lmao just blatantly saying fuck the Knicks with this post.....I can't front. I'm all up in the Yankee news today too.
Ellsbury can steal bases....yanks need to get up on that run production. Base stealing is something we need more off.
There is a lot going on. I won't keep posting it on the Knicks page. Cano to Seattle possible?
A buddy just texted me -- just went down. 7 years. Not sure of the dollar amount. Nice move -- I think I like him better than Shin Soo Choo. Ellsbury in left, Gardy in center. Now go get Granderson back for RF. Last year was a fluke with Grandy. Who gets hit in the same exact hand twice in one year? Crazy bad luck year..What can you do? No way I'm judging Curtis Granderson off last year...He wiffs a little too much but other than that, he'll hit at least .270, 30-40 HRs with 100+ RBI. 25-35 SB potential as well...2 yrs in a row with 40+ HRs before last year. Finished 2nd to Bautista in the MVP voting 2 years ago..Not gonna be able to find this kind of production anywhere else. Beltran ain't puttin' up those numbers, neither is Choo..
Ellsbury and McCann were too very solid moves. Gotta get Cano and Granderson back now as well. Then go get me Matt Garza for the rotation.
Pretty surprised and happy to see this. I need some good news for a change. Knick and Jets have sucked me dry of all my hope.
Finestrg wrote:A buddy just texted me -- just went down. 7 years. Not sure of the dollar amount. Nice move -- I think I like him better than Shin Soo Choo. Ellsbury in left, Gardy in center. Now go get Granderson back for RF. Last year was a fluke with Grandy. Who gets hit in the same exact hand twice in one year? Crazy bad luck year..What can you do? No way I'm judging Curtis Granderson off last year...He wiffs a little too much but other than that, he'll hit at least .270, 30-40 HRs with 100+ RBI. 25-35 SB potential as well...2 yrs in a row with 40+ HRs before last year. Finished 2nd to Bautista in the MVP voting 2 years ago..Not gonna be able to find this kind of production anywhere else. Beltran ain't puttin' up those numbers, neither is Choo..Ellsbury and McCann were too very solid moves. Gotta get Cano and Granderson back now as well. Then go get me Matt Garza for the rotation.
These ex sox players. 
anyway that is a lot of loot for Ellsbury.. Jeez. LOL.. I mean wow!! he does give us speed and with him and granderson at the top of the order, we should give teams hell on the base..
I like McCann, saw him a lot here In Atlanta, my favorite Braves player by far...
not bad.. at least we are signing guys 30 and under and not 38 and older.. LOL
I like Choo's ability to get on base....
still the McCann and Ellsbury help with the team chemistry I think...we're getting guys that bring something different. Something to cheer for especially from a teammates stand point. In baseball you have to like to watch you guys out there....you expect plays it gets you excited and the team starts winning....Yanks lost that last few years.
I love the deal because the Yanks haven't had a CF that can field, run, and hit like this in a while
i think ellbury is SOOOOOOOOOOOO overated...look at his career numbers (besides that one season)..i think hes way too injury prone..sorry i absolutely hate the pink sox
Wow, that's a big gamble. I hope it's not over $100 mil total.
I assume this and the McCann signings mean that Cano hasn't moved from his ridiculous asking price and the team is moving on.
Bonn1997 wrote:Wow, that's a big gamble. I hope it's not over $100 mil total.
I assume this and the McCann signings mean that Cano hasn't moved from his ridiculous asking price and the team is moving on.
I believe it might be $153mm over 7 yrs. That's definitely on the high side but for a guy that's in his prime (I think he's only 30), a career .300 hitter or there abouts, 50+ SB potential, the way he can field, the fact that the move makes us stronger AND weakens Boston, etc.. it's not a bad move all considering.
Hopefully we're nowhere near being done. McCann and Ellsbury were much needed -- to make those moves count though, I'd like Cano AND Grandy back...
A little pissed to see that David Adams and Jayson Nix were both non-tendered (cut loose basically). I like the kid Adams -- yeah he fizzled out after a hot start but he can clearly handle the bat (real nice swing--guy definitely has a clue at the plate) and he can pick it all over the infield--I think he plays all 4 spots 3rd to 1st. Plays 'em all well too...I prefer Adams and Nix over this Brendan Ryan myself. Better ball players. Hopefully we can at least find a way to bring Adams back. You don't just jettison a halfway decent prospect like that..
With or w/o Kuroda, we need another big signing for the rotation. I like Matt Garza. Legit top-of-the-rotation guy that can hit 94-95 consistently. I prefer him over Erving Santana. Hopefully we finally get to see this Michael Pineda and at the top of his game...What a shot in the arm that'd be....We need legit help in the bullpen too. I'd bring back Logan as a lefty specialist. I know he has his hiccups along the way but he's tough on lefties and that's what you want. Not as high on Nathan to close as others are---I guess he's the obvious choice coming off the very good year but I dunno man -- he's 40 years old and nowhere near the same pitcher he used to be. Detroit's supposedly close to getting him anyway...Too bad we can't turn it over to D-Rob -- he's good but he just throws way too many pitches. Need someone that can economize & pitch 2-3 days in a row regularly. I actually like Chris Perez -- maybe not as a closer but as a late inning reliever in general (maybe to take over the Joba role). All the stuff last year with the weed is overblown -- dude didn't kill nobody. Ordered weed to the house and was a little outspoken against Cleveland fans and mgmt. Big deal...He can pitch -- saved nearly 30 on a team that won almost 95 games. We might be able to get him for a deal off all the shenanigans.
Just trying to get it down on paper to see where we are and where we could go. Hopefully it'll shape up this way:
CF Ellsbury
SS Jeter
2B Cano (Omar Infante if Cano signs with Seattle?)
1B Teixeira
RF Granderson
LF Soriano
C McCann
DH Kendrys Morales? Mark Reynolds?
3B ??? A-Rod might get a reduced sentence at some point but he'll be gone the whole year. See, I would've been OK with David Adams here. Eduardo Nunez?
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1 - Sabathia
2 - Matt Garza?
3 - Nova
4 - Kuroda (if we want to conserve some salary, let Kuroda walk and slate in Adam Warren here)
5 - Pineda
Darkhorse - Manny Banuelos (legit consideration if he's healthy and has a good spring)
Darkhorse - Masahiro Tanaka, but maybe we pass on this in favor of filling other needs. Garza might be cheaper and more of a known quantity.
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Closer - Fernando Rodney? The bow & arrow thing's ridiculous but he's dominant. Younger than Nathan. 3 year deal maybe? If we want to conserve payroll, go with D-Rob and bump everyone up a notch.
Main setup - Robertson
Additional setup - Chris Perez?
Lefty Specialist - Resign Logan
Other quality possibilities:
?? Matt Thornton
?? Jose Veras
The rest:
Preston Claiborne
Cesar Cabral
Shawn Kelley
Adam Warren
David Phelps
Dellin Betances
Finestrg wrote:Just trying to get it down on paper to see where we are and where we could go. Hopefully it'll shape up this way:CF Ellsbury
SS Jeter
2B Cano (Omar Infante if Cano signs with Seattle?)
1B Teixeira
RF Granderson
LF Soriano
C McCann
DH Kendrys Morales? Mark Reynolds?
3B ??? A-Rod might get a reduced sentence at some point but he'll be gone the whole year. See, I would've been OK with David Adams here. Eduardo Nunez?
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1 - Sabathia
2 - Matt Garza?
3 - Nova
4 - Kuroda (if we want to conserve some salary, let Kuroda walk and slate in Adam Warren here)
5 - Pineda
Darkhorse - Manny Banuelos (legit consideration if he's healthy and has a good spring)
Darkhorse - Masahiro Tanaka, but maybe we pass on this in favor of filling other needs. Garza might be cheaper and more of a known quantity.
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Closer - Fernando Rodney? The bow & arrow thing's ridiculous but he's dominant. Younger than Nathan. 3 year deal maybe? If we want to conserve payroll, go with D-Rob and bump everyone up a notch.
Main setup - Robertson
Additional setup - Chris Perez?
Lefty Specialist - Resign Logan
Other quality possibilities:
?? Matt Thornton
?? Jose Veras
The rest:
Preston Claiborne
Cesar Cabral
Shawn Kelley
Adam Warren
David Phelps
Dellin Betances
What about Gardner? I assume he's playing and Granderson is gone.
this aint football or basketball...as a yankee fan i hope we greedily sign EVERYONE...were not the mets!
i fully expect to see a lineup like this:
CF Ellsbury
SS Jeter
2B Cano
1B Texiera
RF Granderson
C McCann
DH Soriano
3B Nunez/Reynolds/Uribe (dodgers)
LF Gardner
4th OF Ichiro
another DH Morales
Ace Tanaka
P Sabathia
P Garza
P Kuroda
P Pineda/Nova
RP Phelps
LP Logan
RP Betances
add 3 others
Sv Robertson
I'm Good with this new line up.... yeah gardner is in granderson out.
I likd the idea of speed in the line up. Giradi could really play around with that and squeeze it some games. Omar infante over Cano son. Let's do it
callmened wrote:this aint football or basketball...as a yankee fan i hope we greedily sign EVERYONE...were not the mets!i fully expect to see a lineup like this:
CF Ellsbury
SS Jeter
2B Cano
1B Texiera
RF Granderson
C McCann
DH Soriano
3B Nunez/Reynolds/Uribe (dodgers)
LF Gardner
4th OF Ichiro
another DH Morales
Ace Tanaka
P Sabathia
P Garza
P Kuroda
P Pineda/Nova
RP Phelps
LP Logan
RP Betances
add 3 others
Sv Robertson
I hope we sign everyone too, but only if it's to good contracts. Look at how we're stuck giving $15 to 30 mil a year to A-Rod, Jeter, and CC.
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I hope we sign everyone too, but only if it's to good contracts. Look at how we're stuck giving $15 to 30 mil a year to A-Rod, Jeter, and CC.
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but in baseball, theres no salary cap...so who cares, its not my money...lol
EnySpree wrote:I'm Good with this new line up.... yeah gardner is in granderson out. I likd the idea of speed in the line up. Giradi could really play around with that and squeeze it some games. Omar infante over Cano son. Let's do it
why would the grandy man be out...hard to replace his 40HRs and 200 Ks
callmened wrote:
I hope we sign everyone too, but only if it's to good contracts. Look at how we're stuck giving $15 to 30 mil a year to A-Rod, Jeter, and CC.
but in baseball, theres no salary cap...so who cares, its not my money...lol
If the Steinbrenners didn't care about the luxury tax, I'd agree. But since they do, they have to spend it wisely
callmened wrote:EnySpree wrote:I'm Good with this new line up.... yeah gardner is in granderson out. I likd the idea of speed in the line up. Giradi could really play around with that and squeeze it some games. Omar infante over Cano son. Let's do it
why would the grandy man be out...hard to replace his 40HRs and 200 Ks
We can't spend that kind of money on a 4th outfielder when we don't even have a 3rd starting pitcher.
