Guess that means Beltran goes elsewhere
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Lol at the Yankees..they have no farm system and they will buy a team because they have a $400 million payroll. Put a salary cap and they will be the Jaguars of MLB. Most incompetent team in history.Comment -
what a trader he isComment -
Yanks haven't been spending as big lately.
Yanks are exactly middle of the pack in terms of farm systemComment -
Lmao Yankees. This team keeps making matters worse for themselves with each passing offseason.
What a dumb signing.Comment -
adios....thanks for the memories...and the free tacos in the 07 world series....
in all seriousness.....the sox drafted ellsbury knowing that damon would end up walking....they drafted bradley jr with the same thing in mind......obviously bradley isnt a polished major league hitter yet....and they prob wont hand him the job.....but the guy can run and field at a similar level right now....just needs work at the plateComment -
He helped Sox win 2 ws. I can't knock him.Comment -
Typical Yankees fan post.
I'm going to assume pavyracer (who yes, is very ignorent) meant the Yankees of here and now. Well nashy it's not 1920 anymore. It's also not 1955. It's not 1975 either. And no it's not 2000. It's 2013 and this Yankees management is absolutely clueless and they'll continue to lose as long as they continue making moves like this.Comment -
7 years for a 30 year old - dumb.
Over 20 mil a year for a decent bat and good fielder/baserunner - way overpaid
All this for a guy who has an injury history.
The real kicker is this: You could have brought back a much much better bat and guy with no injury history for what? 5-10 more million a year? This is beyond idiotic.Comment -
Actually think this is one of the better moves the Yanks have made lately. If Ellsbury keeps up his production and doesn't take his money and run then this will be worth it. I think he's a competitor though and won't settle just because he has a big deal now.Comment -
last three years or so of this deal could be pretty painful for the yanks considering he's a speed guey with injury issuesComment -
Cool. One year of more than 9 homeruns (clearly was a fluke) and he played in hitter-friendly Fenway.
Ellsbury is a speed guy. Which of those guys do you know that ages well? Is it Carl Crawford? How about Chone Figgins, remember him? Michael Bourn? I'm not saying he stinks but if you really think this is a good contract you need to have your head examined.
Sometimes less is more. The Yankees don't seem to get this. They think they need to make a move every single year.Comment -
Yanks should have a ton of $$$ coming off the books for 2014 right? i'm assuming they will also not be having to pay Arod?Comment -
You mean traitor?
a) he's on record as saying he doesn't like Boston, never has.
b) there is no such thing as loyalty anymore in sports. Loyal to the dollar.
I'm loyal to my family and the dollar, that's it.
Why should he stay in a city he doesn't like and get more money while leaving the city he doesn't like.Comment -
I agree he is a trader.Comment -
MLB contracts are out of control. Way over prices for a guy that averages 107 games a year.Comment -
stevenash why do you argue with ignorant people? they are just haters of this team because of how good they always areComment -
Redsox never wanted to keep him in the first place.
They already made the same disastrous mistake with same type player in Crawford and found a miracle when the Dodgers took him.
Horrible signing by the Yanks. Overpaid huge, coulda waited n got him a ton cheaper or at least 1 or 2 years less.
Looks like the Yanks are going out of their way to tell Cano to suck a dick with his 300 million dreams.
I like the Yanks approach as far as that, but the player they chose to spend it on was terrible.
Cashman no longer has blank checks to buy teams, so this signing could very well get him canned when or if he flops, which at 30 and his style of play is very possible.
Good day for RedSox fans, bad day for Yanks fans IMO.
Say good-bye to Cano because when he's forced to suck it up and take realistic money at around 180-200 million, it's not gonna be the Yanks he settles it with.
Some team should get a pretty good deal on him now, even though I'm not a Cano fan.Comment -
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Maybe he will draw some better looking women into yanks stadium.Comment -
great signing by the Yankees without a doubt. As long as he stays healthy Ellsbury is a game changer. As already pointed out he is a great fit for Yankee stadium. Not sure how their pitching will be next year though they are desperately in need of multiple startersComment -
As a diehard Red Sox fan, I'm not a believer in the "traitor" aspect of free agency. Very few baseball players would hold ties so tight that they'd pass on an overpaid contract.
Quite simply, the Yankees overpaid for the piece of glass Ellsbury. I would have loved to see him stay in Boston, but if someone is going to pay $21M/year for him then he should go. Ellsbury hit the jackpot and I'm fairly certain that he'll be less productive as a Yankee.
Jackie Bradley, Jr era starts NOWComment -
i think vegasinsider put it pretty goodComment -
just looking at the top here..... looks like the yanks have ALOT left to spend.
plus they don't have to pay the Pirates to have AJ Burnett pitch for them
MLB New York AL 13 OD : MLB New York AL 13 OD.xls
NEW YORK AL MLS thru '12 season Updated 3/31/13 salary + p-r bonus Pos'n ML Srv Agent Length / Total Value 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Rodriguez, Alex 3b 18.011 Scott Boras 10 yr/$275M (08-17) $29,000,000 $26.000 $22.000 $21.000 $21.000 Wells, Vernon of 11.113 Brian Peters 7 yr/$126M (08-14) $24,642,857 $24.643 FA Teixeira, Mark 1b 10.000 Casey Close 8 yr/$180 (09-16) $23,125,000 $23.125 $23.125 $23.125 Sabathia, CC lhp-s 12.000 Greg Genske 5 yr/$122M (12-16)+17 v opt $23,000,000 $23.000 $23.000 $25.000 $5.000 Jeter, Derek ss 17.043 Excel Sports 3 yr/$51M (11-13) $17,000,000 $3.000 Cano, Robinson 2b 7.153 Roc Nation / CAA 4 yr/$30M (08-11)+opts $15,000,000 FA Granderson, Curtis cf 7.077 Matt Brown 5 yr/$30.25M (08-12)+opt $15,000,000 FA Kuroda, Hiroki rhp-s 5.000 Steve Hilliard 1 yr/$15M (13) $15,000,000 FA Pettitte, Andy lhp-s 16.144 Excel Sports 1 yr/$12M (13) $12,000,000 FA Youkilis, Kevin 1b-3b 8.093 Joe Bick Pro Star 1 yr/$12M (13) $12,000,000 FA Rivera, Mariano rhp 17.105 SFX Fern Cuza 1 yr/$10M (13) $10,000,000 FA Hughes, Phil rhp-s 5.113 Nez Balelo CAA 1 yr/$7.15M (13) $7,150,000 FA Comment -
why is jeter only listed at $3M for next year?Comment -
It's amazing that the Yankees keep saying they're trying to stay under the luxury tax threshold this season, yet they continue to over pay players and haven't addressed their starting rotation concerns. Plus, they say they're in the mix for the Japanese stud pitcher
Same ole Yankees.Comment
