Yankees/MLB Hot Stove Report: Posada, Fielder & Fenway's Centennial
by Travis G on Dec 27, 2011 6:19 PM EST
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PrintThe Phillies are reportedly one of the teams (along with the Rays and Orioles) showing interest in Jorge Posada. I guess he would be a back-up catcher and pinch-hitter.
- Will the Yankees ever "splurge" on talent again? What would George Steinbrenner think of the way his sons are running the team?
- The Yanks will wear replicas of their 1912 uniforms at Fenway Park for its 100th anniversary. Click here to see the uniforms.
- Be sure to read a very good piece by Jeff Sullivan at Baseball Nation about Greg Maddux (represented by Scott Boras) rejecting the Yankees in favor of the Braves in 1992.
- Prince Fielder and his agent (also Boras) would apparently accept a three-year deal for $26M/season and then, at age 30, try for a Pujols/A-Rod-type contract.
- Seedlings To Stars named Gary Sanchez their 17th best prospect in MLB.
- Finally, you can check out an article I wrote for YES concerning the latest wave of Japanese players trying to transition to MLB.
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Prince must be getting tired of looking for a new team
or Boras keeps making ridiculous demands. sign him for 3 years!
I'd like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee fan.
George would be extremely disappointed.
He always spent whatever he felt was necessary to try to put the best competitive team on the field. Cost was never an issue. It’s obvious that his sons have strayed far from that model and it would not surprise me to soon see the Yankees revert back to the winless era of the mid 60s to mid 70s of the pre-George days.
i disagree
spending money out of your ass isn’t always the best strategy (i.e. the mid-2000s teams). the 90’s teams were built from the farm and the Yankees have a very deep system right now, i think the ownership is starting to prepare for the teams after Jeter and Mo and those will be built from within. i like the veteran talent on the Yankees, and the young players are going to start seeing the majors starting more this year and next
I'd like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee fan.
Cashman
I think Cashman not making any real improvements with pitching ought to be reviewed by owners and find someone willing to improve team—-MIGHT STAT WITH CASHMAN --OUT!!!
Yeah, Hal's clearly not spending.
That’s why the contracts signed under his regime already have built up a $176 million payroll for next year.
And some of you call yourselves fans…
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
Well he seems really ungrateful for how much they're already spending.
His post might as well have had the hashtag #YankeePayrollProblems.
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
The payroll is going to be ~200 million like it has been since 2005 when George was still alive.
The reason they are not splurging this season is that money spent in years past has already added up to what they have been spending for a while. This ‘pernicious Hank and Hal don’t care about winning’ bullshit just doesn’t add up with the numbers.
Whenever George spent "whatever he felt necessary"
the teams didn’t win anything either.
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
by Rorschach44 on Dec 28, 2011 10:04 AM EST up reply actions
How magnanimous!
Prince Fielder and his agent (also Boras) would apparently accept a three-year deal for $26M/season and then, at age 30, try for a Pujols/A-Rod-type contract.
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
They would also accept gold bullion! Preferably in shipping containers!
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Dec 28, 2011 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
The OP's original question was...
“What would George think about the way his sons are running the team?”
I do not believe that George would approve of it. If there is someone available that could make his team better, he would pay the cost. He did not care about budget.
and now we literally can't spend anymore money
because everyone was using good ol’ George’s spending plans. You can’t just throw money around and win. The 90’s team won because of young talent and complementary pieces. When they started making expensive signing after expensive signing is when they stopped winning. We won in 2009 because Cashman wrestled enough control of the team to create a dream team. Cashman knows money is not always the answer, George is why the Yankees sucked in the 80s and didn’t win in the 2000s. He’s not the messiah you think he is.
I kinda disagree
The 90’s team won because of young talent and complementary pieces.
The only youngens on the team were Jeter and Mo and perhaps Pettitte. The roster was loaded with free agent signings, just not the outrageously expensive kind.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1996&t=NYA
Romine!
thats what i meant
we didn’t have any broken down Jason Giambis or dead Torii Hunters or old man Vlads running around
Is that why we haven't raised payroll since 2005?
If we didn’t have a budget, then why didn’t we sign Matt Holliday before the 2010 season so that we would avoid having to start an unproven Brett Gardner in left field?
Wow
Regarding the throwback uniforms
cant wait to see c.c., obviously because he’s fat as hell and the throwback will look super cool on a fat dude and he’s all black and shit and would not have been allowed to even be a major leaguer in 1912, thats gotta mean something right,
BSME
No to throwbacks!
What next the Yankees doing the dreaded “future” uniforms.
by upstateNYYFan1984 on Dec 27, 2011 9:30 PM EST reply actions
this indeed
is this their first foray into the land of beer league softball?
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Dec 28, 2011 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
Mis interpretation
The tweet said scouts think fielder and boras could, not that they would be willing to.
"Does any of you know what diversity is?"
"I believe that it is an old, old wooden ship, used during the civil war era."
by yankees97 on Dec 27, 2011 11:05 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Interesting throwbacks
If you want to know what George would have thought about his sons running the team, the throwback for Boston is probably what he would find most objectionable
Wonder how much they’ll go for when they get put into stores…
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