NFT: Yankees missed trade

but that is hindsight now. Houston sold their soul for this win. Yanks don't want to pay Verlander 40 million the next two years. Houston does not beat Yanks without his two starts.

had to make that trade. The Yanks were not in that position they are sitting pretty for another long stretch of success.

really good for Verlander. Don't forget that.

I would take Verlander at 20mill per season.

in exchange?

The top guys in our system.

His numbers were not as good at the time of the trade. His Houston numbers were a lot better than Detroits.

they took a leap of faith. verlander wasnt verlander as we knew him. it worked out for them. they deserve it.

In comment 13693003 Dave in Hoboken said:

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really good for Verlander. Don't forget that.

Considering Verlander's salary I don't think that the Yanks would have needed to give as many high-end prospects that they DID give up to get Gray. And they likely wouldn't have traded for BOTH pitchers.

and maybe not. Baseball postseason is a big crapshoot. To treat it definitively is an exercise in futility.

that was what they where asking it was more about saving 40mill over two years. So a couple good prospects would have done it. I would think one of the young outfielders and something else.

but might not have meant the Yankees winning it. First, Houston did something with his mechanics to get him right. No guarantee the Yankees would have fixed him. In fact, it's likely the Yankees didn't see an easy fix when they scouted him.

Second, if Houston doesn't get him the playoff seeding would have likely been different. Who knows how the Yankees would have matched up potentially against someone other than Houston?

Fun to discuss among fans as a thought exercise, but not fair to judge the Yankees harshly, or to say that a missed trade cost them a WS imo.

Ellsbury and 1/2 his contract????? Yes please.

All that said, despite how big Verlander was for them, the Yanks had him on tthe ropes in Game 6. The Springer catch on Frazier saved the day. That hits the wall and it's 3-2 with Frazier on 2nd the Yanks with all the momentum

which was almost a reason this Houston deal didn't get done.

Great 2017 season and regret nothing.

play the long game

Yanks have a long view and presume they didn't want to sacrifice it.
Point is valid, but This was an excellent season for the Yankees.

In comment 13692995 averagejoe said:

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but that is hindsight now. Houston sold their soul for this win. Yanks don't want to pay Verlander 40 million the next two years. Houston does not beat Yanks without his two starts.

Houston sold their soul ?