The Yankees could highlight an athletic outfield prospect like California’s Brett Jackson on their Draft board, and there has been talk about Southern California shortstop Grant Green and Boston College catcher Tony Sanchez. One wonders how flexible the idea of a Draft budget is for the Yankees, who shelled out $423.5 million to lock up Sabathia, Teixeira and Burnett without much of a second thought.

He left that team 6 years ago!! They are doing fine? How many times have they made the playoffs since Arod left? And, the Yankees have won at least 3 games directly because of Arod in May, and no telling how many because of his presence in the lineup.

This is such a tired and silly argument. The 2004 Yanks lost to the Sawx because of Torre’s mismanagement of the bullpen in games four and five, at which point Alex was ripping the cover off the ball.

30 MIL don’t buy what it use to,that’s what I’m saying.

Hughes in the bullpen is a terrible idea for any long period of time. He needs to stay on a regular schedule of starting ballgames and he needs to throw 150 innings at least. I’m fine with him in the BP for 2 weeks but anything beyond that is an awful awful idea.

Joba will throw at least 150 innings. The Yankees said they were going to get a bit more aggressive with him. If he hits 140 innings in early September they aren’t going to just cut him off and throw him in the pen. Especially if they are in the middle of a pennant race.

There is no point in worrying about postseason innings until we actually MAKE IT TO the postseason. If we get there and Joba has already thrown 150 innings then we’ll talk about it.

if you put the right players around him & especially the pitching any team can win with him.

the yankees pitching coincidentally starting coming around when arod came back.

the thing with arod is that he consumes 30 million a year that might be better used elsewhere especially with smaller market teams.

are we better off with arod at 3rd or a 3rd baseman who will give you 20 hr & 90 rbi & a few great bullpen guys in addition to a more productive cf,rf,etc…

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I’m with you; I would not have resigned him to a 10 year 300mil contract.
But let’s remember that attendance is way up since A-Rod came to the team.
This is a business too…

I was referring to Cano w/bases loaded, and for his career. Whenever they show the numbers when he is batting in those situations, they are OK, but not what you expect from a player of his caliber w/BL. The point I was making was that I expect him to eventually be a monster in those situations as he sees them more, and then he will be the ideal no. 5 hitter in this lineup.