Jeter: “I’ll be ready”
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Dec 04, 2012 
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After yesterday’s Alex Rodriguez news created such a stir, today was naturally going to feel a little more quiet here in Nashville. Dan Haren is off the market, but there doesn’t seem to be one story dominating conversations the way Rodriguez did yesterday.
But there is this tidbit: Derek Jeter’s not fat anymore.
Easily overshadowed by the Rodriguez news, Jeter did a radio interview yesterday and said he actually got a laugh out of the New York Post photos that seemed to show him carrying a few extra pounds. Apparently people had actually been telling him he’d lost weight, and then all of a sudden he being called “Derek Eater” in the Post.
MLB Network’s Harold Reynolds even tweeted a picture of Jeter, and photographic evidence certainly suggests Jeter’s in the same shape he was during the season.
Far more important than a non-story about his weight is the status of Jeter’s broken ankle. He’s still wearing a boot, but Jeter told Michael Kay that there’s no doubt he’ll be ready for Opening Day.
“No question,” Jeter said. “I’ll be in the walking boot for another few weeks, and then I’ll be good to go It’s been a long process. What’s it been, six or seven weeks, where I haven’t been able to move too much? But it’s healing probably just as expected. We still got a long way to go before the season starts, but I’ll be ready.”
Photo from the MLB Network’s twitter feed
Ah, Jeter. Eases the pain.
blake says:
December 4, 2012 at 1:09 pm
“Still.. it’s the risk you take when handing out long term pacts to any player. I mean, the Dodgers could give Cano $200 million and have him snap his knee so badly he can never play again. I don’t think they should be off the hook for it in terms of team salary because they got a bad break.”
They aren’t off the hook…. Still would have to pay him….I just don’t think it should count towards the taxable payroll because it prevents you going and replacing a player that will never play again
@JonHeymanCBS: #dodgers are looking around a bit for a SS or 3B to potentially pair with hanley. seeming M.O.: all-star at all positions
Jeter looks fat in that pic well done post, pathetic
blake December 4th, 2012 at 1:09 pm
“Still.. it’s the risk you take when handing out long term pacts to any player. I mean, the Dodgers could give Cano $200 million and have him snap his knee so badly he can never play again. I don’t think they should be off the hook for it in terms of team salary because they got a bad break.”
They aren’t off the hook…. Still would have to pay him….I just don’t think it should count towards the taxable payroll because it prevents you going and replacing a player that will never play again
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Well yeah I get that monetarily they aren’t off the hook but again, it comes back to risk/reward. If a guy gets a career ending injury (which could be interesting to even debate if this were a rule, tbh – could be why it isn’t one as it might seem arbitrary in some cases) that’s a risk the team takes when signing them. It hasn’t stopped anyone from giving out these outrageous deals so that right there tells you something (that the game is flush with money, and the risk is worth it).
Saying it ‘prevents’ a team from replacing that player is silly… because nothing prevents the team from replacing the player but the team’s desire to maintain a certain profit margin. They aren’t forced to replace anyone nor are they forced to hand out the deal in the first place… I do understand what you’re saying but it isn’t realistic because it would be used as a loophole.
I think the rule should be that whoever has posted the most Montero song parodies on LoHud up to this point in time gets Arod’s salary for each day he’s on the DL and none of it counts against the LT, but that’s not the rule and no other scenarios that aren’t the rule are going to become the rule until the next CBA.
As Pete Townshend sang in the Who song However Much I Booze,”there ain’t no way out”.
Shame gets it, we need to stop thinking about this in terms of a team being unable to do something, but rather unwilling, and what that means for us as fans.
Jack Curry ?@JackCurryYES
With ARod out, Yanks have spoken with Kevin Youkilis’s agent. Word is that Youk would consider 1-year deal if money was at premium amount.
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Anyone want to sign Youk? I’d consider it..
Jerkface says:
December 4, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Shame gets it, we need to stop thinking about this in terms of a team being unable to do something, but rather unwilling, and what that means for us as fans.
I get it….I just think it’s unfair…most teams don’t care about the luxury tax because they don’t pay it…..just getting the insurance money would low them to replace the player they lost…..but for luxury tax paying teams it makes a difference
If for example the Rays lost Longoria for his career tomorrow and he was insured for 70%…..the rays could take that 70% and go sign somebody else without being penalized……
If for example the Rays lost Longoria for his career tomorrow and he was insured for 70%…..the rays could take that 70% and go sign somebody else without being penalized……
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Well yea because they aren’t paying 24 other players 170 million
“Life isn’t fair” said some guy who subsequently got shot in the head.
I’d go with Youk. Depending on how much the R\Sox are gonna catch Napoli, I woulda gone with Youk over Napoli.
He’s sucking it in.
Mike Olt:
.288 .398 .579 .977, AA
Texas League
Ronnier Mustelier:
.353 .412 .598 1.010 AA, Eastern League
.303 .359 .455 .815 AAA, International League
.314 .371 .488 .859 combined AA+AAA
Make the league adjustment, are they that different? (aside from Olt being 4 years younger, but this isn’t about prospect status)
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I’d say different. Olt has more discipline, more power. I’m all for giving Mustelier a shot though!
“Saying it ‘prevents’ a team from replacing that player is silly… because nothing prevents the team from replacing the player but the team’s desire to maintain a certain profit margin”
It’s not silly because in the Yankees case it would make a big difference…..they may not be able to replace the player because it might push them over the limit and therefore kick in lots of other taxes…… Whereas a team with a lower payroll it wouldn’t matter……
Sure you can say the Yanks should just say screw it and do it anyway….but they don’t seem to want to operate like that and as a fan I want them to have te most money available to spend as possible
Youkilis hit .235 .336 .409 .745 last year, I would not pay him a premium amount but a cheap 1 year deal ok whatever.
Mike Olt:
.288 .398 .579 .977, AA, Texas League
Ronnier Mustelier:
.353 .412 .598 1.010 AA, Eastern League
.303 .359 .455 .815 AAA, International League
.314 .371 .488 .859 combined AA+AAA
Make the league adjustment, are they that different? (aside from Olt being 4 years younger, but this isn’t about prospect status)
“Well yea because they aren’t paying 24 other players 170 million”
That’s their choice…
YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUK I can’t see myself saying that……..lmao
Youk can’t play 3B really anymore and he hasn’t really been able to hit that great either….plus I don’t like him
That’s their choice…
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Yes and the Yankees chose to do that so if one gets hurt they will have to eat the penalty if they replace the player.
@JackCurryYES: With ARod out, Yanks have spoken with Kevin Youkilis’s agent. Word is that Youk would consider 1-year deal if money was at premium amount.
Because he deserves a premium amount?
JF I agree I wonder what his stats were when he went to the Chisox
“…as a fan I want them to have te most money available to spend as possible…
As a professional sports league, MLB seems to take a different view, unfortunately.
I think it’s really funny how some of the things that have been talked about here are just now being picked up by beat writers and such.
Upton trade, Grandy trade, Hamilton signing, etc.
Lohud always out in front as usual.
“Yes and the Yankees chose to do that so if one gets hurt they will have to eat the penalty if they replace the player.”
That’s my point….one team is penaltized to replace the player and one isnt
Youkilis hit .235 .336 .409 .745 last year, I would not pay him a premium amount but a cheap 1 year deal ok whatever.
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They would only consider paying him a premium on the premise that he returns to 2010 numbers.
“As a professional sports league, MLB seems to take a different view, unfortunately.”
Unfortunately
That’s my point….one team is penaltized to replace the player and one isnt
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But the team is penalized in a completely even and fair way. They spent the money, so they are penalized. Another team didn’t so they aren’t.
After getting a clean bill of health on his hand and wrist, Ian Stewart has drawn wide interest from teams looking for third base help, tweets Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Tyler Kepner of the New York Times notes (via Twitter) that Stewart could be a fit for the Yankees.
Id sign Youkalis to platoon with Chavez for like 2 million bucks if he agreed to shave and get a face transplant
After getting a clean bill of health on his hand and wrist, Ian Stewart has drawn wide interest from teams looking for third base help, tweets Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Tyler Kepner of the New York Times notes (via Twitter) that Stewart could be a fit for the Yankees.
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I have zero interest
“But the team is penalized in a completely even and fair way. They spent the money, so they are penalized. Another team didn’t so they aren’t.”
But they are paying for a player that can’t play….that should be penalty enough
thats a nice car.
sign youk.
blake December 4th, 2012 at 1:21 pm
It’s not silly because in the Yankees case it would make a big difference…..they may not be able to replace the player because it might push them over the limit and therefore kick in lots of other taxes…… Whereas a team with a lower payroll it wouldn’t matter……
Sure you can say the Yanks should just say screw it and do it anyway….but they don’t seem to want to operate like that and as a fan I want them to have te most money available to spend as possible
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Selig doesn’t care about that situation. He wants teams like Milwaukee, that probably don’t bring in 1/10 the revenue to MLB that the Yankees do, to have an almost equal chance of winning. Remember, Bud the used car salesman watched his Brewers get beat by the bigger spending Yankees many years, up to the point where he later moved them out of the division (just coincidental of course). Selig is a weasely, disgusting man who is BFF with guys like Loria and Henry.
The Dodgers clearly show staying under the cap is a choice. The Yankees choose to put forward a weaker team so they can stay under it. The Dodgers opt to seek more income from a successful team.
It is a choice.
Do think if Yanks get Youk that Joba throws at him somehow??
I would hate signing Youk to play 3B though, because he cannot play the position really anymore and because I made fun of the red sox for moving him back there with the A-gon deal and it turned out it was correct to make fun of that and then the yankees would go and do the same mistake
@AndrewMarchand: Source: Yanks insured for most of A-Rod deal http://t.co/EUVV1DKu
Maybe he has a clause in there that voids the contract if he cant tell his left hip from his right
oak2455 December 4th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
After getting a clean bill of health on his hand and wrist, Ian Stewart has drawn wide interest from teams looking for third base help, tweets Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Tyler Kepner of the New York Times notes (via Twitter) that Stewart could be a fit for the Yankees.
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Yuck. I’d rather have a Mustelier/Adams competition in spring training.
Ian Stewart? No thanks. I’d rather see what Adams+/or Mustelier could do. Adding bad players doesn’t help.
I’m just putting stuff out there doesnt mean I agree
Some Ronnier Mustelier video if anyone cares to check him out a little.
http://www.youtube.com/results.....+mustelier
I heard the guy is really 5’7″.
12:27pm: Scutaro isn’t expected to sign with another team without the Giants getting a final shot at him, says Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle (Sulia link).
11:43am: The market for free agent infielder Marco Scutaro is heating up, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. The FOX duo reports that the Cardinals are eyeing Scutaro as a potential starting second baseman, while the Yankees, in the wake of news of Alex Rodriguez’s hip surgery, also likely have interest.
Marco could fill a need
Stewart hasn’t hit in years. NO GO
Youk
if AROD retires and Yankees are off the hook for that horrendous contract, everything changes.
Grandy for Olt
Nova, Phelps, Nunez and Tyler Austin for Upton
sign Josh Hamilton
LF – Upton
CF – Gardy
RF – Ichiro
3B – Olt
SS – Jeter
2B – Cano
1B – Tex
C – Romine
DH – Josh Hamilton
Rotation:
CC
Kuroda
Andy
Hughes
Adam Warren until Pineda is ready
blake – You kinda hit the nail on the head by saying it only effects teams paying the luxury tax (which, as of now, are only the Yankees). There’s no incentive to institute a rule that would exclusively help the wealthiest teams in baseball.
Again, there is a risk to handing out deals for that length.. the risk is that you’ll have to pay it all and it will all count. It really isn’t that unfair. The response from every other team in baseball would be ‘you shoulda thought about the luxury tax before you signed X player.’ And no one is going to buy a team like the Yankees crying poverty over a big contract. Teams that really do have budget issues aren’t going to find a rule where the Yanks can get out of major deals like that very fair. And again, you also have the issue of determining what a career ending injury consists of… which I could imagine could be quite problematic.
@YankeeSource: Shohei Otani is likely going to stay with the Fighters. Missing out on the NPB/MLB relationship drama right now.
Jack Curry of YES Network reports that the Yankees have spoken with Kevin Youkilis’ agent.
The Bombers are currently looking for a stop-gap option at third base with Alex Rodriguez expected to be out until midseason following hip surgery. Word is that Youkilis would consider a one-year deal at a premium amount, which seems to fit into the way the Yankees are doing business this offseason. It’s a possibility if Youkilis can’t find more appealing options elsewhere
YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUKKKKKKK .. . . .Youk can rake ….. he’s defense . .ehhhhhh … we’ll get threw it …. plus the dude can play first……. and for a one year deal . . i’d do it ..
@YankeeSource
Shohei Otani is likely going to stay with the Fighters. Missing out on the NPB/MLB relationship drama right now.
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Stupid Ham Fighters gamble paying off.
Get Olt….don’t sign Youk
@pgammo: If Boston signs Swisher, they lose the 2d pick and slot allotment of $1M, which could severely impact their cash pool for signing picks.
“The Dodgers clearly show staying under the cap is a choice.”
It is indeed a choice and, as someone posted earlier, an easier choice to make for the team trying to make a splash and that hasn’t been over the cap before and will be paying the penalty rate of a first-time offender, as opposed to the team that’s been over the cap many times (every time?) and currently pays the highest and most punitive rate.
The Yanks being over the cap each year has been a choice as well. Including this year. I say this without making any qualitative evaluation of the different choice the Yanks are apparently making for 2014, but it’s not like the Yanks and the Dodgers face the exact same ramifications in 2013 for the choices they make.
Youkalis “best shape of his life ” stories would be fun
blake December 4th, 2012 at 1:24 pm
“Yes and the Yankees chose to do that so if one gets hurt they will have to eat the penalty if they replace the player.”
That’s my point….one team is penaltized to replace the player and one isnt
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Also, one might argue that a team like the Rays paying out a deal for a player that can no longer play is more detrimental to their budget, even if it isn’t accounted for in the luxury tax.
IF, Youk would consider a 1yr deal, you gotta figure his phone has Not been ringing off-the-hook.
blake December 4th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
@YankeeSource: Shohei Otani is likely going to stay with the Fighters. Missing out on the NPB/MLB relationship drama right now.
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crap
@JimBowdenESPNxm: Rangers considering signing Hamilton then trading Andrus for Upton and playing Profar at SS despite present position of not trading Andrus
That would suck and both the players I want would be Rangers
“Also, one might argue that a team like the Rays paying out a deal for a player that can no longer play is more detrimental to their budget, even if it isn’t accounted for in the luxury tax.”
Depends on how much insurance they get I guess
Youk Bobblehead day!!!!!
@JimBowdenESPNxm: Rangers considering signing Hamilton then trading Andrus for Upton and playing Profar at SS despite present position of not trading Andrus
That would suck and both the players I want would be Rangers
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That would also mean no chance of Gardy for Olt.
@JimBowdenESPNxm: Rangers considering signing Hamilton then trading Andrus for Upton and playing Profar at SS despite present position of not trading Andrus
That would suck and both the players I want would be Rangers
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That would also mean no chance of Gardy for Olt.
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I meant Granderson for Olt.
@JeffPassan: Yankees interest in Jeff Keppinger very strong. Source says team met with representative yesterday. A-Rod injury accelerating timetable.
Some good news
I don’t see Olt or Headley coming .. Unless some miracle happens .. . .Taking Youk on a one year deal isn’t the worse option in the world. Your getting a solid and versitle player for a year ….. Its the type deal Cashman loves.
Don’t let the Rangers sign Hamilton…..the only good thing about Andrus to Arizona is that it might increase the Yanks chances of getting him later either via free agency or trade…..
- LARGEST CRANIUM ON THE YANKEE PAYROLL -
(1) YOUK ?
(2) KAY – (Previously #1)
I wouldn’t trade Andrus but I’ve always thought Twxas might cave and do it….they have Profar right there ready
Youk – Yuck. Potato – Potahto,
Mike Ri -
Except that we all hate Pukilis.
Adam Rubin ?@AdamRubinESPN
Jason Bay close to signing with Mariners, according to 710 ESPN Seattle.
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good luck hitting it over the SS head
@DKnobler: Marlins don’t plan to trade Stanton, but that hasn’t stopped teams from asking. There is a (sky-high) price. http://t.co/uIxStmGX
I wouldn’t trade Andrus but I’ve always thought Twxas might cave and do it….they have Profar right there ready
*****
Still think Kinsler is moving to the OF??
i hope whatever ‘magic elixir’ jeff keppinger found down there in tampa which raised his average 50 points over his previous career is available in nyc.
@ScottMCBS: Sources: GM Kevin Towers trying hard to get things done. Trying to land SS. Talking Justin Upton & Jason Kubel with clubs. Nothing yet.
Except that we all hate Pukilis.
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I hate Youk too !!! . . I hated Wade Boggs , Clemens and Damon too !!! .. . . .but Youk can hit … and play two postions ….. seems like a nice fit
Still think Kinsler is moving to the OF?
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Update I posted yesterday says Kinsler to 1B or OF if they keep Andrus & Profar.
Upside to a Youk signing is that I could stop boycotting his brother’s restaurant in San Francisco.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/maverick-san-francisco
What’s the current physical status of Profar???
“Still think Kinsler is moving to the OF?”
Depends on If they actually trade Andrus….they haven’t yet….I just said moving Kinsler to OF or 1b was an option for them
youkilis + chavez + arod + mcgehee = about 140 games at 3rd. nuney can handle the rest probably.
What’s the current physical status of Profar???
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Elbow strain
DONNYBROOK says:
December 4, 2012 at 1:59 pm
What’s the current physical status of Profar???
Slight strain….no biggie
Mike Ri-
I don’t see his value.
I think he is extremely overrated and gave the Wite Sox a lift when he first came over but fizzled at the end of the year.
He is another recovering injury that Boston has to push out.
If they don’t trade Andrus then Kinsler won’t be at 2B next year most likely because Profar is ready and they’ll want him there
youk on one year deal wouldn’t be the worst choice consider the options that are available to C in regard to cost. in this case, money.
- BLAKE -
Thanks.
to be fair, youk has played 110 or so games at third each of the past few years. it just SEEMS like he’s always injured.
I think in adams and mustelier Yanks have fall back options and some upsides, they could use a veteran presence to ease in whomever. Ian Stewart is not…
MiLB: I think there’s some parallels between you and Josh Hamilton’s story, have you followed his career and how he’s overcome a lot of those same issues?
Heathcott: By far my favorite player in Major League Baseball. I love it, it’s an unbelievable story. I can’t compare to some of the stuff, some of the struggles he went through. But he has the good Lord behind him. He won’t be perfect, but he knows in the end he has a home in the end, and that’s awesome. I love watching him play, he plays hard.
Jon Heyman ?@JonHeymanCBS
#yankees insured for 75-80 percent of a-rod deal if he keeps falling apart. http://cbsprt.co/Ywn8YT
Heyman original
to be fair, youk has played 110 or so games at third each of the past few years. it just SEEMS like he’s always injured.
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He has also played 110 or so games total the past few years, because he is always injured
A one year deal for Youk would be another one of those so-called pillow contracts, but in this case it would mean that I would hide under a pillow every time his face was my TV.
Stewart is a high strikeout guy.
If you’re going that far down the garbage heap, you might as well give the job to Adams and Ronnier.
Youk with the WS:
80 games
15 HR
46 RBI
.236 BA
.771 OPS
69 BB
http://www.baseball-reference......ke01.shtml
If the Yankees are going to try to get under $189 million for 2014, why not sign Youk to a one year premium deal in 2013?
Some sort of a platoon with Youk and Chavez makes a lot of sense to me. Youk can also spell Tex at first.
Like I said yesterday, the guy can be a pain, but he works the count and is a good situational hitter, unlike many of the guys who were in the lineup last year. For those who want to return to the days of gritty players like Brosius and O’Neill, Youk is your kind of player.
Good interview with hearhcott
Signing HAMILTON might inspire Heathcott to get to the majors faster!
i dont want them to go get a breaking down 3bman to replace the breaking down 3bman. find an every day guy, arod can never be counted on again as a fielder.
Chambliss .. I agree 100 percent
Ys Guy – THANK YOU
@Ken_Rosenthal: Sources: #Rangers, Hamilton making progress. Deal, if reached, likely would be 4 yrs. But still possible another team could beat TEX offer.
If the Yanks let him go for 4 years then I give up
Youk is also easy on the eyes which could exponentially spur Yanks sex appeal. Another matinee teen idol in the form of former bosox can possibly expedite the youth movements like Hamilton. but in this case, the whole crop.
Heathcott is more Rusty Greer – - – -
I agree Blake….. wheres Hank??????!?!?!?!
But he has the good Lord behind him
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Was the good lord out to lunch when he fell off the wagon twice?
I also agree with blake.
We can give him 4 years with a team option for year 5.
HANK, make it happen!
@Ken_Rosenthal: Sources: #Rangers, Hamilton making progress. Deal, if reached, likely would be 4 yrs. But still possible another team could beat TEX offer.
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They’re gonna get Hamilton and Upton and I’ll have to suspend my ‘f*ck the Dodgers’ trope for a day…
I agree Blake
Joel Sherman ?@Joelsherman1
Maybe #Yankees will sign Youkilis but few things: 1) More than most orgs NYY shuns plyrs with pre-exist back problems like Youk (cont)
2) especially with complementary plyrs #Yankees have become big on good clubhouse guys and Youk didn’t have pristine rep in that area (cont)
We can still get Ibanez and Youkalis…..
I hate Nolan Ryan.
Lol, Chavey’s back problems aren’t a factor..
I will give up my season tix if we get PUKilis.
“More than most orgs NYY shuns plyrs with pre-exist back problems like Youk”
Yes, they’ve preferred to develop their own back problems since Cashman assumed more control.
sherman makes valid points. but Sherman should be also wise enough to realize that we are not going after Mike Schmidt here. The very fact that he is available…
Rooting for Youkilis??
There has to be a line, right?
I will give up my season tix if we get PUKilis.
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sent it my way along with blake’s retirement jersey please.
Hamilton may want to stay in Texas….he likes it there…. But the Yankees should try for him if the price is 5 years of less…
Why not Mark Reynolds instead of Youk?
Rangers cannot trade Andrus for Price – - – -do they stay with Andrus go with Profar for Price – or do you team Hamilton up with Upton and gof with Profar at SS. The latter option is much more affordable – but what is your preference for building a team:
Upton, Hamilton, Profar
Andrus, Hamilton, Price
Rangers have options – - – -
Youkilis on the Yanks would cause me way too much mental distress. How can I root for him to homer and break his leg at the same time?
i wouldnt sign chavez either. his unavailability led to the yankees needing mcgehee last year.
find someone who can play every day.
“Upton, Hamilton, Profar”
This one
Rangers have options – – – -
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And all their options point to a very good club now and in the future. Good position for them to be in.
Tyler thats fcking funny!!!!!!!
Youkilis improves the Yanks at 3B, better plate discipline… Reynolds might be the better player now, but he needs to play 1B now.
I don’t particularly like the idea of signing Youk…. though I always respected his competitiveness. A Chavez/Keppinger combo makes more sense.
Upton, Hamilton, Profar
Andrus, Hamilton, Price
Rangers have options – – – -
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What an awful problem to have
i picture my self saying YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUK
DKnobler ?@DKnobler
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good!!!!
I’d sign Youk. He hates the Red Sox & would want to make them pay with every at bat. He takes a lot of pitches which help and we’re losing with Swisher departing. He always plays hard.
Put him in a platoon situation where he plays some 3b, DH’s some, plays some 1b to get Tex out of there and he works on this team.
If we can’t get young guys, we might as well get guys like him and Ichiro who play every day with pride and want to be the best.
That’s absolutely good news about the Yankees being very interested in Keppinger – I hope it works out.
Can’t see Youk being a serious option for the Yankees for all the reasons Joel Sherman points out – he’s not the best clubhouse guy and he’s got back problems. Also he’s just not good anymore.
There’s some expectation that Jason Kubel will be traded today – I’m hoping it’s part of a deal with Chris Johnson to the Yankees. I don’t like Jason’s defense or his K rate but he’s got a swing tailor made for the stadium.
Youk can still be decent and likely better than in house options. I would prefer a longer term solution since I have my long term doubts about AROD returning, but that is probably not likely.
G. Love – Spot on as usual.
I’m fine with Youk. Shave off that animal on his chin and let’s play.
Blake –
If they get Hamilton in the fold and decide to move Profar to the OF to join Nelson Cruz what do you think the Rangers would want for Murphy?
@DKnobler: Not that Royals want to trade Myers, but definitely more willing to move him than Butler.
The Yankees have options too—Dickerson, Cervelli and Mustelier or Ichiro, Stewart and Adams.
Am I wrong or are the Rangers options better?
austinmac
I would honestly prefer Keppinger to Youk. They’re the same age but Youk’s body is much older (if that makes sense)
Unknown,
I do prefer Keppinger over Youk, but I wouldn’t take a flamethrower to this place over a Youk signing.
Keppinger, to me, is the kind of guy this lineup needs. He does positive things with the bat even when he makes outs and makes a lot of contact.
I would love him to be on the team. He also plays the game hard and always did going back to his Mets days.
“If they get Hamilton in the fold and decide to move Profar to the OF to join Nelson Cruz what do you think the Rangers would want for Murphy?”
I would guess pitching
The Yankees have options too—Dickerson, Cervelli and Mustelier or Ichiro, Stewart and Adams.
Am I wrong or are the Rangers options better?
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Can I have time to think about this?
I could cheer for Keppinger/Chavez
blake December 4th, 2012 at 2:33 pm
@DKnobler: Not that Royals want to trade Myers, but definitely more willing to move him than Butler.
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Makes sense – Butler is the face of the franchise
Youkalis would be fine as a platoon 3B/DH….Im not certain he’s be happy in that role and Inthinn he wants to play every day….. Otherwise he might do his Youk pout face a lot
If they get Hamilton in the fold and decide to move Profar to the OF to join Nelson Cruz what do you think the Rangers would want for Murphy?
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I think they’d look to move Cruz rather than Murphy.
Butler is also only 26 and hit .313 .373 .510 .882 last year. Coming into his prime.
You can only sign Youk (which I think is doubtful given he wants to be ‘blown away’…figuratively, in case anyone got any funny ideas..) if you keep Chavez. Let the pretty balance out the god awful ugly.
blake December 4th, 2012 at 2:34 pm
“If they get Hamilton in the fold and decide to move Profar to the OF to join Nelson Cruz what do you think the Rangers would want for Murphy?”
I would guess pitching
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Adam Warren or Joba enough you think?
blake December 4th, 2012 at 2:35 pm
Youkalis would be fine as a platoon 3B/DH….Im not certain he’s be happy in that role and Inthinn he wants to play every day….. Otherwise he might do his Youk pout face a lot
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How different is that from Youk’s regular face?
Is it like Joba’s smile-frown situation?
Id like to get Myers….he can hit and he’s from NC
@JackCurryYES
I’ve been trying to get ARod on Yankees Baseball Tonight show. His email response: “At this point, I don’t have anything to talk about.”
“Adam Warren or Joba enough you think?”
Uhm no
@JackCurryYES
ARod clearly doesn’t want to talk about his impending hip surgery right now. “I will let you know if anything changes,” he added.
@jcrasnick: Davey Johnson: “Adam LaRoche is gonna come back. If I have to go to Kansas and take him and all his cattle to Florida, I will.”
So Morse will be available
poor Alex……..not financially
Chip,
I would also rather have Keppinger, but he wants that tricky multi-year deal. He is one to whom I would give a reasonable deal to as he could fill a number of holes in the future.
Alex will have had two hip surgeries and a knee surgery in the last three years. This upcoming surgery is an extensive one it appears. I understand giving him a chance to return due to the huge money involved, but I have significant doubts he can return to being a full time player.
@jcrasnick
Davey Johnson: “Adam LaRoche is gonna come back. If I have to go to Kansas and take him and all his cattle to Florida, I will.”
LOL!!
“I don’t have anything to talk about”. Translation = “I’ll dictate When, and What I talk about”.
“but I wouldn’t take a flamethrower to this place over a Youk signing”
Ha, others would though. And that would sure make for some good entertainment.
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I suppose Cashman is already itching to leave Nashville. He always comes to these things late and leaves early. Something better happen soon if it’s going to happen at all.
I think it’d be awesome if we signed Youk and still asked Joba to throw at his head.
Jon Heyman ?@JonHeymanCBS
am shocked adam laroche cant find a 3-year deal (6th in mvp balloting & napoli (.227) gets $39M/3
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AGREED!!! CAN HE CATCH.. PLAY RF, OR 3RD?!?!?!?!
twitter universe is abuzz-
Cashman seen at 3am rapelling down the front side of Dolly Parton
@AdamRubinESPN
ESPN Seattle: Bay heading to Mariners http://es.pn/TMmfnk #NYM #Mets
MLBTR reports the Rangers are making progress on a four year deal with Hamilton.
Meanwhile, Cashman is rejecting the ninja approach as too aggressive preferring the patience of a yogi.
“Cashman seen at 3am rapelling down the front side of Dolly Parton”
Hah!
No way A-Rod is gonna throw himself out there, with a ton of unanswered questions surrounding his blown out hip. Cashman was useless at that presser yesterday, as he went into his Sgt Schultz routine.
So A-Rod now needs double hip replacement? They’ll have to break both his legs to stop him coming to the plate for the next five years, even if it is with the aid of a walker. There’s no way he’s giving up on that $114 million.
Shame Spencer December 4th, 2012 at 2:37 pm
@JackCurryYES
I’ve been trying to get ARod on Yankees Baseball Tonight show. His email response: “At this point, I don’t have anything to talk about.”
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Publicizing this convo seems below Curry
Swish apparently wants to play in SF.
Hamilton to Texas for 4 years would seem to say Hamilton doesn’t want to leave Texas.
@JonHeymanCBS
nick swisher will wait for hamilton deal, said @ScottMCBS. word is, he’d like to go to the #SFGiants. #redsox also in play
Jon Heyman ?@JonHeymanCBS
nick swisher will wait for hamilton deal, said @ScottMCBS. word is, he’d like to go to the #SFGiants. #redsox also in play
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Jon Heyman ?@JonHeymanCBS
#rangers apparently werent very anxious to sign napoli. word is, they offered 2 yrs at less than half his $39M redsox haul
AAA says:
December 4, 2012 at 2:56 pm
Hamilton to Texas for 4 years would seem to say Hamilton doesn’t want to leave Texas.
Yea it would ….
The Yankees approach seems to be let teams with money to spend sign players and then see what’s left.
We will never know if Hamilton would have come to NY on any terms since it is very doubtful the Yankees engaged with him.
LGY December 4th, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Shame Spencer December 4th, 2012 at 2:37 pm
@JackCurryYES
I’ve been trying to get ARod on Yankees Baseball Tonight show. His email response: “At this point, I don’t have anything to talk about.”
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Publicizing this convo seems below Curry
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must be readying himself for the Fox takeover
Jon Heyman ?@JonHeymanCBS
#rangers apparently werent very anxious to sign napoli. word is, they offered 2 yrs at less than half his $39M redsox haul
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austinmac December 4th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
The Yankees approach seems to be let teams with money to spend sign players and then see what’s left.
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Pretty much
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maybe no one is willing to give Hamilton guaranteed 5th or 6th.
meaning he would rather stay where he is than leave for no obvious advantage.
Yankees should sign Bay – he would hit .279 with 30 HR out of spite.
AAO scraps
Yea bottom of the barrel
So far, as predicted, the winter meetings have not provided the slightest hope of the holes being filled. Rather, possible solutions are quickly going off the board.
It is still amazing to me the richest team, or at least one of them, cannot get in the game because of money.
@JonHeymanCBS: It makes sense #SFGiants top swisher’s wish list. He and actress wife live in LA, love NY. no teams for him there
the mets had their moneyball guys analyze which FA outfielder best fit their payroll and roster situation and the computer came up with :
jason bay!
I’ll be more annoyed with the Yankees if they lose Abe Almonte on Thursday than I will if they don’t make any moves before then.
@Buster_ESPN: Bidding on Marco Scutaro said to have reached something in the range of 3 years, $24 million; SF viewed as frontrunner by source involved.
There goes that option…..I played SS, 3B, and 2B in college and would be open to a 1 year deal
@Buster_ESPN
Bidding on Marco Scutaro said to have reached something in the range of 3 years, $24 million; SF viewed as frontrunner by source involved.
There goes that option…..I played SS, 3B, and 2B in college and would be open to a 1 year deal
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Well then grab your glove man we’re dying for help here.
Hey you finally won, blake!
@Buster_ESPN
The Rangers appear to be doing a strong job maintaining leverage in their various talks, by keeping a lot of possibilities in the air.
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Man that must be nice..
@Buster_ESPN: The Rangers appear to be doing a strong job maintaining leverage in their various talks, by keeping a lot of possibilities in the air.
Cashman is floating around that indoor river they have there mumbling to himself most likey
You guys have a higher opinion of Curry than I do. I’ve Never heard anything out of him that was “Stop the presses” worthy. He’s merely another go-along-get-along guy. Probably throwing that out there to get a “suit” off his back.
which formerly .260 hitting, over 30 middle infielder who now rakes is more likely to fail a ped test next season, scutaro or keppinger?
“Jon Heyman ?@JonHeymanCBS
#rangers apparently werent very anxious to sign napoli. word is, they offered 2 yrs at less than half his $39M redsox haul”
Stupid Rangers–that’s Russel Martin money.
If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.
Does this mean Swish will be going from skinhead to hippie again?
Would far rather see him join the Giants than the arch enemy up the road.
@Joelsherman1: Agree with @JonHeymanCBS because Swisher pal told me if couldn’t play in NY or LA wanted SF #SFGiants. #Yankees
@Joelsherman1
Agree with @JonHeymanCBS because Swisher pal told me if couldn’t play in NY or LA wanted SF #SFGiants. #Yankees
I wonder if Swish is even moderately surprised that the Yanks aren’t interested in his services.
Stupid Rangers–that’s Russel Martin money.
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And they offered Russel Martin half of what Russel Martin got sooo
Stupid Rangers–that’s Russel Martin money.
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Using that logic isn’t Russell Martin money the $0 the Yankees offered him?
@Joelsherman1
Of course Swisher also hired Dan Lozano, and that usually means looking for highest bidder #Yankees #SFGiants
You win again!!
LOL, Face are on top of it
Does Swisher know that there’s a big brick wall in RF? Not a good place for him to be doing his somersaults, although the heavy air (fog, marijuana smoke) might cushion the blows somewhat.
“And they offered Russel Martin half of what Russel Martin got sooo ”
Which is double what the Yankees offered.
Maybe Posada and Broscious will do one year deals
@Ken_Rosenthal: #Indians’ efforts to trade Choo hampered somewhat by Twins’ return for Span: Class A pitcher, albeit good one. Span 3 yrs of control, Choo 1
Maybe a good bargain….
I just wanna start singing Whitney Houston’s ‘I Have Nothing’ on loop…
Is you man crush on Napoli all driven by trying to prove Pat M wrong, or do you actually believe he’s worth what the Sox overpaid?
Have fun, catch ya later.