I think a vote for Harper is a vote for the Mark Texeiras, Arods, Giambis, Gary Sheffields, Jacoby Ellsburys of the world. That guy will not possibly live up to his contract. He is already showing decline from his unsustainable season last year. I don't want us to have egg in our face again being the stupid team that gives him a 500 million dollar contract to buy 30 HRs a year with 100 rbi's. For that kind of money I need 50+ HRs with 130+ rbis and mvp seasons with some gold gloves in there. THAT is a 500 million dollar player. We know he is realistically not going to do that. And quite frankly that kind of money is just excessively ridiculous at this point after all the bad contracts they have handed out. Think about it right now we are paying Jacoby Ellsbury 22 million a year for good defense, guaranteed injury time off per season, 10 HR's if that, and 60-70 rbis if that. Ridiculous. We can get that out one of the kids that just came up. Harper is not a generational player like Arod or Barry Bonds who in their prime would have commanded that kind of excessive money. This guy is more like the Giambis of the world, good, even really good, but not worth the contract the market and the media will say he commands. If he signs for a reasonable number I would sign him. But I would not pay him that kind of money and then put us in a spot where we need to subsidize the league again paying luxury tax like fools. At least I rest easy knowing Hal Steinbrenner isnt his dad and hopefully has realized the Yankees have been stupid the last 15 years. They bought the 2009 world series but at what cost when the business plan of your franchise is to increase its value by winning championships? Because that is the difference between the Yankees as a baseball corporation and then every other team in baseball. To the Yankees its not about oh I hope I win this year. To the Yankees its about I am investing in winning because that is my business. My business is to win the world series every ****ing year. And to do that you need to be smart and control cost and develop your own players and then add some free agents in weak spots. But it requires a disciplined plan with a dogma that every player has since they start at a young age, something a mercenary cannot possibly acquire or even understand. I would spend all the money in the world and bring in every mercenary pitcher in the universe because pitching is the name of the game and you cant win with that or get a quick fix for it. And while pitchers influence the game a whole lot more than any position, aces are very hard to come by and they play every fifth day. They are not in the grind every day like the rest of your team and position players. Right now the pitching future picture of the Yankees looks bleak in the prospect pool. You never know who emerges but I am not holding my breath. The positional potential is off the charts with some legitimate offensive talent in almost every position on the field save third base. It's a no brainer who we should overpay for. Its the Jose Fernadezes and the Clayton kershaws of the world. I would even overpay for Matt Harvey at this point. That said I am very high on James Kaprielin and Nolan Martinez who we just drafted. Gotta love those California pitchers.
