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burnboll
Probably Beltran.
burnboll
Beltrans contract isn’t even in the same ballpark as Canos. Only you and perhaps Ruin Tomorrow jr thinks the Beltran contract is worse.
burnboll
Wells is a great bargain for the Yankees. Good for adding depth and platooning.
He could used against left handed pitching and be decent enough.
Vanessa Pearl
Club house cancer? You must not follow the reds closely. He has issues with upper management not with his team mates
jmo mls
Beltran’s signed for 3 years. Are the others collectively signed for 7 more?
John Murray
Let’s assess the offseason thus far.
Offensive replacements: Ellsbury is replacing Granderson. Grandy generated a draft pick, Ellsbury cost them the same pick. Defensively, Ells is better, although Grandy’s diminished range was offset by good glove work. Safe to say – Ellsbury is an upgrade from Grandy. However – Ellsbury’s acquisition moves Soriano to full-time DH, a place that would have been needed for many of the older players occasionally…Jeter, A-Rod if he returns, and maybe to keep McCann’s bat in the lineup at times. They’re a bit better here, but it remains to be seen if the additional value is worth the extra $93 million they paid.
Offensively, Beltran is replacing Cano. This is a downgrade in both offense and defense; Beltran’s defense in right is now adequate at best, whereas Cano is slick and capable. Cano is a middle-of-the-lineup, major offensive performer, while Beltran – still very capable – is approaching the end of the line. Defensively, the Yankees are definitely much worse as a result; Beltran is sending Ichiro to the bench, and in spite of being older, Ichiro is still a plus defender; Neither Brian Roberts nor Kelly Johnson will come close to providing either the offense or defense that Cano did.
Finally, Brian McCann is a nice addition, but injury prone. If A-Rod’s suspension is upheld, that’s who McCann is essentially replacing…because at the moment, the Yankees have no third baseman if the suspension is upheld. They’re better here, but the suspension status is going to dictate if it’s a lot better or just slightly better.
The suspension is causing a question mark for the Yankees that is about to have them run out of time. They seem to be waiting on Tanaka’s posting status; but they don’t seem to be in on any of Garza, Jimenez, Arroyo, Santana…..and that’s a pressing need with the retirement of Pettitte.
The bullpen doesn’t look as good as last year either. Joba’s no real loss, but they will miss Boone Logan and unquestionably Mariano Rivera. Matt Thornton couldn’t make the Sox postseason roster, so it’s hard to see him being a big difference maker.
All in all, it’s hard to see that the Yankees are any better right now than they were.
MB923
His OBP can be considered a fluke when you factor in the HBP counts. His OBP against LH was .347 last year. If we take away HBP out of the equation, it’s .307