Comments on: A clue as to what Posada may want

By: PAT M.

PAT M. — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:36:37 +0000

Hell it’s not a bad deal for the club at all……Randy I raises some excellent points….Besides, as I and several others in the past have pointed out Jorge has had a mild catching career in terms of actual time squating…..Even if the final year is a wash, he had a bonus coming due…..Now ink the Sandman and then Molina, and then Cashman moves forward….But they need to still stay dilligent to the plan of getting young….As for the HOF, Posada needs a few more similar to 07 and he’ll be there….

By: randy l.

randy l. — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:26:38 +0000

hmmm,
fisk was a good catcher at age 40,41, and 42. jorge could easily still be good at age 40. this may not even be his last contract.
cashman did the smart thing in recognizing the market for posada and signing him. yeah he screwed up in the spring by not extending him, but he’s salvaged what could have been a disaster and is not spending that much more annually than he would have in the spring. now he can move on to mo. i think posada was a tipping point. he had to be signed.
as much as i bash cashman, i’m always hoping he’ll make good decisions like this one.

By: randy l.

randy l. — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:09:37 +0000

“But I forget you are omniscient and you KNEW that Posada would put up a career year.”
he didn’t have to have a career year for me to think he should be given three years in the spring. all fisk did was be ahead of his time doing conditioning exercises and weight work after games. it wasn’t rocket science. it was simply hard work. with a lot of squats and lunges. posada is a remarkably conditioned athlete. never on the disabled list. times have changed. older catchers will not be an anomaly as time goes on because of new training and conditioning.
the anomaly was that fisk worked more than other catchers of his era. catchers like posada are doing what fisk did. and if posada has the success that fisk did after age 36, he’ll be knocking at the hall of fame door.

By: hmmm

hmmm — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:06:21 +0000

“Itâ€™s a mistake. I wish they had held firm at three years.”

while i agree, just let it go…

would you have felt better at $48M/3?

$52M/4 is 1 year too long but the $$/year is lower than i thought he would get.

basically it tells me the 4th year was more important to Jorge than the total dollars. the Mets would have given him 4-5 years, and probably more $$ per year.

he probably took less $$ from the yankees per year, but there was not going to be a deal without that 4th year.

By: Boston Dave

Boston Dave — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:57:55 +0000

think of it as…. 3yrs/42M (which most of us deemed within reason) and the 4th at 10M (even if his production plummets, you can live with it)…. cant complain

also keep in mind – salaries seem to skyrocket every year. it wasnt long ago that carlos beltran got the mega offer from the mets. now it almost seems like a bargain. this contract is on the high end for sure…. but it might not seem like as much in 2 years. lets just hope jorge’s bat and glove match his heart for the next 4 years.

By: Miller

Miller — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:57:32 +0000

JORGE JUST RE-SIGNED WITH THE NEW YORK YANKEES FOR A FOUR YEAR, $52 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACTâ€¦.http://bronxstop.blogspot.comâ€¦until Peter can get it updatedâ€¦

are you sure?

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) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:57:26 +0000

YES !! WE GET GEORGY BACK.. 4 YRS ehh, BUT HIP HIP !!!

By: gargoyle

gargoyle — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:56:07 +0000

Stay away from Lowell.

By: Crawling Back

Crawling Back — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:55:08 +0000

“ray (sox fan)
November 12th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Why do I have the notion that it is entirely possible for Mike Lowell to end up on the Yankees next season and for Arod to end up on the Red Sox?”
,
If you REALLY think that…change your name to Clueless Ray..oh’….and FYI, this is a *Yankees* Blog….why don’t you go visit a Red Sox Blog ?…Oh, I forgot, most Boston Fans can barely “hunt & peck” ! LOL !

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:53:41 +0000

13 million a year, not the best for 4 years, but not awful