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Post by yankeesfaninboston on Jan 5, 2024 10:11:45 GMT -5
Sign Snell, trade for Cease, splurge for Bellinger. Then add another reliever... it ain't my money!! In all seriousness, that's the type of buck wild offseason that I think it's going to take for me to look at the roster and think it's a world series contender. And as expensive as it is, it seems like better business to do that than to half-a$$ it and pay less but still a ton for an incomplete team. Worst place for any team to be in sports, IMO, is the middle.
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Post by anthonyd46 on Jan 5, 2024 10:13:56 GMT -5
Sign Snell, trade for Cease, splurge for Bellinger. Then add another reliever... it ain't my money!! In all seriousness, that's the type of buck wild offseason that I think it's going to take for me to look at the roster and think it's a world series contender. And as expensive as it is, it seems like better business to do that than to half-a$$ it and pay less but still a ton for an incomplete team. Worst place for any team to be in sports, IMO, is the middle. Yea they have no guarantee of Soto past one year tired of these what if situations. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by ypaterson on Jan 5, 2024 10:53:14 GMT -5
Sign Snell, trade for Cease, splurge for Bellinger. Then add another reliever... it ain't my money!! In all seriousness, that's the type of buck wild offseason that I think it's going to take for me to look at the roster and think it's a world series contender. And as expensive as it is, it seems like better business to do that than to half-a$$ it and pay less but still a ton for an incomplete team. Worst place for any team to be in sports, IMO, is the middle. For years I srongly held that opinion. With the expansion of the playoffs in MLB I am not as sure. The last dominant team to win a WS were the Red Sox in 2018 and each year it seems that somebody makes the WS after winning fewer than 90 games in the regular season. |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Jan 5, 2024 10:54:30 GMT -5
Sign Snell, trade for Cease, splurge for Bellinger. Then add another reliever... it ain't my money!! In all seriousness, that's the type of buck wild offseason that I think it's going to take for me to look at the roster and think it's a world series contender. And as expensive as it is, it seems like better business to do that than to half-a$$ it and pay less but still a ton for an incomplete team. Worst place for any team to be in sports, IMO, is the middle. For years I srongly held that opinion. With the expansion of the playoffs in MLB I am not as sure. The last dominant team to win a WS were the Red Sox in 2018 and each year it seems that somebody makes the WS after winning fewer than 90 games in the regular season. You def give yourself a better chance though if half your team is not what ifs and the Yankees have a lot of what if teams lately Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by qimqam on Jan 5, 2024 11:17:41 GMT -5
If it was up to me re-signing Soto would be priority #1. Priority #2 would be to re-sign Torres. Doing so would give the Yankees 2 players in their lineup that are in their mid 20's. Rizzo's and Verdugo's money is likely to come off the Yankees books next off season. So with 2 established players like Soto and Torres along with Judge in their line the Yankees don't have to count on rookies like Peraza and The Martian to produce big stats right away. I don't see it as either/or. Sign 'em both...Soto (26) Gleyber (28)... Crazy how young these 2 are ... Soto just turned 25 and Gleyber just turned 27 |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Jan 5, 2024 11:28:25 GMT -5
I'm not sure about Cease, seems he has had 1 very good year but otherwise has been pretty pedestrian. I guess it just illustrates how difficult it is to find quality SP, particularly front end guys. Which also brings me to my point about Cashman, I'm just never sure he has a plan. Feels to me like he was convinced we would end up with Yamamoto and that is why he moved so many innings from potential SPs in trades. There still is time, perhaps he proves me wrong and pulls a rabbit out of his hat but it feels like right now we are banking heavily on rebounds by both Rodon and Cortez and Schmidt continuing to get better. Considering we have had a tendency to use 8 or more starters the past several seasons I'm having a hard time understanding where those innings are gonna come from.
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 5, 2024 11:49:48 GMT -5
I don't see it as either/or. Sign 'em both...Soto (26) Gleyber (28)... Crazy how young these 2 are ... Soto just turned 25 and Gleyber just turned 27 Yeah...I was referring to the '25 season. |
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Post by ypaterson on Jan 5, 2024 15:02:18 GMT -5
I'm not sure about Cease, seems he has had 1 very good year but otherwise has been pretty pedestrian. I guess it just illustrates how difficult it is to find quality SP, particularly front end guys. Which also brings me to my point about Cashman, I'm just never sure he has a plan. Feels to me like he was convinced we would end up with Yamamoto and that is why he moved so many innings from potential SPs in trades. There still is time, perhaps he proves me wrong and pulls a rabbit out of his hat but it feels like right now we are banking heavily on rebounds by both Rodon and Cortez and Schmidt continuing to get better. Considering we have had a tendency to use 8 or more starters the past several seasons I'm having a hard time understanding where those innings are gonna come from. Not that it proves anything, but the guy Dylan Cease is compared to on Baseball Reference is Jack Flaherty - the guy who signed a one year deal for $ 14 M with the Cards this offseason. I would have much preferred Cashman signed a Rodriguez, Flaherty, Giolito and even Montas to start the season and saved his prospects for the "hot" pitcher in August. |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 5, 2024 19:28:56 GMT -5
Robbie Ray has been traded to the Giants with Seattle getting Mitch Haniger back.
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 5, 2024 19:34:56 GMT -5
Another Seattle trade.
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Post by inger on Jan 6, 2024 1:04:27 GMT -5
I'm not sure about Cease, seems he has had 1 very good year but otherwise has been pretty pedestrian. I guess it just illustrates how difficult it is to find quality SP, particularly front end guys. Which also brings me to my point about Cashman, I'm just never sure he has a plan. Feels to me like he was convinced we would end up with Yamamoto and that is why he moved so many innings from potential SPs in trades. There still is time, perhaps he proves me wrong and pulls a rabbit out of his hat but it feels like right now we are banking heavily on rebounds by both Rodon and Cortez and Schmidt continuing to get better. Considering we have had a tendency to use 8 or more starters the past several seasons I'm having a hard time understanding where those innings are gonna come from. Pedestrian you say? Pedestrian? Hah! I happen to know he has his own car…🤓 |
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Post by Max on Jan 6, 2024 13:10:41 GMT -5
Robbie Ray has been traded to the Giants with Seattle getting Mitch Haniger back. If Seattle is going to start trading pitchers, they probably won't trade Castillo, but I wouldn't mind if the Yankees traded for Gilbert. |
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Post by qimqam on Jan 6, 2024 13:28:38 GMT -5
Robbie Ray has been traded to the Giants with Seattle getting Mitch Haniger back. If Seattle is going to start trading pitchers, they probably won't trade Castillo, but I wouldn't mind if the Yankees traded for Gilbert. I'd rather Gilbert because he is younger and cost controlled ... but for that reason I think Seattle would be less likely to trade him than Castillo |
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Post by Max on Jan 6, 2024 13:46:56 GMT -5
If Seattle is going to start trading pitchers, they probably won't trade Castillo, but I wouldn't mind if the Yankees traded for Gilbert. I'd rather Gilbert because he is younger and cost controlled ... but for that reason I think Seattle would be less likely to trade him than Castillo I'd rather the Yankees trade for Gilbert, if it means they have money leftover to sign Hader. |
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Post by inger on Jan 6, 2024 17:17:33 GMT -5
I'd rather Gilbert because he is younger and cost controlled ... but for that reason I think Seattle would be less likely to trade him than Castillo I'd rather the Yankees trade for Gilbert, if it means they have money leftover to sign Hader. I lost a measure of respect for Hader last year when he refused to come out for a four out save… |
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