The latest from MLB Trade Rumors

by docgonzo on Jul 20, 2007 1:53 PM EDT

A few items of note:

Loretta Drawing Interest From Padres, Yankees
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2007/07/loretta-drawing.html

Yankees In On Dotel
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2007/07/yankees-in-on-d.html

Scouts Monitoring Yanks/Blue Jays Yesterday
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2007/07/scouts-monitori.html

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Dotel

wasn't he a yankee last year?

"Slump? I aint in no slump... I just aint hitting" -Yogi

by yanks are gonna win on Jul 20, 2007 2:13 PM EDT reply actions

yes

the mlb trade rumor site said that despite the fact that he didn't perform last year they're interested.

"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." -Casey Stengel

by bxgrl1 on Jul 20, 2007 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes

The Yanks paid him for two years basically for the right to recover from TJ at their Tampa facilities.

by SP on Jul 20, 2007 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Bad move by the Yankees

TJ surgery takes two years to fully recover. They should have resigned him cheap, and they'd be reaping the bennies right now. It would also allow us to dump Farnsworth's worthless ass.

"Baseball is the background music of my life." -George Will

by Ronster22 on Jul 23, 2007 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Dotel left the Yanks

because KC was offering him the closer's job.

Anyone else would have done the same thing.

by anaconda on Jul 23, 2007 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions

I understand that, but given Dotel's pedigree, and the fragile state of our pen, I felt the Yankees should have made a stronger push to keep him. Actually, I would have approached him during the season and extended him--despite his bad numbers. We would have gotten him cheaper.

I suppose if he was set on closing which I didn't read, there is nothing we could have done.

"Baseball is the background music of my life." -George Will

by Ronster22 on Jul 23, 2007 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions