second to Arod last year? I think he's a no-brainer, and he wouldn't be the show in the Bronx, that would be Arod. Plus, all these charges would take a year at the least to come through. You can make the same argument in Boston. Can you imagine a 3-4-5 of Ortiz, Manny, and Bonds? Sick. Just plain sick. I'm shocked no one is making a push for one of the top 5 hitters in the game. I'm all for Bonds. I'm definitely convinced he would put the Yankees as the AL favorites, not just in the East, but to win the whole damn thing.

I don't get it. Why on earth don't the Yankees bring this guy in? His cost would be minimal. With a veteran team like the Yankees, he wouldn't be that much of a distraction. He would basically guarantee the AL East banner. The Red Sox would be playing for the wild card. It's staring the Yankees right in the face, and Cashman is asleep. Look at this lineup" Damon Jeter Bonds Arod Abreu Posada Giambi Cano Cabrera Unbelievable. I'd sit down Girardi, ask him if he can handle it, which I'm sure he would. Then I'd bring in Arod, Jeter, Pettitte, and Rivera, and see if they'd be ok with it. These guys want to win, so I'm sure they'd be fine. Then sign Bonds to a one year deal. It is so simple, I don't get it. Losing out on Santana is one thing...they had to give up prospects. This costs only money.

Considering that he's said he'd like to finish his career in NY [he also said that about Boston], I'd guess that the Yankees would probably be his second choice. It's a silly argument, as the Red Sox hold all the cards, and considering the market, it won't really be a bad deal to give him a one year extension and then let him walk. It's like the Yankees and Abreu, just with a much better hitter in Manny.

Aside from the fact that his father let him be the victim of child abuse at the hands of his grandfather, it was a great post.

ORS, it matter little who hits behind him. The Green Monster gives that advantage. It just doesn't make sense. Irrespective, wouldn't you agree that it would be a disappointment if Ellsbury didn't beat out Coco?

I highly doubt Manny knows which team he plays for at this point. All you have to do is have Girardi don a Francona mask, and he'll come play for the Yankees.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/02/22/heyman.manny/ Boras and the Red Sox have a great relationship, but boy, would I love to see him come to NY. I've always loved Manny, and with Pavano, Giambi, Mussina, Pettitte, and Farnsworth coming off, I'd love to see C.C. and Manny take their place. What's funny is we could get both of those guys and still save 20 million. Ridiculous.

You choose to believe everything you read. I don't. I refuse to believe is a better baserunner than Granderson or Ichiro. I don't have access to BP, so I can't read it. If what you're saying is true, than it's a waste of your money. Anyone who knows what Myers-Briggs has to have some sort of intelligence. Stop and think. Is what you're saying, this report in specific....does it make sense? Sorry, I don't buy it. Case in point...Jeremy Brown was taken by the A's. Touted to be the best hitter in the draft in Moneyball. Retired last week. Never made it in the pros. Don't believe everything you read.

You know what I'd love? Clemens to strike an immunity deal with Congress and rat out everyone. Included on Clemen's list, I'm sure would be the following: Ortiz, Ramirez, Youkilis, Varitek, Crisp, Damon, Rodriguez, Posada, Farnsworth [was there ever a player who looked like he would take steroids more than him?], Magglio, the entire A's starting nine, Johan Santana, Liriano, Neshek, Mauer, Morneau, the Diamondbacks bullpen, Putz, Sexson, Beltre, Reyes, Wright, Delgado, all the members of the Brewer's sausage race, Carl Pohlad, Mark Cuban [wrong sport, but who cares]....the list goes on and on....all the way down to Cashman and Epstein injecting each other in the ass. Finally..then...it would be over.

I will. No one hopes more than I do that Crisp beats out Ellsbury. He's so good, according to you, he's a lock to make it in CF over anyone you have. Sure will make your FO look smart for not trading a guy who would have been the centerpiece for the best pitcher in baseball when he's sitting in the minors after being beaten out by the immortal Crisp. Another thing you don't see is that he brings the average down. Not including him increases the average. Simple math. Would I take Nick Swisher over Crisp? Of course. Also, I don't think that Swisher became a better hitter on the days he played LF or CF. It's negligible. The best baserunner? Are you serious? Do you even think about what you write or do you just keep typing until all the words are out of your head? Just because someone comes up with a stat, it doesn't mean s*** to me if it doesn't make sense. He's a better baserunner than Ichiro? Ichiro was 37/8 in SB/CS. Crisp was 28/6. Would you still take Crisp? Fine...how about against Johnny Damon who was 27/3? Or Curtis Granderson who was 26/1? You're telling me that you would take Crisp going from first to third over Ichiro or Granderson? You have stats to "prove" it? Nice try. Those 8.6 whatever runs are a joke. So is the 27 runs saved on defense. Crisp is a subpar CF overall. He has been for his entire career. If the best offensive prospect your team has can't beat him out, your FO goofed in not trading him for the best pitcher in baseball. On our team, if Austin Jackson can't beat out Melky, he's been touted for nothing. If you want to delude yourself that Crisp is an above-average OF, be my guest. The difference between you and I is that if you dress up chickenshit in my team's uniform, I realize it's still chickenshit, just in my team's uniform. You don't.

As a starting CF, he should be better than the backups. He ranked 13th. No, I'm not ignoring defensive value. I just don't put a lot of stock in defense. That's why I'm not high on Melky, or down on Jeter/Manny. I'll take what they do with a bat any day. I'd take Damon over Crisp if Damon has another 2006 [or 2005]. I just think he's a subpar CF. For that reason, that's why I think that if Ellsbury doesn't beat him out, your FO overvalued Ellsbury and should have traded him for Santana. That's all I'm saying. Same goes with the Yankees with Hughes/Kennedy. Kilo, you're pretty sharp on this board. You don't overvalue your players like most people do. No one rips Melky Cabrera more than I do, or advocated trading Hughes or Kennedy for Santana more than I did. It just shows a lack of objectivity when people say he's an average player when he ranked 13th out of 14 in OPS. Granted, his defense is as good as it gets [i wonder who's really better defensively, him or Granderson....], but offensively, I'm about as good a hitter. I'm also 35, 15 pounds overweight, and haven't seen a 90 mph fastball in about two years. I can still probably hit as well as he can.

Now...this is OWNED. Not like Jayhawk Bill. Way to go JM.

What's your point? Growing up, I'd rather be the RF on a winning team than the SS on a losing one. How is that any different? He wanted to go to the Sox first, but after that fell through, he went to the best team in the game at the time, and switched positions. I think you're making a point, but I'm not sure what it is.

How about....the rest of America doesn't care anymore either way.

Lets see...out of the 14 CF's who qualified in the AL [based on plate appearances]...Crisp finished...wait for it....still waiting....ok...13th out of 14th. Only David Dejesus of KC finished worse. Wait..there's more...if you include the National League, which is considered to be the inferior offensive league..he should do better right? Only two players finished worse. Dejesus and Juan Pierre. The reason why you probably didn't quote it is because you already knew that...right? So being 19th out of 21 is average in your book? Right? Cool..glad we cleared THAT up. Go back to sleep.

Yes. Why? Cause it aint my money. I never cared about salary, and unless their is a cap, I never will. I hate Cashman whining about the Yankees payroll. Go manage the Pirates. Jeter is worth what anyone is willing to pay him. Baseball players, comparitively speaking, don't make what they deserve in the beginning, and then are overpaid later on in their careers. Say what you want about Wang and Cano, but those two guys last year carried the Yankees at points and made less than Arod's personal strippers. My team isn't under a salary cap. Neither is yours. The only time I care about salary is if it gets in the way of getting other guys. That's it. To weigh in on this argument, Jeter was, and is, a better value than Lugo. He's a fan favorite, i.e., he puts butts in the seats, he brings to the team in marketing probably twice his salary in a year, and he outperforms Lugo in pretty much every facet of the game. No comparison.