Boone Logan: “I was hoping I would have a career year”
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Oct 24, 2010 
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A second player showed up! It’s an extravaganza of interviews! Remarkably productive for Locker Clean-out Day.
As I type this, Boone Logan is standing in the corner of the clubhouse, putting his stuff into a Yankees duffle bag. There’s a big pile of bags in the room, and when Logan couldn’t find his own, he just grabbed one at random — Robinson Cano’s — and swapped out the name tag.
After Damaso Marte’s announcement that he’s out until the second half of next year, at best, Logan actually seemed like an appropriate guy to show up.
“I got traded to the Yankees and I was hoping I would have a career year with this team,” he said. “I just had a good feeling coming into spring, and luckily I had a good season.”
The Yankees needed Logan, and it’s likely they’ll need him again next season. It’s amazing the change between Opening Day, when Logan was crowded off the roster, to the ALCS, when he was among those key late-inning relievers.
“About halfway through (spring training) I had a feeling I wasn’t going to make the roster because the roster was pretty much full,” he said. “Then we got Chan Ho and I was like, I didn’t see it happening. It’s unfortunate, but that’s just the way it is.”
Logan said he’ll work this offseason to keep his arm motion sharp. He’ll basically mimic last winter, when the routine led to him feeling more prepared this spring than ever before. Not bad for the “other guy” in an major offseason trade.
As for what went wrong in the playoffs, Logan’s take was pretty much the same as ever other Yankee. The Rangers were just too good.
“The Rangers, they were on fire,” Logan said. “They’ve got great hitters and they were all hitting. Everybody was doing their job. Their leadoff hitter was getting on. He was stealing. They were getting him over. They were bunting. We would intentionally walk their best hitter to get to their second-best hitter. It’s just unfortunate. You have to go that way, but the way they’re hitting, there’s really, in my mind I don’t think there was much stopping them.
“They were just hitting everything, and we couldn’t find anything to get going. When you don’t have that, you’ve got a team that’s sitting there just pouncing on you until the end. It’s tough to get up for air.”
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I am wondering what happens if Yanks do not get Lee. Which is a real possibility. I hope Cashman has a plan B.
I am wondering how other Yankee fans are feeling about Swisher? 0 for 27 with risp in 2 playoff seasons?
I am afrraid we have become the type of team that will maul the bad teams and pitching but crumbles against the better half of the league.
Will be a long busy offseason.
It hurts that Posada (mainly), Arod and Jeter will require time at DH next season. It pretty much means the Yankees will go with a blue light special there next year instead of a full-time guy. I wouldn’t mind switching Swisher to DH and upgrading the offense with a right fielder. They could sign Buck to be the starting catcher and make Posada the permanent DH. Since Buck won’t start 160 games of course, there will be times when Posada can catch and the DH is open for Arod or Jeter.
Brett, wherer does that leave Montero ??
I for one would like to see them add another LHRP to the pen
Call me Crazy !!
But don’t you guys think the best pickup the Yanks can make is Victor Martinez. He’s a good defensive catcher . He can hit . He’s young . He can handle the pressure , and he’ll be our catcher for the next 5 years . Posada can DH and split some time
It leaves Montero open for a trade to another team for a starting pitcher ?
I know the Rangers were good, but it’s kind of annoying that everything is being chalked up to that. The Yankees didn’t do their jobs………period. I’m not taking any credit away from the Rangers, but they were so good in part because most of the team failed.
Anyway, Logan had a terrific year…………..and a poor post-season. Hopefully he can have a good year next year.
Right – those critical of Phil have limited baseball knowledge while those comparing him to Sandy Koufax are geniuses, lol.
NYYROC, I appreciate your optimism and hope you are right- for me, it’s a complete wait and see.
You have to baseball. Who would have predicted that Boone Logan would be the most productive player in that trade?
It’s not particularly heavy, so the professional analysts probably won’t like it. But I think Logan nailed it. The Rangers, especially their hitters, were on a hot streak. They hit every mistake, and they hit them hard. The Yanks missed mistake pitches (not that the Texas pitchers made many) and those they hit were right at somebody.
Texas just plain played better.
But, you have to remember this fundamental fact. Baseball is ultimately a game of redemption. There’s always another AB, another inning, another game….and another season.
Joe, I understand that Texas played better, but the Yankees failed in many ways.
Texas was a better team this year than we were after getting Lee. Wins talk the rest walk.
Mike Ri October 24th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Brett, wherer does that leave Montero ??
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It leaves him in AAA to develop his catching skills for a full season. Posada is a DH at this point so, how many games to the Yankees want to trot out Montero at catcher? He could get exposed. I guess we’ll see in spring training.
Brett, I just can’t see how Montero can be any worse than Posada at this point. I look at Posey in SF and i wonder why can’t Montero get his shot this coming year. He’ll have to get his feet wet at some point. This is the last year on Posadas last year .
sorry – contract
I think Jesus Monterro will be our catcher next year, with Posada dhing and filling in for him once or twice a week, which probably means we burn a bench spot by keeping cervelli there in case of injury.
3 catchers on a 25 man roster limits a bullpen guy or good pinch hitter.
For the money it would take to sign vmart, I just don’t see them going down that road. He’s not a significant upgrade over what they have defensively and posada is still under contract for another year. Montero has to get the call sometime and now seems to be the time….the sooner he gets to the big leagues, the sooner he will get up to speed. They need to see what they have in him first before commiting big money to another catcher IMO.
I cannot wait for the hotstove to officially start, i have a feeling it is going to be wild for all of mlb.
Victor Martinez is not a good defensive catcher & has a weak arm. He gets run on about as much as Posada, he is also 32, so a 4-5 yr. contract will put him at 36-37 by the end. That gives us another old declining catcher with poor defensive skills.
Since the team is stuck with Posada for another yr., the best option would be to make him the primary DH next season. He is a switch hitter who will give you 20-25 homers & 70-80 RBI’s. Then you would have a 3rd catcher on your active roster in case he was needed late in a game.
Nunez should be given an opportunity for increased playing time next season. Play him at short 15-20 games, 3rd base 15-20 games, & second base 7-10 games. That way you limited Jeter & Alex to no more that 145 games on the field & give Robbie a break as well. That will give Nunez about 200 at-bats to see what he can do.
Blake, Po and Montero are not good defensive catchers, so IMO we need a good, solid BUC. I’m not happy at all with Cervelli as that option
Get john buck. Best solution out there
I find I have a shorter fuse since the Yankees were bounced. the latest thing to get on my nerves:
the mouth breathers who drive around w/their arm dangling out their window. what’s the deal w/that?
how tough are you going to look when some car side swipes your left arm off?
Good Point on Vmart – yes .. I thought he was a lot younger .
Betsy,
I agree there but the problem is that most of the ideal choices to fill that role are going to wants full time jobs. Cervelli was bad at times defensively this season but part of that I believe may have just been the circumstances. I think he has the ability to be a better defender with a little more experience. He was forced to play way more than he should have this year but its possible that the he could benefit from that in the long run. Also the fact that he primarily caught burnett and navy didn’t help him much. I agree that will need a better defending backup next year….im just not ruling out that cervelli could improve.
VMart has some bad lefty/righty splits
http://www.baseball-reference......;t=b#plato
And he was really aided by the Monster -his OPS is 200 pts higher at fenway.
http://www.baseball-reference......;t=b#hmvis
25-man roster …….
- 5 starters
- 7 relievers (including 1 long man & 2 lefthanders)
- 6 infielders (allowing for rest or occasional DHing of Jeter and A-Rod)
- 4 outfielders
- 3 catchers (Posada catching 40 games with Montero and 3rd catcher splitting the rest)
- DH (rotation with Posada and Swisher facing LH pitching)
Robin
can’t you bring up splits for just about every free agent , to me V-Mart is a good hitter . If the yanks can tempt a 4 year deal ?? maybe it wouldn’t be a bad thing. The guy can also play some first base..
Im just looking outside the box
One good thing about Vmart is, at least this season he was a one man wrecking crew against the Rays
Mike Francesa asked the question today of how the Yankees handle Posada and Jeter going forward.
My guess:
Next year Jorge gets the majority of his ABs as DH while Jesus Montero gets broken in as the club’s catcher. Montero’s biggest knock is his defense but it’s not like Posada represents a gold glover back there. Also we’ve seen that while Jorge doesn’t believe he’s ready to be a full time DH his body has other plans.
Year after when Posada is gone, I think Jeter and Alex get a lot more DHing days while Eduardo Nunez plays the field.
Random trade suggestion repost from yesterday:
Swisher, Joba, Brandon Laird and Ivan Nova to Oakland for Brett Anderson and Craig Breslow.
The Yankee organization is exceptionally deep at catcher, why would you bring V-Mart in?
Tis the season… for MLB Trade Rumors to start getting a ton of hits.
At the top of their page currently is Sherman’s article on Jeter and the upcoming negotiations to keep him in Pinstripes until he retires.
Sherman puts his value on the open market as 1 yr at 7 mil. I’d say it’s a bit more. After all, he is Derek Jeter.
Then he says the offer from the Yanks should be around 3 yrs/45 mil. That’s the deal Mariano got 3 yrs ago. I’d say that’s just right.
Here’s the issue with trying to bring in a good defensive catcher to back up Posada and Montero:
He’s not out there.
The half way decent options on the market – John Buck, Gerald Laird – they’re going to get starting jobs somewhere; why would they come to the Yankees to serve as essentially a third string catcher?
Cervelli’s not great – but he’s here, he’s cheap, and for the 20 or so games he’ll likely be asked to start next year, that’s fine.
Jeter’s getting no less than 4 years 80 mil
I think the captain gets 3 years and 60-70 million.
Chip
I think the reason people are calling for them to bring in a catcher from FA is that no one wants to wait and see if Montero or Romine will fit in the ML. It was make the most sense to have it be Posada and Montero next season with Montero as the understudy. Posada prob won’t be back after 2011 and I would rather they fill his position from within. There’s a lot of ifs, but I think Montero will be fine.
I think Jeter gets 2 yrs + an option.
You need a more or less MLB ready catcher to catch the majority of games and team up with Posada. Carrying three catchers takes away a bench player or bullpen arm. It’s not going to be Cervelli again, IMO. He’s been exposed. The pitchers adjusted to him and his early batting average floated back down to earth. His defense was also shown to be lacking. If you want to retain Cervelli, put him in AAA.
Can Montero really handle 90-100 games behind the plate in 2011? Not sure. I would acquire a real catcher as the starter and let Posada fill in one last year. The idea would be for the “new” starting catcher to be someone who will stick around after Posada and train Montero for another year or two in the bigs. I’m looking to give John Buck a three year contract.
Murph – the roster spot you’re losing by carrying Montero, Posada and Cervelli was this year filled by Nick Johnson/Lance Berkman.
When Posada’s catching Montero DH’s. When Montero catches Posada’s the DH.
Tyanks –
I know why people want the other catcher, but unless Montero is used in some major trade I think Cashman would rather use his resources elsewhere – like the rotation and pen.
SAS
Just read your post from last night, thanks. I wasn’t being rude by not answering, went to sleep after my last post.
I would like to see Montero brought up to study under Posada and get his feet wet.
I think a lot of teams are going to be wanting Bucks services…..I think the red sox will make a big play for him….as I doubt they will bring back both martinez and beltre
I’d love to get Brett Anderson from Oakland but can’t see Oakland parting with him yet. Maybe in 4-5 years when he’s due for a big raise. That staff is loaded with young talent but they are all still cheap. When they are due for raises I’m sure Beane is going to be fielding a trade call from Mr. Cashman.
KPB,
I never thought you were being rude. I just wanted you to know of my concern for you.
Yeah I think Jeter gets 3 years. I think he plays until he is 40, gets his 3,400 something hits, and quietly retires to family life with his castle in Tampa.
Tyler,
I think Jeter will always have close ties to the Yankees, unless he and some group buy another major league team.
Somewhere beyond the sea …
SAS
How are you doing today? Are the temps still over 100 or finally starting to come down to reasonable levels?
No less than 4 years and $ 80 M ?!!? Not in Hal Steinbrenner’s universe.
The young master is committed to some level of fiscal sanity and has kept the payroll relatively flat for three years and all indications are it’ll stay that way.
I’ve said all along that the Jeter negotiations are the trickiest in baseball history and am curious to see how they play out. That said, I find it hard to believe he will continue to make $ 20 M annually.
Yanks won’t invest in a catcher…. too much investment in player development at that position. That, of course changes if there is a young stud starting pitcher that Montero could bring in exchange. John Danks may not be good enough, but who?
I heard him mention owning a team before. Is it just baseball or any sport?
I can see Jeter making 20 million a year, because he pretty much pays for himself.
SAS-
Oh I think he will too. He’s the Yankee icon of this generation along with Mo. Posada and Pettite are right there with them but Jeter and Rivera really are the two legends. I just think he will take a couple of years to start a family and get away from baseball a bit. Once that happens then I could definitely see him owning a team or being in a front office position with the Yanks similar to Reggie.
I count 32 players in the Yankees organization who will be eligible for the Rule 5 draft on December 9, 2010, if not added to the 40-man roster by the November deadline date. For those keeping track, last year there were about 46 such players. I don’t know whether this means the organization is getting younger or less experienced or means nothing.
First, the pitchers: Alan Horne, J.B. Cox, Eric Wordekemper, Kevin Whelan, Wilkins Arias, Noel Castillo, Grant Duff, Josh Schmidt, Lance Pendleton, George Kontos, Tim Norton, Gabriel Tatis, Kelvin Perez, Kei Igawa, Dellin Betances, Adam Olbrychowski, Ryan Pope, Philip Bartleski, Craig Heyer, Richard Martinez, and Francisco Rondon
There are no such catchers.
There are six infielders: Walter Ibarra, Justin Snyder, Bradley Suttle, Brandon Laird, Kelvin Castro, and Emerson Landoni
There are five outfielders: Abraham Almonte, Zoilo Almonte, Austin Krum, Damon Sublett, and Francisco Santana
I would think that Brandon Laird and Dellin Betances would be locks to be added to the 40-man. Lance Pendleton is likely too. I would like for the Yankees to protect Tim Norton, but there probably won’t be room.
Keep in mind there will be a slew of vacancies on the 40-man once all the FA declarations are in so they can protect a few more guys at least for a while.
Betances and Laird are absolute locks. I’d like to see them keep one of the Almontes as the Yanks need outfield depth IMO. A guy like Suttle would be nice to keep too. He showed some life this year…
Betsy October 24th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Right – those critical of Phil have limited baseball knowledge while those comparing him to Sandy Koufax are geniuses, lol.
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As soon as you learn how to read, that will be of great help to you. At no time did I compare Hughes to Sandy Koufax, I only used Koufax’s numbers to illustrate how young FB pitchers can develope over time, and again to say Koufax was a FB pitcher, that did not become successful until he learned how to throw a great breaking ball. Pitching is a learning experience, and I stated Phil is still learning how to be a pitcher, and when he developes his secondary pitches, he will be much better. This does not come overnight, and you for the most part have been critical of Phil, and seen to want instant gradification with regards to his development.
I did not address my original post to any one person, but, it seems clear you felt it applied to you, that says it all. So, when you’re done reading the sports writers opinions, and listening to sports radio, they will once again tell you what to think.
Yanks have $ 144 Million committed for next season. Assuming increases for Arb eligibles Hughes, Chamberlain and Logan up that to about $ 150.
If the payroll limit is $ 210 (for arguments sake) that leaves $ 60 Mill. If Jeter gets $ 20 and Mo returns for $ 15 the Yanks could not keep Pettite and add Lee and there isn’t much left for anyone/anything else.
It’s not just as simple as saying Jeter is an icon so pay him a fortune
SAS-
I sent you an e-mail the other day. Did you get it ?
KPB-
I hope everything works out well for you and that you tests show nothing serious.
Can’t have our only Cajun Yankee down for the count.
KPB,
I am fine thanks; watching a dreadful football game, Cards vs. Seahawks. Yes, it is in the 70′s today. It should be in the 80′s but that is not too warm either without the humidity.
I hope you are feeling better today.
there is no way they can pay Jeter $20m and stick to the stated goal of keeping the payroll under or near $200m. They already have something like $140m slated to contracts for next year, not counting resigning Rivera, Pettitte and Jeter. Or free agents such as Lee and Crawford. If you figure that bringing Rivera and Pettitte would cost about 26.7m (what they made last year, combined), and if you figure something like $40m for Lee and Crawford, then even resigning Jeter at $13m puts them quite a bit above the $200m.
All this means say goodbye to Kerry Wood, they just can’t afford to pay a setup guy the kind of money he can command elsewhere as a closer.
One way to save some money back would be to move Swisher, who is owed $9m next year. Unfortunately, they are stuck with Burnett at $16.5m for the next three years. Ugh.
MTU,
Yes, I did. I owe you an email.
Hope all is well north of me.
Announcement-
Someone made a friendly wager with me over whether Philly would make it to ther series or not. I do not remember who this wager was with.
Can the other party please man up so I can stop going through old posts???
The Yankees are well aware of the people they have to sign. I am sure they have been discussing this situation for years. After all, these guys were on the team last year.
SAS-
It is.
Thanks for asking.
Hopefully they can backload Jeter’s contract so the bulk of it comes after Burnett comes off the books. But they are going to have to pay for Lee, and the offense needs to be addressed, so if they don’t go after Crawford then they’re going to have to look at some other way to improve the lineup. They simply didn’t get it done this postseason, and that wasn’t a fluke. They were strikeout prone and very inconsistent all year long.
Several people have brought up the pertinent issues in regard to catching for the Yanks. I agree that the catcher of the future is likely within the system now, Montero or Romine. Posada will probably spend most of his time at DH next year. If not, then there is a big problem. Now, the question becomes who do you have, if anyone, to be the “D” oriented catcher.
(The Yanks do not absolutely, positively have to have this. But, I think this is likely, as we have seen that Posada is less capable as he ages, and Cervelli has holes. The pitchers are what they are in terms of holding runners, and I think the WPs, and PBs, and bad throws are probably getting to Girardi and Tony Pena. Now, Cervelli may improve with work, he is still quite young, after all. But, he does have holes.)
The problem, as blake points out, is that a John Buck (or Bengie Molina, for that matter) is going to be sought after for a starting job by a lot of teams, Boston among them. And, not only is a Buck (to name just one person) looking for a job for 2011, but as their 2011 numbers will get them a job for 2012, they will want the opportunity to play a lot in 2011 to generate those numbers for the 2012 contract.
This is where murphydog is creative. The three year deal. The tendency has been for short term deals for players like this. But, if you can give a Buck a guarantee for three years….that gets their attention. Then, there’s no need to put up numbers for 2011, as you’re guaranteed for 2012, and even beyond. Cervelli would then become a luxury, either stash him at AAA for emergencies, or deal him if a suitable deal comes up. And, if Montero and Romine develop like everyone hopes, and Cash decides to go with those two, then Buck becomes tradeable. And we all know that good catchers are worth their weight in gold, especially to a contender. Just look at how Molina helped Texas this year. One could argue he deserves a few MVP votes.
Would a two year deal be enough to get a John Buck. No idea. But, maybe Cash should entertain this line of thought.
Erica in NY October 24th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Announcement-
Someone made a friendly wager with me over whether Philly would make it to ther series or not. I do not remember who this wager was with.
Can the other party please man up so I can stop going through old posts???
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What happens if it was a woman?
KPB-
That should read: “Cajun Yankee fan”.
MTU
Thanks, not really to concerned. How are you today? I saw a strange site today, a puppy eating a cantaloupe….. It was a “Melon Collie Baby”.
Tyler October 24th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Erica in NY October 24th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Announcement-
Someone made a friendly wager with me over whether Philly would make it to ther series or not. I do not remember who this wager was with.
Can the other party please man up so I can stop going through old posts???
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What happens if it was a woman?
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They should woman up, but I think its a guy.
And if they don’t come forward soon and I have to keep searching through old posts, I will not be happy.
KPB-
Glad to hear it. I’m fine. Not the least bit Melon Collie.
Who said the Yankee’s payroll budget was $210 million?
Joe from Long Island -
I like your idea with signing Buck as a catcher, so long as it does not include a no trade clause.
Then he could be the full time catcher, help develope Montero, and allow Posada to be the DH, and 3rd catcher. Posada could have more time then to help Montero learn his skills, although I think Pena would be a better teacher.
KPB,
Dogs love anything sweet. Our girl is an old lady now and can eat nothing but this very expensive, stinky canned food.
SAS
I’m doing 1000 times better today.
Glad the temps have come down. How are the winters there?
Joe,
That’s a good thought on buck and his trade value. This may shape up to be a very interesting winter..
Winters here are great…60′s-70′s during the day, but quite cold at night. We are quite elevated where we live so it gets even colder. I wear a winter jacket late at night or early in the AM. In the sun, of course, it feels divine.
So glad to hear you are improving.
The Yankees will probably tack on $25 million for Jeter, $16 million for Mo and $25 million for Lee if he signs.
Joba will get a million, Hughes 3-4 million, Pettitte another 10-11 million if he comes back and a million for Thames probably.
That would put the Yankees at $228 (up from $213 in 2010) They won’t do anything else major IMO unless it’s a trade where payroll comes off the books/get’s swapped.
So Im assuming the person who made the friendly wager lost? Otherwise I bet they would have manned up already.
I Doubt the Yankees want Crawford.
Dogs love anything sweet. Our girl is an old lady now and can eat nothing but this very expensive, stinky canned food.
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So, that’s why they like me…….or it could be the jerky I carry around. Hope she continues in good health and they might cost a lot, but well worth it.
You know the Fox vs. Cablevision thing everyone has been talking about. They really lucked out. The Giants are on Monday Football this week. They had better settle this soon.
Angel October 24th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
So Im assuming the person who made the friendly wager lost? Otherwise I bet they would have manned up already.
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I swear, people have no honor
MTU
Have you been on anymore hikes? I haven’t seen pictures in a while and enjoy seeing them.
I just don’t see them signing Buck. While he makes a TON of sense for the team right now, I don’t think that’s the way they go.
I think they will have a 3 headed catcher with Montero, Jorge and Cervelli and hope that Montero takes the job away from the other two and Jorge becomes a back up like Varitek had to adjust to in Boston.
I also don’t think they are going to go into the season with Jorge penciled in as full time DH. I think they will make a move for someone to play that role that may surprise some of us.
They need to make adjustments to this lineup in the areas they can. DH is one of the areas they can bring in someone else to change the complexion of this offense. Especially, if it’s a DH who could play the corners and allow Arod and Tex to rest from time to time.
We can thank Omar Minaya for Jorge having next year guaranteed. Cashman had zero interest in doing it until the Mets offered Jorge a 4 year deal and forced the Yankees hand.
I don’t think Cashman is going to go into next season counting on Jorge to be a regular anything. His contract for next year is a goodbye gift that the Mets pushed the Yankees into.
I think he’ll be a backup C after starting the season as the starting catcher in name only.
Later folks.
I found the loser of my wager
West Coast Yankee Fan — Joel Sherman (NY Post) reports that Hal Steinbrenner has a mandate of not exceeding $200 million. Not sure if this has been reported elsewhere.
Also, imo, there is NO WAY they will pay Jeter $25 million. First reason — they don’t have to. Jeter can’t get anywhere near that anywhere else. I think the $15 million figure is a lot more realistic (probably at least $5 million more than he’d get anywhere else).
KPB-
Your wish is my command.
Consider these my final tribute. I hope you enjoy them.
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Dill. that sounds about right ! 15 million is about right !
new thread
First of all there have been widespread reports that Hal put the breaks on runaway spending in 2008 and it kept the Yanks from fixing some problems and they missed the playoffs.
The payroll came down roughly $ 10 M last year and went up about the same amount this year.
I have no clue what Hal is thinking, but those paid to try to find out have offered up no indication at all that his disciplined financial approach is going to change. That’s why I chose to use $ 210 as a target.
The $ 200 Million figure is make believe and has never been accurate
Logan has potential, but a ways to go. I don’t buy the spin “they were just to good”–Mo didn’t seem to have a problem with them or Kerry Wood either for the most part.
Random trade suggestion repost from yesterday:
Swisher, Joba, Brandon Laird and Ivan Nova to Oakland for Brett Anderson and Craig Breslow.
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And see how quickly Billy Beane hangs up. Really, why would Oakland do that? Brett Anderson is regarded as one of the best young pitchers in the game and he’s cheap and cost-controlled for a number of years. Beane trades guys like that when they’re about to become very expensive and they’ve already established themselves as top pitchers. He gains nothing by trading Anderson today. And what are we offering back? Nova is a fringe pitcher. Filler. We saw him exposed after he had a few MLB starts. Laird does not project well as MLB player at all. Joba is a work in progress. I’m sure they’d love to have him, but not at the expense of Anderson. Joba is also about to get expensive. Swisher is also expensive by Oakland’s standard. They already traded Swisher away once. I won’t even address that you also want the A’s to throw in a quality lefty reliever.
…adding to my post. The A’s have Anderson locked up through 2015, with his salary escalating in the last two years. He’ll only made a little more than a million in 2011. Joba will cost more than that from arbitration. The A’s won’t have any financial pressure to even think of trading anderson until 2014, and if he pitches as projected, he’ll be worth what they’ll have to pay even at the end of the contract. No way he gets moved.