The first problem is that the Yankee Org. has to figure
out a way to ID P arm problems . There is an org. that
has rehabed P and teacher to throw in another way .

This org has to be employed . Amoung the problems of rehab.
Is the top draft choice of the Yanks last year .
The Fish P who actually , ‘ wanted to be a Yankee .” some
thing the senior S. actually did not hear very often.
Even the best Middle Relief P rookie has an arm problem .
This goes on an on . The point is that this is something
wrong in aquiring P and keeping P from going through operations .

As to the two older picthers Pettitte: $16 million
Mussina: $11 million – These two are bargins as these
two kept the Yanks out of last place – last year.

As to the need to replace them . This is immediate .
This means you have to retain them till you have top
P that are have no arm problem – will not develop arm
problems – to take their place in constant production.

Mussina at 11 million is a bargin to keep anyway as
he probable has a better attitude than most other P’s

CC Sabathia is THE BEST CHOICE IF HE AS YOU SAID DID NOT
BURN OUT HIS ARM . IF A CONTRACT CAN BE STRUCTUREDD FOR
THIS HE OUGHT TO BE SIGNED BY THE YANKS. – SOMEONE ELSE
WILL SIGN HIM FOR HIGH MONEY AND THE YANKS SHOULD OFFER
HIM LESS INNNG FOR AN EXCANGE OF THE HEALTH PROVISION .

JOBA SHOULD NOT BE A STARTER -WHY ARM PROBLEMS . MIDDLE
OR THE PRE CLOSER SEEMS A GOOD POSITION FOR HIM.
YEARS AGO REGGETI ( SPELLING ) WAS MOVE FROM HIS EXCELLENT
R.P. TO S.P. AND THIS WAS REALLY A TOTAL BACK FIRE. IT
WORKED FOR A YEAR AND THEREAFTER IT FAILED -SAME WITH JOBA.

PITCHING HAS TO HAVE ACES . THE YANKS DO NOT HAVE STOPPERS.
FORD WAS A STOPPER IN HIS TIME . HUNTER WAS A STOPPER
IN HIS TIME . EVEN STOTTLEMYER (SPEILLNG) WAS A STOPPER
IN THE ERA OF THE CBS HOLDING OF OWNERSHIP AND NONE CARE .

A CAMP SEASON WITH GOOD HITTING THAT HAS GOOD CLUTCH HITTING
( YANK NOW DO NOT HAVE CLUTCH HITTING ) NEED AT LEAST
TWO ACE P. AND SOME 2 OTHERS THAT ARE GOOD P’S WITH GOOD
TO GREAT R.P . THIS MEANS THE YANKS HAVE TO BUY THESE ACES.

1ST B. RE SIGN GiambI – OBVIOUS HE IS NOT WORTH 21 MILLION,
WITH HIS DRUG THING OVER AND HIS LOSS OF PRODUCTION .
RE SIGN HIM FOR A YEAR AT 10 MILL OR 8 RENEWABLE FOR
ANOTHER YR . OR GET TEX . GIAMBI IS GETTING ON IN YRS TOO.

2ND CANO STAYS OR MAKE A BETTER CASE FOR A BETTER PLAYER
THAT WILL AD MARGINAL VALUE TO CLUTCH HITTING .
SS JETER STAYS BUT HE TOO HAS TO BE REPLACED -HIS INSIDE
OUT SWING IS NOT DOING IT , AND HE IS NOT THE CLUTCH HITTER
HE WAS YARS AGO .
3RD BASE A ROD – A POOR CLUTCH HITTER IN ALL OF THE YANK
PLAY OFFS . THIS WILL NOT DO . HE SHOULD BE TRADED FOR
TOP PLAYERS OF OTHER TEAMS . NEED CLUTH HITTERS .

C.
PUDGE IS OLD , OLD , OLD . IF POSADA IS NOT COMING BACK
AS A C . THE YANKS NEED A C. THEY GAVE UP THEIR FARM
TEAM PICK TO THE RAYS , AND BAD MOUTHED HIM – WHEN
A FEW YEARS BEFORE THE LAUDED HIM AS THE REPLACEMENT FOR
POSADA . THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR YANK MANAGMENT .

THEY HAVE TO SIGN PUDGE TO HAVE A C FOR NEXT YEAR .

LF HELP , YOU HAVE THE YANK LF NOW LISTED AS DH . ALSO
YOU HAVE DAMON WHO PLAYS HERE BECAUSE HE DOESN’T HAVE
THE ARM FOR CF ANYMORE- NOR SPEED

CF
SOLUTION IS DEFINATED GET ADAM DUMM . I BELIEVE HE IS A
CF AND THE YANKS NEED A CF . 3 YR CONTRACT AT MOST .
BETTER A 1 YEAR CONTRACT IF HE HIT X NUMBER OF HR ‘S .
HE IS NOT A CLUTH HITTER .

RF .
AGING BOBBY . HE FITS IN WITH A POSSIBLE TYPE OF TEAM
THAT THAT WAITS ON THE RIGHT PITCH . HE HAS SOME CLUTCH
HITTING ABILITY , BUT CERTAIN IS NOT A GOOD OR GREAT CLUTCH
HITTER .

CLUTCH HITTING POOR , THE REMEDY IS TO AQUIRE THE HITTING .

IF HOLIDAY IS AVAILABLE GET HIM . DROP BOBBY OR ASK
BOBBY TO PLAY CF AND SKIP ON DUNN.

I PERSONALLY GREW UP IN THE BRONX AND A DEFAULT
YANKEE FAN ASHAVING THE YANKEES THE ONLY TEAM THAT
DID NOT LEAVE THE N.Y. CITY AREA SANS THE DODGERS AND GIANTS

The strategy was to dump salaries of the old folks — soon only Jeter Posada Mo Mussina and Pettit then ARod have to go and rely on the minors to send players we watch at Trenton and WB — then we wil al be contrent fans with the home grown guys — we can sell or trade our best players the way the twins do

Isn’t that why we blew off Santana and put this year at risk — this is no time to chnage the strategy

Get rid of the old guys and the salaries and field the kids — a few years with a 100 losses and we will turn into Tampa Bay

I also think Mark Prior would be a nice gamble. he may not be healthy to start the season but give him an incentive ridden contract and hope for the best. He is a guy who has huge upside and could be stellar if he has a healthy season.

I’m not to keen on Lowe… but we do need another reliable starter and looking at the FA pool Lowe might be our best option. You can never have enough starting pitching.

Oh ya and resign Pettite

Sabathia
Wang
Chamberlain
Pettite
Lowe
Hughes
Kennedy
Prior

Now that would be something to work with.

As for 1B. I would try and package some young guys to get a Kotchman-typer player. Try and keep Cano and Hughes If we can

Yanks have lacked an ace for years now. Sign CC and finally there will be an ace to ease the pressure on the rest of the rotation. Wang is no ace, a 2 guy at best. Grab Lowe to round out the rotation. He was a party animal in Boston and still performed.

Sabathia
Wang
Joba
Lowe
Pettitte/Mussina

Out of the guys we should get Derek Lowe and Casey Blake

If not, then sign Tex to a 5-year deal. And bloat it. REALLY bloat it.

Offer Marte and Abreu arbitration with maximum pay cuts. Hopefully they decline, and suddenly we have 4 1st round picks to work with. If not, we have a good lefty and a solid RFer for another year.

If you trade Cano, sign Aaron Miles, a gamer.

I have a feeling that from out of Sheets, Sabathia, and Burnett, all we’ll land is Sheets, who could be Pavano 2.0(albeit he’s much better than Pavano) or Greg Maddux.