Comments on: Yanks, other teams not interested in Hudson

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:55:28 +0000

Trading Cano is a dumb idea if you ask me. At the moment we are a team that can contend for the World Series while simultaneously developing players for the future. If Cash and the boys play this right, which I am confident that they will, the Yankees will be in a position to annihilate all competitors. We already have the money to sign whoever we want/need in the off-season and that does not figure to change. Of course, all of that money needs to be invested wisely and we have improved our decision making on FAs (fingers crossed on CC and A.J.). To compliment the cash we will soon have a farm system as rich as just about anybodies – certainly anybody that will be serious about contending with us annually. The problem is, we need to show some more patience with our young guys that come through the system. Cano will be a star for this team and Gardner and/or Melky is capable of playing a significant role in our success as well – at least defensively if they don’t overwhelm with the bat. Obviously, if we can rob a team, I am all for that. But I don’t want to see us rob a team for a position (OF) that we have the answers to. If we can add a young top of the rotation-type starter in the Adam Wainwright (already shot down) or Chad Billingsley (unlikely) mold then I can accept a semi-blockbuster trade. But short of that, lets give our guys a fair shot. Melky is definitely close to wearing out his welcome, but he is only 24 and still provides solid D in the OF. As a World Series contending team, we still have a hole and a concern or two, but trading off young players for older, costlier “upgrades” is not the answer

By: jad

jad — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:34:11 +0000

Then sweeten the pot with Hughes. We need a cf more than a fifth starter right now. The only other option is to beg Dodgers to take him for Kemp. It is time we had another of named KEmp on this team anyway.

By: bru

bru — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:51:19 +0000

beltran,wells,rowand,mathews are all too old & expensive.

the only way i would move cano is for a kemp or someone similar.

kemp right now is cheaper,2 yrs younger & will put up cano like numbers or better & is a much better baserunner.

cano for kemp & nady/swisher,kennedy for a pitcher.

By: Hawkins44

Hawkins44 — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:03:39 +0000

You aren’t going to get Sizemore…. and you guys are right, trading Cano probably a bad idea… but the fact remains we have a below average defensive club…. those clubs usually don’t win in October..

By: Ben K.

Ben K. — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:57:32 +0000

Quantity does not equal quality. If I were Mark Shapiro, I’d pretty much flat-out reject that offer.

By: jad

jad — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:56:29 +0000

Cano, Nady or Swisher, IPK, Melkey or Gardner, and a Minor League B Relief Pitcher for Sizemore. Sign Hudson. Defense just improved exponentially and we are in the World Series before the season starts. Make Cleveland an offer they absolutely cannot refuse. We have the surplus and this team will not win without a defensive CF, Catcher, and SS on the field at the same time. Sizmore fixes most of that!!!

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:37:07 +0000

Trading cano and nady for aaron roward or gary matthews? I dont think so. How exactly does that help us? Because there is no centerfielder in the market, you want to give up two solid, cheap options for guys like that. We can package nady and prospects together and land someone better than aaron rowand. Cano should not be traded unless the team is considering last year, an off year and taking him at 2007 value. No team wants to do that? Fine, we dont trade him. Trading cano now for current value is a huge mistake – we shouldnt ever sell low, especially young guys. If you are talking about a cheap, young centerfielder like kemp for cano and nady, I would start to agree but you are trading two very affordable options for either guys that are NOT as good offensively or guys that are very expensive and much older. That is the last thing we should be doing is trading cost controlled young talent for older, over-payed talent. Any one we get for nady and cano should at the very least be someone cheap and in their early to mid 20s.

By: Hawkins44

Hawkins44 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:16:43 +0000

Ben, I hear you and I’m not suggesting moving Cano and Swisher for Reed Johnson and a bucket of practice balls. What’s the second biggest hole on this team behind the 5th starting pitcher? Up-the-middle defense…. Jeter is older, Cano is average (you said so yourself) and we don’t really have a centerfielder. Furthermore, isn’t Cano the second highest paid 2b in the LEAGUE… is that cost controlled? Sizemore isn’t coming because he’s young and affordable..but how about?

Carlos Beltran
Vernon Wells
Aaron Rowand
Gary Matthews

I think Hudson and anyone above makes for a much better defensive club. Finally, aren’t ALL corner outfielders are cost controlled in this market…Swisher’s 7 million goes a long way…shoot, you could probably bring Abreu back…..

You would take Pettitte’s 10 million to offset adding payroll to CF…. he doesn’t want it anyway.

By: Ben K.

Ben K. — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:22:22 +0000

I don’t get this at all. At all.

You would trade your cost-controlled 26-year-old second baseman who has the ability to hit for average and power and is a pretty decent fielder along with either a cost-controlled corner outfieder or a corner outfielder who could net you a big payday at the deadline for a “decent CFer” in this market?? That would be a terrible, terrible trade for the Yankees.

In fact, the only way I’d move Cano and Nady/Swisher in the same deal for an outfielder would be if Grady Sizemore comes to the Bronx. But that won’t happen, and anything would be one of the worst trades in recent Yankee history.

By: Hawkins44

Hawkins44 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:18:49 +0000

I pretty much agree with everyone that cano got off to a terrible start last year and me thinks that had to do with justifying the new contract. The problem I have with Robbie is what type of defensive 2b is he going to be? I think he took a step backwards last year and the routine play with him was not routine. If you trade Robbie and Nady/Swisher for a decent CF’er and then go out and sign Hudson I think your up-the-middle defense gets MUCH better and you don’t lose too much offense (presuming you get a decent offensive CF’er)

My .05