Yankees conclude meetings in Tampa
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Oct 26, 2011 
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It’s nice to have our Associated Press buddy Mark Didtler down in Tampa. Here’s the latest from the AP, which reports that today’s Yankees organizational meetings lasted six and a half hours and will be concluded after just one day.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and other high-ranking team officials have gathered in Florida to address offseason plans.
A meeting on Wednesday lasted around 6 1/2 hours at George Steinbrenner Field, the Yankees’ spring training home.
Items on the Yankees’ agenda include whether to pick up right fielder Nick Swisher’s $10.25 million option and formulating potential plans for ace CC Sabathia, who can opt out of his 7-year, $161 million contract after the World Series. Cashman’s current contract expires at the end of the month, as well.
There were no announcements made after Wednesday’s session, which ended around 4:30 p.m. Although originally scheduled to be a two-day affair, the New York-based officials were returning home after completing their work on Wednesday.
Did the Steinbrenners have to pay change fees on the plane tickets for coming back a day eary?
Would that come out of the Yu Darvish fund?
Nick in SF,
I think the corporate G-4 would do the trick.
The tough decisions must have all been agreed upon. There’s little that can be done until the WS is over with. Free agents can’t file until 5 days after the WS. The winter meeting are still 6 weeks away.
Just think a year from now the LoHud will be dominated about how much will The Bombers be willing to spend on Matt Kemp……..The one guy who Boston will be looking in the upcoming weeks will be Ray Oswalt…..
“Just think a year from now the LoHud will be dominated about how much will The Bombers be willing to spend on Matt Kemp……..”
As much as it takes
SI_JonHeyman 29 mins baseball has the perfect person to calmly explain an early rainout. no wonder they pay torre $2M
SI_JonHeyman 30 mins MLB and mccourt in talks to try to make deal for him to sell. the question is: how much he needs to get out. #gonow
blake,
we’ll be talking about Swisher’s remarkable walk year, and the World Series we just won, and how we all anticipated Nova’s 20 wins, and Jesus’s 31 homers, and Grandy’s MVP year, and how Darvish wowed MLB somewhere else.
Tom,
We hope
Link from mlbtraderumors.com where a Royals blogger is suggesting a possible AJ and Eiland reunion. Make it happen
What if the Matt Kemp fund goes to Yu know who???
Did they smoke reality pipe at the meeting?
I really don’t want AJ to be back with Eiland. If they need to trade him, then fine, but I would hate to see him have a set back when he had such a strong finish with Larry. IMO he’s going to have a good year, but I don’t see that happening with Eiland.
He’s such a good guy & has worked had & deserves to be allowed to progress. I know the haters don’t care & would celebrate if he’s hit by a bus at this point, but I would like to see him succeed, If not with us then somewhere else & that won’t be with Eiland.
Sorry …objective pipe….
AJ was maybe marginally better under Rothschild but it certainly wasn’t any kind of groundbreaking change…..he is what he is ……nice guy but if the Royals would take him you can’t care who their pitching coach is.
I’m not looking at the whole season. I’m judging from the point of changes where Larry sat down with AJ at the end of August and I saw a different pitcher, more downhill slope, sharper pitches etc… Was it all perfect? NO. Was he making his adjustments? yes. But it was definitely different, and a place in time for him to grow from.
Anyway, I’m sure the “get rid of AJ at all costs” will continue daily until he’s gone & if not it’s going to be endless
This whole timing with Darvish & CJW will be interesting. I hope the yankees get Darvish & then they can bypass the CJW sweepstakes all together.
If KC was going to pay a pitcher that kind of money, they would have just kept Greinke, and NYYs aren’t going to pay upwards of $20 mil plus for Burnett to pitch for another team, while getting junk in return and then have to pay for his replacement .
The one guy who Boston will be looking in the upcoming weeks will be Ray Oswalt…..
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Good call. Ugly white guy with Texas ties. Should fit right in with the chicken and beer club.
I thought the Greinke issue was about Greinke not wanting to be there, as opposed to money. But then again, I don’t know there financial situation.
Okay…. I give up, I’ll throw my hat into this
… How about Philly? He could be the 5th starter, Oswalt has back problems, it’s closer to his home, Roy is one of his best friends so I could see Philly being on his list.
Roy, as is Ace #1, not Ace #3
totally off topic, but for those of you pining for for big playoff hits, check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjqI5wOfAFg
I was at this game behind the plate, and watching this again for the first time in years made me pump my fist in silence…Costas’ call is great and JOe Morgan actually praising the Yankees’ tenacity
Nick – that was a nice analysis in the last thread, about the Yanks and Darvish. You know, about the Yanks using their financial advantage to make up for their lack of early draft position. Still, they don’t usually go that far over cap for a draft pick.
That was pure speculation on one writers part, about Burnett going to KC.
•Rany Jazayerli explores the starting pitching trade market from the perspective of the Royals and lists A.J. Burnett, Bronson Arroyo, Ryan Dempster, Carlos Zambrano, Wandy Rodriguez and Ted Lilly as arms Moore could pursue. These possible targets have substantial contracts to go along with experience and some ability.
Looks like the Red Sox will bring back Scutaro. Thought they might possibly pursue Jose Reyes.
Let them have Roy Oswalt-pitched until his back gave out last year. Wouldn’t be surprised if he’s not resigned by the Phillies that Texas might show some interest.
I think CJ Wilson’s days in Texas are over. When the cameras panned in on Nolan Ryan after another walk by Wilson, he appeared to be disgusted, muttering a little obscenity.
This could work… just did some quick research….
Oswalt has a bad back. I recall him saying during the season that he might reitre after this season due to his back, so we’ll see if he comes back. Blanton has elbow issues.
Phillies need offense, Howard will be out for a bit (i think till june?).
Trade AJ and yankees could pay half of AJ + Javier Vazquez as the added bonus. Not sure what the yankees get other than a free spot in the rotation. Sure many of you will be happy with a “player to be named later” in return
That’s my trade contribution for the day.
I doubt Oswalt will leave the NL. He velocity and stats were down. He is not a risk I take. Let the Red Sox spend on him.
another aging pitcher with injury/health issues? sounds perfect for the red sox.
aj and swish to the phillies for cole hamels.
LockDown
Paying half of AJ’s salary makes him an 8.25M/year player for the next 2 years.That might work as he might be willing to go to Philly and be reunited with Halladay, and it’s close to his Maryland home, since his wife won’t fly.
John Mayberry Jr can play some 1st base.
Of course Swisher can play 1st also, but the Phillies would be unlikely to give up Dominic Brown.
I think Burnett will be back next year and if necessary the Yankees will look into trading him next offseason, when only one year is left.
My spell check keeps changing Roy Oswalt to ‘Kevin Brown’ .
Trader,
Yes its pure speculation and probably highly unlikely ……sorry if that didn’t come across. Just an interesting thought.
GB,
It would be assumed that the Yankees would eat a big part of AJa contract……the hypothetical move wouldn’t have been anywhere close to the comittment in dollars or years associated with keeping Greinke
“October 26, 2011 at 7:34 pm My spell check keeps changing Roy Oswalt to ‘Kevin Brown’ ”
Funny…..mine keeps changing it to Javy vazquez.
“And NYYs aren’t going to pay upwards of $20 mil plus for Burnett to pitch for another team, while getting junk in return and then have to pay for his replacement .”
That scenario saves the club 12 million dollars and you can replace him with Noesi for nothing…….and probably get better production.
YT
I’m leaning toward Kemp. So I’m not really interested in Brown. But yeah, Swisher instead of Vazquez would work as I want swisher replaced anyhow.
Maybe they have a lefty loogy prospect we can add to the DL for next year
A very short meeting, since this winter the Yankees will be relatively quiet.
The conversation:
How much do we pay CC? 5 years and an option 6th, OK? Yes.
Pick up Swisher’s option? Yes.
Montero bats 5th or 6th? Yes.
AJ can’t be moved? Correct, let’s hope he continues as an innings eater #4 or 5.
If Yu posts, do we bid? Yes, but let’s not go crazy.
Offer Freddy arb? Yes.
Wait for January to pick up the castoff vets for the bench and pitcher? Yes.
CJ Wilson? On our terms, and likely no. Mess with him just to drive the price up for Boston and Texas.
Trade Hughes and/or Nova? For what–keep them.
By the way Brian, we love you. What do you want? Same as Theo. $16 million x 5. No problem.
How’s the wife and kids, Brian? Great. How’s the horses, Hank? Great. What do you think of Bloomberg? Yuck (from everyone around the table).
OK, here’s the G4 keys. See you at the Winter meetings, Bri.
That’s it, about 10 minutes.
aj and swish to the phillies for cole hamels.
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Joe-
I could do that! Hamels made 9.5M this year and had the lowest BAA of .214 and the lowest run support of all their aces. He should make a nice tidy sum in arbitration of around 13M this year and then either an expensive 5 year extension or FA. 5 years north of 85M?
Nice, Pittsburgh.
“aj and swish to the phillies for cole hamels.”
Id love to do that……but it makes the phillies both worse and more expensive so I doubt they would
I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Sox sign Javy….
Javy July-September
16 GS, 109.1 IP, 2.06 ERA, 8.5 K/9, 1.4 BB/9
3rd time’s a charm??
I’m in the Keep AJ camp. With his contract, the return will just not be worth it.
Just temper your expectations, who knows he may just surprise us all.
LGY
Is it to early to start the great lead-off debate—- round two?
I kid
I understand supporting a guy…..and if AJ stays ill cheer for him like always and ill hope he proves me wrong……but the only return id need to trade him would be to get some of his salary off the books…..I coukd get an L screen and two fungoes back and that’s enough if I can get out from under some of his salary.
Refusing to eat money to deal AJ is like hanging onto a sinking stock until it hits zero just so you don’t “lose money”.
Blake if they wanted to make a statement they would not option for Swisher, Bye Bye Nick. The guy just fails in the clutch. At least with AJ he just has the oppotunity to stinkup the place every 5 days.