Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Holliday, Teixeira, Mussina

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Drew + Any prospect not named Lars Anderson or Clay Buchholz. Done Deal.

I can't see the Rockies accepting for any reason other than wanting to help Boston win a world series, but who cares.

I wouldn't trade Drew for Holliday straight up. A guy with terrible home-road splits for his career with one year left on his contract and no defensive value? No thank you. I'll take Drew and his injury problems, especially if a prospect has to be thrown in.

Neither Bay nor Holliday can play RF in Fenway. The only way i see Holliday on the Sox is if we let Bay walk after next year and sign Holliday.

burrell to the mets is highly unlikely, it would take about 15-18 mil a year over 4 years for him to play there. and if you want to give him that type of contract have fun

"the Yankees can only fit Holliday if he can play center"

They would have to be creative and basically offer up Damon or Matsui for pennies on the dollars. Or Damon mentioned last year he could possibly play first (not sure how that experiment ever turned out). I more brought up the yanks as a don't count them out scenario. But yeah, you are right, all else being equal, I have definite doubts of Holliday being in pinstripes in 09.

I’m going to go out on a limb and say the Yankees significantly change their roster for 2009. Here are my proposed moves:

Trades:

CF Nate McLouth
1B Adam LaRoche

for

2B Robinson Cano
OF Melky Cabrera
SP Ian Kennedy
SP Jeffrey Marquez

LF Matt Holliday

for

SP Phil Hughes
SP Chase Wright
LF Johnny Damon

Free Agents:

2B Orlando Hudson
SP Jon Garland

Resign:

SP Andy Pettitte (assuming Mussina retires)
RP Damaso Marte

Here is my projected lineup and rotation:

CF Nate McLouth
SS Derek Jeter
DH Hideki Matsui
3B Alex Rodriguez
LF Matt Holliday
1B Adam LaRoche
RF Xavier Nady
C Jorge Posada
2B Orlando Hudson

SP Chien-Ming Wang
SP Joba Chamberlain
SP Jon Garland
SP Andy Pettitte
SP Alfredo Aceves

Accounting for all the free-agent signees, arbitration-eligible players, and trade acquisitions, this Yankees payroll would be around $185 million. It’s a bit of a stretch, but I’d like to hear what you think.

I decided to go with Garland because he's a type B free agent, which means the Yankees wouldn't lose a first round draft pick. With the Yankees offering arbitration to Abreu, the Hudson signing would cause a wash.

I believe the Rockies were looking for frontline starters. Hughes has very good potential, and adding Damon would allow them to keep a left fielder. Wright would slightly sweeten the deal.

Cashman feels like a fool for not getting santana last year, and more so because hughes and kennedy did so poorly. Look for him and steinbrenner to throw lots of money at sabathia to make up for last years chance at santana.

what i see happening in 08 for the yankees...

Sign:
mark texiera
orlando hudson
C.C/Sheets
Jon Garland

trade:
Matt Kemp

for

R.Cano

Trade:
Ian kennedy and another prospect

For

A.J. Burnett

Lineup:

Damon-DH
Jeter-SS
Texiera-1B
A-Rod-3B
Abrue-RF
Matt Kemp-CF
X.Nady-LF
J.Posada-C
Orlando Hudson-2B

Staring Pitching:
C.Wang
C.C Sabthia/B.Sheets
A.J. Burnett
P.Hughes
J.Garland

Bench:
M.Cabrera
J.molina
W.Betemit
C.Ransom/J.Miranda/S.Duncan

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your right kemp is a great player who the dodgers would pro wana keep..but if furcol signes with someone else the might have to put dewitt at ss then have to get a 2b whitch is where cano fills in-the dodgers have plenty of outfield to go around witch is why i think this (cano-kemp) deal will go trough, if the yankees trough in 1 or 2 prospects