Damon decision could be looming
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Jan 23, 2010 
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The slow-to-develop outfield market began to move this week when Rick Ankiel signed with Kansas City. Now the Yankees might be ready to move forward before the other outfield options come off the board.
Jon Heyman says the Yankees have given Johnny Damon a deadline — a matter of days – to accept a low offer before they move on to other options.
Heyman lists five alternatives: Reed Johnson, Jermaine Dye, Xavier Nady, Randy Winn and (curiously) Jim Edmonds. Just my opinion, but Edmonds doesn’t seem to fit the profile. The Yankees might very well be interested in him as non-roster invitee, but it’s hard to imagine the Yankees going into spring training with Edmonds as their fourth outfielder. He’s not right-handed and he hasn’t played in a year.
Randy Winn?????/// PLEASE DONT MAKE ME LAUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT GUY IS A PIECE OF GARBAGE.
4mm 1 year deal with mutual option for 5mm next year with 1 year buyout. This would be fair for both sides and guarantee JD 5mm if it’s only 1 yr. If he does good and we don’t re sign NJ then we have Damon to DH next year at 5mm making it a 2 yr 9mm deal.
Sound good?
Meant to say 1mm buyout next year
it is a no brainer. I just wonder what a low offer looks like and if it is very low, will Damon accept it? (I doubt it)
YankeeRay
January 23rd, 2010 at 3:26 pm
4mm 1 year deal with mutual option for 5mm next year with 1mm buyout. This would be fair for both sides and guarantee JD 5mm if it’s only 1 yr. If he does good and we don’t re sign NJ then we have Damon to DH next year at 5mm making it a 2 yr 9mm deal.
Sound good?
he will at least get more than 5 mil………not much more though……..
Finally! Some real news!
COME BACK JOHNNY!!!!!!!!!!
anyone else find fans calling players garbage pretty obnoxious?
Seriously can’t find another way to express a players not a good fit for your team?
Very interesting. I wonder if Damon will accept their offer.
Jeter, A-Rod and CC were with Johnny this week. Maybe they did some negotiating with player and team.
NYYanksFan
January 23rd, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Jeter, A-Rod and CC were with Johnny this week. Maybe they did some negotiating with player and team.
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That’s cool. Think they talked some sense into him?
Erin,
Likely.
“SATURDAY, 2:30pm: In a text to Marc Carig of the Star-Ledger, Damon says that he “should have a team in a week” (via Twitter).” from trade rumors.
It’s good news that Cashman is playing hardball with Boras if that’s what he’s doing.
It would be a mistake to go beyond one year if any deal at all.
It’s in Damon’s best interest to resign with the Yankees even if he isn’t making as much as he likes. Any other team out there doesn’t give him a guaranteed chance to win. It’s hard to believe another team would offer him any more money than the Yankees would.
Id say Johnny will accept an 2mil deal for 1 year with 2mil incentives from the Yankees
Rick,
I’d like it to stay at one year. If Damon had any multi-year offers in hand, then we would be watching his press conference with his new team instead of talking in circles here.
I also think that Cashman’s going to use Abreu’s 1 year deal with the Angels last season as a guide. Abreu was a better all-around player and only got $5m.
Dearest MPB Johnny Damon-
I think you are wonderful. I know this offseason did not go the way you expected it to, however please accept whatever deal the Yankees have offered you and come back where you belong. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Sincerely Yours,
Erica
Jeff,
It’s not only that. Damon only hit 7 of his 24 homeruns away from NYS this past season.
Chad Jennings
January 23rd, 2010 at 3:24 pm
New post about — gulp — Johnny Damon. ERICA!
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Hahahaaha
Thanks Chad
I am remaining cautiously optimistic. I cannot get my hopes up yet. However, when and if news come down that Johnny accepts….
I go into all-out victory mode!
Erica – always OPPC – Bring Johnny Back!!!
January 23rd, 2010 at 3:53 pm
I am remaining cautiously optimistic. I cannot get my hopes up yet. However, when and if news come down that Johnny accepts….
I go into all-out victory mode!
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Do you have the champagne chilled and ready to pop?
Sorry for the quick new post, but Cashman just denied the Heyman report.
NYYanksFan
January 23rd, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Jeter, A-Rod and CC were with Johnny this week. Maybe they did some negotiating with player and team.
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That’s cool. Think they talked some sense into him?
Maybe they made him “an offer he can’t refuse”
Why do people seem to think that Abreu had some sort of rebirth last year in LAA. Truth be told his OPS and UZR rating were both worse than Damon’s were last year.
If I were Damon, I’d never go back to New York. Why work for a management team that cares nothing about you? You’re better off going somewhere that you’re shown a little love. Damon doesn’t need the $$$. He’s earned a hundred million or so over his career. As far as Abreu, he was extremely valuable in the middle of the Angels lineup last year. A real godsend for them. Matsui will thrive in Anaheim as well. If the Yankees hadn’t replaced Abreu with Teixeira last year, they would have really felt the loss. Swisher was not a replacement. Abreu is a legitimate #3 hitter in a top major league lineup. Swisher is a #8 hitter. He can’t hit a breaking pitch and can be easily pitched to in clutch situations – all you need is someone who can get a breaking pitch over. Abreu, on the other hand, is a handful for anybody. Anyway, the losses of Damon and Matsui will be felt this year because no one has replaced them. You can’t replace Matsui by sticking Granderson in the middle of the lineup because he can’t hit lefties – bring a lefty in in a key situation and he’s dead meat. Nick Johnson doesn’t replace Damon. He’s a one dimensional player (can’t run, no place to put him defensively) and he’s not nearly the hitter that Damon is. Even if Johnson gets on late in a game, you immediately have to pinch run for him. How many roster spots do you have to waste propping up one dimensional players?
Jon Heyman is clueless!
Just got a text from Damon. Says he “should have a team in a week” but gave no other hints.
Randy Winn?????/// PLEASE DONT MAKE ME LAUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT GUY IS A PIECE OF GARBAGE.
he’s had a solid career, but he may be on the downside. the yanks need a righty bat in the OF, they could do worse than winn.
Finally a deadline for Damon. It’s been quite a while and the Yankees made the right move on giving a “take it or leave it” offer to Damon.
damon is coming back , my family knows this! he will sign this week.thanks goodness