OT: MLB Thread XLIV

[17futurecap]

Opt out after 5th year.

Hard to imagine he uses it, but he ever did, give him a thank you for your service, and let someone else pay him.

 

[darko]

Yeesh thats all kinds of money.

@East Coast Bias Called it.

No East Coast Bias there

 

[darko]

 

[Cassano]

Too early to tell on Machado and Harper.

Pujols and Prince were bad.

ARod probably not worth it, but not as bad as Pujols/Prince.

Cano was worth it I think.

 

[darko]

Too early to tell on Machado and Harper.

Pujols and Prince were bad.

ARod probably not worth it, but not as bad as Pujols/Prince.

Cano was worth it I think.

Cano wasn't worth it IMO.

 

[Cassano]

Cano wasn't worth it IMO.

He's pretty crappy now, but he was the best 2B besides Altuve for the majority of the contract IMO.

 

[SA16]

Too early to tell on Machado and Harper.

Pujols and Prince were bad.

ARod probably not worth it, but not as bad as Pujols/Prince.

Cano was worth it I think.

The only one that was worth it was ARod. The others were all bad. Harper/Machado TBD.

 

[Cassano]

The only one that was worth it was ARod. The others were all bad. Harper/Machado TBD.

What gets ARod the nod over Cano?

Cano (2014-Present): $132m and 24 bWAR
ARod(2008-2016): $226m and 23.3 bWAR

 

[SA16]

What gets ARod the nod over Cano?

Cano (2014-Present): $132m and 24 bWAR
ARod(2008-2016): $226m and 23.3 bWAR

The 10-252 was his contract from 2000-2007 (with opt out). It ran through 2007 and he put up 66 WAR. His second big deal did not work.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Yankees’ 3 biggest FA pitching signings to date are : Tanaka, Sabathia, and Mussina. I’m good with this.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Too early to tell on Machado and Harper.

Pujols and Prince were bad.

ARod probably not worth it, but not as bad as Pujols/Prince.

Cano was worth it I think.

Cano's 10-year deal was not worth it. It played out exactly how most of us thought it would. His first 5 years of that deal were good, and the last 5 look like it'll be terrible.

 

[Machinehead]

The real Yankees coming back, 11 December 2019, colorized.

 

[Irishguy42]

Let's trade the farm for Lindor. Go full **** the 29 other teams mode.

Evil Empire now and forever bb

 

[Irishguy42]

The only major downside to getting Cole is that he has to shave now.

 

[ThirdEye]

No excuses now with Cole-Severino-Paxton-Tanaka-Who gives a f***

 

[NYR Viper]

I am beyond happy. Time for the team to start spending again. Enough p***y-footing around

 

[Edge]

You knew this was coming the minute Cole, a player the Yankees have loved for a decade, kept them from the World Series.

If ever there was a final nail in the coffin, that was it.

 

[RGY]

No excuses now with Cole-Severino-Paxton-Tanaka-Who gives a ****

Monty is going to be very good next year as the 5th starter is my call.

Now bring back Dellin. Move Happ. Look into another reliever like Treinen.

If they do not package Andujar for Lindor or get Lindor period, they need INF depth. In the mold of a DJ that can play all around the INF.

There are some good options out there, Zobrist, Kipnis, Shaw, Holt. Those are the targets.

Catcher. If Romine is not coming back I do not want Higgy as the backup. There are options here for a vet backup. Russell Martin reunion and Matt Wieters. A couple more.

Lastly i think it comes down to Gardner or Pillar for CF. Maybe an outside possibility of Alex Gordon.

Lets go Cash tighten this up now

 

[Barnaby]

I wouldn’t mind a defensively responsible catcher whose more of a contact hitter to replace Gary Sanchez. Every year I’m waiting for him to turn the corner and he hasn’t.

I assume they’ll resign Gardner for a year.

Pie in the sky would be dealing for Lindor, but I doubt the Yankees are throwing out another mammoth deal with Torres and Judge still to be paid, and Stantons massive deal.

 

[NYR Viper]

I'd trade Sanchez AND Andujar if it meant improving defensively and more contact/OBP hitters.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

So Yankees got Cole huh?

That’s fun

See guys I told you

 

[Barnaby]

Too early to tell on Machado and Harper.

Pujols and Prince were bad.

ARod probably not worth it, but not as bad as Pujols/Prince.

Cano was worth it I think.

Woof, Cano wasn’t worth it. Tested positive for PEDs and last half of contract will be brutal when all is said and done. If he led his team to a title you could make an argument, but not as it stands. It’s not too bad for Seattle only bc BVW is a joke and rescued them, but the contract in general, is lousy.

 

[Barnaby]

I'd trade Sanchez AND Andujar if it meant improving defensively and more contact/OBP hitters.

Too bad Andujar is coming off an injury and I feel like Sanchez is only dropping in value. I wouldn’t have a problem packaging those guys along with a Frazier for the right piece.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

When will we know what's going on with Germain?

 

[Irishguy42]

When will we know what's going on with Germain?

Here's the latest I could find from the Post.

https://nypost.com/2019/11/08/mlb-n...omingo-german-suspension-with-decision-close/

Seems like we'll know end of this month/early January?

Haven't seen anything definitive though.