Comments on: Quick updates: Hairston, Damon, Nady

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:37:12 +0000

Use the $2MM left to sign Nady to a one year incentivized contract and occasional platoon with Gardner. Evaluate mid-season and make change if necessary.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:33:59 +0000

just signing everyone because you can, yeah, that’s the way to run the team

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:44:19 +0000

For God’s sake, this is getting ridiculous. Why the Yankees haven’t signed Damon yet is a mystery to me; they can absolutely afford him ten times over, no matter what “budget” BS they’ve been trying to feed the public. Damon is absolutely worth at least 2 years, 14 million; give him that. If not that, 2 years, 10-12 million. Apparently it’s what they originally offered Damon, but when Boras countered with 2 years, 20 mil, the Yanks immediately slammed the door and signed Johnson. Come on; this is horrible. Damon has played great for the Yanks, and he’s an incredible clutch player. Is this any way to treat JD?? Fans love him, his team loves him, and he makes the Yankees interesting, as opposed to Derek Jeter who, aside from baseball, is about as interesting as permanent ink (I absolutely respect Jeter and his ability, but you have to admit, it would be nice to see him loosen up once in a while). Now that Hairston is gone, and Matsui, and Cabrera…what do we need? Another really good left-handed hitter…Damon murdered the right field porch this season…SIGN HIM UP!!! ENOUGH OF THIS BULLSHIT!!!! I wish George was still in charge as opposed to that little man Hal…George would sign JD in a second, price be damned, because JD makes the team win. Hal and Brian “Cash” man don’t seem to understand that.

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:25:13 +0000

Please tell the Yankees to get Damon back and move on! You can always make other moves in the season!

By: mustang

mustang — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:17:17 +0000

It’s Scott Boras lets see how it plays out.

By: Dave Leon

Dave Leon — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:40:25 +0000

Damon should do to Boras what A-Rod did. If he wants to come back, then tell his agent to shut his face; then Damon could negotiate with the Yankees on his own.

By: Dave Leon

Dave Leon — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:37:50 +0000

Baldelli had great potential early in his career but I just checked wikipedia and he wouldn’t be worth the gamble. Even if he were to stay healthy (I’d bet my house he won’t), he has that fatigue disorder which causes him to occasionally sit on the field during a break in the action. Now that Hairston went to the Padres, I think their best bet at a good defensive LF is Reed Johnson. He’d come cheaply. I like Jermaine Dye but he’d command a much higher salary.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:34:33 +0000

“if healthy he might have the most upside.”

incorrect. if healthy he would have the most upside.

if the yanks knew they could get 400 PAs out of him and could sign him to $1M or so, they’d have done it already

By: mustang

mustang — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:07:47 +0000

True, but basically everyone who is left has some kind of issue it seem to me that it’s a bit unfair to label Nady “commodity with basically zero upside” when if healthy he might have the most upside.
So until someone can come up with actual proof of decline for a position player who has had TJ twice I don’t understand the label.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:37:39 +0000

as would the yankees.

it’s the not knowing if he could stay on the field long enough to amass those #s, that’s the issue