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  1. User Name
    The fact that he doesn't hit homers isn't the main problem here.
  2. User Name
    I think it's more about making a point. He wants to show that the league won't put up with the PED nonsense, and he's making an example of A-Rod, who, for all accounts, Selig personally wishes the seven biblical plagues upon. "Helping" the Yankees is just collateral damage. Let's face it, A-Rod's salary is a small piece of the puzzle. They were going to spend like drunken sailors with or without A-Rod's money on the books.
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    They don't need luck with that. They have at least three teams interested in Davis, including the Brewers and Pirates, who both have glaring holes at 1B but very little money. They will trade him for a lottery-ticket minor leaguer at least.
  4. User Name
    Remember Brady Anderson? He hit 50 once! ONCE!
  5. User Name
    Blame A-Rod for being a f***ing idiot.
  6. User Name
    Just a quick example for those who keep spouting the Yank's media money foolishness: In 2011: The Yankees made 300 million in gate receipts alone, and less than 100 million from YES Network. Don't believe me? Check the Forbes website for the gate receipts and google the YES Network contract structure.
  7. User Name
    Except that his problem isn't the park, it's lack of power, and even though he's "younger", he hasn't been nearly as consistent and has a skillset that lends itself to more sudden and precipitous decline.
  8. User Name
    The Yankees aren't "swimming in media money". This is a misconception that's been explained several times during your time here. The real money is in the gate. Stop spouting nonsense.
  9. User Name
    I'm not buying what you're selling. Ellsbury's contract is every bit as risky as Cano's. If Ellsbury can't play CF at an elite level while replicating the high BABIPs (this is more likely than the high-level D IMO) for at least five years of the contract, it's unlikely the Yanks can escape calling the contract an albatross. Cano is a good enough hitter that if his offensive output remains solid and he ends up moving to 3B or 1B, he's a lot more likely of providing value at the back-end of the contract than Ellsbury is. And if we account for health, while Ellsbury's injuries have been "freaky" Cano has been the model for durability throughout his career. In the end, this is debating what's worse: Anus-on-fire diarrhea or eye vein popping constipation. The truth is that both contracts are likely to end up being an albatross, but you're seriously undermining just how much better a ballplayer Cano is than Ellsbury, and that is mental masturbation in my humble opinion.
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    The Royals have a good SS and no 2B. Drew can play SS but has never played 2B professionally. How would Drew to the Royals have made sense? As for the money value system in the draft: http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/6/26/4463258/MLB-draft-slotting-bonus-pools-penalties It's clearly explained in the above link.
  11. User Name
    And that doesn't include the fact that they significantly outplayed their pythag last year. But hey, some here don't let logic or facts get in the way of a good argument. (Or a horrendous one for some of the more "outspoken" posters here)
  12. User Name
    You are conveniently ignoring the skillset difference. Because Ellsbury lacks power (you know 2011 was an anomaly, so stop dreaming) and has no above-average inherent OB abilities (his ability to get on base depends a lot on his speed) he is likely to decline quicker into his deal than Cano. As you said some time before "Signing Ells to a 6-7 year deal wouldn't be smart because speed doesn't age well", and i can find the quote for you if you want. Stop rationalizing and be consistent.
  13. User Name
    This is such a massive fallacy. The media backlash over letting Cano go in favor of Ellsbury has been enormous, and they won't shut up about it. Even some ardent Yankee homers in the media admit that Cano is the better player, and that the NYY should have made a better offer before the Mariners got so involved. Take off the media-hating blinders and stick to the facts.
  14. User Name
    Why would the Rockies trade CarGo? They already traded Fowler, and are making moves left and right trying to improve their pitching in order to contend. It would make little sense for them. Stanton is a pipe dream, ditto for Walker and Archie unless it's a massive package. The rest of the players you mention (except Belt, who i consider to not be that good given the fact that he's a 1B with middling power, and those are a dime-a-dozen) all make sense, but are either pretty much untouchable or would require a hell of a lot more than WMB alone.
  15. User Name
    You mean they'll miss the fact that he held lefties to a .591 OPS. And Logan was a strange case, since he was essentially a lefty specialist who had a reverse home/road split even though he pitched in a stadium that should have had no bearing on his success. Not sure going to Colorado will help his numbers.
  16. User Name
    The point here is that Reddick is not a good comp. WMB could improve enough to hit league-average OBP levels. Reddick has never even flashed that ability. Also, you're being a bit unfair here, since Reddick plays RF in Oakland, which doesn't take such a big positional value hit WAR-wise as LF. Gotta compare apples to apples here if you want to make your point.
  17. User Name
    He was a 4 win player in 2012, but didn't sniff 3 in 2013. Injuries had a lot to do with it, but his inability to get on base harms him here as well. A guy with on-base skills can still produce (by virtue of getting on base) even if not 100% physically.
  18. User Name
    It wasn't common knowledge for me. I simply wanted to see where the info came from. Chillax mr. haiku.
  19. User Name
    Source?
  20. User Name
    They really aren't dreaming. They are subscribing to the "one dumb owner" theory, and that's usually a good gamble to take.
  21. User Name
    Reddick had OBP's of .305 and .307 the last two seasons. That borders on atrocious.
  22. User Name
    He could also fill out a 200, which is Jeter's weight. If he gets too big, they can move him off then, like the Yankees did when they acquired A-Rod.
  23. User Name
    That theory makes very little sense. Guys like Jeter, Ripken, Escobar and Hardy are all bigger guys who've played SS for significant periods of time without significant position-related issues. Xander isn't even that big, since he's tall, but not heavy. The only reason there have been doubts about his SS play is range.
  24. User Name
    Would it be better if he grounded out to the pitcher then?
  25. User Name
    A strikeout is just another out.
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