Will Yankees Consider Manny?

please god, as a sox fan, let it be true for so many reasons

I would not be surprised if the Yankees kicked the tires on Manny. The Idea of Manny protecting A-Rod is scary.

Other than that though, it makes little sense for so many other reasons.

04, be careful what you wish for...

trust me, he was on our team for almost 8 years, i know what he can do to a team internally, the last thing the yankees need is another black sheep. sure the numbers are there but they were there for us to and didnt help this year. everyday, it wasnt how the sox were doing, its what manny did today, what manny said, which knee is hurting him today. you cant leash him cause he shuts down. good luck getting him to conform (ie cutting his hair, keeping his pie hole shut, staying out of the papers, opening his mouth, girardi trying to keep him line) its not worth it, yankees have more pressing matter at hand then a clean up hitter anyway. its just another headache, im telling you, you dont want this

Why do I feel like the New York newspapers will collectively help pay Manny's salary should he go to NYY/NYM. Guaranteed backpage for the life of the contract.

Wait a minute, Manny 'destroys' clubhouse chemistry, on the way to plenty of playoff berths and 2 World Championships?

It was a smart business practice to let him go, but it's bordering on shameful to see Sox fans hating on Manny - and for what? certainly can't be lack of production when it counts - after all he's delivered them. It's pretty safe to say there wouldn't have been 2004 without Manny Ramirez.

That said, the Yankees won't be signing Manny unless he comes as a big discount. The one draw, for Manny, is that he's always said he wanted to play for his hometown team.

There wont be no platoon. Jeter will never see first base. so long as Posada can throw he'll be a cather. worst case next year Matsui comes off the books and that could free up DH for Jorge.

Wow... Manny in RF? That'd be something to see.

I could see them going after Manny, but I would imagine they would push harder for Sabathia and Tex. I mean, they can't sign them all... can they?! Ha

Why would they play Manny in RF with Nady already on the roster? Wouldn't logic indicate that in that situation Manny would be in LF with Nady in RF?

"Damn. Your defense is going to be in trouble then. Jeter is going to be brutal at short within 2-3 years, if you don't consider him brutal already. He's still got the skills to make plays look spectacular, but really, a lot of those plays, Adam Everett could make look routine."

oh i agree its brutal. i just think its better to move him to the outfield.

>oh i agree its brutal. i just think its better to move him to the outfield.

Im am generally curious about infielders moving to the outfielder. Is this often considered a "step down" or "insult" for an infielder to move out to the OF....especially in regards to high profile players?

I say this in context of the Jeter situation because would Jeter "accept" moving to the OF...seeing as he wouldnt move to 3rd to allow ARod to play SS?

Any ideas?

I don't see Many ending up in NY, but I do think it would be hilarious if he did. After everything that has happened, to watch him in NY (the media captial of the US) would be something worth watching. He would for sure be on the news every single day.

The thing about moving Jeter to 1B or LF that doesn't make sense is, while you would be upgrading at shortstop defensively by moving him, you are downgrading LF/1B offensively by moving him there. While his defense is questionable at SS, his offense still plays there, where at 1B/Lf, he would most likely be pretty below average offensively. Seems like CF is the only place to move him.

The greatest lineup in the entire MLB? You mean like the 2008 Tigers?

Our lineup doesn't need that many shots in the arm, simply adding Tex/Dunn/etc. in one spot will be enough to cover us. What is needed, badly, is consistent pitching. Crossing your fingers and chanting "maybe Ian Kennedy will get a win this time" isn't going to do the job.

Manny may be a future Hall of Famer, but does he play an above average (or even average at this point) RF? Does he pitch? I think that is where the conversation needs to stop. He's going to cost an exceedingly large amount of money and while the Yankees can afford it, it's a nontrivial sum and it's not like the Yankees win a prize for breaking the payroll record. There's no benefit to having an absurdly high payroll if you can't play all those players or use them to the fullest. Manny will fill a great spot on some team, but the Yankees, with 2 LF and 3-4 DH, are not that team.

-JM

My bad scribb's and nrmax: You guys have a crystal ball and have already figured out that Melky and Gardner wil never amount to anything and that Ajax will have a stellar 09 in the minors and will win ROY in 2010. My bad.

I think this makes complete sense for the yankees. they need a clutch hitter and thats what manny is. If we are talking big game players even as a boston fan i'd have to admit it'd be scary to have him against us.

I think you trade melky for what you can get now. Hes got a cannon for an arm but besides that he really doesn't bring too much to the table offensively or defensively. In fact I believe Baseball Prospectus ranked him as the 4th worst starting center fielder in baseball (might have been 3rd worst). Gardner is quick but he's by no means ready now to come up and be the yanks every day center fielder. So I say you shift damon back to center field, sign manny to play left (manny very comfortable in left in old yankees stadium, no reason new stadium wont be the same since it is in fact almost exactly the same), and shift nady to right. Now you have an outfield that is actually worth a damn. Besides that you swap a hole in the line-up (melky) for one of the top hitters in baseball (manny). Drop abreau, drop giambi, sign Nomar Garciappara to play 1B for you (after making 9.5MM for last 2 years, he will probably be able to be signed for the same or less). Now you have a line-up that can dominate.

Now if they can sign CC. thats a team i'd be scared of.

i love how immature yanksfan is. unbelievable. perhaps all sox fans should start referring to them as the spankees? or the Hanky's is even more of an insult considering they have hands down the dumbest owner in the AL who cant even figure out what tampering is. Or perhaps the Bitches, considering that A-rod publicly opted out of your team during the world series and then came crying back when he couldn't make money elsewhere and you still gave him all the money he wanted to begin with. Not to mention he pissed on your 30MM by batting .220 w/RISP.

yea... we got insults to.

I agree with all of you who have said jeter wont move.

Jeter wouldn't move for a-rod (at the time the best defensive ss in baseball). He has always been inferior to their other options. Pretty much jeter stays at short till jeter says my knees dont work anymore at which time the yankees will treat him just as they did bernie.

Awwwww Santana/Beckett is still getting upset because I refer to his team as the Boston Redsucks. Yeah....no Boston fan has ever made fun of the Yanks before. Never ever. Oh wait...your owner did refer to us in a NY Times interview as the Evil Empire. Get real and have a sense of humor. Rival fans making up nicknames for a team....oohhhh tell the teacher.

Now if you ever hear me calling you a deragatory name or refering to a player as something out of line then you will have a legit gripe. Until then it's Red Sucks.