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John Smith 2
Good sign. But I think they screwed up with not signing Omar Infante. He would have fit them nicely. Anyone know why they they did not sign him other than money, which c’mon they were few million apart and could have met him in the middle, IMHO.
hardcoreforhardcore
He seemed to prefer the Royals regardless of money.
Karkat
If they had known the A-rod result sooner, they probably would have outbid KC for Infante
LazerTown
But there isn’t a point in meeting in the middle if you have gone as far as you want. Infante will fill the position, but by no means is he someone that you should break the bank for.
DMoney1184
Agreed and I think the big issue was committing 4 years to a guy who, up until last year, was pretty “good glove/no bat”.
Robert Mango
yay, another injury prone infielder. Who’s the backup for roberts since Kelly Johnson will be the 3B? All the David Adams and Reid Brianiacs of the world can’t help them this year!
Rally Weimaraner
NYY has, Kelly Johnson, Brendan Ryan, Brian Roberts, Scott Sizemore, David Adams, Reid Bregnac and Jeter on the roster to play 3 IF positions next year. That means 4 of them can be on the DL at any given time. That’s good depth the only problem is that Jeter is the only truly good hitter out of the bunch.
Edit: No Adams or Brignac so they can have 2 IF on the DL at anyone time, still good depth.
Robert Mango
i was kidding, adams and bregnac aren’t on the team anymore. just pointing out that strategy didn’t work last year, and probably won’t work this year either. they literally have to choose between nunez (who’s always hurt and can’t play d) or sizemore (who’s on a minor league contract)….b/c if roberts plays more than 50 games this year EVERYONE will be surprised
john rajond
Fact checks man! David Adams is on the Indians and Brignac was signed by the Phillies.
Rally Weimaraner
Did they get traded/ placed on waivers because I check the FA tracker first to see if they came up and they were not there
LazerTown
Shortage of 40 man spots.
DMoney1184
You’re forgetting Dean Anna, 26, who hit .331/.410/.482 last season at AAA and can play 2B/SS/3B. So it’s Johnson/Roberts/Jeter/Ryan/Sizemore/Nunez/Anna for 2B, SS and 3B. 7 players for 3 spots.
Since_77
Good low risk move. I would have been happy to keep Cano or sign Infante but it is what it is.
I would be happy to get 300 AB from this guy. He and Nunez can split time at 2B.
johnrhee
Dustin Ackley to the Yankees, B level prospect from the Yankees to the Rangers, and Mitch Moreland from the Rangers to the Mariners is not a bad idea on a multi team trade if more players may be involved. Moreland can replace Smoak (trade bait for pitching help) at first base as Mighty Morphin Power Mariners can compete within the division and American League to save GM Jack Z’s job security.