Comments on: Free-agent prediction fest

By: Matthew C. Kriner

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By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:50:53 +0000

Peter,
There is no way Tex signs for $18 million/year. Vernon Wells and Torii Hunter both make this. The bidding will start at around 21-22 million per/year. Its going to take more like 8yrs./ 175-180 million to sign Tex, mark my words.

By: bru

bru — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:14:31 +0000

Laura – Ready for ‘09
November 18th, 2008 at 11:40 am
-Why would the yankees give pettite 12 mill a year?

I donâ€™t know. Maybe itâ€™s because he is a beloved Yankee, who on several occasions, has come up big for his team. Maybe itâ€™s because heâ€™s got 4 WS rings with a NYY insigna on them. Maybe itâ€™s because heâ€™s a good man and a great teammate, who gives 110% every time heâ€™s on the mound. Maybe itâ€™s because they just feel like it. Need any more reasons?

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thank god laura is not running the yankees..

that formula is why boston pulled ahead of the yakees,the yankees have the highest payroll with the smallest return on investment and can’t move a contract to save their lives.

pettitte has gotten rich many times over and can sit by the pool every day for the rest of his life.it is time he takes a discount and returns to his roots and plays for the love of the game if they remember how.

By: Doctor D

Doctor D — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:00:30 +0000

Ok, here we go.

Sign Teixeira. He is an excellent investment, and you are going to need him in an Abreu/Giambi free line-up.

CC will then sign, so will Burnett. Then get Moose back, let Andy go, or get Andy back and send Moose a retirement gift.

Make the moves. We then won’t need Lowe because we will have the following:

CC
WANG
BURNETT
ANDY MOOSE
JOBA
HUGHES
ACEVES

That’s not bad

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:53:26 +0000

Why don’t you just say “I’m a homer” EVERYONE is coming to the Yankees…I mean whats the point of posting a prediction thread if you’re going to be completely biased about it…Use some real reporting and actually find a reason to write a column.

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By: E-Man

E-Man — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:16:52 +0000

“Bobby Abreu: It would be nice for the Yankees if he accepted arbitration and came back for a year. But he makes too much sense for the Cubs. They need a lefty hitter and a right fielder. Prediction: Cubs for three years and $44 million.”

NO WAY!

As good of a hitter as Bobby is, his biggest weakness is that he’s afraid of the wall. How do you think he’d react to that BRICK wall at Wrigley? It makes no sense for him to go there.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:58:19 +0000

These projections are a bit too Yankee-centric for even the most die-hard fan. I’m a huge Yankee fan too but come on….it might help if you placed at least one of these pitchers with someone like the Braves or another club with a lot of money to spend this winter.

By: 86w183

86w183 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:53:39 +0000

Derek Lowe was terrible his last two seasons in the AL with a road ERA over 6 both seasons. His LA numbers are artificially impressive because of pitching in Dodger Stadium and in the wesakest division in the game. He’ll be 36 in June. This is the worst kind of FA to go after. Old, overrated and lacking an AL resume’.

SJ— I get the idea of improving the defense, but Swisher alone is not enough to make a major impact in that regard. He’s better than Giambi, but I don’t think Nady is appreciably better than Abreu. If Cashman is serious about improving his defense he’s sign Teixiera, play Swisher in RF and make the best deal he can for Nady, Matsui or Damon with Damon the player I’d least want to see moved.

By: Tom K

Tom K — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:09:12 +0000

“He has had five seasons in which he has thrown fewer than 173 innings. Burnettâ€™s overall numbers from 2008 are excellent, but he ranked 75th in the majors in quality-start percentage, just ahead of Jeff Karstens.”
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I bet if you take the guys who only made a handful of starts (like Karstens) out of the equation, Burnett moves up the list.

I am not in favor of Burnett, myself – but I am going to doubt he was ranked 75th amongst pitchers who made a significant number of starts last year.