Yankee's Christmas Wish List
by djoep2000 on Oct 31, 2010 10:47 AM EDT
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Well here we are, sitting at home during the World Series. Who do we root for? We Yankee fans tend to be polarized about our team. So we move on to the winter, looking at possible Free Agents or Hot Stove Trades. So here goes my Yankee Christmas Wish List:
1. Who else but Cliff Lee tops the list, Yankees were willing to part with their number one prospect to get him via mid season trade.
2. Carl Crawford has long been a desired commodity of this team. Got more valuable with his ability to hit third in the line up.
3. Zack Greinke one year remove from a Cy Young season. Has the stuff to make any Yankee forget our starters at the end of the year. Seems to want to play for a winner and the Yankees are always winners.
4. Jayson Werth proven hitter with power, who has flashed a solid glove.
5. Bronson Arroyo solid starter for several years. Proved this year that with a solid team behind him, he is a great front end of the rotation pitcher.
6. Scott Downs another solid year from maybe the best left handed reliever in baseball.
7. Kerry Wood proved he still has a lot left in his tank. Best eight inning reliever since Joba Chamberlien's fall from grace a few years ago.
8. Brandon Webb solid front line starter coming off an injury prone season. A know commodity with awards to prove it.
9.Rafael Soriano would destroy the Tampa Bay Ray's bull pen. Maybe came into his own as the best closer in baseball. At age of 27 could be future closer when Mariano River calls it quits.
10. Lance Berkman a switch hitter who proved that he can hit and is an above average defender. Can they retain him at deal that makes sense for a few years?
The post season is always full of dreams and hope spring eternally. As I am sure you are aware all of these candidates will not be in Pinstripes next year. They all are dependent upon signings or trades that take place.
But we can dream.........................
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Of their wish list, i hope we get Lee and Soriano, and thats about it. Wood and Berkman would be nice to bring back also, but i dont see it happening
Yanks can only afford one free agent
Unless Mo or Jeter either take significant paycuts or one of them leaves. Or unless they’re willing to go 250+ Million per year that is.
World Series attitude, champagne bottle life, nothing every changes so tonight is like tomorrow night.
I'd like to get Kerry Wood and Cliff Lee and that's about it.
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Brandon Webb?
I doubt it, his velocity is pretty much gone. Maybe a couple million for one year would be a decent deal to try (low risk, high reward), but 99% of people think he’ll never come back to the form he was in when he won the Cy Young
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I hope Mariano River doesn’t call it quits soon.
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I was able to see it.
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Lee,Soriano,Wood and maybe berkman.
give berkman a chance. give him 1 year to dh until montero is ready to catch everyday. he can also spell tex at 1b sometimes. btw, how old is montero? i guess he’ll be called up midseason
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I personally would like to see if we could trade granderson to a chicago team. Sign crawford, move posada to dh, sign lee and webb.
I wish
we would have a new batch of young talents that came up from our system. just like the core 4.
We may already have them
It’s the mere presence of the core four which may be prohibiting us from finding out about them. We all have heard about Montero. I think Posada should not catch another game for NY unless in an emergency and let Montero get the majority of the catching duties. Posada full-time DH. Nunez may develop into a fine SS, but Jeter ain’t going anywhere. And we have plenty of pitching talent. We just need management (and fans!) to let the kids have a chance.
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Wood, Lee ...
And then bring up Montero. I’m good.
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If not Soriano, how about KRod + dumping AJ's contract
Maybe the Mets would take on Burnett’s contract for KRod, who probably won’t want to pitch for a team that took $3.1 million from him. He and Mo would be the best 8-9th inning pitching combo ever. His 2012 option for $17.5 million couldn’t vest since he can’t finish games with Rivera closing.
Plus KRod’s only 28, so if we extend him, he could be the closer of the future, too.
Realistically, if I were the Mets, I wouldn’t take on Burnett. But if they are dreading the media storm around KRod next year, and really want to get rid of him, maybe they would eat it.
Pitching and pen above all else
drop werth and Crawford to the bottom of the list as they are not prioities
A lock to be a Yankee? or a lock to be at the top of this "wish list"?
If he’s a lock to be a Bomber… please explain.
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by Chris McKeown on Nov 1, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
His Rangers are about to lose in the world series
He can get all the money and winning he wants in NY. Is it a lock, my no means, but second after second it is becoming increasingly likely he is a Yankee. Now, when i say lock, i mean its more likely hes a Yankee than he is a part of any other team. It was stupid of me to write lock
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My Christmas List
1.Cliff Lee
2.Tim Linsecum
3.Soriano
4.Joe Mauer(trade for Cervelli and cash)
5.Brian Wilson’s Beard
6.(in his prime) Ken Griffey jr
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I think we're more likely to end up with a lump of coal
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