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By: gayle

gayle — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:07:39 +0000

Phil also I think they see Shelley Duncan as the swing guy 1st base and OF so that solves the vacant other OF position

By: randy l.

randy l. — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:02:46 +0000

if the yankees don’t sign mo and posada, i think they might just as well retool for 2009. maybe cashman is waiting to see if he can sign posada and rivera. even though he signed abreau, he’s really laying in the weeds right now. abreau could easily be moved like sheffield last year for prospects.
there’s definitely not a full court press going on to sign anyone. it’s kind of strange(not to mention boring).
if the mets go four years for posada and cashman passes on that, realistically what chance would the yankees have of making the playoffs in 2008. i’d say not much. if that’s the case why go three years on rivera?
a lot more may be hinging on posada than just posada. there may be a domino effect if posada chooses to leave.
the quiet going on is starting to be a message in itself. it turns out boras was right that the yankees would not decide anything in the two week window.

By: Propaghandi

Propaghandi — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:01:01 +0000

Mets would be stupid to get ARod.

Mets already have a killer team. It was their pitching that failed them this season. It fell apart in the last 2 months.

Mets don’t need to score more runs…they need to PREVENT them.

Use the money for ARod on some starters and middle relief.

By: On D Ball

On D Ball — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:52:26 +0000

Arod would be of value to the Mets only because Some Yankees would go out to boo him.

They don’t need his bat or his fielding.

The NY fans have seen him for 4 years. No thrill there.

But the question is how many Yankee fans would actually pay money to boo him. Maybe they will go out once or twice, but not more than that.

By: YankeeJosh

YankeeJosh — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:47:31 +0000

Ducky,

In retrospect , the Yankees not trading for Schilling after 2003 was a huge mistake. At the time I agreed with Cashman as Vazquez looked like he could be a stud and was much younger. Still, it was a bad decision.

I also agree that Cashman bungled the Dice-K sweepstakes. Granted, the Red Sox bid an insane amount that nobody expect, when the bids were released, I was shocked at how low the Yankees bid was.

It’s certainly fair to have doubts about Cashman, but I think he’s learned from his past mistakes. Elite pitching rarely hits the free agency market now, so the Yankees have shifted to developing their own (Kennedy, Joba, Hughes, Horne, Brackman and trading for arms like Sanchez and Ohlendorf). The Yankees didn’t go after Lily, Meche or any of the mediocre pitchers available last year.

That’s why I am cautiously optimistic. Eventually results matter though, and we’ll see what happens next year.

By: Brandon (I want Arod but fire Boras first, please land me a Kazmir)

Brandon (I want Arod but fire Boras first, please land me a Kazmir) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:43:56 +0000

oh never mind

By: Brandon (I want Arod but fire Boras first, please land me a Kazmir)

Brandon (I want Arod but fire Boras first, please land me a Kazmir) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:43:19 +0000

YankeeJosh, where is Joba ?

By: YankeeJosh

YankeeJosh — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:37:51 +0000

Since it just came up on Mike and the Mad Dog, there is NO way I’d include Kennedy in a potential trade for Cabrera because that puts the team in a worse position to get Santana. Assuming Hughes or Kennedy will be needed to get Santana, you want to keep the other one. How does this rotation for 2008 sound:

1. Santana
2. Pettitte
3. Wang
4. Chamberlain
5. Kennedy
Alternate: Mussina (Hughes traded for Santana, Moose in the rotation if Pettitte retires)

Meanwhile if you trade Kennedy and don’t get Santana, this is the rotation”

1. Pettitte
2. Wang
3. Hughes
4. Chamberlain
5. Mussina

If Moose can’t do it or someone gets hurt, man is the team screwed. Trading Kennedy for a bat leaves the Yankees too thin in the starting rotation. I’m not necessarily opposed to trading Kennedy, but not for Cabrera. The Yankees of the late 90’s didn’t have a big basher and they still won because of the pitching.

By: Brandon (I want Arod but fire Boras first, please land me a Kazmir)

Brandon (I want Arod but fire Boras first, please land me a Kazmir) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:34:23 +0000

LOL mel

By: Brandon (I want Arod but fire Boras first, please land me a Kazmir)

Brandon (I want Arod but fire Boras first, please land me a Kazmir) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:32:59 +0000

SoS I rather pay for a SP then losing Kennedy and Wang in a package which then I would still have to pay anyway. So if it was for Wang I’d do it in a second, Wang and Kennedy throw away my phone # Pods