to be honest i would NEVER want adam dunn on my team. sheets im indifferent. krod wont setup tho he would be great after MO is retired. i hate manny too so id rather never have him in a yankee uniform. and as great as CC has been i would only enjoy seeing him if he lost 50 pounds. he looks like a slob to me and i just cant stand him. teixeira is awesome though

“DH Manny Ramirez 4yr $18M yr take it or leave it!!!”

If he was looking for that kind of price he wouldnt have gotten traded. Its well known hes shooting for 25 a year, and while he may or may not get that, itl probably be higher than 18.

Rotation

1 – CC Sabatthia – $25 million/6 years – Without a doubt, the best free agent pitcher on the market since Randy Johnson in 1998/99 and Greg Maddux in 1992/93.
2 – CM Wang
3 – Andy Pettitte – $16 million/1 year, perpetual 1 year contract
4 – Joba Chamberlain
5 – Phil Hughes

The front 4 can pitching 800 innings combined (more than half of the innings a team plays in a year) with a sub-4.00 ERA. I’ll take Pettitte over Mussina because he’s 4 years younger, lefthanded, and more of a strikeout pitcher.

Bullpen

RP – Edwar Ramirez
RP – Jose Veras
CL – Mariano Rivera
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Just like this year, the Yankees will take a revolving door approach. Ramirez and Veras have earned their spots for next year. I see Albaladejo, Robertson, Melancon, Bruney, Britton seeing some action next year, and I also suspect the Yankees will sign some “proven veteran” (aka LaTroy Hawkins) as Plan B/Plan C insurance. But there’s no question that having an abundance of cheap, young strike-throwers is the way to build a good bullpen.

Lineup

C – Jorge Posada
1B – Jason Giambi $8 million/1 year OR Adam Dunn $17 million/3 years
2B – Robinson Cano
SS – Derek Jeter
3B – Alex Rodriguez
LF – Johnny Damon
CF – Melky Cabrera/Brett Gardner/Austin Jackson
RF- Xavier Nady
DH – Hideki Matsui

Say what you want about Dunn, but he is good for a .400 OBP and a .500 SLG every year. The fact that he is underrated means you might be able to get him for a relative bargain price.

Statistically, Dunn and Giambi are interchangeable. I’d offer Giambi the one year deal first, and then go after Dunn. It isn’t that hard to find a first basement who can hit.

I think the Yankees have begun shifting from a run-producing team to a run-prevention team. It all starts with the rotation, and essentially the team would have four starters that would be considered aces on many other teams, plus a high strikeout bullpen, and that is really how you win the World Series.

Why is everyone on CC’s jock? It is hit or miss with the guy. Might I remind everyone he had a 3-5 record and a almost 6 ERA with the Indians before going to the inferior National League. I dont think he’s worth 20 mil a year. Having a strong lefty is nice but I dont believe in him. How does the proprosed trade for Santana at the beginning of the year look now? Especially considering IPK and Melky were in the deal.

Joba is a full fledged starter now and he’s going to be great. I didnt agree with taking him from the pen at first but now I’m glad we did. K Rod only has a couple more good years in him and he will fall off guaranteed. He is not Mo he will never be as good as Mo and he doesnt deserve Mo money. No pun intended.

Adam Dunn sucks. .240 hitting garbage. I hate Manny but would take him in a minute especially with the shitty hitting I’ve seen this year. Not to mention he hates the Red Sox now. Which is always good. I like the Texeira move that would be great I wanted him last year.

His batting average is .240 and his OBP is .380. Batting average doesn’t mean jack s&#!

CC had a 3.93 ERA with Cleveland before the trade. He had 4 bad starts at the beginning of the year. His won-loss record is jack s$!% just like batting average is. He’s average 7 innings a start over the full year, with an ERA under 3.00 over the full year.

The proposed trade for Santana still looks as bad as it did during the winter. CC and Santana are essentially the same, salary wise and skill wise. So, if you want an ace lefthander, all other things being equal, is it worth giving up 3 young players just to get him a year earlier???

NYY needs to spend their money wisely and not commit multiyear deal to risky free agents.

1) SP
I wouldn’t want Garland/Sheets. If we can sign CC for reasonable amount like $15M per year, he is worthy it as he can eat up some innings at least. I just hope Hughes can finally come through in 2009. Wang/CC/Joba/Hughes/5th SP is not that bad. I would only bring back Moose on 1 yr. contract.

2) Bullpen
Forget about K-Rod. The bullpen has not been a problem, so don’t overpay anyone.

3) IF
Our 1B for 2009 is Posada whether you like it or not. He will be a liability as a cather next year with the shoulder injury. Other than that, NYY is pretty much set. Giambi is finally off the payroll although he showed some power this year.

4) OF
I would not bring back Abreu, but bring back Nady. Since Matsui/Damon need off days here and there and that they can DH, I am intrigued by Manny as he can still hit. If NYY can sign him for 3 yr/ $40M range, he is still worth it as NYY needs at least one more power bat to protect A-Rod. Posada/Matsui/Nady, etc cannot protect A-Rod. Manny can do that.

Let’s not give up on 2008 as there is a slight possibility to grab a wild card spot.