Comments on: Damon: I don’t want no stinkin’ paycut

By: PL]PREDATOR

PL]PREDATOR — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:31:30 +0000

WE shold sign back Damon. Why? He doesn’t have a great arm, but his offense was great this year

By: CJ

CJ — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:59:14 +0000

See ya Johnny….Curts Granderson for CF, Melky in LF, Swisher in RF…makes team younger and cheaper…explore the cost of Edwin Jackson and bring but Matsui with an honorable contract compensated by Japanese marketing

Austin Jackson, Ian Kennedy, Romine, McCallister, and maybe Robertson for Granderson and Jackson

By: larryf

larryf — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:30:48 +0000

it’s still hard and that’s 14 out of 25. Plenty of room to get younger.

By: bkight13

bkight13 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:29:08 +0000

I’d call Plan A a winner. People here are too down on Holliday. He’s a very good player we may have to overpay, but he makes this team better. Even a 6yr deal leaves him at 35 in 2015.

I like re-signing Matsui to DH and bringing up Miranda to give him a shot when Matsui needs a rest or breaks down. I don’t think we’ll get Crawford any cheaper/shorter than Holliday, so why not do it now.

By: mns1961

mns1961 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:34:30 +0000

What don’t you understand??

Benjamin Kabak writes:
“….at worst, he’s an adequate replacement for Hideki Matsui as the Yanks’ full-time DH. ”

Will the Yank still need somebody batting 5th, or what? It’s not about signing Damon and/or Matsui; One is OF, and the other is DH.

By: currambayankees

currambayankees — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:39:58 +0000

Agree with you offer arbi for one year.

By: Rose

Rose — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:31:30 +0000

Hard to repeat with an old team….

2000 Yankees (3rd time winning WS in a row; 4th in 5 years; Also went to WS in 2001)

These guys weren’t all starters…but they certainly contributed…
Paul O’Neill – 37
Scott Broscious – 33
Chuck Knoblauch – 31
Tino Martinez – 32
David Justice – 34
Jose Canseco – 35
Luis Sojo – 35
Jim Leyritz – 36
El Duque – 34 (probably older)
David Cone – 37
Roger Clemens – 37
Dwight Gooden – 35
Jeff Nelson – 33
Mike Stanton – 33

By: Count Zero

Count Zero — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:24:03 +0000

Not so sure about that…if I were him I would actually take it.

Keep in mind that once any deal for him has to include compensation picks to the Yankees, his potential deal from any other team will shrink. It could end with him returning to the Yanks for less than he would have gotten if we didn’t offer arb.

If he takes the arb offer, he gets 50% more in 2010 than he would get on a multi-year, and if he really is as ageless as Boras says he is, he can have another good year and still get $12MM again for 2011.

Absolute worst case he gets $14MM for one year vs. say $22MM for two.

By: Rose

Rose — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:18:56 +0000

No way you put that out as your outfield in the AL East. You have absolute ZERO depth with that plan as well…

By: larryf

larryf — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:14:58 +0000

But back to Granderson Great defense. 30 HR’s (2 in one game at Yankee Stadium IIRC) 29 years old. Never won a World Series. Hard to repeat with an old team….

Bye Bye Johnny