It's about them deciding to not spend money anymore to get the best players when they're available. From a business perspective, I get it. From a fan/competition perspective, it's bullshit. Maybe they'll open up the pocketbooks and surprise me, but Hal is managing this team like it's the Mets, not the Yankees.
the Sawx won because they had great players having insane years Â
Cash really likes the players we have, and I know that Machado is a wonderful player but eventually you have to pay all of the guys you already have. You're going to have to pay Judge and Severino probably 35mm a year, Didi probably 15mm or so, Sanchez is a 20mm player, etc...
They look "cheap" now but the payroll on this team will eventually balloon. They need a starting pitcher more. I have to believe that if a front of the line starter hit the market, the Yankees would hand over a blank check. A 3B? A sort of need, but not nearly as big as it was in 03. Offensively, Andujar and Machado had about the same stats last year. We wouldn't have passed the Sox anyway. He doesn't really move the needle THAT much.
solidifies infield defense, provides an offensive dimension this team doesn't really have (low-K guy who could be a high-average hitter). I would have preferred Machado but if they weren't going to do that this might be the next best move.
solidifies infield defense, provides an offensive dimension this team doesn't really have (low-K guy who could be a high-average hitter). I would have preferred Machado but if they weren't going to do that this might be the next best move.
Definitely valid.
I'm really starting to think that history could be very unkind to this Yankees offseason, but it won't be because of this move.
It's about them deciding to not spend money anymore to get the best players when they're available. From a business perspective, I get it. From a fan/competition perspective, it's bullshit. Maybe they'll open up the pocketbooks and surprise me, but Hal is managing this team like it's the Mets, not the Yankees.
I know that people LOVE this RAB graphic because they THINK it justifies their belief that Hal is cheap. However, it is what is NOT in that graph that undermines their entire argument.
The Stadium isn't free- the mortgage is huge- one estimate had it at almost $90M. Others closer to $80M. Regardless, that comes out of those revenues.
The Yanks have HUGE expenses for refurbishing minor league and major league facilities- such as the ones in Tampa. They also spend a LOT of money on minor league coaching and people responsible for getting the minor leaguers into top shape.
They spend on a large scale on their domestic and international scouting departments- both for amateurs and pros. They also might have MLB's largest analytics department.
None of the above is free- and it isn't considered payroll- but the Yanks are willing to outspend ALL of their competition in these areas.
But go ahead with the silly trope that Hal is cheap. It just demonstrates how little you know.
It's about them deciding to not spend money anymore to get the best players when they're available. From a business perspective, I get it. From a fan/competition perspective, it's bullshit. Maybe they'll open up the pocketbooks and surprise me, but Hal is managing this team like it's the Mets, not the Yankees.
By the way,it was actually $183 million because they collected 80 cents on the dollar from the insurance policy they had on Ellsbury!
RE: the Sawx won because they had great players having insane years Â
that you have to deal with such simple minds on a daily basis here. It must be extremely aggravating for you. I don't know how you put up with such frivolous posting.
In the meantime, Hal thanks you for your ardent defense of him and his spending. Hopefully the Yanks can move find the money in the budget this season to make those mortgage payments. As a home-owning American, I can attest that it can be difficult to meet that requirement each month. I can only imagine it's the same for the Yankees.
If the Yankees truly are spending that much on their scouting Â
It's about them deciding to not spend money anymore to get the best players when they're available. From a business perspective, I get it. From a fan/competition perspective, it's bullshit. Maybe they'll open up the pocketbooks and surprise me, but Hal is managing this team like it's the Mets, not the Yankees.
I know that people LOVE this RAB graphic because they THINK it justifies their belief that Hal is cheap. However, it is what is NOT in that graph that undermines their entire argument.
The Stadium isn't free- the mortgage is huge- one estimate had it at almost $90M. Others closer to $80M. Regardless, that comes out of those revenues.
The Yanks have HUGE expenses for refurbishing minor league and major league facilities- such as the ones in Tampa. They also spend a LOT of money on minor league coaching and people responsible for getting the minor leaguers into top shape.
They spend on a large scale on their domestic and international scouting departments- both for amateurs and pros. They also might have MLB's largest analytics department.
None of the above is free- and it isn't considered payroll- but the Yanks are willing to outspend ALL of their competition in these areas.
But go ahead with the silly trope that Hal is cheap. It just demonstrates how little you know.
This is what they're selling you and I'm sure they're very happy to see you buying it. It's a black box that allows for justification for not paying a guy like Machado when he hits the open market. They're counting on fans like you to accept it at face value. For example, they have a 20 person analytics team. How much do you think that costs? Scouts are not expensive hires either.
Are the Red Sox for example stupid for spending their money on baseball players instead of these bells and whistles? They just won a WS.
Your comments paint a very black and white picture. The truth is far more gray. They don't need to go and get Corbin, Machado, Harper and all the top relievers to satisfy fans desire to spend the money that those fans are spending on the team. Signing just Machado for example wouldn't make a dent in their extremely healthy margins, it would just put them on par with their hated rivals who just won a WS, their fourth since 2004.
It's about them deciding to not spend money anymore to get the best players when they're available. From a business perspective, I get it. From a fan/competition perspective, it's bullshit. Maybe they'll open up the pocketbooks and surprise me, but Hal is managing this team like it's the Mets, not the Yankees.
I know that people LOVE this RAB graphic because they THINK it justifies their belief that Hal is cheap. However, it is what is NOT in that graph that undermines their entire argument.
The Stadium isn't free- the mortgage is huge- one estimate had it at almost $90M. Others closer to $80M. Regardless, that comes out of those revenues.
The Yanks have HUGE expenses for refurbishing minor league and major league facilities- such as the ones in Tampa. They also spend a LOT of money on minor league coaching and people responsible for getting the minor leaguers into top shape.
They spend on a large scale on their domestic and international scouting departments- both for amateurs and pros. They also might have MLB's largest analytics department.
None of the above is free- and it isn't considered payroll- but the Yanks are willing to outspend ALL of their competition in these areas.
But go ahead with the silly trope that Hal is cheap. It just demonstrates how little you know.
619M - 224M = 395M. Subtract 90 M for debt service and that leave 305M. Exactly how many analytics nerds do you think they employ?
Yeah I'm sure the Red Sox are kicking themselves for Â
in what % of their revenues they spend on payroll, full stop. But there's no reason they shouldn't regularly be right up at $240-250M with LAD and BOS, most especially when there are 26 year old superstars available for 'just money' on the market.
I'm talking about missing a genuine opportunity, not spending beaucoup bucks just because they have them.
It's about them deciding to not spend money anymore to get the best players when they're available. From a business perspective, I get it. From a fan/competition perspective, it's bullshit. Maybe they'll open up the pocketbooks and surprise me, but Hal is managing this team like it's the Mets, not the Yankees.
I know that people LOVE this RAB graphic because they THINK it justifies their belief that Hal is cheap. However, it is what is NOT in that graph that undermines their entire argument.
The Stadium isn't free- the mortgage is huge- one estimate had it at almost $90M. Others closer to $80M. Regardless, that comes out of those revenues.
The Yanks have HUGE expenses for refurbishing minor league and major league facilities- such as the ones in Tampa. They also spend a LOT of money on minor league coaching and people responsible for getting the minor leaguers into top shape.
They spend on a large scale on their domestic and international scouting departments- both for amateurs and pros. They also might have MLB's largest analytics department.
None of the above is free- and it isn't considered payroll- but the Yanks are willing to outspend ALL of their competition in these areas.
But go ahead with the silly trope that Hal is cheap. It just demonstrates how little you know.
619M - 224M = 395M. Subtract 90 M for debt service and that leave 305M. Exactly how many analytics nerds do you think they employ?
Must be tens of millions of dollars worth obviously...
in what % of their revenues they spend on payroll, full stop. But there's no reason they shouldn't regularly be right up at $240-250M with LAD and BOS, most especially when there are 26 year old superstars available for 'just money' on the market.
I'm talking about missing a genuine opportunity, not spending beaucoup bucks just because they have them.
Exactly. They're selling this narrative around spending elsewhere when it's complete hogwash. What makes more sense, spending on a player who is already a 26 year old star at a position of need or spending on a bunch of disparate things that *could* lead to developing more players like that? If we assume for a second that that's where all the profits are going and they're far outspending the rest of the league elsewhere, it's not like the $30M/year for Machado or Harper is going to completely derail the entire organization from a player development and analytics standpoint...
I for one will go to less games this year than I normally do. They don't want to spend? I don't want to spend. Easy enough.
Barring a big splash, this will likely be the third straight year the Â
in what % of their revenues they spend on payroll, full stop. But there's no reason they shouldn't regularly be right up at $240-250M with LAD and BOS, most especially when there are 26 year old superstars available for 'just money' on the market.
I'm talking about missing a genuine opportunity, not spending beaucoup bucks just because they have them.
Exactly. They're selling this narrative around spending elsewhere when it's complete hogwash. What makes more sense, spending on a player who is already a 26 year old star at a position of need or spending on a bunch of disparate things that *could* lead to developing more players like that? If we assume for a second that that's where all the profits are going and they're far outspending the rest of the league elsewhere, it's not like the $30M/year for Machado or Harper is going to completely derail the entire organization from a player development and analytics standpoint...
I for one will go to less games this year than I normally do. They don't want to spend? I don't want to spend. Easy enough.
bye Felicia
RE: only until they finally ship Gray's worthless ass out of town Â
Take a look at the link below. Before accounting for DJ, they were already over the luxury tax line. After accounting for the $12M, they are going to have a payroll around $219M- and they are likely not done spending. With that said, Gray probably gets trade- so we subtract his likely $8-9M salary.
So, let's rough guess a payroll around $225M to start the season.
Sox will start around $235M. Nats (only other luxury tax payor last year) are under $200M- though when they add Harper, they will likely jump to around $230M. Dodgers currently are around $186M.
numbers outside of coors field last year were not good. I am not a fan of this move. Daniel Murphy Would of been a better option he’s a better hitter. Also Lowrie would of been a better option as well.
RE: RE: only until they finally ship Gray's worthless ass out of town Â
Take a look at the link below. Before accounting for DJ, they were already over the luxury tax line. After accounting for the $12M, they are going to have a payroll around $219M- and they are likely not done spending. With that said, Gray probably gets trade- so we subtract his likely $8-9M salary.
So, let's rough guess a payroll around $225M to start the season.
Sox will start around $235M. Nats (only other luxury tax payor last year) are under $200M- though when they add Harper, they will likely jump to around $230M. Dodgers currently are around $186M.
Yanks will likely start the season either 2nd or 3rd in payroll- but we'll still hear the Hal is cheap trope. Yanks 2019 payroll and luxury tax payroll figures - ( New Window )
by signing either MM or Harper. Both guys appear to want to break the record, and may be looking for 10 year contracts.
I’m disappointed but not angry. I was hoping that Machado wanted to play for the Yanks so much that a shorter deal at about 30M per would get it done, but I suspect it wouldn’t, and having recognized that, Cashman moved on.
Because most of those years are the prime years of a superstar. This is not 32 year old Albert Pujols we're talking about here.
If you say so. The likelihood of him delivering even half those years at a superstar level are still not great, doesn't matter how old he is. If it was such a guarantee than teams wouldn't hesitate on it.
RE: But then we get to sign Judge; Sanchez and all the rest our kids Â
Because most of those years are the prime years of a superstar. This is not 32 year old Albert Pujols we're talking about here.
If you say so. The likelihood of him delivering even half those years at a superstar level are still not great, doesn't matter how old he is. If it was such a guarantee than teams wouldn't hesitate on it.
There's more religion than logic in that statement. It's an OK belief to have, of course. But there really isn't much to back that up.
You have some people here who think he is more of a liability to the org than an asset, and others fretting about the huge problem of having to pay him big bucks after his 4 more years of control.
The Yankees could no longer afford to pretend they were still in on Machado and had to pull the trigger on Lemahieu.
You could make the argument that since the Yankees have shown zero interest in Harper, they have zero interest in Harper. Or you can make the argument that this has all been part of the dance between Boros and Cashman that will ultimately end with Boros making a call to Cashman and saying "going...going..." and waiting to see if Cashman interrupts before he gets to "gone" (Boros has already pointed out how the Yankees came out of nowhere to sign Teixeira, he knows damn well the Yankees aren't out of it until they're out of it).
Both arguments can be backed up by everything we've seen and heard so far. We won't know which is valid until after the fact. But for all those who were hoping the Yankees would make a bigtime flash this offseason, no reason to give up hope just yet!
Of the year. Real Yankee fans don't want Machado here, we like Andujar, we like DiDi, we don't want to be the spoiled fucking brat fan who doesn't give two fucks about the players who are here and performing well. I always thought it was the stupidest thing the Yanks could do, and glad they at least capped what they would give, glad they are moving on from him. He is a great player we don't need nor want. Who is better, Andujar at 1 mil or Machado at 35 mil, you have to be stupid to think the latter is better for the team.
the Yankees are dropping $300 million/year on their 20 person analytics dept. and their minor league coaching staffs....and anyone who doesn't realize that is an idiot.
Alternatively, Rich doesn't have a fucking clue what he's talking about and is actually just a condescending asshole.
the Yankees are dropping $300 million/year on their 20 person analytics dept. and their minor league coaching staffs....and anyone who doesn't realize that is an idiot.
Alternatively, Rich doesn't have a fucking clue what he's talking about and is actually just a condescending asshole.
You are the clueless one. You still haven't offered a SINGLE factual point and can't offer anything more than "spend because I want you to and I demand it as an entitled Yankee fan."
I spelled out a LOT more spending than analytics (especially the Stadium mortgage and minor league facilities, coaches, etc), but since you have ZERO evidence on your side, you have resorted to name-calling and to be blunt "fake news" to make it sound like you have a clue.
a few days ago? Offseason has been dogshit so far.
LeMahieu is better in the field than Lowrie. Lowrie's a better hitter but they probably wanted the glove. He's also a high exit velocity guy which we know the Yankees love. They probably think there's some untapped upside a la Voit.
Paul is overjoyed that they're signing the "roughly average" (Fangraphs' words, not mine) LeMahieu instead of Machado. Pretty much seals the deal - this was a terrible turn of events.
a few days ago? Offseason has been dogshit so far.
LeMahieu is better in the field than Lowrie. Lowrie's a better hitter but they probably wanted the glove. He's also a high exit velocity guy which we know the Yankees love. They probably think there's some untapped upside a la Voit.
Aren't Lemahieu's home/road splits significantly different after playing in Denver? That makes me a bit nervous. And I hope this isn't prelude to Andujar leaving.
They look "cheap" now but the payroll on this team will eventually balloon. They need a starting pitcher more. I have to believe that if a front of the line starter hit the market, the Yankees would hand over a blank check. A 3B? A sort of need, but not nearly as big as it was in 03. Offensively, Andujar and Machado had about the same stats last year. We wouldn't have passed the Sox anyway. He doesn't really move the needle THAT much.
Or maybe I'm an idiot and BBI will yell at me.
Definitely valid.
I'm really starting to think that history could be very unkind to this Yankees offseason, but it won't be because of this move.
I know that people LOVE this RAB graphic because they THINK it justifies their belief that Hal is cheap. However, it is what is NOT in that graph that undermines their entire argument.
The Stadium isn't free- the mortgage is huge- one estimate had it at almost $90M. Others closer to $80M. Regardless, that comes out of those revenues.
The Yanks have HUGE expenses for refurbishing minor league and major league facilities- such as the ones in Tampa. They also spend a LOT of money on minor league coaching and people responsible for getting the minor leaguers into top shape.
They spend on a large scale on their domestic and international scouting departments- both for amateurs and pros. They also might have MLB's largest analytics department.
None of the above is free- and it isn't considered payroll- but the Yanks are willing to outspend ALL of their competition in these areas.
But go ahead with the silly trope that Hal is cheap. It just demonstrates how little you know.
By the way,it was actually $183 million because they collected 80 cents on the dollar from the insurance policy they had on Ellsbury!
Well, part of the reason they won in the playoffs is their shitty bottom third of the order decided to hit for no reason.
In the meantime, Hal thanks you for your ardent defense of him and his spending. Hopefully the Yanks can move find the money in the budget this season to make those mortgage payments. As a home-owning American, I can attest that it can be difficult to meet that requirement each month. I can only imagine it's the same for the Yankees.
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It's about them deciding to not spend money anymore to get the best players when they're available. From a business perspective, I get it. From a fan/competition perspective, it's bullshit. Maybe they'll open up the pocketbooks and surprise me, but Hal is managing this team like it's the Mets, not the Yankees.
I know that people LOVE this RAB graphic because they THINK it justifies their belief that Hal is cheap. However, it is what is NOT in that graph that undermines their entire argument.
The Stadium isn't free- the mortgage is huge- one estimate had it at almost $90M. Others closer to $80M. Regardless, that comes out of those revenues.
The Yanks have HUGE expenses for refurbishing minor league and major league facilities- such as the ones in Tampa. They also spend a LOT of money on minor league coaching and people responsible for getting the minor leaguers into top shape.
They spend on a large scale on their domestic and international scouting departments- both for amateurs and pros. They also might have MLB's largest analytics department.
None of the above is free- and it isn't considered payroll- but the Yanks are willing to outspend ALL of their competition in these areas.
But go ahead with the silly trope that Hal is cheap. It just demonstrates how little you know.
This is what they're selling you and I'm sure they're very happy to see you buying it. It's a black box that allows for justification for not paying a guy like Machado when he hits the open market. They're counting on fans like you to accept it at face value. For example, they have a 20 person analytics team. How much do you think that costs? Scouts are not expensive hires either.
Are the Red Sox for example stupid for spending their money on baseball players instead of these bells and whistles? They just won a WS.
Your comments paint a very black and white picture. The truth is far more gray. They don't need to go and get Corbin, Machado, Harper and all the top relievers to satisfy fans desire to spend the money that those fans are spending on the team. Signing just Machado for example wouldn't make a dent in their extremely healthy margins, it would just put them on par with their hated rivals who just won a WS, their fourth since 2004.
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It's about them deciding to not spend money anymore to get the best players when they're available. From a business perspective, I get it. From a fan/competition perspective, it's bullshit. Maybe they'll open up the pocketbooks and surprise me, but Hal is managing this team like it's the Mets, not the Yankees.
I know that people LOVE this RAB graphic because they THINK it justifies their belief that Hal is cheap. However, it is what is NOT in that graph that undermines their entire argument.
The Stadium isn't free- the mortgage is huge- one estimate had it at almost $90M. Others closer to $80M. Regardless, that comes out of those revenues.
The Yanks have HUGE expenses for refurbishing minor league and major league facilities- such as the ones in Tampa. They also spend a LOT of money on minor league coaching and people responsible for getting the minor leaguers into top shape.
They spend on a large scale on their domestic and international scouting departments- both for amateurs and pros. They also might have MLB's largest analytics department.
None of the above is free- and it isn't considered payroll- but the Yanks are willing to outspend ALL of their competition in these areas.
But go ahead with the silly trope that Hal is cheap. It just demonstrates how little you know.
619M - 224M = 395M. Subtract 90 M for debt service and that leave 305M. Exactly how many analytics nerds do you think they employ?
As if those two things are related in any way....
I'm talking about missing a genuine opportunity, not spending beaucoup bucks just because they have them.
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It's about them deciding to not spend money anymore to get the best players when they're available. From a business perspective, I get it. From a fan/competition perspective, it's bullshit. Maybe they'll open up the pocketbooks and surprise me, but Hal is managing this team like it's the Mets, not the Yankees.
I know that people LOVE this RAB graphic because they THINK it justifies their belief that Hal is cheap. However, it is what is NOT in that graph that undermines their entire argument.
The Stadium isn't free- the mortgage is huge- one estimate had it at almost $90M. Others closer to $80M. Regardless, that comes out of those revenues.
The Yanks have HUGE expenses for refurbishing minor league and major league facilities- such as the ones in Tampa. They also spend a LOT of money on minor league coaching and people responsible for getting the minor leaguers into top shape.
They spend on a large scale on their domestic and international scouting departments- both for amateurs and pros. They also might have MLB's largest analytics department.
None of the above is free- and it isn't considered payroll- but the Yanks are willing to outspend ALL of their competition in these areas.
But go ahead with the silly trope that Hal is cheap. It just demonstrates how little you know.
619M - 224M = 395M. Subtract 90 M for debt service and that leave 305M. Exactly how many analytics nerds do you think they employ?
Must be tens of millions of dollars worth obviously...
I'm talking about missing a genuine opportunity, not spending beaucoup bucks just because they have them.
Exactly. They're selling this narrative around spending elsewhere when it's complete hogwash. What makes more sense, spending on a player who is already a 26 year old star at a position of need or spending on a bunch of disparate things that *could* lead to developing more players like that? If we assume for a second that that's where all the profits are going and they're far outspending the rest of the league elsewhere, it's not like the $30M/year for Machado or Harper is going to completely derail the entire organization from a player development and analytics standpoint...
I for one will go to less games this year than I normally do. They don't want to spend? I don't want to spend. Easy enough.
How do you figure? based on arbitration increases?
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in what % of their revenues they spend on payroll, full stop. But there's no reason they shouldn't regularly be right up at $240-250M with LAD and BOS, most especially when there are 26 year old superstars available for 'just money' on the market.
I'm talking about missing a genuine opportunity, not spending beaucoup bucks just because they have them.
Exactly. They're selling this narrative around spending elsewhere when it's complete hogwash. What makes more sense, spending on a player who is already a 26 year old star at a position of need or spending on a bunch of disparate things that *could* lead to developing more players like that? If we assume for a second that that's where all the profits are going and they're far outspending the rest of the league elsewhere, it's not like the $30M/year for Machado or Harper is going to completely derail the entire organization from a player development and analytics standpoint...
I for one will go to less games this year than I normally do. They don't want to spend? I don't want to spend. Easy enough.
bye Felicia
Not after spending $12M on DJ.
Take a look at the link below. Before accounting for DJ, they were already over the luxury tax line. After accounting for the $12M, they are going to have a payroll around $219M- and they are likely not done spending. With that said, Gray probably gets trade- so we subtract his likely $8-9M salary.
So, let's rough guess a payroll around $225M to start the season.
Sox will start around $235M. Nats (only other luxury tax payor last year) are under $200M- though when they add Harper, they will likely jump to around $230M. Dodgers currently are around $186M.
Yanks will likely start the season either 2nd or 3rd in payroll- but we'll still hear the Hal is cheap trope.
Yanks 2019 payroll and luxury tax payroll figures - ( New Window )
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That should take them back under
Not after spending $12M on DJ.
Take a look at the link below. Before accounting for DJ, they were already over the luxury tax line. After accounting for the $12M, they are going to have a payroll around $219M- and they are likely not done spending. With that said, Gray probably gets trade- so we subtract his likely $8-9M salary.
So, let's rough guess a payroll around $225M to start the season.
Sox will start around $235M. Nats (only other luxury tax payor last year) are under $200M- though when they add Harper, they will likely jump to around $230M. Dodgers currently are around $186M.
Yanks will likely start the season either 2nd or 3rd in payroll- but we'll still hear the Hal is cheap trope. Yanks 2019 payroll and luxury tax payroll figures - ( New Window )
That's a good link. Thanks
Yes.
@JeffPassan
New York Yankees starter Luis Severino did not agree to a contract and is expected to head to an arbitration hearing, league sources tell ESPN.
I’m disappointed but not angry. I was hoping that Machado wanted to play for the Yanks so much that a shorter deal at about 30M per would get it done, but I suspect it wouldn’t, and having recognized that, Cashman moved on.
We’ll know more when he eventually signs.
Because most of those years are the prime years of a superstar. This is not 32 year old Albert Pujols we're talking about here.
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why would we want a 10 year contract on the books
Because most of those years are the prime years of a superstar. This is not 32 year old Albert Pujols we're talking about here.
Greg, relax. You are going to have an aneurysm.
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why would we want a 10 year contract on the books
Because most of those years are the prime years of a superstar. This is not 32 year old Albert Pujols we're talking about here.
If you say so. The likelihood of him delivering even half those years at a superstar level are still not great, doesn't matter how old he is. If it was such a guarantee than teams wouldn't hesitate on it.
You're talking about something that's about four years down the line. Cmon. Worry about that then. Worry about building a championship juggernaut now.
The Yankees are more concerned with being clever and value-oriented now than being great.
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why would we want a 10 year contract on the books
Because most of those years are the prime years of a superstar. This is not 32 year old Albert Pujols we're talking about here.
If you say so. The likelihood of him delivering even half those years at a superstar level are still not great, doesn't matter how old he is. If it was such a guarantee than teams wouldn't hesitate on it.
There's more religion than logic in that statement. It's an OK belief to have, of course. But there really isn't much to back that up.
You have some people here who think he is more of a liability to the org than an asset, and others fretting about the huge problem of having to pay him big bucks after his 4 more years of control.
You could make the argument that since the Yankees have shown zero interest in Harper, they have zero interest in Harper. Or you can make the argument that this has all been part of the dance between Boros and Cashman that will ultimately end with Boros making a call to Cashman and saying "going...going..." and waiting to see if Cashman interrupts before he gets to "gone" (Boros has already pointed out how the Yankees came out of nowhere to sign Teixeira, he knows damn well the Yankees aren't out of it until they're out of it).
Both arguments can be backed up by everything we've seen and heard so far. We won't know which is valid until after the fact. But for all those who were hoping the Yankees would make a bigtime flash this offseason, no reason to give up hope just yet!
Alternatively, Rich doesn't have a fucking clue what he's talking about and is actually just a condescending asshole.
Alternatively, Rich doesn't have a fucking clue what he's talking about and is actually just a condescending asshole.
You are the clueless one. You still haven't offered a SINGLE factual point and can't offer anything more than "spend because I want you to and I demand it as an entitled Yankee fan."
I spelled out a LOT more spending than analytics (especially the Stadium mortgage and minor league facilities, coaches, etc), but since you have ZERO evidence on your side, you have resorted to name-calling and to be blunt "fake news" to make it sound like you have a clue.
grow up.
LeMahieu is better in the field than Lowrie. Lowrie's a better hitter but they probably wanted the glove. He's also a high exit velocity guy which we know the Yankees love. They probably think there's some untapped upside a la Voit.
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a few days ago? Offseason has been dogshit so far.
LeMahieu is better in the field than Lowrie. Lowrie's a better hitter but they probably wanted the glove. He's also a high exit velocity guy which we know the Yankees love. They probably think there's some untapped upside a la Voit.
Aren't Lemahieu's home/road splits significantly different after playing in Denver? That makes me a bit nervous. And I hope this isn't prelude to Andujar leaving.
The guy is going to be 31 and has been in MLB for seven years. He is what he is.
This is what I'm talking about with being clever - everything they do now is an attempt to ape Billy Beane.