Comments on: News of the Day – 11/30/08 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/11/30/news-of-the-day-113008/ Baseball Blog by Alex Belth about the Yankees Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:31:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Bum Rush http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/11/30/news-of-the-day-113008/comment-page-1/#comment-82536 Bum Rush Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:18:47 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=5088#comment-82536 P.s. Brandon Inge is not the "best" player of any major league team. He's a good defender, but since he won't catch full-time, his value is very limited at 3B, where they intend to play him, because he barely hits enough, if at all, to carry the position. P.s. Brandon Inge is not the “best” player of any major league team. He’s a good defender, but since he won’t catch full-time, his value is very limited at 3B, where they intend to play him, because he barely hits enough, if at all, to carry the position.

]]> By: Bum Rush http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/11/30/news-of-the-day-113008/comment-page-1/#comment-82535 Bum Rush Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:08:52 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=5088#comment-82535 Detroit is convinced they can compete in that division. With Verlander and Bonderman I'd say they have little to lose by trying. Bonderman is reasonably signed ($12.5 million) through 2010. After that they have a very solid core with Grandson and Verlander not due for free agency until after 2011.They also paid big money to Porcello. So they're not trading Cabrera in 2009 or 2010. And even 2011 is iffy, if ever, since Dombrowski is signed through then and he was brought in to win a championship. Sorry, but I don't see Cabrera becoming available. As an addendum to the catcher discussion, why are the Yanks letting teams like the Royals sign a guy like JR House? Detroit is convinced they can compete in that division. With Verlander and Bonderman I’d say they have little to lose by trying. Bonderman is reasonably signed ($12.5 million) through 2010. After that they have a very solid core with Grandson and Verlander not due for free agency until after 2011.They also paid big money to Porcello. So they’re not trading Cabrera in 2009 or 2010. And even 2011 is iffy, if ever, since Dombrowski is signed through then and he was brought in to win a championship.

Sorry, but I don’t see Cabrera becoming available.

As an addendum to the catcher discussion, why are the Yanks letting teams like the Royals sign a guy like JR House?

]]> By: OldYanksFan http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/11/30/news-of-the-day-113008/comment-page-1/#comment-82534 OldYanksFan Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:50:17 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=5088#comment-82534 OK Guys (and gals? Can I call a gal a guy in this context?) I'm gonna put my GM cap on here... and I needz some feedback. While everyone is frozen until CC picks the city he wants to eat in for the next 6 years, I do believe the economy is on everyone's mind. And everyone knows it will be worse next year. Even the 'Magic OBama' is gonna need to pull a rabbit out of his hat to keep things from getting catostrophic. So, based on this, I make the follwing assumptions: 1) FAs will be much cheaper next year. I'm guess GMs are spending as much time on the 2010 FA list as they are on the 2009 FAs. 2) Nowhere is baseball will things be worse then Detroit. Aside from the obvious financial problems due to the automotive industry, last year Detroit made the big push, sold the farm, and ended up with a $138m last place team. a) This screams Firesale. Could they be anymore motivated to tuck in their hindquarters and try to get some cheap, young players? b) Magglio costs them a Net (via a team option) of $12m in 2010, so he might be one guy they hang onto. c) Carlos Guillen is signed through '11, at an AAV of $12m. Shef is off the books after this year. and my point is..... D) Miggy Cabrera is signed through 2015. After this year ($15m), he will have an AAV of $21m. I don't know how they carry that cost if they aren't planning on consistantly being in the PS. Almost all their other talent is signed at a reasonable Cost. Brandon Inge ($6m), Placido Polanco ($4.6m), Curtis Granderson ($6m). So Miggy costs at much as 4 of their best players. HE HAS GOT TO GO! And Detroit might even pay some of the freight. Yeah.... Miggy ain't Tex is terms of glove, speed or body type, but this guy is a pure hitter. He's 25 with a career line of: .309 .381 .541 <b>.922.</b> Detroit's farm is shot. Throw them a bunch of stuff for free, and some decent pitching prospects. While I haven't given up on IPK, he might help this go through. Detroit is now (or soon will be) building for 2011, when unemployment might be back to single digits. We can help them there. Is 6 years of Miggy at say, $18m/yr at least as good as Tex <b>(28, career .919 OPS)</b> at 8/$160m? And while he stinks at 3rd base, he could spell ARod 10 games a year. 25-30. These are your prime years, yes? I'm not sure who else we need/could get from Detroit, but I really think this is a team that needs to dump salary and rebuild. They can expect a big drop from their 2008 attendance (39,538), and last year then were DEAD LAST in all of MLB in road attendance. This team is ripe for a plucking. OK Guys (and gals? Can I call a gal a guy in this context?)
I’m gonna put my GM cap on here… and I needz some feedback.

While everyone is frozen until CC picks the city he wants to eat in for the next 6 years, I do believe the economy is on everyone’s mind. And everyone knows it will be worse next year. Even the ‘Magic OBama’ is gonna need to pull a rabbit out of his hat to keep things from getting catostrophic.

So, based on this, I make the follwing assumptions:
1) FAs will be much cheaper next year. I’m guess GMs are spending as much time on the 2010 FA list as they are on the 2009 FAs.
2) Nowhere is baseball will things be worse then Detroit. Aside from the obvious financial problems due to the automotive industry, last year Detroit made the big push, sold the farm, and ended up with a $138m last place team.
a) This screams Firesale. Could they be anymore motivated to tuck in their hindquarters and try to get some cheap, young players?
b) Magglio costs them a Net (via a team option) of $12m in 2010, so he might be one guy they hang onto.
c) Carlos Guillen is signed through ‘11, at an AAV of $12m. Shef is off the books after this year.
and my point is…..
D) Miggy Cabrera is signed through 2015. After this year ($15m), he will have an AAV of $21m. I don’t know how they carry that cost if they aren’t planning on consistantly being in the PS. Almost all their other talent is signed at a reasonable Cost. Brandon Inge ($6m), Placido Polanco ($4.6m), Curtis Granderson ($6m). So Miggy costs at much as 4 of their best players.

HE HAS GOT TO GO! And Detroit might even pay some of the freight.
Yeah…. Miggy ain’t Tex is terms of glove, speed or body type, but this guy is a pure hitter. He’s 25 with a career line of: .309 .381 .541 .922.

Detroit’s farm is shot. Throw them a bunch of stuff for free, and some decent pitching prospects. While I haven’t given up on IPK, he might help this go through.

Detroit is now (or soon will be) building for 2011, when unemployment might be back to single digits. We can help them there.

Is 6 years of Miggy at say, $18m/yr at least as good as Tex (28, career .919 OPS) at 8/$160m? And while he stinks at 3rd base, he could spell ARod 10 games a year. 25-30. These are your prime years, yes?

I’m not sure who else we need/could get from Detroit, but I really think this is a team that needs to dump salary and rebuild. They can expect a big drop from their 2008 attendance (39,538), and last year then were DEAD LAST in all of MLB in road attendance.

This team is ripe for a plucking.

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