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could probably work, for as bad as Manny was he always seemed to do ok when the Sox played at the Stadium...despite a kick or two

agree, pretty good hitter, good defender, and adds another shot of youth

while it was uneventful, Cano got spiked vs Italy...yeah, that's all the Yanks need now :-(

also reached out to Scott Rolen which imo is useless because he already turned down a return to Reds' camp...to me, he was done last year....

hey bellhorn, sorry i missed your post....i'm doin alright, thanks...hope all is well with you...can't wait to get this season rolling..gonna be a rough one..hoping for the best, but kind of looking like shades of 08' right now...serious power outtage...pitchers will have to come up big this season..especially CC, Kuroda and Andy...

Robbie tops the FA Power Rankings.....2014 Free Agent Power Rankings Rumors 2014 Free Agent Power Rankings By Tim Dierkes [February 11, 2013 at 12:00am CST] Here at MLBTR, we're always looking ahead. As the 2012-13 offseason winds down, we've already got an eye on players scheduled to reach free agency after the 2013 campaign. The full list can be found here; enjoy our first entry in the new 2014 Free Agents Power Rankings series below. 1. Robinson Cano. Cano is the clear number one choice, a corner type bat at a middle infield position. 2014 will be his age 31 season, and agent Scott Boras is surely licking his chops with an eight-year megacontract in the $200MM range within his sights. Should the Yankees allow Cano to reach the open market, I expect the Dodgers to be players. 2. Adam Wainwright. Wainwright stands as the best pitcher scheduled to become available after the 2013 season. Wainwright's Tommy John surgery is firmly in the rearview mirror, having taken place two full years ago. If he returns to a Cy Young level in 2013, he's looking at Greinke money or better. The Cardinals, however, aim to keep Wainwright off the market by locking him up prior to Opening Day. 3. Josh Johnson. Here's where the rankings get debatable. 2013 is crucial for Johnson, who had a pretty good 2012 after missing much of the previous season with a shoulder injury. Traded to the Blue Jays in November, Johnson can be among the game's best power pitchers when he's right. He can also move down this list quickly with a serious DL stint. 4. Jacoby Ellsbury. Ellsbury's detractors will point to significant time missed due to rib and shoulder injuries in 2010 and '12. On the other hand, 2014 is his age 30 season and he finished second in the 2011 MVP vote with a massive nine-win season. With a healthy '13, Boras might be able to talk his way around Ellsbury's previous injuries. 5. Roy Halladay. One of the game's best pitchers from 2006-11, Doc slipped in 2012 due to a shoulder injury. Halladay will be 37 for most of the 2014 season, but he doesn't operate on the same plane as other pitchers. Assuming he doesn't rack up 259 regular season innings this year, Halladay's 2014 option will not vest and he'll be a free agent. His potential impact this year remains large. 6. Shin-Soo Choo. Choo was sent from the Guardians to the Reds as part of a three-team December trade. An arbitration hearing looms prior to his contract year season. He may be out of his element, playing in the National League and manning center field regularly for the first time in his big league career. One knock he'll try to overcome is his struggles against lefties -- he's hit just .239/.329/.318 against them over the last three years. Still, he could put up strong offensive numbers overall atop the Reds' lineup. 7. Brian McCann. McCann underwent shoulder surgery in mid-October, but the Braves had enough confidence to exercise his $12MM option the following month. If he returns to form, he'll be an elite offensive catcher playing at age 30 in 2014. He has a chance to move up this list once he returns from the injury. 8. Tim Lincecum. There was a time not long ago that Lincecum was a candidate to become baseball's first $200MM pitcher, with a pair of Cy Youngs under his belt. However, 2012 was a career-worst season for Lincecum, who averaged below 91 miles per hour on his fastball, walked 4.4 per nine innings, and allowed nearly a hit per inning. Since he'll pitch at age 30 in 2014 and has never been hurt, he gets the benefit of the doubt for now and a top ten spot. 9. Matt Garza. Garza had also been cruising toward a big payday until 2012, when an elbow injury derailed his season. He's another guy who will play at age 30 in '14 and is entering a pivotal contract year. A midseason trade could benefit Garza greatly, erasing the issue of a qualifying offer. 10. Hunter Pence. Pence hit 24 home runs and drove in 104 runs in 2012, but it was still an off-year as he struggled mightily upon being traded to the Giants. If he posts an offensive line around his career average, he'll be in good shape entering free agency aside from a potential qualifying offer concern. These rankings will change significantly throughout the season, with so many players entering critical contract years. Some players with a chance to muscle their way into my top ten include Curtis Granderson, Nelson Cruz, Carlos Gomez, Corey Hart, and Phil Hughes. I'm not ranking Ben Zobrist, Chris B. Young, Jon Lester, or James Shields here in anticipation of their club options being exercised after the season

mornin folks, interesting day so far reading the wide-ranging reactions and opinions(fans and media) of Youk's signing with the Yanks

could be the Yanks haven't seen the last of the O's just yet...Yanks want to win this chip', they'll have to begin the journey in hostile territory...

sad to hear...my condolences to Sox fans, the Red Sox org and the Pesky family..baseball's lost a classy person and an iconic figure in Beantown..

Congrats to US gymnast and Mass. native Alexandra Raisman on winning Olympic gold..

planning to go to the Trop when i visit the folks next summer

he's traveled a pretty tough road...i give him props for not falling by the wayside like some others that had the similar hype that Salty had coming up..this has gotta be gravy for him..

here is the draft order.....1st Round 1. Houston Astros 2. Minnesota Twins 3. Seattle Mariners 4. Baltimore Orioles 5. Kansas City Royals 6. Chicago Cubs 7. San Diego Padres 8. Pittsburgh Pirates 9. Miami Marlins 10. Colorado Rockies 11. Oakland Athletics 12. New York Mets 13. Chicago White Sox 14. Cincinnati Reds 15. Cleveland Guardians 16. Washington Nationals 17. Toronto Blue Jays 18. Los Angeles Dodgers 19. St. Louis Cardinals (A. Pujols - LAA) 20. San Francisco Giants 21. Atlanta Braves 22. Toronto Blue Jays (T. Beede - unsigned) 23. St. Louis Cardinals 24. Boston Red Sox 25. Tampa Bay Rays 26. Arizona Diamondbacks 27. Milwaukee Brewers (P. Fielder - DET) 28. Milwaukee Brewers 29. Texas Rangers 30. New York Yankees 31. Boston Red Sox (J. Papelbon - PHI) Comp Round A 32. Minnesota Twins (M. Cuddyer - COL) 33. San Diego Padres (H. Bell - MIA) 34. Oakland Athletics (J. Willingham - MIN) 35. New York Mets (J. Reyes - MIA) 36. St. Louis Cardinals (A. Pujols - LAA) 37. Boston Red Sox (J. Papelbon - PHI) 38. Milwaukee Brewers (P. Fielder - DET) 39. Texas Rangers (C.J. Wilson - LAA) 40. Philadelphia Phillies (R. Madson - CIN) 41. Houston Astros (C. Barmes - PIT) 42. Minnesota Twins (J. Kubel - ARI) 43. Chicago Cubs (A. Ramirez - MIL) 44. San Diego Padres (A. Harang - LAD) 45. Pittsburgh Pirates (R. Doumit - MIN) 46. Colorado Rockies (M. Ellis - LAD) 47. Oakland Athletics (D. De Jesus - CHC) 48. Chicago White Sox (M. Buehrle - MIA) 49. Cincinnati Reds (R. Hernandez - COL) 50. Toronto Blue Jays (F. Francisco - NYM) 51. Los Angeles Dodgers (R. Barajas - PIT) 52. St. Louis Cardinals (O. Dotel - DET) 53. Texas Rangers (D. Oliver - TOR) 54. Philadelphia Phillies (R. Ibanez - NYY) 55. San Diego Padres (B. Austin - unsigned) 56. Chicago Cubs (C. Pena - TB) 57. Cincinnati Reds (F. Cordero - TOR) 58. Toronto Blue Jays (J. Rauch - NYM) 59. St. Louis Cardinals (E. Jackson - WAS) 60. Toronto Blue Jays (J. Molina - TB) Second Round 61. Houston Astros 62. Oakland Athletics (J. Willingham - MIN) 63. Minnesota Twins 64. Seattle Mariners 65. Baltimore Orioles 66. Kansas City Royals 67. Chicago Cubs 68. San Diego Padres 69. Pittsburgh Pirates 70. San Diego Padres (H. Bell - MIA) 71. New York Mets (J. Reyes - MIA) 72. Minnesota Twins (M. Cuddyer - COL) 73. Colorado Rockies 74. Oakland Athletics 75. New York Mets 76. Chicago White Sox 77. Philadelphia Phillies (R. Madson - CIN) 78. Cincinnati Reds 79. Cleveland Guardians 80. Washington Nationals 81. Toronto Blue Jays 82. Los Angeles Dodgers 83. Texas Rangers (C.J. Wilson - LAA) 84. San Francisco Giants 85. Atlanta Braves 86. St. Louis Cardinals 87. Boston Red Sox 88. Tampa Bay Rays 89. New York Yankees (S. Stafford - unsigned) 90. Arizona Diamondbacks 91. Detroit Tigers 92. Milwaukee Brewers 93. Texas Rangers 94. New York Yankees 95. Philadelphia Phillies Third Round 96. Houston Astros 97. Minnesota Twins 98. Seattle Mariners 99. Baltimore Orioles 100. Kansas City Royals 101. Chicago Cubs 102. San Diego Padres 103. Pittsburgh Pirates 104. Miami Marlins 105. Colorado Rockies 106. Oakland Athletics 107. New York Mets 108. Chicago White Sox 109. Cincinnati Reds 110. Cleveland Guardians 111. Washington Nationals 112. Toronto Blue Jays 113. Los Angeles Dodgers 114. Los Angeles Angels 115. San Francisco Giants 116. Atlanta Braves 117. St. Louis Cardinals 118. Boston Red Sox 119. Tampa Bay Rays 120. Arizona Diamondbacks 121. Detroit Tigers 122. Milwaukee Brewers 123. Texas Rangers 124. New York Yankees 125. Philadelphia Phillies Comp Round B 126. Seattle Mariners (K. Cron - unsigned) 127. Miami Marlins (C. Barron - unsigned) 128. Colorado Rockies (P. O'Brien - unsigned) Rounds 4-40 129. Houston Astros 130. Minnesota Twins 131. Seattle Mariners 132. Baltimore Orioles 133. Kansas City Royals 134. Chicago Cubs 135. San Diego Padres 136. Pittsburgh Pirates 137. Miami Marlins 138. Colorado Rockies 139. Oakland Athletics 140. New York Mets 141. Chicago White Sox 142. Cincinnati Reds 143. Cleveland Guardians 144. Washington Nationals 145. Toronto Blue Jays 146. Los Angeles Dodgers 147. Los Angeles Angels 148. San Francisco Giants 149. Atlanta Braves 150. St. Louis Cardinals 151. Boston Red Sox 152. Tampa Bay Rays 153. Arizona Diamondbacks 154. Detroit Tigers 155. Milwaukee Brewers 156. Texas Rangers 157. New York Yankees 158. Philadelphia Phillies

Jeter's Yankees legacy began 20 years ago today with a series of stunning breaks Yankees BlogLast Updated: 1:04 PM, June 1, 2012 Posted: 1:34 AM, June 1, 2012 Share on emailShare on facebook More Sharing ServicesMore Print Joel Sherman Blog: Hardball Twenty years ago today, a roar went through the Harbor View Room, a large conference room next to the kitchen at George Steinbrenner’s Radisson Bay Harbor Hotel in Tampa. A group of stunned and euphoric executives rejoiced at a baseball miracle, the Red Seas of the draft had parted in just such a way that the youngster every person in the Yankees’ draft war room was in unanimity must be taken was outrageously there with the sixth pick. Kevin Elfering, the Yankees’ director of minor league operations, leaned toward the speaker phone connected to the Commissioners Office and read off an identification number: 19921292, a name and a high school. Paul J. Bereswill Derek Jeter in The Bronx Photos: Derek Jeter, 20 Years Legacy THE CAPTAIN TOOK THE CALL AND THE REST IS HISTORY And with that, on June 1, 1992, Derek Jeter of (Kalamazoo, Mich.) Central High School was a New York Yankee. The previous year, with the first overall pick, the Yankees had taken Brien Taylor, and the negotiations had been so antagonistic en route to the lefty’s record $1.55 million signing bonus that the organization decided to put out a statement and nothing more about selecting Jeter, so as not to provide Jeter’s camp any leverage in negotiations. Within the Yankees cocoon, though, the elation was overflowing. Jeter was the top player on their board, grading out wonderfully as an athlete and player, and so off the charts — in the team’s estimation — when it came to makeup the Yankees did not care he was limited to 59 at-bats as a senior by playing in a cold-weather state. The bliss, however, was mainly that five teams had bypassed Jeter, three of which had him atop their boards. The Yanks were so dubious Jeter would last that they had a scout named Joe DiCarlo parked in front of the home of a Pennsylvania schoolboy righty named Jim Pittsley, ready to begin negotiations instantly with the youngster they were taking if Jeter didn’t fall. Pittsley went 7-12 with a 6.02 ERA in parts of four seasons with the Royals. Jeter, you might have heard, has 3,159 hits and five World Series rings, all as a Yankee because five teams passed him up. Why did those teams skip Jeter? There were hundreds of reasons, but here are a few: 1. Astros owner John McMullen had once been a limited partner with the Yankees and had famously said, “There’s nothing more limited than being a limited partner of George Steinbrenner.” Yet McMullen had a lot of The Boss in him. Upon buying the team, he raised payroll and star power, notably by purchasing Nolan Ryan. But when the team went bad he ordered a rebuild that led to Houston losing 97 games in 1991 and getting the first pick. Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/years_ago_today_the_legend_began_4Rcqyl0e0SdrOyrXaO0msJ#ixzz1wZ96GnHg... That led the impetuous McMullen to suspend the rebuild. With pressure for a more-immediate impact than a high schooler could bring, the Astros ignored the pleading of scout Hal Newhouser, a Hall of Fame pitcher who implored the drafting of Jeter. Instead, Houston took Cal State Fullerton’s Phil Nevin, imagining he would be ready when Ken Caminiti left as a free agent after the 1994 season. 2. The Guardians never wavered in their lust for Paul Shuey out of North Carolina, imagining the fire-balling righty as their long-term closer. 3. The Expos’ philosophy was to draft the highest-ceiling high school player available, having done that with their previous four first-round selections, which included Cliff Floyd and Rondell White. There was no doubt Jeter was the best high schooler in the draft. Paul J. Bereswill Derek Jeter in The Bronx Photos: Derek Jeter, 20 Years Legacy However, in 1990 with Todd Van Poppel and ’91 with Taylor — both high schoolers — their advisor, Scott Boras, had forever changed the pay formula for high picks. Van Poppel got a record $1.2 million, Taylor the $1.55 million deal. Montreal, already feeling a money crunch that would lead to its departure to Washington, had just $550,000 budgeted. Derek Jeter had a University of Michigan scholarship as leverage. The Expos took Mississippi State lefty B.J. Wallace, who never pitched above Double-A and who last year was arrested in Alabama on drug charges alleging he was making methamphetamine in his home. 4. The reps for Jeffrey Hammonds sent letters to Guardians and Expos officials warning not to take the Stanford outfielder. They wanted a big deal from a big-market team and the Orioles had become a big-market team two months earlier when they opened Camden Yards. With Cal Ripken, Baltimore felt no need for a shortstop, plus, under team president Larry Lucchino, the team had focused on college players in the first round, including another Stanford player, Mike Mussina. So the Orioles gave Hammonds $975,000. 5. The Reds were the team the Yankees feared most. Gene Bennett, a special assistant to the GM, had talked the most to the Jeter family of any baseball official. Eyeballing the Midwest, Bennett had helped bring Barry Larkin, Paul O’Neill and Chris Sabo to the Reds. Bennett saw Jeter as such a good athlete that he could play center until Larkin retired. He knew Reds scouting director Julian Mock had only seen Jeter as a senior when his ankle was hurt, plus Mock had a thing for the power arm and bat of Central Florida’s Chad Mottola. Still, when he heard a Reds official say Mottola’s name in the speakerphone, Bennett thought he was having a practical joke pulled on him. Until he heard: “The New York Yankees are up.” That was when a roar went through the Yankees’ war room. The day before the draft, in the last moment of doubt, Yankees scouting head Bill Livesey had asked Dick Groch if Jeter would accept that Michigan scholarship to play for former Tigers catcher Bill Freehan. Groch was the scout who had watched Jeter most for the Yanks, been intoxicated by the mix of talent and temperament. “He’s not going to Michigan,” Groch told Livesey. “He’s going to Cooperstown.” The next day, 20 years ago today, the road to the Hall of Fame began with five teams bypassing Jeter — a baseball miracle. joel.sherman@nypost.com Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/years_ago_today_the_legend_began_4Rcqyl0e0SdrOyrXaO0msJ#ixzz1wZ9QlayP

that's true i still remember how crazy 06' was for you guys...

RIP Kid Carter..heck of a player....wearing my Carter Expo throwback this w/e...

obviously he's had his problems(mostly bouts of wildness)...hopefully he can put it together, still has a pretty good arm, and is still on the productive side of 30...

OUCH!!!!!...tough break for the Tiggers.....

looks like CP3 will join Blake and Jordan on the Paper Clips..

WTF???...even our MVP's are suspect?..

IT"S ABOUT STINKIN TIME!!!!

lol..back to the scene of the crime :-)

Morning all...interesting presser with Valentine, got let off the hook a bit on the Beckett, Crawford thing, showed support for Francona...i think he'll do well in Boston... granted the day was about Valentine,would have liked the assembly to ask Cherington a few broader questions, seems like a bright guy..