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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Nov 21, 2019 8:42:21 GMT -5
Six of one, half a dozen of the other....nothing is gained by releasing Ellsbury, other than just the symbolism of officially cutting ties. He'd have been on the 60 Day-IL all year, so it doesn't help our 40 Man Roster by releasing him, and he gets the full $26 million ($21 million salary for 2020, plus $5 million 2021 buy out) regardless, so it doesn't help us financially. Again, it's just the symbolic cutting of ties and officially ending the relationship. Nothing gained, nothing lost. I guess there's always the possibility he signs with another team and rebounds, but at 36 the odds are slim if he couldn't play at 35 or 34...but who knows.
As for Bird...that saves us money. He probably would have made at least $1.4 million through arbitration, so it skims a slight amount of money off the books.
The Yankees still need to clear a little bit more money in order to sign somebody like Cole, so I'd look for them to trade Happ in order to clear $17 million off the 2020 payroll to make room for an addition.
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Post by bad guy™ on Nov 24, 2019 13:25:35 GMT -5
Bob Nutting sucks.
This has been a redundant PSA brought to you by the WF admin who still continues to support a dead franchise, assassinated by a God awful owner.
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Post by LA Times on Dec 6, 2019 11:24:52 GMT -5
Phillies sign Zack Wheeler, 5 yrs/$118 million.
Cole Hamels to the Braves.
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Post by terraryzing on Dec 9, 2019 15:13:50 GMT -5
Damn, Stras got 7 yrs/$245M from Nats. Highest AAV in history, previously held by Grienke (who will actually make $45M next year in final year of contract)
It's gonna be a short record...Yanks are gonna pay big money for Cole. Biggest contract, Highest AAV. We need that true ace at the top worth it if he's in top form first 3-4 years and at least get 1 championship.
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Post by LA Times on Dec 9, 2019 18:22:58 GMT -5
Damn, Stras got 7 yrs/$245M from Nats. Highest AAV in history, previously held by Grienke (who will actually make $45M next year in final year of contract) It's gonna be a short record...Yanks are gonna pay big money for Cole. Biggest contract, Highest AAV. We need that true ace at the top worth it if he's in top form first 3-4 years and at least get 1 championship. 😱 he definitely added some more zeros to his contract with his postseason performance. Cole might get 7 years/$280 million now
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Post by terraryzing on Dec 10, 2019 6:27:38 GMT -5
I'm sure you heard but they're talking over $300 mil for Cole, last night Joel Sherman was talking ridiculous numbers, 9 years/$324M. That would make it highest AAV at $36M and the largest for a free agent contract in history including position players. Houston was good to this man, he took it to another level when he got there. I mean he was a good, good player in Pittsburgh, but Houston has some kind of thing that gets these guys to another level. JV was a HOF'r before he got there, but he clearly was able to re-invente himself in his mid 30's instead of ending up on the CC route (stuff over power). I mean who were the top Cy Young candidates last year? JV, Cole & Charlie Morton. Hope we land him. Cashman should give him a blank check again.
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Post by LK3 on Dec 11, 2019 0:21:33 GMT -5
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Dec 11, 2019 3:21:19 GMT -5
Yanks get Cole, and really, they DIDN'T over pay.
He's the best pitcher on the planet, and he's only paid the most by $1 million!
Verlander: $33 million Greinke: $34.4 million Strasburg: $35 million Cole: $36 million
One could argue perhaps the whole number of $324, or the 9 years is too much...but PER YEAR, with no TRUE ACES hitting the market for at least 4 years, this is a GREAT deal. He'll only be 37 at the end of the deal, and we didn't get Clemens in 99 until he was already 36! As long as he stays healthy....this is tremendous.
Gerrit Cole Luis Severino James Paxton Masahiro Tanaka
That front 4 is the best in baseball, and the Yankees still have Montgomery and German, you can pair Chad Green with Loasiga or maybe even Garcia if he develops quickly. I believe Happ will be traded.
Add that to a bullpen which has:
Green (when he's not opening) Kahnle Ottavino Britton Chapman
I'm very happy right now.
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Post by LK3 on Dec 11, 2019 5:41:12 GMT -5
If he can have longevity like CC did, then we'll be in great shape. His initial deal was 7 years, and he ended up pitching 11 years for us. And even if Cole would end up opting out after 5 years for whatever reason, that would still hopefully be 5 good/great years from him.
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Post by LA Times on Dec 11, 2019 23:05:00 GMT -5
Angels sign Anthony Rendon, 7 years/$245 million, the exact same contract Stephen Strasburg just got. What are they doing? They need 2 SPs and couldve gotten both Bumgarner and Ryu with that money. They have about $120 million tied up to just 4 guys next season:
Mike Trout $35.5 million Anthony Rendon $35 million Albert Pujols $29 million Justin Upton $21 million
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Post by LA Times on Dec 12, 2019 11:45:26 GMT -5
Mets sign Rick Porchello and his pitches will end up in the porch.
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Post by Chip on Dec 12, 2019 16:26:43 GMT -5
I'm sooooooo ing stoked about Gerrit Cole. BAYBAY
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Post by LA Times on Dec 15, 2019 17:48:01 GMT -5
Diamondbacks sign mad bum, 5 years/$85 million
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Post by dollarbill04 on Dec 16, 2019 13:57:00 GMT -5
Ok, Red Sox. DO SOMETHING.
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Post by bad guy™ on Dec 17, 2019 22:02:27 GMT -5
Ok, Red Sox. DO SOMETHING. Imagine this exchange as Cora to O'Halloran to Bloom. You're welcome.
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Post by LA Times on Dec 18, 2019 18:09:02 GMT -5
Ok, Red Sox. DO SOMETHING. I had a dream last night that Josh Hamilton showed up at red Sox spring training and in an alcohol fueled rage demanded they sign him. And this was 2016-current Josh Hamilton, not the 2010 one...
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Post by LA Times on Dec 23, 2019 18:53:22 GMT -5
Blue Jays sign Hyun Jin Ryu, 4 years/$80 million. I think his 2019 season was a flash in the pan.
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Post by LA Times on Dec 25, 2019 21:31:13 GMT -5
White Sox sign Edwin Encarnacion, 1 year/$12 million. Dont they have enough of these 1B/DH types?
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Jan 2, 2020 15:34:22 GMT -5
Domingo German suspended 81 games (63 games in 2020, what he served at the end of 2019 counts toward the total suspension.
I would think this pretty much guarantees that the Yankees keep JA Happ now. Can't really afford to just trade him away to save $17 million and then what happens if in Spring Training Montgomery needs more time to round back into form and what happens if Garcia doesn't look good....who's the 5th starter?
Loaisiga has looked better as a reliever, and I think Chad Green is more valuable as a mid-to-late inning fire extinguisher than being wasted as merely an opener every 5 days.
If I was the Yankees, I'm keeping JA Happ because he's a proven starter. His 2019 didn't go as well as we wanted, but he finished with a strong September and he's a veteran pitcher who can give us a solid #5. If he pitches poorly to start the season, the Yankees could always get rid of him, but by the time it will take to make that decision, Montgomery might be ready or German might be back, so it just gives us more depth and another option.
I hope we keep Happ.
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Post by LA Times on Jan 3, 2020 17:40:58 GMT -5
Nationals sign Starlin Castro 2 yrs/$12 million. The guy has been around forever it seems, but he is only 29.
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