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  1. Bellhorn04
    Yep...our Benny Boy is staying sharp.
  2. Bellhorn04
    But pitcher salaries are taking another inflationary leap before our eyes. Greinke is arguably a good comp for Lester (ERA of 3.80 in the AL) and he pulls down 25 million.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Well, this offseason stopped being boring.
  4. Bellhorn04
    I can't see that being good news for us.
  5. Bellhorn04
    "Yanks won't be signing anymore notable FA's this off-season, Cashman said yesterday the bank is basically closed." Source: Divinity
  6. Bellhorn04
    Now I don't see why the Yankees wouldn't top that.
  7. Bellhorn04
    So it's a risky steal.
  8. Bellhorn04
    Apparently yes. The Reds thought they had a deal with Sizemore in fact.
  9. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, that's what I'm thinking too. There will be a correction at some point.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Sounds about right. But man, the economics of baseball are rather mind-boggling - how long can the salaries continue to grow at a rate of inflation that is so disproportionate to the general economy?
  11. Bellhorn04
    Something tells me the Yankees won't let him pitch in the WBC. That's what probably destroyed Dice-K...nice that he got 2 MVP awards though.
  12. Bellhorn04
    Half-joking, but they just wouldn't be the same Yankees if they were serious about this 'under the tax threshold' nonsense. And next year they'll have that little A-Rod expenditure back on the books.
  13. Bellhorn04
    Well, in a way it's reassuring that the Yankees are back to their old 200 million+ payroll selves.
  14. Bellhorn04
    So he makes 3-4 million.
  15. Bellhorn04
    Did you just use the word silly in the same sentence as the Bodacious one?
  16. Bellhorn04
    It's probably worth pointing out that since Tanaka is the guy that puts the Yankees over the tax threshold, and their tax rate is 50%, he is effectively going to cost them about 33 million this year, and that doesn't factor in the revenue-sharing-disqualification thingamajig. Here is a link to their payroll figures, which don't include about 11 million in player benefits that also counts toward tax. http://mlbreports.com/2014/01/22/tanaka-pay/
  17. Bellhorn04
    None of us have a clue how Tanaka's stuff will translate to MLB.
  18. Bellhorn04
    Gotta love that opt-out clause. Especially after Sabathia cashed in on his so nicely.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Ha ha...love that opt-out clause. Just like the Sabathia deal.
  20. Bellhorn04
    In my devious mind, I'm thinking the Yankees could force his hand simply by benching him and making him miserable. The only way out for him would be to negotiate a buyout and hook on with another team for a pittance - assuming that he really does want to continue playing baseball.
  21. Bellhorn04
    Sure they do, or not. But so do GM's perform and not perform at constructing a roster and farm system. And I find that fans on these forums love to analyze it all, often at great length.
  22. Bellhorn04
    They care plenty about their performance.
  23. Bellhorn04
    faruk is gone but his work lives on.
  24. Bellhorn04
    Fine, but what about the answer to the question.
  25. Bellhorn04
    Nobody disagrees that more than one more person assembled the 2004 and 2007 teams. If you were going to list the people who assembled those teams in order, where would he rank?
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