iortiz
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Are the NYY a public company?
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While they have spending limits, do not forget that they are who frequently set the market boundaries. My point all along is that they act like classic rich people. If they badly want something they will get it, no matter what, money can buy almost anything, and if they get tired at some point of it they will replace it just like that and will find a way to be in shape again. They have repeated this, over and over again. It has been the history of their broad success. Hell, I do not have access to their books but I fully believe that even a 300 MUSD payroll team are "peanuts" vs the money they are making in their overall NYY business, so… If I were a NYY fan I wouldn't be worry at all about Ells contract and eventually if they overpay Cano… As I said if something goes wrong, don't worry, They will find a way to be in shape again. IMO they want to win it all in 2014, at whatever cost hahahahahaha
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when you have the money, you can.
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I've read that they are something around 160 M. They still need a 2B, likely 3 arms in their rotation and probably a couple a of relievers. I don't see how they can keep their payroll below the LT.
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Yup, this is why short/mid/long contracts attached with a lot money doesn't matter that much to teams like the NYY if a deal doesn't work it out. They will always find a way to be competitive since they have a lot of money. It's been their insignia building teams. Some are saying that JE is simply a caprice/marketing strategy; while I believe it is true, they have signed a very good player.
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Say they land Cano as well... Where in the hell are you going to get pitching? Kuroda? IMO there's nothing left in that tank. Tanaka? If so (I doubt it) he is a mystery at MLB level. CC? He is done IMO. You just can't put all the weight on Nova's shoulders. Also you need a closer. Seems to me like the 2011 Red Sox.
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yup, it can go to both directions. Only time will tell.
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…. on the other hand and IMHO the money that some baseball players make these days is totally insane.
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Jacoby Ellsbury is a very good player. Arguably the best leadoff in majors say for the next 3 Y. Does he worth 150 M? Honestly who the hell cares. This is up to NYY owners. These greedy bastards can spend this kind of money with their hands in their hips any given day. Is this contract going to work out for the yankees? who the hell knows…there are plenty of examples of players that performed pretty decent in their late 30's. Ellsbury and eventually Cano will be alright, and both overall deals will be fine IMO.
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Sign Granderson and Napoli and call it offseason.
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I'd rather Granderson over Ethier any day. Stay away of Kemp and Ethier.
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Funny how we as fans overreact when a baseball team "overpays" LOL. If they pay (overpay for us) is because those contracts mean "pennies" for them vs the money they are making/will make. Teams like NYY or LAD among a few others can spend like this any given Sunday. Obviously the NYY haven't finished. The Ells/McCann moves speak volumes: they are on I-want-to-win-now mode. They will land Cano and if you rush me they will land Shoo as well. Do not forget that they still need pitching; no gentlemen, this is just the beginning, their shopping cart is far to be ready. Will they end up with a 300 MUSD payroll? You betcha!
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with Hanigan's upside? IDK. I think that Marks's point makes a lot of sense. IMO Hanigan move was a steal.
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I really believe that Cano could make that contract work it out. Problem is I don't see Cano taking a 200M/8Y contract.
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if he posts your fWAR, bWAR, xWAR, zWAR or whatever in 6Y out of 8 (which is very likely IMO) and the other 2 Y posts a decent WAR above a replacement level player call it deal.
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Kind of Mark's move LOL
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While I kind of like the AJ signing, I like more this. I only wonder what would we have had to give up to land Hanigan...
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Well, we just got a guy who can hit and with power at times but who doesn't walk at all. In Fenway he has a .322/.328 /.424 /.751 line which is pretty decent. Yeah, we overpaid him but the good thing is that it is only a 1 Y contract. He has a 25% CS% career line which is kind of average but last year he posted 33%. It's an OK deal to me after all.
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Want to see what they had to give up.
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It's not big deal to me the discussion about Cano... Our Offseason is goddamn boring anyway.
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I remember the Stanton discussion as well. Not sure but I believe that SFF still see his ass in Sox uniform LOL!
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Uffff having Cano in the team would be really, really awesome. Vic-Ped-Cano-Ortiz, arguably the best offensive heart in baseball.
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Physical condition? Hell, Cano has a far superior physical condition than Ortiz, Cabrera, Pujols, Konerko, etc. since he is a natural 2B man, and if he stays that way it could help him a lot to stay healthy and perform at an elite level, mostly if you are considering him at 1B and eventually DHing. I could see Cano perfectly posting around Ortiz numbers at 38 YO as well, why not? On the other hand I don't see Cano signing for 200 M. Probably It would be around 250 IMO. Nobody is going to get A-Rod money in the near future IMO.
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D-K probably was the reason/pioneer/starter of that Tito's silly 7R rule. LOL. He definitely was one of several reasons we didn't make the POs in those years.
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LOL sounds like a movie called "The perfect plan" or something like that. I only would consider a handful of players in order to make that kind of investment. Cano is definitely in my list. Still the money the teams are paying for some baseball players is ridiculous to me but if they can afford them and still full their greedy pockets then I don't see why not pay. Unfortunately I don't see that happening anyway, Mark.
