The latest from the majors’ East divisions:
- The Nationals ended their managerial search Sunday when they agreed to hire Cubs bench coach Dave Martinez. While former Yankees skipper Joe Girardi did not interview for the job before it went to Martinez, the Nationals “at least made a cursory inquiry about” him, Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post tweets.
- Martinez received a three-year contract, which demonstrates that Nationals ownership has learned a lesson, Eddie Matz of ESPN.com opines. Between taking over the franchise in 2006 and hiring Martinez, the Lerner family hadn’t given any of Davey Johnson, Matt Williams or Dusty Baker a contract longer than two years. Bud Black backed out of a deal to become the Nationals’ manager in 2015 thanks to their unwillingness to hand him a three-year deal, but the team avoided a repeat this time by committing to the respected Martinez.
- Yankees third base coach Joe Espada interviewed for the same position with the Red Sox and the bench coach job with the Astros, according to George A. King III of the New York Post. King first reported the interviews Saturday, but it was unclear then which roles Espada discussed with those teams. Espada’s contract with the Yankees is set to expire Tuesday.
- The fact that next year’s free agent class is far more star-studded than this winter’s will complicate the Red Sox’s offseason plans, Chad Jennings of the Boston Herald writes. With the likes of Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw, Manny Machado and Josh Donaldson among those who could reach the market in a year, the Red Sox and other teams will have to weigh whether to spend significant money on anyone in the coming months. Although, there are still plenty of impending free agents and trade candidates who could pique Boston’s interest, notes Jennings, who runs down a variety of potential targets for the club.
2019 starting infield for the yanks will be Bird, Torres, Didi and Machado. That’s a lock !!!!
Yankee fans seem to think they’re getting Harper and Machado.
I have Machado going to the phillies
I have Harper going to phils instead
Machado to Boston!!32mx8years=256 plus one option 35m
Good luck with that. You’re paying $30mm to Price and will still be paying fat panda that first year. You can’t get under the cap and you’ll need to really spend for 18…
red sox 1976 got jokes..lofl
Are you joking? There is no chance in hell that Machado is getting anything less than 375 million over 10 years.
Hey 76. Let’s play along with your ridiculous dream.
Will machado want to play in front of Red Sox fans? You know, the ones who dissed him…the ones who threatened he and his family.
Manny is top smart to just take the money as selfish price.
He has pride and confidence and will get the number that he wants from the franchise who fits him right.
Not like Price, Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez, and a list of others a mile long.
You need to love abuse to play in Beantown.
This is such a lazy argument. For every Adrian Gonzalez there are ten Kevin Millars or Mo Vaughns. Every team has players who get berated by fans.
They would have to pay Machado double after the way they treated him for taking out Petie last year.
Harper yes but Machado na…
there is no way the yankees throw out 350-400 million on harper. Another team would be dumb to offer harper that kind of money.
It won’t cost that much. We’ll just have to wait and see!
He’ll definitely top Stanton’s deal, and he’ll be youthful enough to justify a 10-12 year deal
With an opt out or two around 30
Nothing justifies a 10 year deal. Even 5 year deals usually end up bad. If I’m the player, I could make more being a FA again at 31, after contracts have had another 5 years to increase.
Yanks won’t sign Harper, and I highly doubt they sign Machado either. The Steinbrenner’s have made it clear they are done paying for other teams rosters via the luxury tax so I believe they stay below it from here on out.
Harper will cost close to $40 mil per year for about 10 years. Yes the Yanks can afford that for the first 3 to 4 years, but then they are looking at dealing out big money to their potential young studs (obviously assuming they keep up this great pace they are on). Cashman is hoping for a new “Core Four” type of team meaning he could be looking at four $25 + mil contracts midway through the Harper deal. Yes I know it’s way too early to say these young Yanks will be worthy of those contracts, but I’m sure Cashman will be playing all of the possible scenarios in his head and a few of those scenarios will be paying a total of only 5 guys $150mil per year for the second half of Harper’s contract.
A lot can change is a year. Judge could regress, Sanchez could become even worse behind the plate, Frazier could bust out, Bird could keep getting hurt, and Sevorino and some other young arms could all end up on Dr. Andrews’ operating table. The Yanks could finish at .500 or worse and Hank & Hal could do a 180 and elect to throw money at the problems… However, I doubt all of this happens.
However, I could see them making a big 5 year offer to Kershaw. He probably won’t sign with the Yanks, but a big 5 year deal with someone puts them in a better spot than a 10+ would.
Absolutely will cost that much. Harper will get over 400 million.
So you think that the Yanks would throw $200 million at a 31 year old that has historically struggled in the playoffs who has a TON of milliage on his arm and an injury history over two guys who are 25/26 who should still have 7-8 MVP caliber years left barring any serious injuries? How in the hell do you you even come up with that type of ridiculous logic? I mean hell if they’re gonna do that, they might as well screw it and throw $200 mil at Donaldson while they’re at it.
Clearly if he has arm trouble next year, they wouldn’t be interested. Are you insinuating that Kershaw isn’t one of the greatest pitchers in the league? Elite pitching is extremely hard to come by, and yes the Yankees will be more interested in a 5 year contract that will be off the books before having to pay their own guys than they would shelling out a 10 year that will put them in a huge bind for the last 5 years of that contract. Especially given their depth at both of those positions and lack there of on the mound.
Again, if everyone regresses this season, it would change their opinion I’m sure.
He is but how long is he going to be dominant? We literally did this dance with CC not that long ago. Thank god CC figured it out and essentially became Andy Pettite, but that really worth potentially paying at least $25 Million a year for? To watch a once great pitcher diminish and lose his skill? Nah partner, I’ll pass on that. They’re better served signing Harper or Machado and trading a prospect package for another pitcher. I don’t mind giving a 10 year deal to someone in their mid twenties when we’ll still be getting a decent amount of prime. I’m not giving that type of contract to someone who’s one their way down.
Jordan, great convo so far… I’m not saying that paying Kershaw on the wrong side of 30 is the ideal situation,, and I don’t think Kershaw is even interested in the Yankees (another player who likes to rock the facial hair). But I am saying he fits into the Hank, Hal, & Cashman strategy which is to stay below the Luxury Tax for as long as they can, as much as they can.
A contract to one of Harper or Machado could put them north of $260 mil in payroll by year 6. I don’t see them committing to that possible situation.
A contract to the likes of Kershaw could expire about the time they’d have to pay big money to Judge, Sanchez, possibly Severino, possibly Bird, and most likely 2 other pitchers who aren’t in the long term picture yet.
Yes, it was a bit painful to watch CC during his down years, but CC is NOT Kershaw. Kershaw is on pace to be a first ballot HOF, CC might not even get in. Kershaw doesn’t have knee problems, CC’s is held together with a brace. And lets not ignore CC’s struggles with alcohol. With all of these cons on CC, he still help lead this team this year and part of last year so the contract, while not ideal, had some huge benefits for the Yanks as would a Kershaw contract.
I totally agree about trading another prospect package for a cost controllable arm. That would be the most ideal situation since they have plenty to deal. They currently have no path to the majors for Austin, Wade (unless they deal Torreyes), Solak, Mckinney, Cave (although most likely gone in the rule 5 draft), Ford (also most likely gone in the rule 5 draft).
In addition Florial is great but still 3 years away and they won’t have room for all of Adams, Sheffield, Acevedo, Abreu, & Guzman.
I am not in any way saying the Yanks should deal all of these guys… but there is definitely a package of 3 or 4 guys in there somewhere that would net them another Sonny Gray type of pitcher.
I say this is insane. The bubble will burst soon.
I disagree with you on CC, I think he will get in just not first ballot. As far as your points on Machado and Harper I don’t believe that they’re going to get 400 million dollar deals. The only person who might get that is Mike Trout and even if they do get that type of money those contracts are gonna be so long they could stretch over the continental US, they’re not gonna be short and choppy, and they’re getting paid closer to $20-25 mil than $30-35 mil. Also if you look at the yanks payroll situation don’t forget we don’t have a whole lot of albatross contracts either, so we wouldn’t be decimated if we signed one of these guys. We’re done paying A-Rod this year, and Sabathia’s 20 mil is gone. In fact Sabathia is probably gonna be working for closer to half of his contract was this year should he come back. After next year whatever we owe for McCann, Headley, Gardner and Robertson can opt out, and even if he doesn’t we only have 3 more years with him. Same can be said about Ellsbury. Castro would more than likely get traded if say Machado was acquired, and Castro is more than good enough to find a home if we decided to move him. Also Betances & Hicks might not necessarily be around long term, and Bird could find his way on to this list depending on his health. The only real contract that we have for more than four years is Chapman, so I think that they’ll have more than enough flexibility to take care of their guys whilst reeling reeling in a big fish from the ocean that is the free agent market. And for Kershaw, you’re right. The man is a generational talent. He’ll be up there with the likes of Koufax and Steve Carlton when he’s done. But the fact is no one escapes Father Time and it isn’t in our best interest to have that end on our watch and our checkbook. Also I don’t see how he fits in to our scheme in the same way because of his age, I’d rather have a Harper or Machado in their prime for a championship window type of run if given the chance. And finally he plays in the second biggest market in the country and has been the face of an iconic franchise in baseball. There’s no way on god’s green earth that they’ll let him leave if they can help it.
Like the angels?
If the Dodgers don’t win the WS, Kershaw will be gone faster than you can say asta la vista
No thanks.
Hey Jordan-I’m glad that you are not the GM. Using shorter sentences instead of run on’s might be a good project for the off season.
Kershaw, Scherzer, Cabrera, Price, & Grinke are all between $30 – $35 mil per year so assuming both Machado and Harper keep their WAR’s up this season, they will both get contracts north or $25 per easy and most likely north of $30… and Harper might come close to $40 per. No way either only gets $20 to $25 unless an injury happens.
Nope, we don’t
harper might want to come here, it depends on the cash. the days of 400 million dollar contracts is over. machado will cost too much and gets hurt too often for a huge contract
“ . . . machado will cost too much and gets hurt too often for a huge contract.”
Um…. you wouldn’t happen to know how many career games Harper has played vs. how many Machado has, would you? Didn’t think so.
Funny that you have Harper receiving the big bucks but not Machado due to the latter’s injury history. They arrived at ~ the same time and have played in almost the exact same number of games. The extra four games for Harper makes him a much more deserving candidate than Machado? Silliness.
No thanks
There is no lock machado goes Yankees have Torres and andjuar if they are any good. You get another young stud and can spend else where besides 3rd base
they have torres who I think will be their future third basemen and then trade headley or keep him at dh.
Torres is the 2B of the future…
And he’ll end up at SS didi will move to 2nd. Gotta have your best arm at SS. Of Castro, didi and Torres by far Torres has the best arm. And most range.
idk how you can say a guy coming off TJ has a better arm than Didi, who has a plus plus arm.
He’s a former Cubs prospect so there…
Tommy john on his LEFT arm
fair enough, my bad. But either way, Didi is still a good defensive SS that doesnt really have the bat to play anywhere else
He hit .282 with 25 home runs in 2017.. If he could learn some plate discipline and raise his OBP his bat would play at any position on the field..
Non throwing arm
Great, now that we have established which arm he got the Surgery on (left none throwing) it changes nothing.
“Plus plus arm” doesn’t do him justice. Didi has a cannon for an arm. His powerful, accurate throws are always my favorite part of watching him play Defense.
Didi’s throws are a sight to behold, maybe #2 on the team after Sanchez.
NY has its SS of the future
Torres is being groomed to play 3B to further increase his versatility and chances for a call-up.
I don’t understand why anyone would consider Torres at SS. There’s a better chance of him displacing Castro at 2B, or incumbent 3B (unless Frazier’s re-signed) than displace Didi at SS.
Ya you’re definitely not moving Gregorius for Torres.
“NY has its SS of the future.”
Yes, they do, and his name is Gleyber Torres. Didi had his career year right on schedule at age 27. Next year he’ll be 28 and last year was the first time his OPS+ was above 100. Torres, OTOH, has impressed most who have seen him as a budding superstar, both at the plate and in the field. When he is ready he will be the Yankees SS.
This is why it’s important to know a player’s age. Without that info you might think that Didi and Torres are interchangeable at SS. They are not and it isn’t close.
Cheers, x.
“This is why it’s important to know a players age” yea Didi is way over the Hill…funny stuff!!
Didi isn’t over the hill. But expecting him to get better at age 28 is statistically unrealistic. Whereas expecting Torres to get better at 22 isn’t unrealistic. Have you read anything at all about how players age? 27 is usually their peak. Didi is much more likely to regress to where he was pre-2017 than he is to improve on it.
Ridicule is a poor substitute for an actual argument, tgcf. At least pretend that you have something substantive to say.
Torres will more likely be 3B. He’s barely 6’1″ and currently 175 lbs while only barely 20 years old. In a few years he will most likely fill in and be at least 200 lbs. The average height for a 2B in the majors is about 5’11” with the weight being less than 200 lbs.
Plus he has a very promising bat with projected power. Power bats almost always get shifted to third over second when they are taller and bigger.
Torres might log some innings t 2B when he first comes up, but he’s more likely to be a 3B long term.
“At least pretend that you have something substantive to say” you might try that. Didi is young and is coming into his own and the Yankees feel more then comfortable with him at SS. That is the reason Torres has been playing both 2B and 3B to better reach the majors.
“Didi is much more likely to regress to where he was pre-2017 then he is to improve on it” one you don’t know that and two even if he stays around the same production the next couple of years he’s a top ten SS. Nowhere is your argument based in fact nor do you work for the Yankees. I’ll go by what the team I follow feels.
“Didi is young . . . “
Not by baseball standards.
“ . . . and is coming into his own.”
See, that’s the problem. You are positing an event which simply isn’t happening. Didi wasn’t very good during his <27 years and he is likely to return to that after peaking at 27. Your expectation is based on what, other than your wishes?
“. . . one you don’t know that . . . “
Pay close attention to the following: Neither I nor anyone else *knows* what will actually happen. Not Rob Manfred, not Tom Boswell, not Brian Cashman, nobody. But there have been lengthy statistical analyses done, by capable sorts like Bill James, Nate Silver and others which clearly indicate that most players peak at ~27 and then fall back to earth. While those studies have little to do directly with Didi they do suggest that, unless he is an outlier and therefore unpredictable, his aging pattern will be similar to the thousands of others who played before him. Do you have any reason to expect that Didi is an outlier?
Once again, you have provided ridicule without one molecule of support. I asked you whether and what you’ve read re: ballplayer aging patterns and you pointedly ignored the question. Which leads to the assumption that you’re just pulling stuff out of your butt again. If you’ve got any substance—produce it.
“That is the reason Torres has been playing both 2B and 3B to better reach the majors.”
Sorry, but that isn’t even remotely true. Prior to acquiring Frazier, the Yanks were looking for a better alternative to Headley at 3B for the balance of this (2016) year only. Come Feb/March, or whenever he returns from surgery, you will see Torres return to his natural position SS. You can bookmark this thread and rub my nose in it if wrong, as I will surely do for you.
“ . . . Even if he stays around the same production the next couple of years he’s a top ten SS.”
Expecting him to hold peak value is unrealistic. But even if he does, will he be as good as Correa, Lindor, Rosario, Turner, Seager, etc.? Those players are already better than Didi and likely to get better for the next few years.
There are thirty teams so being “top ten” in anything just means you’re in the top third. And it isn’t clear that Didi would make top ten today, let alone next year and beyond.
“Nowhere is your argument based on fact.”
Every bit of it is based of fact, on the research by others into aging patterns. Were you offering anything of substance in return I could give you a bibliography which supports the “age 27 peak performance” theory. But you have produced nothing, not a single fact which supports your argument, not even by reference.
“nor do you work for the Yankees.”
Correct, but not relevant as I never claimed to be an employee of the Yankees. It’s also irrelevant as the aging studies of which I have mentioned are agnostic as to player and team. Either James, Boswell, Silver, Law, Tango/Lichtman/Dolphin, Neyer etc. are wrong or their methodology should apply equally for all players. You are saying that they are all wrong but you aren’t offering anything in response. And you aren’t even familiar with their work.
“I’ll go by what the team I follow feels.”
Excellent, although it sorta misses the point. Cashman uses his talent well when given the opportunity. I’m perfectly willing to wait another four months to see what position Torres plays when spring opens and he returns. And do try to be gracious when it happens.
Cheers.
All conjecture at this point. We shall see in the spring. There is no guarantee that Torres will even be ready in the spring for any position. I’ll go by what the Yankees plans for him are.
Vaya Con Dios
Wow. That was comprehensive and lucid.
Andujar is most likely coming up this year, so I suspect Torres will start at 3B in the minors where he left off. Also, Torres…. as I’ve said on many threads… is not rule 5 eligible yet so Cashman will not force him up until he clears some 40 man space. This probably won’t happen until at least next year’s trade deadline.
If Torres did break camp with the team, with the current Yankee 40 man roster crunch, who do you think Cashman would cut to give a spot to Torres?
“ . . . who do you think Cashman would cut to give a spot to Torres?”
Don’t think it will come down to cutting anybody. If Torres makes the team it will be as a starter. Were he gonna ride the bench they’d leave him in AAA where he can play every day. So Torres making the team means someone currently starting will be displaced, probably Didi. They could trade Didi at peak value or move him to 2B or 3B. If they move him to 2B that makes Castro disposable, same with Headley if they move him to 3B.
IOW, Torres won’t be taking a job from someone like Torreyes, he will be the Yankees starting SS if he is on the team and someone currently starting will be moved.
First and foremost, no way the Yanks trade Didi to make room for a 20 year old regardless of how old that 20 year old might be. Didi was almost a 4 WAR player this year. They are not risking 4 WAR for a rookie.
Castro is only a 2 WAR player, but he’s also just entering his prime years and on a team friendly contact. I think the Yanks might wait until next year to entertain any trade. They’d want to make sure Torres and Andjuar are ready before trade Casto… or actually sign Machado which I doubt.
Headley plausible, but if they trade Headley they’d have to most likely sign a backup 1B (unless they are comfortable with Austin but I doubt they are). keeping Headley this year allows them to ease Andujar into 3B will also giving the Yanks a solid backup at 1st so I’d be surprised if they trade him during this offseason. Maybe at the trade deadline.
Again if Torres goes on the 40 man, they’d need to take someone off of it and risk losing that player. Who would it be? Cashman already needs to find spots for Acevedo and Abreu before December. Yes those spots could obviously be taken from Holiday and Frazier who are both gone. CC will probably resign and if Tanaka does not opt out there are no 40 man spots currently left for Torres who is not Rule 5 eligible, let alone for Cave, McKinney, & Ford who all are Rule 5 eligible.
Agreed.
Kershaw may be a free agent after 2018 but lets not pretend someone other than the Dodgers is going to sign him.
idk if theres a more fit FA for the Phillies than Manny Machado
…there isn’t….they have like NO long term commitments…wouldn’t surprise me to see them grab Arietta or Darvish or Ottani this year, and then splurge for Manny and others next…..future’s lookin’ pretty good in Philly…..
Otani?? He’s is not coming to the US for a long term rebuilding project like the Phillies.
Phillies are a big market team who haven’t been spending much the last few years. With a couple big signings and internal growth I don’t think they’re as far away from contention as people think. Also, Otani is going to go where he can hit and pitch and get the most money.
I think you’re underestimating how close the Phillies could be if they drop some money on SP
Hey Bob–Phillies moving up is BAD news for the Mets. What are they going to do?
NOTHING.
They already wastes their allowance on Cespedes and are locked into arbitration cycles with their pitchers. Pay more each season and get less from their injured arms.
I assume Kershaw has an opt out? He’ll do what CC did opt out then stay in L.A. for more money. Harper is either going to the Jankees staying in D.C. and a slim chance on a 2 year maybe year 3 deal with the cubs.
There is zero chance, zero, that Harper will sign a 2-3 year deal.
Correct. Why do people say such ridiculous statements
Thats why I said slim chance. Do you read the whole comment or do you just like to troll people?
But it’s not even a slim chance. It’s what they call statistically insignificant.
If the really heavy hitters (financially) largely stay out of this year’s FA class, there could be some reasonably modest contracts offered and signed by mid-market teams. Could be an interesting off-season
Curious to see if the Twins and Brewers take advantage of the Yankees, Giants, Boston etc sitting out the high end pitching market
I’m guessing Boston isn’t out this year they will be players this offseason especially for Power and a mid rotation arm.
Lance Lynn would be interesting, but you could say he is for so many teams he might price himself out of the range where he has value.
They are in a catch-22. If Trader Dave is given the ok, he will spend like a drunken sailor (see David Price). This puts them OVER the salary threshold so their luxury tax does not re-set.
If he goes the other route, watch as Dave empties the tanks in the minors and rips apart some of the young talent in Boston. He is salivating at the thought of sending players to Detroit for Miggy and making him the next Papi. He will blind John Henry on the salary being subsidized by the Tigers.
However Miggy, like Trader Dave is past his prime.
And we here from Mikeyank the clown. It’s good to get out daily dose of complete nonsense thanks for not changing Mike and once again bringing absolutely nothing to the table.
Love when others feel the same as me about that clown. U should see his comments in the Mets posts. I mean, wow!
Since the venerable Yankees and their hypercritical fans seem to think that they are entitled to have the very best roster in MLB, and they think they are entitled to a yearly world championship (not to mention entitled to the best farm system, best coaches, best execs, best stadium, etc.), who needs the other 29 teams? Each team should be dissolved and all their assets donated to the Yankees. That way, every year, the esteemed Yankees can truly be the best team in all of MLB, second to none. No one will have any grounds to argue anything to the contrary.
Or maybe we could do the opposite . . . contract the league to 29 teams. Now THAT would be in the “best interests of baseball.”
squark, you sound just like the typical anti Yankee fan, they play the system the best way, change the system if you don’t like it. at least they put money back into the team instead of pocketing it like most of the other owners. now the other teams get money to rebuild their teams (theoretically). and funny you don’t mention the dodgers and red sox which have higher payrolls then the other 28 teams.
Red Sox were under the yanks on payroll. So not 28 teams
Hey stwawk…what was your old identity here?
It sounds likes you should visit a doctor and spell your name slowly so that he can prescribe you with some anti depressant medicine. For most angry Mets fans it takes a year or two so go slowly working though your continued disappointment.
I know that this is especially a difficult time of year for you as other fans are dreaming big of free agent signings, and your team’s owners will only give Sandy petty cash to spend.
If you live in Jersey, you may want to consider asking the Phillies if you can convert–it sounds like they are going to have an up and coming team. I would do this quickly as they may close the door once their team forms up a bit.
Lol… that’s lovely. Not a Mets fan. Not a Phillies fan. Don’t live in Jersey; don’t live in NY or PA — or anywhere remotely close. Care to throw out some more guesses? Or maybe it’ll click that not everyone who hates the Yankees does so because they’re rivals. Maybe, just maybe there are folks who hate the Yankees because they truly hate them? My team is in the NL, and it’s on the opposite coast so whether the Yankees sink, swim or tread water doesn’t really matter to me.
Although it’s interesting you mention payroll because I didn’t. In fact, it’s really a nonissue. MLB has been slowly moving in the direction of a cap, and each CBA makes it more and more disadvantageous for teams to try to buy themselves a championship. But out of curiousity, what happens if the Orioles and Nationals extend Machado and Harper, respectively?
With that in mind, since the Yankees and Jeter are tight, maybe they’ll take on Stanton’s contract. I think that would be a solid move, don’t you? They’ve got a lot of payroll space to devote to helping out their former captain.
My old identity was mikesyanksblow
Love it! Hahaha. And everything he rags on u he does in Mets posts too so try to ignore him. But, it’s a lot harder than it would seem. His stupidity is a magnet for arguments
I get that Harper is a star, and is great, but I mean I wouldn’t pay him a dime of what he’s asking for, it’s way too much
Since you don’t own a major league team, your point is moot.
So you dont think Harper is worth 10cents?
The 2019 free agent class will be an interesting component for this winter.
Free agency is a fad
I’m a die hard Cubs fan since 1964 and about to turn 60! I’m watching the biggest problem that will hit baseball in next 5 yrs! It’s already starting! I believe in free agency and players being paid! (Thankful for finally winning WS). But if the players don’t start realizing that because of TV and big city having the money that small markets can’t come close will as pro football has done and that the tickets! Look at how fast ticket prices that has went up so fast that everyday people are not going to spend 1500, 2000 dollars to see two games and travel! I can’t afford to go now and I would love too! Players need to know that 5 million a year is no different than 10 million! You spend it and you don’t miss a meal! I love My Cubs but they and NY Yankees, Losangeles Dodgers etc,etc are part of a problem fastly approaching this game! How good would the Twins have been if they could afford pitching and another Power Hitter! The field is not level baseball and they better fix it!!!
Of course Harper being a Boras client will be linked to the Yankees for a 400 Mil contract. Pass.
I actually think Harper stays where he is.
I honestly don’t see the Yankees getting any of the top free agents in 2018/19. They don’t need to. They have insane young talent currently on roster and in the pipeline. Only thing I see them scoring is an ace type pitcher (or two) to pair up with severino for a strong 1-2 (3) punch. They need to think long term for when the extensions and huge arbitration numbers start coming in for Sanchez and judge and bird and the rest of the kids. Can’t be stuck with 30 million contracts that will muddy the waters in a few years after signing. They just got out of that mess. No need to do it again when they have what they need already. More like the dynasty Yankees style rather than the 21st century spending style.