did you see MLB’s rating of the worst FA signing for every team? yankees’ was pavano. ellsbury had to be in the running.
zito was the giants....but we forgive him for winning an elimination NLCS game and then beating verlander in the WS.
Ellsbury is much worse than pavano, and I HATE pavano. Ellsbury May be the worst free agent signing ever.
Angels signing poop holes is better
MLB says josh hamilton was worse, but poo holes got twice the money.
If I had known then what I know now...
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And there is your top end pitching available via trade. Carrasco and kluber. Corbin and one of them?
Why do the Tribe have Kluber & Carrasaco available for trade? (Why trade them when their in a weak Division?)
I think its more proactive and maybe extending their window, along with possibly enticing Lindor and/or Ramirez to extend/stay.
Kluber will be 33 next season, and has thrown a lot of innings the past 5 seasons. He may be Cy Young caliber for another couple seasons. He could also bring in a pretty good return of prospects who can help in the medium-term and carry the team in the future. Even without Kluber, they have a good rotation with Beiber ready to be a full time starter. Before he got hurt, Bauer was looking like a Cy Young favorite. They also have a couple top-end pitching prospects in the system in Tristan McKenzie and Ethan Hankins.
Looking 3 years down the road, financially there is no way they can afford all of Bauer, Kluber, and Carrasco. Make a trade now and maximize the return and keep the organization primed for sustained success.
And there is your top end pitching available via trade. Carrasco and kluber. Corbin and one of them?
Why do the Tribe have Kluber & Carrasaco available for trade? (Why trade them when their in a weak Division?)
I think its more proactive and maybe extending their window, along with possibly enticing Lindor and/or Ramirez to extend/stay.
Kluber will be 33 next season, and has thrown a lot of innings the past 5 seasons. He may be Cy Young caliber for another couple seasons. He could also bring in a pretty good return of prospects who can help in the medium-term and carry the team in the future. Even without Kluber, they have a good rotation with Beiber ready to be a full time starter. Before he got hurt, Bauer was looking like a Cy Young favorite. They also have a couple top-end pitching prospects in the system in Tristan McKenzie and Ethan Hankins.
Looking 3 years down the road, financially there is no way they can afford all of Bauer, Kluber, and Carrasco. Make a trade now and maximize the return and keep the organization primed for sustained success.
Want Clint Frazier back? haha..I kid.
Do think the Yanks could obviously match up well with you.
As expected, the New York Yankees are poised to be busy this offseason.
General manager Brian Cashman said Monday that the team's number one priority is pitching.
"We need to reinforce our pitching, so we'll do the best we can with that," Cashman said, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. "That seems to be a yearly effort."
"I'm interested in adding more than one pitcher," he added. "I need to, I think, add multiple."
Sabathia, for one, could find himself back in the Bronx. Cashman said there is mutual interest in bringing him back for an 11th season with the Yankees, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.
The Yankees are also still looking to move right-hander Sonny Gray in a trade. Cashman said "a lot of teams" are showing interest, per Feinsand.
It's unknown whether bolstering pitching will stop the Yankees from going after Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, but Cashman didn't rule out spending big in the right circumstance.
"The goal is always to win a championship and to do it in a cost-effective manner," Cashman said, according to Hoch. "As I say cost-effective, we're still a strong, heavy loaded payroll. We got under the tax, but we're still one of the higher payrolls in the game, as you would expect and as it should be."
As expected, the New York Yankees are poised to be busy this offseason.
General manager Brian Cashman said Monday that the team's number one priority is pitching.
"We need to reinforce our pitching, so we'll do the best we can with that," Cashman said, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. "That seems to be a yearly effort."
"I'm interested in adding more than one pitcher," he added. "I need to, I think, add multiple."
Sabathia, for one, could find himself back in the Bronx. Cashman said there is mutual interest in bringing him back for an 11th season with the Yankees, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.
The Yankees are also still looking to move right-hander Sonny Gray in a trade. Cashman said "a lot of teams" are showing interest, per Feinsand.
It's unknown whether bolstering pitching will stop the Yankees from going after Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, but Cashman didn't rule out spending big in the right circumstance.
"The goal is always to win a championship and to do it in a cost-effective manner," Cashman said, according to Hoch. "As I say cost-effective, we're still a strong, heavy loaded payroll. We got under the tax, but we're still one of the higher payrolls in the game, as you would expect and as it should be."
Well yeah, this is a fact. The lineup is going to hit without any upgrades...but I want upgrades dammit
Yankees GM Brian Cashman on missing the Chris Sale trade: ‘Thank God’
Despite Chris Sale’s instrumental role — both on and off the field — in helping the Red Sox win the 2018 World Series, the rival Yankees don’t regret avoiding a trade for him in 2016.
In fact, New York’s longtime general manager is thankful for it.
“Thank God I didn’t do that, actually, because you’d be missing some serious components of our major league club right now that are under control,” said Yankees GM Brian Cashman at the general managers’ meetings on Tuesday. “We wouldn’t have gotten anywhere if I did anything like that with the White Sox back then.”
According to the New York Post, Cashman revealed that Yankees ace Luis Severino was part of the White Sox’ ask in the proposed deal to send Sale to the Yankees following the 2016 season. Additionally, Cashman claimed that Chicago demanded at least one other core position player.
The Yankees refused the offer, and Cashman said he has “no regrets on that.”
The Red Sox eventually parted with four prospects for Sale in December 2016, including top prospects Yoan Moncada and Michael Kopech. In two seasons with the White Sox, Moncada has played in 203 games, batting .234 with 25 home runs and a .724 OPS. Kopech made his Major League debut for Chicago in 2018, going 1-1 with a 5.02 ERA in four starts.
In Sale’s two years with the Red Sox, he’s gone 29-12 with a 2.56 ERA and averaged 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Against the Yankees in the American League Division Series, Sale went 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA in two appearances.
I don't know. Assuming they were asking for Severino, Andujar + or something along those lines, I don't disagree with him. I'd say 10 years of them are more valuable than Sale. Wouldn't it have taken a package like that to beat anything with Moncada in it?
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MLB says josh hamilton was worse, but poo holes got twice the money.
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
More than happy with that.
Yanks need to make a serious run at them
Kluber will be 33 next season, and has thrown a lot of innings the past 5 seasons. He may be Cy Young caliber for another couple seasons. He could also bring in a pretty good return of prospects who can help in the medium-term and carry the team in the future. Even without Kluber, they have a good rotation with Beiber ready to be a full time starter. Before he got hurt, Bauer was looking like a Cy Young favorite. They also have a couple top-end pitching prospects in the system in Tristan McKenzie and Ethan Hankins.
Looking 3 years down the road, financially there is no way they can afford all of Bauer, Kluber, and Carrasco. Make a trade now and maximize the return and keep the organization primed for sustained success.
Do think the Yanks could obviously match up well with you.
https://twitter.com/bryanhoch/status/1059587954262372358?s=21
https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/1645942
As expected, the New York Yankees are poised to be busy this offseason.
General manager Brian Cashman said Monday that the team's number one priority is pitching.
"We need to reinforce our pitching, so we'll do the best we can with that," Cashman said, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. "That seems to be a yearly effort."
"I'm interested in adding more than one pitcher," he added. "I need to, I think, add multiple."
The Yankees saw several pitchers hit the open market after the 2018 campaign. Starters J.A. Happ, Lance Lynn, and CC Sabathia, as well as relievers David Robertson and Zach Britton, are all free agents.
Sabathia, for one, could find himself back in the Bronx. Cashman said there is mutual interest in bringing him back for an 11th season with the Yankees, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.
The Yankees are also still looking to move right-hander Sonny Gray in a trade. Cashman said "a lot of teams" are showing interest, per Feinsand.
It's unknown whether bolstering pitching will stop the Yankees from going after Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, but Cashman didn't rule out spending big in the right circumstance.
"The goal is always to win a championship and to do it in a cost-effective manner," Cashman said, according to Hoch. "As I say cost-effective, we're still a strong, heavy loaded payroll. We got under the tax, but we're still one of the higher payrolls in the game, as you would expect and as it should be."
http://riveraveblues.com/2018/11/official-rab-2018-19-offseason-plan-180399/
A. Kluber/Carrasco/Paxton and Corbin
B. Machado and Corbin
Libtardaplorable©. And proud of it.
Brilliantati©
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Yankees GM Brian Cashman on missing the Chris Sale trade: ‘Thank God’
Despite Chris Sale’s instrumental role — both on and off the field — in helping the Red Sox win the 2018 World Series, the rival Yankees don’t regret avoiding a trade for him in 2016.
In fact, New York’s longtime general manager is thankful for it.
“Thank God I didn’t do that, actually, because you’d be missing some serious components of our major league club right now that are under control,” said Yankees GM Brian Cashman at the general managers’ meetings on Tuesday. “We wouldn’t have gotten anywhere if I did anything like that with the White Sox back then.”
According to the New York Post, Cashman revealed that Yankees ace Luis Severino was part of the White Sox’ ask in the proposed deal to send Sale to the Yankees following the 2016 season. Additionally, Cashman claimed that Chicago demanded at least one other core position player.
The Yankees refused the offer, and Cashman said he has “no regrets on that.”
The Red Sox eventually parted with four prospects for Sale in December 2016, including top prospects Yoan Moncada and Michael Kopech. In two seasons with the White Sox, Moncada has played in 203 games, batting .234 with 25 home runs and a .724 OPS. Kopech made his Major League debut for Chicago in 2018, going 1-1 with a 5.02 ERA in four starts.
Kopech tore his ulnar collateral ligament in September and will likely be out until the start of the 2020 season after having Tommy John surgery.
In Sale’s two years with the Red Sox, he’s gone 29-12 with a 2.56 ERA and averaged 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Against the Yankees in the American League Division Series, Sale went 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA in two appearances.
Most recently, his strikeout of Dodgers infielder Manny Machado won the World Series for Boston.