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Post by MxT13 on Dec 15, 2010 23:59:47 GMT -5
After the breakthrough Russell Martin signing, the Yankees are primed for another championship run, right? I have a funny feeling Ivan Nova and Sergio Mitre are gonna bring it home every 5th day. Is 2011 another missed playoff year for the Yankees, and secondly, is it really a big deal?
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Post by BlackOps on Dec 16, 2010 5:29:07 GMT -5
Probably not. The Rays lost Crawford, so for at least one season that probably bumps them down to Blue Jays territory, so that takes away a little steam from the epic-best-division-ever AL East.
I don't think they got any worse. If anything, they won't be letting Javy Vasquez pitch every day. Remember, they did win 95 games last year.
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Post by Nyi28nhl on Dec 16, 2010 7:13:29 GMT -5
Remember, Crawford stayed in the division with the Red Sox.
The Yankees went into this offseason with one big concern - pitching. So far, they've failed at addressing that need (unless you count a way over the hill Mark Prior).
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Post by Nyi28nhl on Dec 16, 2010 22:40:57 GMT -5
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Post by Nyi28nhl on Dec 29, 2010 10:33:22 GMT -5
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Post by Nyi28nhl on Jan 14, 2011 16:33:41 GMT -5
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Post by ozzie on Jan 15, 2011 15:22:14 GMT -5
Another loss to the Rays....
I hate the Yankees.
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Post by BlackOps on Jan 15, 2011 20:59:16 GMT -5
The Rays added Kyle Farnsworth. He isn't as good as Soriano, but their performances will be similar, and with a little luck Kyle could be better.
Soriano is a type A free agent, so the Rays are going to get the Yankees' first round pick in the draft as well as another in the supplemental round between the first and second. Farnsworth's deal was for only 3.25 million, so they saved ~8 million dollars this season, plus added two picks for a marginal loss in performance. That 8 million could more than make up for the value lost just by adding some of the lesser free agents left on the market this off season
I'm telling you guys, every move they make sets them up even better for the future. In this upcoming draft, they'll have nine of the top 59 draft picks, with the potential for two more through free agent losses. They probably won't compete for the playoffs this year, but they aren't going away.
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Post by Nyi28nhl on Jan 17, 2011 11:26:23 GMT -5
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Post by Nyi28nhl on Jan 19, 2011 20:24:50 GMT -5
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Post by All Day Peterson on Jan 20, 2011 12:10:59 GMT -5
according to the article cash's contract is up at the end of next season. betcha he gets the torre treatment.
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Post by Nyi28nhl on Jan 28, 2011 17:20:19 GMT -5
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Post by iPatriot on Jan 30, 2011 8:03:00 GMT -5
The Yankees signed Bartolo Colon as a flier going into Spring Training. One Boston radio station quipped, "The Yankees better be careful with Bartolo Colon. He might eat Brett Gardner..."
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Post by All Day Peterson on Jan 31, 2011 10:48:48 GMT -5
The Yankees signed Bartolo Colon as a flier going into Spring Training. One Boston radio station quipped, "The Yankees better be careful with Bartolo Colon. He might eat Brett Gardner..." Thats funny because he is fat.
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Post by Nyi28nhl on Feb 7, 2011 10:32:37 GMT -5
Now that Pettitte has retired, how are the Yankees looking for this year? Could they actually miss the playoffs?
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