This And That
Hopefully you are still getting over your turkey hangover, but there are a couple of baseball related things we need to look at.
First and foremost, is the news that Santana is probably on the block. It's going to be awfully hard for the Yankees to stay out of the bidding and if they can somehow get him without giving up two of the three young pitcher, I would strongly consider it. Would the Twins accept Kennedy, Cabrera, Horne and Whelan? I would find out.
Next, the market on relief pitching is going nuts. Cordero to the Reds for $46 million and 4 years, Linebrink t the White Sox for $19 and 4 years. That's going to push prices up everywhere and the Yankees might be smart to stay out of it and use some of the young guys round out the pen. I don't know what Vizcaino wants, but the price just went up.
Lastly, CJ Henry is back with the Yankees. This makes the Bobby Abreu trade that much better. Henry certainly looks like a bust, but apparently he needed contacts and when he got them in the last month of the season his bat responded. Putting him in Tampa next year and seeing what happens is a no-risk proposition.
Comments
If the Yanks can somehow get him without losing Cano, Hughes or Joba it would be worth pursuing. Personally, Kennedy, Betemit, Melky is a good starting point although I have no idea who will play CF next year.
Posted by: tim | November 23, 2007 09:57 PM |
If he's really asking for 130-150M over 6, it would be really hard to justify giving the Twins anything too valuable. Obviously Cano, Hughes and Joba are untouchable. It will be interesting to see what happens. The Yanks have some spare parts right now, so we could see some other trades instead of/along with a Santana deal. I still think Santana will end up with one of the LA teams.
Posted by: Phil | November 23, 2007 10:43 PM |
Trading Abreu because we now have CJ .. no way is that happening !
Posted by: mike | November 24, 2007 07:54 AM |
Mike
I am not suggesting they trade Abreu, just pointing out that one of the main pieces the Yankees sent to Philly for him is now a Yankee again.
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November 24, 2007 09:08 AM
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I sincerely hope Johan is smart enough to wait for free agency.
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November 24, 2007 09:21 PM
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