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Unfortunately, this rumor is only floating around within the friendly confines of Joe's pea-sizd cranium. It would be a wonderful deal, wouldn't it? The Royals get the best hitting prospect in baseball and the Yankees get a head-case to make AJ Burnett seem normal. BTW, I hear that Dontrelle Willis is in this deal as well.Please let this happen!!
Back in the real world, there are tweets that the Yankees are so desperate that they're speaking with Mark Prior. Prior last pitched in the majors in 2006. This would be a great comeback story if he can pull it off, though the Yanks are bidding against the Rangers for his services. It would be a better story if he did it with the Rangers.
Interesting question. If Lee gets more than $23 M per, does CC opt out of his contract after 2011?
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Hmmm,
Isn't that guaranteed. The Yankees are proving how desperate they are for pitching, and if they manage to get Lee it will almost certainly be with an obscene contract that will show Sabathia what the Yankees will do to get...and keep good pitchers. They can't afford to lose him so there you go; though it's hard to see who would bid against the Yankees at Sabathias increased asking rate of $25 million a year and up.
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I couldn't help but chuckle at that analogy! LOL!!!!
I also heard about Greinke being quite a head-case. If he's like AJ, i don't want him with the Jays. Alex Anthopoulos was on Primetime Sports yesterday & hinted that talks between the two teams had considerably cooled down. No wonder. The Royals have asked for Drabek & Snider in return, plus prospects and/or draft picks. It's not happening. I wouldn't even trade Drabek straight up for Greinke. I'm not even sure i'd part with Travis Snider for just Greinke. KC's demands are way too much. The Jays are not that desperate for starting pitching anyways. They already have four bonafide quality starters. What they need more is a closer, not a starting pitcher. Especially not a head-case.
I've also heard that their very interested in obtaining first-baseman Derek Lee. Anthopoulos hinted they're still interested in obtaining a proven catcher if the price is right, since it appears they're not sure Molina & Arencibia can do the job for an entire season. I still don't know what will happen with the third base situation, but i get the feeling it's nearly a given that Aaron Hill will be moved there & they'll likely acquire a second baseman to fill in until Lawrie is ready to step in (a year or two from now). But there are no guarantees that Lawrie will be a 2nd baseman. He might wind up playing at third base or in the outfield, possibly to fill-in for either Vernon Wells or Aaron Hill once they're time as Blue Jays are over.
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In truth, it's not really fair to compare the two. Greinke has had serious issues with anxiety over the years, which he seems to have conquered. I don't think he'd have a problem in Toronto, though the pressure cookers in Boston and New York would probably be too much for him. Philadelphia would also be a problem.
True. Which is the likely reason why AJ Burnett has regressed so much while playing in New York. He had settled down in his final season in Toronto & was actually looking like he might be a good pitcher, but the move to New York was overwhelming for the young man with known "head-case" issues. I hope for his own good (and career) that he finds a way to get out of New York & wind up with a team where he won't be in the spotlight as much.
There's also the theory that he can only pitch for friend Brad Arnsberg, who was the key in luring him to Toronto, where Arnsberg used to be the Jays' pitching coach. AJ has yet to prove he can pitch effectively for anyone other than Arnsberg. Maybe the Yankees should consider hiring him as either a pitching coach or consultant.
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What is interesting about that rumor is that they would be willing to give up such a hot catching prospect in Montero when catchers seem to be at a premium and it is not exactly a position that most teams, including the Yankees are deep at...or is the talk about Montero only hype?
Please let this happen!!
I would agree for reasons stated below...
What's the word on Greienke's "medical condition"?
Nothing better to excite an anxiety disorder more than 40,000 less than friendly Fenway Faithful or worse yet 55,000 less that hometown happies the first time he bombs in the Bronx...unfortunately for Zach I think the heat in a big market would doom him to fail.
I agree with you Rumples...Zach has a legitimately diagnosed problem; AJ is just well...a "head case" with talent that shows thru about every 10th start.
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Just to let you know that when the Yankees inquired about Willis the Marlins asked for Cano in return straight up, it's a good thing that Cashman knows his talent because only a retard like Epstein would pull a deal like that off(Hanley Ramirez).
Actually, Joe, I think both teams are happy with the deal. Lowell and Beckett were both instrumental in the 2007 Championship.
Joe.t you do realize what the Sox got in return for Hanley Ramirez, right? Josh Beckett, a pitcher who has averaged close to 15 wins a season since arriving 5 years ago and Mike Lowell, he was the 2007 World Series MVP!! You've said alot of stupid shit before but this...oh wait, that's Beav I'm thinking of. Lol. Ok, you've said alot of stupid shit before too!
Tell me something Iggy, I'm no math wizard but if you add Gonzalez and subtract Beltre doesn't it basically equal the same thing?.
Actually, Joe, you've finally said something almost intelligent, if it weren't for two things. 1) Asking iggy is 125% guaranteed to get you a stupid answer and 2) I expect Gonzalez to hit about 10 more home runs than Beltre did last year, hit about 15 point lower in batting average, but have a higher OBP because of the walks. He'll also be more effective at wearing pitchers. The Sox will give up a bit on defense. The big difference is that Gonzalez will produce at this level for years, while there's no guarantee with Beltre.
People simply cannot get some things through their head for some reason.
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You've said alot of stupid shit before but this...oh wait, that's Beav I'm thinking of. Lol. Ok, you've said alot of stupid shit before too!
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