Yeah, I know …. the fast and the furious goin’ on here …

If they’re talking about limited resources and cutting payroll, why are they throwing money at the organizational strength but ignoring the glaring weakness? Burnett and/or Lowe would be good signings for one year, but for longer than that, they’re a waste of resources. And either way, Teixeira looks like a great investment for the long term.

William, I don’t think the question is having a team full of 28-32 year olds, just having some players that aren’t really old or in AA.

Frankly, I’d rather watch Hughes then AJ, rather watch IPK then Lowe, and would really rather watch Tex at 1B then Swisher.

Maybe the secret plan is to wait out Manny and then make the best offer? God… I hope not.

“And with the offense only getting older and not as good but with tons of pitching waiting in the wings, doesn’t it seem far more advantageous to lock in some offensive players to longer term contracts, if you must. That is to say, they don’t have the ability to fill in for their aging offense, whereas they can fill in for their rotation.”

this sums up many of the senitments her eand in a lot of cliff’s recent posts quite well.

So while the Yanks would be looked into a few hefty longterm contracts, the Sox would have but one.

Now don’t get me wrong, A-Rod and CC aren’t likely to be huge burdens for them, despite their relative heft (so to speak). But as already discussed, signing Burnett to 5 years and perhaps even Lowe to 4 WOULD be a burden.

And with the offense only getting older and not as good but with tons of pitching waiting in the wings, doesn’t it seem far more advantageous to lock in some offensive players to longer term contracts, if you must. That is to say, they don’t have the ability to fill in for their aging offense, whereas they can fill in for their rotation.

All this to say that signing Tex would be a very very very good idea, methinks.

Ah well, that would scotch any deal. “You want to unload A-Rod on us, and pay his salary too? Great. What, we have to take Igawa as well? No thanks, keep them both.”

If the deal does get squashed, let’s hope it gives Melky the kick in the pants he needs.

1:01pm: Cameron’s agent told Tyler Kepner nothing has been completed. Kepner says the Brewers have actually been asking about Igawa.

11:49am: Joel Sherman talked to a top exec involved in the talks who called the chances of a deal “remote.” Kevin Baxter of the L.A. Times was told the deal is done, however.

11:17am: Ken Rosenthal says the potential deal hit a roadblock over the Yankees’ desire to have Milwaukee pick up part of the tab on Cameron. Also, the Brewers want a second player after Cabrera. Tom Haudricourt says the Yankees tried to unload Kei Igawa on them.

9:28am: The Cabrera for Cameron deal is close but not done, according to Joel Sherman’s source. He says the Brewers could receive a pitcher as well, with the quality depending on whether they’ll assume salary.

It’s a double-edged sword and I don’t think I could handle being a fan of a team that is constantly in turn-over and just as a player gets good he’s shown the door. But I’d like to see more of a long, pinstriped line, to steal a phrase. Instead of looking forward to seeing which players will improve or live up to their potential, the main thing becomes whether or not Player A will produce like he has in the past or get worse and whether or not Yankees fail to win the post-season.

[4] You posted 1 defensive metric. As poor as defensive stats are, how about 2 oer 3 other ones to round out the picture? Bill James Fielding Bible has him as the 6th best 1Bman from 2006-2008. Not elite, but top 20%.

Manny + Dunn might help but they are both extremely 1 dimensional players. Plus as great as Manny’s bat is, for $25m/yr, the guy is too unstable.

[9] I’d take Dunn as a DH, and I hear he might be a bargain. But doesn’t that make Matsui superfluous?

[11] You are just wrong about Manny’s D. I’ve watched him for 8 years. He DOES have good hands. He catches most of what he reaches. But he gets poor jumps and can’t run. He CAN come in on balls, but is terrible going into the gap. He may not be the WORST fielder, but he is in that arena. Bill James has Manny as the 2nd Worst LFer (2006-2008) and Dunn as the 3rd worst.

I dunno, things are different because the Yanks are as much a brand as they are a team (if not more so), thus they have to maintain a relationship with its glorious past at the expense of present production? It just seems like the mixed priorities are conflicting with each other.

The others (Corona and Nova) I’d be surprised.