More Outfield News
by Brandon C. on Jan 26, 2010 3:42 PM EST
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PrintAs the day goes by it seems more and more news is coming out about the Yankees outfield options. Let's recap:
-As said before, Xavier Nady has signed with the Cubs. ($3.3 Mil base with incentives)
-Yankees have acquired Greg Golson from the Texas Rangers for minor-leaguer Mitch Hilligoss
Here is some info via Chad Jennings of the Yankee Lohud Blog
Golson, 24, batted .258 (118-for-457) with 27 extra-base hits and 40 RBI in 123 games with Triple-A Oklahoma City in 2009. He is a .263 (674-for-2,558) career minor league hitter with 120 doubles, 36 triples, 48 home runs and 265 RBI in 634 combined games in the Philadelphia Phillies and Rangers minor league systems. Originally selected by Philadelphia in the first round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft, he has appeared in seven Major League games, six with Philadelphia in 2008 and one with Texas in 2009, going hitless in seven at-bats and scoring two runs.
Prior to the 2009 season, Baseball America named the Austin, Tex., native as the "Best Athlete," "Fastest Baserunner" and "Best Outfield Arm" in the Texas organization.
Now some info about Hilligoss
Hilligoss, 24, batted .233 (38-for-163) with seven doubles, two triples and 14 RBI in 51 games with Single-A Tampa in 2009. He is a .275 (387-for-1,406) career minor league hitter with seven home runs and 134 RBI in 367 games. He was selected by the Yankees in the sixth round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft.
Golson will be added to the 40 man roster, which is now at 39.
Here is the rest of the news from twitter:
@FrankiePiliere Nice deal for the Yankees. Golson has struggled at the plate but he's a very interesting tools guy.
@TylerKepner Golson has 140 steals in 6 minor-league seasons, but his OBP in minors is just .308. He's 0-for-7 in seven major league games.
@nyp_joelsherman Last offer by Nady/Boras to #Yankees was $5M, signed with #Cubs at $3.3M. Yanks would have at least considered at those dollars
#Yankees see Golson as abv avg runner/defender/thrower, provide depth at Triple-A -- a better Freddy Guzman in their estimation
Golson is not RH-hit OF answer for #Yankees. Still mulling options such as Reed Johnson. would only do minor-lge deal for Baldelli.
Damon still an extreme longshot for #Yankees who keep telling interested parties that $2M is left in budget for LF
@BobKlap A's and Boras have already spoken. Oakland is quickly emerging as an alternative to #Yankees' $2 million.
Make sure to follow @pinstripealley on twitter! Also, check out Mike Ashmore's analysis of the trade made today by the Yankees.
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Oh boy
I’m utterly unimpressed by Greg Golson. He doesn’t get on base (.308 minor leauge OBP) doesn’t hit for power (204 XBH in 2700 minor league plate apperances) and he doesn’t hit for average either (.263 in the minors). He does nothing well as a hitter, and barring something miraculous, there isn’t any reason to think he will.
"Better version of Freddy Guzman"
Basically that’s how bad he has become. I’d really only expect him to play in AAA until September, then MAYBE make MLB roster as pinch-runner
Writer for Pinstripe Alley.
"Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth."
"So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for."
Yep.
He was traded for a guy in A ball hitting .230. I wasn’t expecting Larry Doby.
Golson is a minor league outfielder who might pinch run/ defensive replacement in the bigs.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Dare I say...
Next Ricky Henderson?
You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there
by FreeBradshaw on Jan 27, 2010 12:07 AM EST up reply actions
Whew!
I feel so much better with our leftfield situation now. Thanks.
"Baseball is the background music of my life." -George Will
Boras is a dirt bag...
Boras says $5 million for Nady to the Yanks and then accepts $3.3+M from the cubs. Damon should wake up and dump Boras like A-Rod did.
The Yankees can come up with $5+million plus incentives for Damon. They’ll stretch $3 million and give incentives.
+1
I agree with everything you said in that post. I’d be very shocked to hear that the Yankees would refuse to pay $3+ million, plus loads of incentives, for Damon.
That is basically what the Cubs gave Nady
3+ million+ 2 million dollars more in incentives. If you think that Johnny Damon and Nady are approximately equal and deserve the same contract then there is no problem getting a deal done.
On the other hand Johnny Damon and most executives probably see him as a better player than Nady who is a risk coming off his second Tommy John Surgery compared to Damon who is coming off a career year.
Crowds are won and lost and won again, but our hearts beat for the diehards.
by Edwantsacracker on Jan 26, 2010 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
That Is An Excellent Point
I agree with you, but what team is going to swoop in an sign Damon for more then $5 million? He said he wanted to play for the Yankees, he should say to C-Money that he’s willing to take $5 million in order to keep playing for the Yankees.
"Damon still an extreme longshot for #Yankees who keep telling interested parties that $2M is left in budget for LF"
And if Cashman and the Yankees would pass up Damon when there’s no market for him and he makes all the sense in the world, then the Yankees are dumber than I would have ever thought they were.
Damon for 1 year makes far too much sense.
Golson
has massive physical tools, he looks like Michael Johnson circa 1990 .
It’s too bad he not only look like a olympic sprinter on roids, he also hits like one. from a tools perspective he’s a massive prospect, but the ability to hit a baseball is also something of a natural gift, and Golson apparently doesn’t have much of that.
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has massive physical tools
(pause?)
You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there
by FreeBradshaw on Jan 27, 2010 9:41 AM EST up reply actions
if you seen him
even on TV, you’ll know what i’m talking bout.
Best Athlete Greg Golson
Best Outfield Arm Greg Golson
physical tools doesn’t always translate into knowing how to play the game of baseball though, and Golson’s one prime example. who apparently lacks the natural gift of hitting.
by RollingWave on Jan 27, 2010 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
I am impressed and frightened at once
Impressed that people have so much knowledge about Golson, or at least studied up so quickly, and frightened that people would waste so much time on the acquisition of a fringe player who barely squeaks his way onto the 40 man roster. Also put me down for slightly creeped out at the way the thread spontaneously turned into a Scott Boras hate- fest. (I agree with the sentiments, I just wonder what it’s doing here).
I don’t know anything about this Golson, but his numbers make him appear to be less than Brett Gardner. Maybe the team is assembling a beefcake calendar and was a little deficient for December, and that explains acquiring this player.
by designatedquitter on Jan 27, 2010 10:27 AM EST reply actions
The trade looks interesting
But I don’t get the Nady deal. The only reason Boras wanted Nady to sign with the Cubs for less money was so the Yankees take Damon. If so, smart move there Boras. You just raised Damon’s value and inched the Yanks’ that much closer to him. Kudos!
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
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No, the Nady deal lowers Damon's value.
Even Boras isn’t that much behind the curve. This is what happens when you have a built- in conflict of interest, as Boras clearly does. What’s in the best interest of one client often will be detrimental to another, particularly in a declining market. (There’s a conflict even in an up market, but it’s less apparent).
Every deal Boras makes for a similar player (aging outfielder with bat) lessens the available bidding pool for the remaining players in that position. This is basic supply and demand. Had Damon seen this and ignored Boras’ hype about his value, he would have signed sooner rather than wait to be the last. It makes it easier for the Yankees to sign him if he has to come crawling back, which is getting closer and closer to fact.
by designatedquitter on Jan 27, 2010 12:56 PM EST reply actions
The Nady signing
raised Damon’s value to the Yankees. So your principle of supply and demand is fine, but it’s only meant for the Yankees. The Yanks’ wanted an outfielder, one of them fell off the market, which raises Damon’s value. That’s why he took less money with another team and probably fed Nady some bullshit as to why he should sign with the Cubs.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
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