Comments on: Melky opts out of Classic http://riveraveblues.com/2009/02/melky-opts-out-of-classic-8213/ A New York Yankees Blog Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:26:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Old Ranger http://riveraveblues.com/2009/02/melky-opts-out-of-classic-8213/#comment-285963 Old Ranger Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:40:24 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=8213#comment-285963 No, he is avg. No, he is avg.

]]> By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside http://riveraveblues.com/2009/02/melky-opts-out-of-classic-8213/#comment-285838 tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:21:09 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=8213#comment-285838 Shhh... Don't tell anyone. Ixnay on the Uertoricanpay. Shhh… Don’t tell anyone. Ixnay on the Uertoricanpay.

]]> By: Mike Pop http://riveraveblues.com/2009/02/melky-opts-out-of-classic-8213/#comment-285812 Mike Pop Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:49:51 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=8213#comment-285812 Don't let it happen again. I swares!!!! Don’t let it happen again. I swares!!!!

]]> By: Drew http://riveraveblues.com/2009/02/melky-opts-out-of-classic-8213/#comment-285805 Drew Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:15:46 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=8213#comment-285805 Alex eats that shit for breakfast lunch and dinner, not melky. Alex eats that shit for breakfast lunch and dinner, not melky.

]]> By: Drew http://riveraveblues.com/2009/02/melky-opts-out-of-classic-8213/#comment-285803 Drew Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:13:26 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=8213#comment-285803 A man can hope... and if you've seen recent pics he's in great shape. A man can hope… and if you’ve seen recent pics he’s in great shape.

]]> By: Ben K. http://riveraveblues.com/2009/02/melky-opts-out-of-classic-8213/#comment-285789 Ben K. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:45:24 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=8213#comment-285789 Here's where I disagree with you, Drew. Melky was never really a highly touted prospect. He never really projected to be much more than a fourth OFer on the Yanks and a starter on some worse teams. These expectations for him are based on an outlier rookie season. He won't be as bad as he was in 2008, but he probably won't ever be as good as a lot of his fans think he could be. Here’s where I disagree with you, Drew. Melky was never really a highly touted prospect. He never really projected to be much more than a fourth OFer on the Yanks and a starter on some worse teams. These expectations for him are based on an outlier rookie season. He won’t be as bad as he was in 2008, but he probably won’t ever be as good as a lot of his fans think he could be.

]]> By: Drew http://riveraveblues.com/2009/02/melky-opts-out-of-classic-8213/#comment-285788 Drew Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:43:35 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=8213#comment-285788 Come on people, Melky is still a prospect. He's in the best shape hes ever been in. Brett Gardner is nice but we already have a Johnny Damon(of course Damon has more pop). Gardner is a slap baller, Melky will be the man and i hope we don't get rid of him! especially for a prospect Come on people, Melky is still a prospect. He’s in the best shape hes ever been in. Brett Gardner is nice but we already have a Johnny Damon(of course Damon has more pop). Gardner is a slap baller, Melky will be the man and i hope we don’t get rid of him! especially for a prospect

]]> By: Drew http://riveraveblues.com/2009/02/melky-opts-out-of-classic-8213/#comment-285782 Drew Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:39:19 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=8213#comment-285782 Isn't bern rican? Isn’t bern rican?

]]> By: Mike Pop http://riveraveblues.com/2009/02/melky-opts-out-of-classic-8213/#comment-285751 Mike Pop Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:45:27 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=8213#comment-285751 Winnings? Winnings? What winnings? Good looking deal though. Winnings? Winnings? What winnings?

Good looking deal though.

]]> By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside http://riveraveblues.com/2009/02/melky-opts-out-of-classic-8213/#comment-285748 tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:35:13 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=8213#comment-285748 I will explain. No, there is too much… I will sum up. It’s a threeway between the Knicks, Spurs, and Warriors. (Usually you pay double for that kind of action, Cotton). Knicks give: Eddy Curry, David Lee Knicks get: Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas, Ime Udoka, Jacque Vaughn Spurs give: Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas, Ime Udoka, Jacque Vaughn, Ian Mahinmi Spurs get: Corey Maggette, Anthony Morrow, Marcus Williams Warriors give: Corey Maggette, Anthony Morrow, Marcus Williams Warriors get: Eddy Curry, David Lee, Ian Mahinmi The Warriors have been dying to get out from under the 5 year/50M deal they inked Maggette to from the moment he signed it. Lee is a good way to recoup their investment and Mahinmi is another good young bigman they can build around. Curry’s contract isn’t pretty, but to be able to turn Maggette into Lee and Mahinmi is probably worth taking on Curry’s deal. In any event, with the long term deals of Ellis, Biedrins, Crawford and Jackson all on the books for the next 3-5 years, they’re not going to be under the cap anytime soon anyway. The Spurs have been looking for another scorer to add to their core (they were sniffing all over Vince Carter), and Maggette is probably a better fit for them anyway. They don’t give a crap about the cap, they’re locked into their big three of Duncan/Parker/Ginobili anyway. Morrow and Williams are tiny contracts for cap purposes, but they’re both half-decent guards, they could contribute. The Knicks get four guys who are all a has been or never was, but they all have contracts that expire at the right time. Udoka and Vaughn are utter throwaways; they’ve been in every proposed Spurs deal this year. The good thing about the trade is, Bowen and Thomas are two of 4 different Spurs all making roughly identical money on identical, expiring-in-two-years deals (the other two being Roger Mason and Matt Bonner), so whichever two the Spurs are most willing to part with works in the deal. Win-win-win. I will explain. No, there is too much… I will sum up. It’s a threeway between the Knicks, Spurs, and Warriors. (Usually you pay double for that kind of action, Cotton).

Knicks give:
Eddy Curry, David Lee
Knicks get:
Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas, Ime Udoka, Jacque Vaughn

Spurs give:
Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas, Ime Udoka, Jacque Vaughn, Ian Mahinmi
Spurs get:
Corey Maggette, Anthony Morrow, Marcus Williams

Warriors give:
Corey Maggette, Anthony Morrow, Marcus Williams
Warriors get:
Eddy Curry, David Lee, Ian Mahinmi

The Warriors have been dying to get out from under the 5 year/50M deal they inked Maggette to from the moment he signed it. Lee is a good way to recoup their investment and Mahinmi is another good young bigman they can build around. Curry’s contract isn’t pretty, but to be able to turn Maggette into Lee and Mahinmi is probably worth taking on Curry’s deal. In any event, with the long term deals of Ellis, Biedrins, Crawford and Jackson all on the books for the next 3-5 years, they’re not going to be under the cap anytime soon anyway.

The Spurs have been looking for another scorer to add to their core (they were sniffing all over Vince Carter), and Maggette is probably a better fit for them anyway. They don’t give a crap about the cap, they’re locked into their big three of Duncan/Parker/Ginobili anyway. Morrow and Williams are tiny contracts for cap purposes, but they’re both half-decent guards, they could contribute.

The Knicks get four guys who are all a has been or never was, but they all have contracts that expire at the right time. Udoka and Vaughn are utter throwaways; they’ve been in every proposed Spurs deal this year. The good thing about the trade is, Bowen and Thomas are two of 4 different Spurs all making roughly identical money on identical, expiring-in-two-years deals (the other two being Roger Mason and Matt Bonner), so whichever two the Spurs are most willing to part with works in the deal.

Win-win-win.

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