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	<title>Comments on: Pettitte strong, but Morrow dominates</title>
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		<title>By: mustang</title>
		<link>http://riveraveblues.com/2008/09/pettitte-strong-but-morrow-dominates-4264/#comment-150468</link>
		<dc:creator>mustang</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Damn right</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Damn right</p>
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		<title>By: Steve</title>
		<link>http://riveraveblues.com/2008/09/pettitte-strong-but-morrow-dominates-4264/#comment-150280</link>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here&#039;s how I look at it, combination of business and Baseball. In terms of production, A-Gon and Tex are pretty much the same player.

-Tex will cost the Yanks 140-150 mil to sign. Plus two draft picks.

-A-Gon will cost around 6-7 mil over the next 2 years with a club option of 5.5 mil the year after.

So the question becomes is a package of two or three top prospects, maybe (USC hometown boy) Kennedy/A-Jax+ worth 130 mil to the franchise? No, not even close. The most optimistic projections for both players would save the franchise around 30-40 mil each through their arby years, and chances are one of them fails and saves you nothing anyway.

Even if they were to extend A-Gon for 2 years into his free agency like Cano, he would still only cost them around 40 mil. He would still save the Yanks around 100 million. Plus, you have more roster and payroll flexibility by having A-Gon for 2-5 years instead of being locked in to Tex for 7, the last few of which he will likely be in decline and much less productive. That&#039;s how we got where we are now with players like Giambi, we shouldn&#039;t repeat that same mistake, even if its years down the road.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s how I look at it, combination of business and Baseball. In terms of production, A-Gon and Tex are pretty much the same player.</p>
<p>-Tex will cost the Yanks 140-150 mil to sign. Plus two draft picks.</p>
<p>-A-Gon will cost around 6-7 mil over the next 2 years with a club option of 5.5 mil the year after.</p>
<p>So the question becomes is a package of two or three top prospects, maybe (USC hometown boy) Kennedy/A-Jax+ worth 130 mil to the franchise? No, not even close. The most optimistic projections for both players would save the franchise around 30-40 mil each through their arby years, and chances are one of them fails and saves you nothing anyway.</p>
<p>Even if they were to extend A-Gon for 2 years into his free agency like Cano, he would still only cost them around 40 mil. He would still save the Yanks around 100 million. Plus, you have more roster and payroll flexibility by having A-Gon for 2-5 years instead of being locked in to Tex for 7, the last few of which he will likely be in decline and much less productive. That&#8217;s how we got where we are now with players like Giambi, we shouldn&#8217;t repeat that same mistake, even if its years down the road.</p>
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		<title>By: steve (different one)</title>
		<link>http://riveraveblues.com/2008/09/pettitte-strong-but-morrow-dominates-4264/#comment-150270</link>
		<dc:creator>steve (different one)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jeter has been about average this year on defense.

the rest of your post is too stupid to warrant a response.

seriously, you should throw your computer off the highest building you can find.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jeter has been about average this year on defense.</p>
<p>the rest of your post is too stupid to warrant a response.</p>
<p>seriously, you should throw your computer off the highest building you can find.</p>
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		<title>By: huuz</title>
		<link>http://riveraveblues.com/2008/09/pettitte-strong-but-morrow-dominates-4264/#comment-150258</link>
		<dc:creator>huuz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>if we&#039;re not in the playoffs, i would just assume be in last place.  there is no effective difference between 5th place and last place in the AL...assuming you continue to sell out games.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>if we&#8217;re not in the playoffs, i would just assume be in last place.  there is no effective difference between 5th place and last place in the AL&#8230;assuming you continue to sell out games.</p>
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		<title>By: mustang</title>
		<link>http://riveraveblues.com/2008/09/pettitte-strong-but-morrow-dominates-4264/#comment-150233</link>
		<dc:creator>mustang</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Don&#039;t they get a higher pick if they finish 4th I would think some people here would be jumping for joy about that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t they get a higher pick if they finish 4th I would think some people here would be jumping for joy about that.</p>
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		<title>By: mustang</title>
		<link>http://riveraveblues.com/2008/09/pettitte-strong-but-morrow-dominates-4264/#comment-150228</link>
		<dc:creator>mustang</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;rooting for them to avoid a fourth-place finish. Considering their schedule the rest of the way, they don’t have a lock on third place.&quot;

With all respect what does it matter.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;rooting for them to avoid a fourth-place finish. Considering their schedule the rest of the way, they don’t have a lock on third place.&#8221;</p>
<p>With all respect what does it matter.</p>
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		<title>By: cult of basebaal</title>
		<link>http://riveraveblues.com/2008/09/pettitte-strong-but-morrow-dominates-4264/#comment-150218</link>
		<dc:creator>cult of basebaal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>THEY&#039;RE PUTTING THE EIGHTH INNING AT RISK!!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THEY&#8217;RE PUTTING THE EIGHTH INNING AT RISK!!!!</p>
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		<title>By: Mike R.</title>
		<link>http://riveraveblues.com/2008/09/pettitte-strong-but-morrow-dominates-4264/#comment-150204</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike R.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That is mathematically improbable. Even if the Yankees lost 75% of their games here on out they still wouldn&#039;t have the 15th pick. Damn NL mediocrity!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That is mathematically improbable. Even if the Yankees lost 75% of their games here on out they still wouldn&#8217;t have the 15th pick. Damn NL mediocrity!</p>
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		<title>By: Jack</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hate you.</description>
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		<title>By: Andy in Sunny Daytona</title>
		<link>http://riveraveblues.com/2008/09/pettitte-strong-but-morrow-dominates-4264/#comment-150197</link>
		<dc:creator>Andy in Sunny Daytona</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am so disappointed that Melvin Croussett is not coming over for the Instructional League.  It&#039;s heartbreaking.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am so disappointed that Melvin Croussett is not coming over for the Instructional League.  It&#8217;s heartbreaking.</p>
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