Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Current Yankee Moves of the Off-Season
Well the off-season is almost done, but there may be some more big signings (actually not really) or just some surprising little ones.
The New York Yankees were not in big stories this off-season. Usually the Bombers are in the bidding of almost every single free agent. This was not the case this off-season, for the Yanks did not bid on any of the top free agents, like Matt Holliday, Jason Bay, and John Lackey. Those players of course went to places where Yankee fans wouldn't be so thrilled of (Cardinals, Mets, and Red Sox).
The Yankees did get a few guys, such as OF Curtis Granderson, SP Javier Vazquez, and 1B/DH Nick Johnson. To receive those guys and others, some people who they got rid of were Brian Bruney (in a trade with the Nationals to get OF Jamie Hoffman in the Rule 5 Draft); Austin Jackson, Phil Coke, and Ian Kennedy (in a three-team trade with Arizona and Detroit to get Granderson); and Melky Cabrera, Mike Dunn, and Arodys Vizcaino (for Javier Vazquez and relief pitcher Boone Logan).
The most surprising thing though was the fact that the Yankees did not bring back Hideki Matsui or Johnny Damon (as of yet). During the season everyone was speculating that the Yankees would keep at least one of the two, and so far that's not looking like the case.
The Yankees still need a left fielder, and Brett Gardner is not good enough yet to play there. I think the Yankees would be smart to resign Johnny Damon, and not settle for an average left-fielder if they want to repeat a World Series title.
It would be smart, but then again, its only my opinion.
The New York Yankees were not in big stories this off-season. Usually the Bombers are in the bidding of almost every single free agent. This was not the case this off-season, for the Yanks did not bid on any of the top free agents, like Matt Holliday, Jason Bay, and John Lackey. Those players of course went to places where Yankee fans wouldn't be so thrilled of (Cardinals, Mets, and Red Sox).
The Yankees did get a few guys, such as OF Curtis Granderson, SP Javier Vazquez, and 1B/DH Nick Johnson. To receive those guys and others, some people who they got rid of were Brian Bruney (in a trade with the Nationals to get OF Jamie Hoffman in the Rule 5 Draft); Austin Jackson, Phil Coke, and Ian Kennedy (in a three-team trade with Arizona and Detroit to get Granderson); and Melky Cabrera, Mike Dunn, and Arodys Vizcaino (for Javier Vazquez and relief pitcher Boone Logan).
The most surprising thing though was the fact that the Yankees did not bring back Hideki Matsui or Johnny Damon (as of yet). During the season everyone was speculating that the Yankees would keep at least one of the two, and so far that's not looking like the case.
The Yankees still need a left fielder, and Brett Gardner is not good enough yet to play there. I think the Yankees would be smart to resign Johnny Damon, and not settle for an average left-fielder if they want to repeat a World Series title.
It would be smart, but then again, its only my opinion.
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