Here we are again, facing another potential round of veteran Yankees saying adios to the Bronx. Nothing is set in stone yet but here is the latest:
Pettitte opts out of one year 16 million dollar deal
You have to respect Pettitte, it has never been just about the money for him like it has for some OTHER players (ahem). This isn't the end for Andy necessarily. He is still undecided on his return and I don't think that this is some sort of A-Rod tactic to make more money. Hank Stienbrenner went as far as to say that the Yankees need Pettitte, they do, and that he can take as much time to make his decision as he needs. Despite his status as a free agent Pettitte has always said that he would pitch for New York in 2008 or retire. I don't see any reason not to believe him. If he decides to pitch he will get the same 16 million, possibly with another player option into 2009. Right now I would say his return is 50/50.
Posada Wants 40 Million and 4 Years
Well nothing unexpected here. Jorge is waiting for offers from other teams before making his final decision about a return to the Bronx. Clearly Posada is upset by the front office decision not to extend his contract during spring training, but to that I have to say can you blame them? Resign a 36 year old catcher for an extended contract? Posada has always been a consistent force offensively and the fact that he is a switch hitter is a huge plus. However, prior to 2007 Posada had never had a season where he hit over .300. Even in 2003, his best year prior to last season, while he hit 30 home runs and 101 RBI's, his era was .281. Granted he is a catcher, but Cashman was right to have pause before throwing mounds of money at Posada. That was then and this is now. The free agent market for quality catchers is non existent. When you couple that with all of the young pitchers who will need an experienced catcher to work them through the season there is no choice but to get Posada back. Sure, he will be 37 next year, but based on this season it is safe to say that you can count on at least two more good years. I do think he will come back, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it come down to the wire.
Speaking of former Yankees, I watched Joe Torre's press conference from Dodgers Stadium yesterday. It was so bizarre to see him in Dodgers blue. It was like watching an ex talk about how wonderful their new relationship with someone else is. Still, I wish Torre and Mattingly the best of luck on the left coast.
There is still time to vote in the "Where will A-Rod End Up" poll. Aside from the people could care less, and I include myself in that category, the consensious seems to be Boston or the Dodgers. Unfortunatly I added this poll prior to the rumors about Detroit showing an interest, if I had to bet I would say that is where he headed.
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Jorge is going to get what he wants and if it's 4 years at $10MM, so be it.
Andy P, god love him, is trying to figure out what he watns to do...for my money, if he can't figure it out as he says is the case then he's not ready to walk and he comes back for one, maybe 2 more.
As a peace offering my Red Sox fan boyfriend DVRed the Torre Press Conference so that I could watch it last night when I got home from work.
And I thought the exact same thing. It was just like seeing an ex with another. But then he said that growing up in Brooklyn (in my neighborhood no less) he was a GIANTS fan! WTF! But he did apologize for that so there you go.
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Funny, I never knew he grew up a Giants fan until I saw that. That's ok though, he will always be a Yankee in the hearts and minds of the Empire.
Pig, pig, piggy piggy pig. Pig, pig, pig, pig, pig, pig, pig. Oink, oink, oink oink oink. Oink oink oink... weeeeeeeeeee.... grunt. I'm a pig. In slop.
New York had 4 teams at the same time at one point in the late 50's or early 60's. Yankees, Giants, Dodgers, Mets. New York is only half the city it once was.
Pig out dude.
Baseball isn't important.
From Curt Schilling who signed an $8 million dollar 1 year contract with incentives.
"Did I leave money on the table? Yes. Could I have gotten another year? I think so," Schilling said on his Web site. "Looking at the teams that called, my best guess would be around $14 million-$15 million for a one-year deal with the potential to get $25 million-$30 million for a two-year deal."
"It says a lot about Curt that he was willing to take less to come back here," Epstein said. "It's easy for a player to say, 'It's not about the money,' but it's hard to actually prove it. In Curt's case, he put his money where his mouth was and really made a statement about what's important to him right now and he deserves a lot of credit for that and we benefit from that as an organization and our fans will benefit, as well."
Wow! I've never seen a Yankees player take less money to stay with them cause they belived they would go to the World Series.
Maybe bad knees Posada will do the same. I doubt it, why would he? He can ask for a 5 year $75 million dollar contract and get it. Not because he's worth it, or deserves it, but because Cashman is a moron!
(just to be clear cause I know you're gonna jump all over the Posada comment. I am in no way claiming that Posada is not worth market value, but, if HE'S so inclined to stay with the Yankees he will no doubt be paid way above market value. Cause thats what the the morons running the Yankees do.)
Bad knees Posada? How do you have your best year ever with bad knees? Jeter is the one who had knee problems at the end of the year. And no, Posad could not and would not get 75 million over five years which is why he is asking for 40 million over four years. He has every right to test the market and he is worth 40 million.
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