Yankees spring training schedule announced
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Here’s the press release:
The 2009 World Champion New York Yankees announced today they will open their 2010 Major League spring training schedule on Wednesday, March 3 at 1:05 p.m. vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla.
In addition, the Yankees announced that ticket prices for 2010 spring training games at George M. Steinbrenner Field will remain the same as last season, marking the second straight year the Yankees have carried over the same prices from the previous spring.
The Yankees will play a 33-game Grapefruit League schedule that will include 16 home games. In addition, the Yankees will play a home exhibition game against their minor league stars in their spring training finale on Saturday, April 3, at George M. Steinbrenner Field, in which all fans in attendance will receive a commemorative championship ring.
Included in the Yankees’ home exhibition games are six night contests (7:05 p.m. start time) on Thursday, March 11 vs. Atlanta; Tuesday, March 16 vs. Houston; Thursday, March 18 vs. Tampa Bay; Wednesday, March 24 vs. Washington; Friday, March 26 vs. Philadelphia; and Tuesday March 30 vs. Toronto.
Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report on Wednesday, February 17, with the first workout scheduled for Thursday, February 18. The Yankees’ first full-squad workout is scheduled for Wednesday, February 24.
This will be the Yankees’ 15th spring training at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. The complex was renamed for the Yankees’ Chairman on March 27, 2008, following two unanimous resolutions supporting the change issued by the Hillsborough County Commission and the Tampa City Council. The resolutions cited Mr. Steinbrenner’s many charitable donations to youth activities, hospitals and the arts and recognized his numerous extraordinary contributions to the area.
Season tickets for the Yankees’ 2010 home exhibition schedule will go on sale at the beginning of December. Individual-game spring tickets will go on sale in January. For information, fans should call (813) 879-2244 or visit www.steinbrennerfield.com or www.yankees.com.
2010 NEW YORK YANKEES EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
(All times are Eastern and subject to change. ss=Split Squad)
Date Opponent/Location Time
Wed., Mar. 3 PITTSBURGH 1:05 p.m.
Thur., Mar. 4 Philadelphia at Clearwater 1:05 p.m.
Fri., Mar. 5 TAMPA BAY 1:05 p.m.
Sat., Mar. 6 TORONTO 1:05 p.m.
Sun., Mar. 7 Minnesota at Ft. Myers 1:05 p.m.
Mon., Mar. 8 PHILADELPHIA (ss) 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Bradenton (ss) 1:05 p.m.
Tue., Mar. 9 PITTSBURGH 1:05 p.m.
Wed., Mar. 10 Detroit at Lakeland 1:05 p.m.
Thur., Mar. 11 ATLANTA 7:05 p.m.
Fri., Mar. 12 Washington at Melbourne TBD
Sat., Mar. 13 BALTIMORE (ss) 1:05 p.m.
Detroit at Lakeland (ss) 1:05 p.m.
Sun., Mar. 14 Pittsburgh at Bradenton 1:05 p.m.
Mon., Mar. 15 Off Day
Tue., Mar. 16 HOUSTON 7:05 p.m.
Wed., Mar. 17 Philadelphia at Clearwater 1:05 p.m.
Thur., Mar. 18 TAMPA BAY 7:05 p.m.
Fri., Mar. 19 DETROIT (ss) 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte (ss) 1:05 p.m.
Sat., Mar. 20 Houston at Kissimmee TBD
Sun., Mar. 21 DETROIT 1:05 p.m.
Mon., Mar. 22 Philadelphia at Clearwater 1:05 p.m.
Tue., Mar. 23 Off Day
Wed., Mar. 24 WASHINGTON 7:05 p.m.
Thur., Mar. 25 Baltimore at Sarasota TBD
Fri., Mar. 26 PHILADELPHIA 7:05 p.m.
Sat., Mar. 27 Detroit at Lakeland 1:05 p.m.
Sun., Mar. 28 DETROIT 1:05 p.m.
Mon., Mar. 29 Baltimore at Sarasota TBD
Tue., Mar. 30 TORONTO (ss) 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Lake Buena Vista (ss) TBD
Wed., Mar. 31 MINNESOTA 1:05 p.m.
Thur., Apr. 1 Toronto at Dunedin 1:05 p.m.
Fri., Apr. 2 BALTIMORE 1:05 p.m.
Sat., Apr. 3 YANKEES FUTURE STARS 1:05 p.m.
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UPDATE, 3:33 p.m.: Here’s the official word on that Yankees Future Stars game.
It’s going to be between the big league Yankees and the upper-level minor leaguers, guys who were just cut out of big league camp and some Double-A guys who are on the fringe of making the Triple-A team. It will be played at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
If you’re like me and really enjoy the player development side of baseball, you should be excited for that game. Even if you only care about the big league club, that game should provide a look at the guys who will be coming and going to help the major league roster throughout the year. That’s a pretty cool way to wrap up spring training.
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Only 93 days until the first spring game!
Looks like there’s going to be a brawl March 4th after all the World Series plunkings
Sat., Apr. 3 YANKEES FUTURE STARS 1:05 p.m.
Cant wait for that
By the way, I have an email out to ask about the Yankees Future Stars game. It sounds like some sort of intrasquad game for Yankees minor leaguers — the minor league writer in me is ecstatic! — but I want to make sure. The Yankees played a game like that at Steinbrenner Field two years ago, but it wasn’t open to fans. That was the first time I saw Jesus Montero hit and he roped a double off a pitcher three levels ahead of him.
From the last thread:
Yankee Trader-
Yeah, Barmes is kind of a pipe dream of mine. Always thought the Yankees should have grabbed him when Colorado was looking to dump him for just this reason – he can play all over the field and will give you plenty of pop off the bench.
Keppinger wouldn’t be bad.
I know Pence won’t get non-tendered – every year though there seems to be one guy who surprises me. Russ Martin is probably a better bet I suppose.
I have spring fever already and it’s not even winter yet. LOL
# Chad Jennings November 30th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
By the way, I have an email out to ask about the Yankees Future Stars game. It sounds like some sort of intrasquad game for Yankees minor leaguers — the minor league writer in me is ecstatic! — but I want to make sure. The Yankees played a game like that at Steinbrenner Field two years ago, but it wasn’t open to fans. That was the first time I saw Jesus Montero hit and he roped a double off a pitcher three levels ahead of him.
Good stuff. I hope Jesus Montero sees some big league action this year. Maybe as a September call up, or if someone gets hurt. AJax also.
JJ
November 30th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Looks like there’s going to be a brawl March 4th after all the World Series plunkings
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That should be a very interesting game.
JJ November 30th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Looks like there’s going to be a brawl March 4th after all the World Series plunkings
Lets save it for the Rays. What they did to Tex was wrong.
Carl
November 30th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
JJ November 30th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Looks like there’s going to be a brawl March 4th after all the World Series plunkings
Lets save it for the Rays. What they did to Tex was wrong.
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I forgot all about that! I think that threw the whole team off.
Erin November 30th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
JJ
November 30th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Looks like there’s going to be a brawl March 4th after all the World Series plunkings”
Who would be crazy enough to throw at our guys when he have AJ?
Have you seen the dudes home theater?
IT’s like a shrine to that awful movie “300″
I’m not kidding check this out
http://www.faniq.com/blog/AJ-B.....Blog-23344
UPDATE, 3:33 p.m.: Here’s the official word on that Yankees Future Stars game.
It’s going to be between the big league Yankees and the upper-level minor leaguers, guys who were just cut out of big league camp and some Double-A guys who are on the fringe of making the Triple-A team. It will be played at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
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That game sounds really cool
This is not a joke. Wall Street Journal ad today for Accenture Insurance. A picture of Tiger Woods walking through high grass with the caption, “The road to high performance isn’t always paved”.
I want to see Montero bat against Mariano….
It would be Jesus v. God! lol
NYYanksFan November 30th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
This is not a joke. Wall Street Journal ad today for Accenture Insurance. A picture of Tiger Woods walking through high grass with the caption, “The road to high performance isn’t always paved”.
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He be better off doing an ad for “pipe layers”
Mark March 3 on your calendar, ladies and gents.
Awh spring training games.Remember how often the Phillies hit Alex “by accident” in the WS?
Spring training is where you play “Dodge ball,” if you know what I mean.
Pay back time is on the way,shouldb be fun to watch.
No Red Sox games?
There’s an old adage Tiger should live by: When the going gets tough, the tough betrayed wife will bash your balls with your titanium clubs.
Chad thanks for not leading your thread off with gossip!
Can’t wait to play Philly,they need to feel the sting…..of the ball!! Spring training is the place for payback.
RalphieD (OPPC) November 30th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
I want to see Montero bat against Mariano….
It would be Jesus v. God! lol”
HAH
NIcely done
…To be completely honest if Jesus Montero was named Diego Montero I’d honestly have a lot easier time trading him for Doc Halladay or thereabouts.
Seriously I can’t wait to have a guy in the line up named JESUS who comes with this kids early promise.
Full disclosure…It actually keeps me from being able to fairly weigh the kid in any trade including those with Toronto.
In regards to the Rays walking Tex in his last at bat, yes it seemed a bit cheesy, but if it was the other way around, wouldn’t we expect the same from Girardi? I can’t blame Maddon when CC was the one who (accidently)hit Pena and ended his season. And besides, it gave Arod the opportunity to reach 30/100.
NYYanksFan
November 30th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
This is not a joke. Wall Street Journal ad today for Accenture Insurance. A picture of Tiger Woods walking through high grass with the caption, “The road to high performance isn’t always paved”.
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Ummmm – Accenture is not an Insurance company…trust me, I know – i work there
-Sab
Yankees will meet those rodents(sawx) soon enough,in regular season play!
If Charlie Crist (Governor of Florida) had a son and named him Jesus, he’d be Jesus Crist….
Thanks, Chad – wow, no Red Sox in ST??? Interesting…..and by the way, you are the number 1 blogger for me on this blog…..
“Accenture is not an Insurance company…trust me, I know – i work there”
Apologies to the insurance industry and Accenture. Are they looking for a new advertising VP today?
upstate kate
November 30th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
In regards to the Rays walking Tex in his last at bat, yes it seemed a bit cheesy, but if it was the other way around, wouldn’t we expect the same from Girardi? I can’t blame Maddon when CC was the one who (accidently)hit Pena and ended his season. And besides, it gave Arod the opportunity to reach 30/100.
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I guess there were two Tex “incidents” that series. When I said it threw the whole team off, I meant during the first game when (I forget who was pitching) threw the ball right past his head, and the Yankees couldn’t do anything to retaliate. The walking I didn’t have much of a problem with, because that turned into one heck of an inning.
kate- go back and watch the video of Pena getting hit. If I recall correctly Pena was bunting and got drilled in the hand. How exactly is that CC’s fault?
Also I wouldn’t want Joe to take the candy ** way out. You go after the hitter, don’t take the easy way out. And does anyone think Tex cares about having the HR record for the season. He has the ring.
Sab November 30th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
If Charlie Crist (Governor of Florida) had a son and named him Jesus, he’d be Jesus Crist….
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If charlie had a son, it truly would be an immaculate conception (or at least the milk man
).
Is there a reason they’re not playing Boston this spring?
They don’t think they’ll have enough time by ST to prepare for Boston’s Halladay, Holliday, Hanley and Miggy line-up. So they’re gonna wait till the regular season.
Glory, it is a long bus ride why face them 19 times in 1 season 18 is enough.
With all this talk about what the Blue Jays want for Halliday. We might have to travel to Toronto to play the futures game.
This weekend i saw a thing on espn saying that Halliday will accept a trade to the Yanks.
A. is there something to that(trade in the works)?
B. if not, why did espn even post that? Im sure he would accept a trade to the defending champs for the right price.
I didn’t even know there was going to be a Yankees Future all-star game – how cool; I wonder if YES will air it?
Upstate Kate, I couldn’t disagree more. I thought it was absolutely bush league and unprofessional of Maddon.
A. is there something to that(trade in the works)?
B. if not, why did espn even post that? Im sure he would accept a trade to the defending champs for the right price.
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A. No
B. I’m sure some reporter asked him, “would you accept a trade to the Yankees?” and he said “sure” and thus a rumor was born.
Yankees will meet those rodents(sawx) soon enough,in regular season play!
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They will meet both rodents and sox when they play in the toilett bowl they call home. With combination of rodents and armpit stink smell from people sitting on top of each other. How can you not get excited to pay and watch the wonderfull game of baseball there.
Upstate Kate, I couldn’t disagree more. I thought it was absolutely bush league and unprofessional of Maddon.
And Alex made them pay one batter later. Look, Maddon is a joke – he rationalized the take-out of Cervelli two years ago by saying that he needed his team to play hard in the Spring so that they would play hard in the summer and was lauded for it because “that gritty gutty mentality got them to the World Series.” And then a year later with his team eliminated he showed that one player’s stats are more important than winning a game – even the last game of the season.
If charlie had a son, it truly would be an immaculate conception (or at least the milk man ).
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Lauren,
Is that your opinion or is there some proof that he has come out. I had my suspicions but didn’t charlie get married to his long time girlfriend a few years ago? I wouldn’t think he’d have to do that (get married) for show since he was already the governor….either way its Ok – or in the words of a well respected philosopher of our time (jerry seinfeld)….”not that there is anything wrong with that”…
78 Days, 19 Hours, 9 Minutes Until Pitchers and Catchers report!!!
(Assuming 12pm reporting on 2/17/10)
this article explains why i think Cash will be very cautious in this years FA market.
http://mvn.com/aroundthemajors.....oaded.html
Erica – always OPPC
November 30th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
78 Days, 19 Hours, 9 Minutes Until Pitchers and Catchers report!!!
(Assuming 12pm reporting on 2/17/10)
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Yay! The countdown is back!!
The Yankees won’t miss traveling 2 1/2 hours to Fort Myers to play the Red Socks in a tiny, dank ballpark with conditions similar to Boston.
For what it’s worth – according to Heyman the Blue Jays are looking for Montero and either Hughes or Joba for Halladay.
Other stuff from Heyman on the Detroit Trio:
• The Tigers apparently asked for young Mariners pitchers Brandon Morrow and Shawn Kelley in trade talks involving Edwin Jackson. Seattle said no. The Tigers like Jackson but have money issues. They also may have some concern about Jackson tailing off in the second half (his ERA went from 2.52 in the first half to 5.07 in the second) but apparently still seem to value him highly.
• The Tigers aren’t anxious to trade Curtis Granderson, but at least one Tigers decision-maker was concerned about an alleged range issue last year. With $25.75 million and three years to go on his contract, Granderson’s contract is far from onerous. Yet, he would represent a chance to save some money. The Tigers showed surprising interest in Mike Cameron last summer, and Cameron is now a free agent, so perhaps they could sign him if they do trade Granderson.
• As for speculation that Detroit might shop Miguel Cabrera, one executive with a big-market team said, “At that price, who’d want him?” Cabrera, who makes about $21 million a year, obviously had an excellent offensive season and showed he can play a decent first base, as well, but he certainly didn’t help his marketability by taking a powder the final weekend.
Pena never bunts but he had started a swing against CC; it was ruled a foul ball, adding insult to the injury. Pena had also been HBP in consecutive games at the Stadium in June (by Joba and Andy) and, yes, teams do remember things like that. So some payback wasn’t out of line; Price throwing at Tex’s head was. The walking stuff I don’t much care about one way or the other.
• As for speculation that Detroit might shop Miguel Cabrera, one executive with a big-market team said, “At that price, who’d want him?” Cabrera, who makes about $21 million a year, obviously had an excellent offensive season and showed he can play a decent first base, as well, but he certainly didn’t help his marketability by taking a powder the final weekend.
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Maybe the Tigers can do what the Rangers did with Alex and eat some of the money. If so, we would be set at dh for a few years and also have someone who can give Tex or maybe Alex a break once a week.
Might find this article interesting in regards to Halladay about durability of pitchers between ages 33-36.
http://www.weei.com/sports/bos.....y?page=0,0
Not sure if any of you read it, but there’s actually incentive for the Red Sox to drop Jason Bay and sign both Matt Holliday and Marco Scutaro according to Ken Rosenthal and John Paul Morosi:
To sum up their thoughts – If Boston signs Holliday and Scutaro they lose their first and second round draft picks.
When a team signs Bay (provided that team is not one that finished in the bottom 15 in the league) they will get a replacement first round pick as well as a pick in the supplemental round between rounds 1 and 2. So essentially the Sox would swap their first round pick and move up in the supplemental round from the second round.
Of course this could go wrong for Boston in a way that the article doesn’t mention:
If the team that signs Bay also signs another Type A player who has a higher rating (as the Yankees did with Tex, CC, and AJ) in which case the team that loses the higher rated player gets the signing team’s first round pick and Boston gets their second round pick. For example, if the Mets signed both Bay and Lackey the Angels would get the Mets’ first round pick and the Red Sox would get their second round pick.
Erin/timo
you are right, I wasn’t thinking about the 1st Tex incident, when Price threw at his head.
I still don’t blame Maddon for walking Tex, even if it was bush league. At that point the game was meaningless and it was a show of support for Pena. And who can argue w/ the end result, a GS for Alex
Toronto isn’t getting Montero, or Phil or Joba.
Is anyone else giddy that Bud Selig is retiring in after 2012 season?
I’m sure he’s going to be replaced by his errand boy in DuPay, but still, just getting that used car salesman out of a position of power is a step in the right direction.
Additionally a team with a protected pick could sign Bay.
Its stupid to try to build your team around getting these extra draft picks. Sign holliday because he is the better player, not because of some made up ‘theo is a genius’ crap strategy.
Nick Cafardo of the boston Globe says that the initial offer from boston to Bay was $60 million over 5 years, not the widely reported 4 years. Interesting.
Boston is so cheap. I hope they get squat this offseason.
They offerred a 5 year deal to an over 30 player?
champ809-
this article explains why i think Cash will be very cautious in this years FA market.
http://mvn.com/aroundthemajors…..oaded.html
I expect a number of those FA’s will have their options picked up.
Cash might be held to a payroll limit after club meetings this week, and told that money will be in reserve for a midseason trade if the team is in contention.
Toronto can ask for whatever they want.. I’d offer Joba and Jackson take it or leave it.
BTW, luxury tax rises to club payroll over 170M for 2010 and 178M for 2011. Basically given raises due Swisher, Jeter, Cano and arbitration due Cabrera, Gaudin, and Bruney,Mitre, Wang[if those last 3 are brought back],minus Damon, Matsui, Pettitte, Nady, Hairston, Hinske, Molina,Ramirez,our starting point will be about 170M.
Therefore every player signed costs 40% more in 2010.
blake-
Look at what the Phillies gave up to get Cliff Lee, 1 and 1/2 years younger, was also 1 1/2 years removed from FA, and is a lefty, a valuable commodity for YS.
No way any combination either of Joba, Hughes, Montero and probably Ajax are in that deal for a 33 yo pitcher in May.
Boston will spend their prospects for another hitter, IMO.
Angels will not be in the mix, as they have holes to fill if Lackey and Figgins leave, plus they train on west coast, not a destination Doc would likely want to sign an extension.
I might be willing to give up either Kennedy or McAllister, Nunez, any catcher not named Romine or Montero, and another AA pitcher from a choice of 4-5.
Trader –
I don’t think Cashman can look at “potential” free agents. It worked out for him a couple of years ago when he passed on Johan thinking that CC would hit free agency but it could just as easily have backfired if Cleveland had sent Sabathia to a team that could give him a long term contract.
It’s entirely possible that between now and Free Agency 2011 Halladay gets traded to a team that locks him into a long term deal, Crawford, Victor Martinez, Beckett, Mauer and Lee all sign extensions – then the market isn’t quite so attractive.
Myself, I tend to think Crawford and Lee will be Yankees in 2012 – but that wouldn’t stop me from going after a Matt Holliday or John Lackey or Ben Sheets if the price was right now.
I disagree Trader I think the likelihood is that this costcutting move by most of the owner/front offices in baseball continues next year as well and the majority of these guys are in the FA market next season
although I like the idea of seeing if I could package Swish and some prospects not named AJax,Montero,Hughes or Joba for Berkman and play him in LF/DH
Trader -
Just because Mark Shapiro and Bill Smith made bad trades doesn’t mean that Alex Anthopolus will make one too.
If that package that you suggest is the best that he can get for Halladay then he’s better off letting Roy play out his contract and then collecting draft picks for him when he signs with the Phillies next year.
Champ –
Berkman isn’t an OF anymore. He’s a 1b (and not a very good one at that).
So the Phillies are going to pay Lee $15M and Halladay nearly $20M? If he reaches free agency, I’d bet big money he’s pitching for the Yankees, Red Sox, or Angels before the Phillies figure out what happened.
If that package that you suggest is the best that he can get for Halladay then he’s better off letting Roy play out his contract and then collecting draft picks for him when he signs with the Phillies next year.
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That might be exactly what works best for the Yankees overall, rather than committing some 100M dollars for a four year extension to a player who will be 38 at the end of that contract. Give me FA Lee then!!!!
Though if you wanted a DH – here’s a trade that you could probably make:
Swisher, Kennedy, Brackman to the Nationals for Adam Dunn and Nyjer Morgan.
M – no, I think Lee’s going to wind up going to FA and signing with the Yankees and Halladay is going to wind up in Philly.
I think Boston ends up paying to keep Victor and Beckett and calls it a day.
“Toronto can ask for whatever they want.. I’d offer Joba and Jackson take it or leave it.”
blake-
If those two are offered together, than I’m asking the Blue Jays to throw in lefty Adam Lind also!!!!
Chip
you say that it is possible that Halladay……….but realistically looking at the landscape and the economic realities of franchises today and more importantly What teams are actually doing, while anything’s possible it is highly unlikely that these players will all be locked up to extensions before hitting the market. And from an agents standpoint if i have a player, player X, and i know that the Yanks are interested in this player I’d advise my player in his walk year not to sign until we can at least engage the Yanks as they are the only team with a fat checkbook right now.
If you think about most all of the other “large market teams” most all save the Yanks and Sox are not in aposition to be handing out large contracts to players…
Dodgers- McCourts “War of the Roses” pending divorce
Mets- Bernie Madoff with their loot
White Sox- no financial flexibility
Cubbies- New Ownership reorg
Angels- Arte doesn’t want to write a 100mm+ check (no Tex,Lackey)
I really think Doc ends up in the AL East. It’s all he knows, lol.
Chip
I know Berkman didn’t play the OF last season but that doesn’t mean that he can’t play some LF for the Yanks,DH some and he could even play some 1b on days that Gen. Joe wants to give corp. Texiera a blow
Well, then forget it. Anthopolous is no different than Ricciardi……lol, but he’ll take a weaker package in Bucholz, Kelly and Bard from the Sox, right? He said an AL East team would have to offer a better package than a team out of the division, but Montero and Joba/Hughes? Forget it – can we drop the talk about Halladay? He’s going to the Angels or maybe the Sox…..He doesn’t want to be a Yankee badly enough to reject another deal to those teams, so maybe we can move on now from this fantasy garbage.
Where is Montero going to play for the Yankees? They say he is too big to be a mlb catcher. We have Tex for another gagillion years. Where do you put him?
The ‘economy’ and ‘fiscal realities’ are throwing Free Agency for a loop. Teams are taking advantage of the situation, and are being prudent at the same time. They understand that all revenues are down (even for the Yankees).
Teams are non-tendering and not offering arbitration at a higher pace than previously, and teams are locking their young players into long term contracts before they are even eligible for arbitration. Watch for that to be corrected at the next CBA.
Regardless, as someone already stated, only a handful of teams have the flexibility to spend. That’s pronounced Yankees, Red Sox, and Mets.
Cashman is going to be very shrewd this off-season. I too would rather wait for Lee or Halladay, Werth, and Crawford next year.
Sat., Apr. 3 YANKEES FUTURE STARS 1:05 p.m.
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Lets Play 2
Betsy – I agree, unless this is posturing by Toronto’s new GM (what was that Who song, meet the old boss, same as the old boss…), Doc ain’t coming here. Looks like Cash is going to look elsewhere for his starter. Ben Sheets? I’ll bet his audition next month is very well attended.
S.o.S.
It’s not that Montero is too big to be a catcher, He’s the same size as Mauer and Weiters and Piazza. Scouts don’t think that he has the atleticism of Mauer or Wieters and project him to be more of a Piazza type great bat bad defense catcher. The Yanks however are very pleased with his developing defensive game while at the same time realizing that he’ll never be a gold glove caliber catcher. If he can just be average defensively they’llgladly take that to play his bat there
Is seems curious to me that Cashman doesn’t have a budget yet has to decide whether to offer arbitration by 12/1. Doesn’t he need to have a budget to decide on potential big ticket arbitration decisions?
I know this goes against the Abreau strategy, but it seems to me if the team wants only a one year deal with him, this would be a way to do it while tending to make competitors less inclined since they would lose a draft pick.
Halladay will approve a trade to any contending team as he wants to play in the postseason but unless somebody writes a $100mm+ check he will not sign an extension and thereby kill the “best” deals that Toronto will get offered.
That is why i really get the feeling that he will be a FA next season. I can’t see Boston trading for him without extending him and yet i definitely can’t see how they sign Roy and then Beckett and V Mart and fill allthe holes that they’ll have after next season
austinmac
the downside to say offering Damon arb and having him accept it is you’d bring him back @ like $15mil which is way too much to pay for him.
Boras will not accept the arb anyway as he knows that this is Damon’s best shot at a multi year contract at good $…
Neil
November 30th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
The Yankees won’t miss traveling 2 1/2 hours to Fort Myers to play the Red Socks in a tiny, dank ballpark with conditions similar to Boston.
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Have you ever been to City Of Palms Park in Ft. Myers? Tell me which part of it is “tiny and dank with conditions similar to Boston”.
http://www.ballparkreviews.com/fmyers/fmyers.htm
The only bad part of Piazza’s defense was that he couldn’t throw.
The only bad part of Piazza’s defense was that he couldn’t throw.
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lol gb7. I think the MOST important thing to ask Montero is if he would get along and impress Burnett. Everything else is doable.
I wouldnt mind having another catcher with an excellent bat and an average arm behind home plate. We havnt done to shaby the last 13 years with who we have.
Forgot to thank you champ for the info. Very informative.
SoS, like I said, Piazza was a good glove catcher and he knew the hitters. He just had a weak arm. God….that bat, though. I’d hate to label Montero as that, but, there’s a sound off his bat like few that I’ve heard and that’s from a 19-20 year old. On defense, he’s actually pretty decent and has a strong arm. Not Ivan Rodriguez strong, but, Posada type strong from about 4 years ago.
GreenBeret7,
Off topic, but have you seen the story with the SEALS being court-martialed? That, together with the murder trial for the SF guys a couple of years ago, just blows my mind. The military is so PC now, they can’t do their job properly. It was starting a bit by the time I got out in ‘98, but I don’t know if I would enlist now for anything. The military is still fine, but the leadership is disgraceful.
GB7 I saw that story about the SEALS. That’s a disgrace to our men and women in uniform, particulary our special operators whom we rely on so much and do more with less.
PC is an apt description.
lets go yankees. Their payroll and taxes are amazing
How about the Yankees getting Granderson??? Is it me or does that sound like an awesome trade??