New York Yankees notes: About that budget ...

by Ed Valentine on Dec 6, 2009 8:03 AM EST in New York Yankees News

Oh, boy! Not 48 hours after we heard that our New York Yankees would have a budget of about $185 million for the 2010 season, word is already out that the number is "not a hard ceiling." Who did not expect that? We should know by now that there is never a hard ceiling on Steinbrenner money, and I know I'm OK with that.

We know that re-signing Andy Pettitte is General Manager Brian Cashman's first priority this off-season, as it should be. As a backup plan, it seems the Yankees are likely to check in with just about every available free-agent starting pitcher on the planet.

NY Baseball Digest thinks all of this speculation is bad news for fans of Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain in the rotation. To me, that's a classic over-reaction to a team simply pouring over its options during the middle of the off-season.

Robinson Cano, by the way, has an idea for the rotation. He would like to see Pedro Martinez in pinstripes.

"I say he's got some more in him. He'd be good (with the Yankees), especially with the kind of team we got," said Cano. "We score, most games, four or five runs. Guy like him, we only need him like five, six innings."

Thank God Cano is a second baseman and not a general manager. Pedro would be a desperation move, and the Yankees are not desperate.

By the way, the Winter Meetings start today. Jayson Stark of ESPN looks at what he sees as the top five plot lines for the meetings.

I'm not a John Sterling fan, but Zell's Pinstripe Blog points out a fun link to a clip of Sterling's most memorable calls of the 2009 post-season.

Finally, the New York Daily News tells us Alex Rodriguez is enjoying being a champion.

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I like what Robbie's thinking with Pedro

as we’ve seen, he’s still a good pitcher (the yankees can make any pitcher look bad remember…)

I agree Ed, they don’t need to make Pedro a priority, but I don’t think it would be a desperation move.

…..trading for Roy Halladay…THAT’s a desperation move.

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by FreeBradshaw on Dec 6, 2009 8:33 AM EST reply actions

Pedro

I just think that Pedro would be waaaaay down the list of guys I would go after at this point. If no one else was out there and you needed someone, fine. But, I don’t see it coming to that for the Yanks. Hopefully.

by Ed Valentine on Dec 6, 2009 8:49 AM EST up reply actions

Lotta bad blood between Pedro and some of our guys,

Plus I doubt he’d want to come to the AL beast.

Strikeouts are boring- Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.

by CasanovaWong on Dec 6, 2009 9:17 AM EST reply actions

That’s exactly what I thought of first! Would he get along at all with the fans and all the players? Doubt it.

by Gelatin on Dec 6, 2009 8:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Pedro in a Yankee uniform would be awesome.

Sure, the who’s your daddy chanta and the daddy jokes won’t end anytime soon, but I thnk I could live with it if he’s just as effective as Andy.

Yankees all day.

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by Onishadow14 on Dec 6, 2009 11:39 AM EST reply actions

dude couldnt get the ball

over 85 mph in that last game?And he hardly pitched all yr.No way to that.If your going to take a chance take it on Sheets or Harden.Pedro will never make the entire season.Cano needs to quit worrying about pitching and worry about hitting playoff type pitchers.

by cashman bashman on Dec 6, 2009 12:52 PM EST reply actions

I thought Olney broke the no hard ceiling news the same night he said they’d have a salary around $185 million? Anyways, by my accounts they’ll only have $6 million left if they resign Pettitte for $10 mil. So that means they’d likely have to keep both Hughes and Joba. Unless the no hard ceiling is talking about if they trade one of them. It could.

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by Rob Abruzzese on Dec 6, 2009 1:35 PM EST reply actions

I think the only reason to go after Pedro

is if you want to stick it to the Mets & Red Sox fans. Honestly though, I don’t think he’s good enough to warrant being in Pinstripes. Plus, I really enjoy him being on other teams, so we can beat him. But that’s me.

Also, I know I’m in the minority, but I’m a fan of Sterling.

by I'mGivingYouARaise on Dec 6, 2009 1:59 PM EST reply actions

Your definatly in the minority...

As for pedro, hell…no….

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by NYYWinsRings27 on Dec 6, 2009 3:36 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Like you said

thank god Cano isn’t the general manager. Yea, he can still pitch, but it’s not worth it. He’s OLD!!!!! He can barely throw 85 miles an hour. And he only pitched HALF A SEASON!!!!! If he runs out of gas that quickly it’s a waste of money. I agree. That would be a desperation move.

And of course A-Rod is enjoying being a champion. Did we need the News to tell us that?

by nyyrocks29 on Dec 6, 2009 8:49 PM EST reply actions