All I want for X-Mas

DeRosa is so overrated it’s ridiculous. He really isn’t a great hitter, and he really can’t play good defense at “all the positions!!!!”

i still cant believe they didnt tender wang. i hope this doesnt backfire on them. i hear mets thinking about him. ill scream if that happens. the yankees have commodities now, with granderson trade. i also see this as a way to build that of that, last opening day, i said, “huh!” over. does anyone remember, damon, gardner & nady! right now, its cabrera, granderson & swisher. nice improvement, but, not finished yet. starting rotation looks nice right now, cc, burnett, pettitte, joba & ?. yeah, id take a chance on bedard or piniero, not sure about sheets though. unless they want to wait til july for him. dont make mistake mets did with pedro. of course, they could sign that cuban lefty too. but, id go after marlins for jeff johnson. hes a stud no one knows about. you may have to take uggla too, but hey, another commodity. they have 3 real good catchers on farm. only 1 will replace posada eventually, & that probably will end up cervelli anyway. so, trade 1, along with 1 of those stud farm pitchers like mccallister. throw gardner in there too, & that should work. with johnson, your top 3 are set fot at least 8 years. pettitte may retire if yanks repeat, so youll need to replace him. but, thats for next winter. so, if you sign a piniero or someone, or get wang back, youll have 6 starters. now, jay bruce is 22 years old. hes got a swing that, picture the amount of home runs he’ll hit just over the next 10 years at yankee stadium. 400? closer to 500? to me, hes this generations roger maris. he’ll be a cult hero here. just like the person youd trade to get him. joba isnt joba anymore. i still think its ridiculous what they did with him. you had a guy with 2 devastating pitches that made hitters look foolish! so, you decide to shut him down, turn him into a starter. & you have him add a couple pitches. hes basically an ordinary 3rd starter at best for yankees now. i know, people love him. his arrogance is laughable & lovable, but also irritating too. but, to me, if you want something, youve got to trade something. &, like sparky anderson used to say, “if i had a choice between someone who plays every 5 days or someone who plays every day, ill take the every day guy every time”. if these 2 trades are made, think about it. theyre both cost conscious, they both strengthen the team, & both work out for long run. also, it would give you rotation of cc, burnett, johnson & pettitte, all should be at least 15 game winners, & lineup with bruce batting 5th giving arod some better protection. that # 5 spot does look a lil shaky, doesnt it? on top of all this, look at your bench now. youd have swisher, uggla, nick johnson at times & someone like pena. this would be my xmas wish, besides red sox being dumb enough to trade ellsbury & lester for adrian gonzales. yes, id love it! no bay, ellsbury or lester to play, who were the 3 yankee killers last year. id love it! & of course, next winter, we get carl crawford & a starter to replace andy. we’ll be ready to be team of the decade again!