This has been the week from hell for the Yankees, whose season ended Tuesday at the hands of the hated Red Sox in the American League Division Series. Boston summarily disposed of the Yankees in four games, further cementing itself as the superior team in 2018 after it won the AL East with ease in the regular season, finishing with a 108-54 record to New York’s 100-62 mark. To make matters worse, the Yankees learned Friday that they’ll play a large portion of 2019 without one of their most valuable players, shortstop Didi Gregorius, who needs Tommy John surgery on his right (throwing) elbow. Only two of the Yankees’ position players posted a higher fWAR this year than Gregorius, who recorded a 4.6 mark in 569 plate appearances to rank eighth among big league shortstops.
Now, with the Red Sox potentially on their way to a fourth World Series title since 2004 and the Yankees having been dealt a brutal blow well before 2019 begins, the question is: How will the Evil Empire strike back? Well, if the Yankees plan to go big-game hunting in free agency – as they’ve done on many occasions – perhaps they’ll respond by signing the Dodgers’ Manny Machado. The four-time All-Star infielder, 26, is set to hit the open market, where he’s sure to become one of the highest-paid players in the history of the sport.
Even with a healthy Gregorius, New York would’ve been a speculated suitor for Machado, whom it chased at this past summer’s trade deadline before the AL East rival Orioles dealt him to the Dodgers. With Gregorius in the fold, Machado likely would have slotted in at third base in 2019, sending AL Rookie of the Year Candidate Miguel Andujar to first base or designated hitter. Andujar’s on the heels of a huge season offensively, but he was a butcher at third, finishing last among major league infielders in both Defensive Runs Saved (minus-25) and Ultimate Zone Rating (minus-16). Despite Andujar’s woeful season in the field, he may well remain at third next year if the Yankees add Machado, considering both Gregorius’ health and Machado’s preference to line up at short.
For the majority of his career, which began in 2012, Machado has played third, where he has been eminently successful. Machado has registered 84 Defensive Runs Saved and a 50.6 UZR at the position, while he has logged minus-10 DRS at short and a minus-6.1 UZR at shortstop, with all of the damage having come this past regular season (minus-12 DRS, minus-6.5 UZR) after he moved back to short. In spite of his defensive shortcomings, Machado served as one of the majors’ preeminent players in 2018, notching the game’s ninth-highest fWAR among position players (6.2) on the strength of his fourth straight 30-home run campaign. He’d give the Yankees’ already strong offense yet another formidable hitter, joining Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Hicks, Gleyber Torres, Gary Sanchez and Andujar, though the right-handed Machado wouldn’t provide the right-heavy lineup variety in terms of handedness.
Speaking of Torres, the Yankees may simply turn short over to him next year as they await Gregorius’ return and entrust the keystone to a far less expensive alternative to Machado. There are plenty of familiar veteran second basemen set to hit free agency in the offseason, including now-Yankee Neil Walker, though no one from the group is anywhere near the caliber of Machado.
For now, Machado and the still-alive Dodgers are focused on winning a championship, but it seems doubtful he’ll return to LA thereafter. The club has an excellent third baseman in Justin Turner and a great shortstop in Corey Seager, who missed most of 2018 on account of TJ surgery, after all. Thus, regardless of how the Dodgers’ season ends, it seems Machado’s destined to put on a new uniform in 2019. Do you expect New York to be the team that awards him one of the richest contracts in the history of baseball in the offseason, or will someone else win the much-anticipated derby?
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Always take the field, especially when it’s not their own FA
Also I don’t want him in the Yankees
The only way that signing Manny makes sense for the Yankees is like this. Machado plays short with Didi out, when Didi returns you rotate Didi, Gleyber, Judge, Stanton, and Andujar from their respective positions to either give days off or to use as a DH.
Yanks need to focus on SP not more position players.
Boston taught Yanks that bullpens are great but not if SP forces you to play from behind.
i love this take from people… as if it’s a one or the other proposition. It is entirely possible the Yankees go after SP in addition to other needs.
Shocking, I know.
Or you simply rotate him between SS and 3B once Didi is back since Andujar is a sieve defensively
And you think at 300 million dollar salary it will make him happy to be the position changer?
Does all this rotating make much sense for anyone involved?
I doubt the Yankees have a greater chance than all of the other 29 teams combined.
Agreed, take the field
That number 29 is correct, but entirely misleading. When you realize teams like the Marlins, Padres, Orioles, Rangers, Reds, White Sox, Tigers, etc. are part of that 29, they probably have a better chance than 24 of those 29 teams combined.
I’d exclude the Tigers from your grouping. I think they are a dark horse for Manny’s services. Their division is extremely weak and wouldn’t necessarily require a complete tear down and rebuild. Not to mention that the Tigers are out from under Victor Martinez’s contract now, so they should have a bit of payroll flexibility. Especially when you factor in the strength of the White Sox farm system. The quicker the Tigers attempt to become competitive again, the better. And they definitely can guarantee Manny the SS position, which he covets, unlike many other teams. If they get Manny, they are back in the playoffs in 2020 for sure, possibly even 2019.
Trips me out how detroit targets every FA the White Sox have serious interest in. Whenever the Sox are good, suddenly detroit is too. The Sox decide to rebuild and it’s “oh look, detroit’s rebuilding too”. Uncanny I tell you.
The Tigers may have the wherewithal, but with Cabrera on the books for $154M over the next 5 years, I doubt they want to jump back into another huge, long-term, contract. The $18M saved from VMart hardly offsets much. That’s about half, or even less than half what Machado will command in AAV. Also going against the Tigers is the doubt that Machado wants any part of a rebuild after all those losing seasons in Balt.
I think exactly the opposite. Since they have so much money invested in Miggy, they might as well go for it rather than just waste that money. Besides, there is no way Manny is getting $40 million a year. Just not going to happen. He might get $30 million and that $18 million will offset over 50% of that value. That is a significant part.
The Tigers would be a rough destination if they were in the AL East or the AL West, no doubt. But in the AL Central, they are in pretty good shape. Cleveland is basically the only significant competition for the next couple of years. And with a couple of Detroit additions and a couple of steps back by Cleveland players and you might have a chance at a Detroit division title. And once you get into the playoffs, anything can happen.
All those losing seasons in Baltimore? 5 of his 7 seasons there were at .500 or better and 3 of those seasons they were in the playoffs. Yes, they were horrible this year, but that doesn’t change the success of his first 5 years.
No. He can’t play short, and Didi isn’t having career-ending. Didi’s injury being blown out of proportion, eaten by media.
Re-sign?
Edited. I don’t think they will use the injury as an excuse to “sign” him for “300-400m”
Seriously, that’s the only thing you would have asked about my post? Lol def a Machado fan.
“Didi’s injury being blown out of proportion, by the media” I sincerely doubt that, this isn’t coming from Bill Belichick. That being said Manny is light years better than Andujar, and his offense would make up for any defense at short. I would prefer they spend the money on pitching first.
Old days any type of perceived failure by “the boss” meant some kind of shock top tier signing, whether it would actually help the team or not and I don’t think a waste in resources of 200m+ towards either machado/Harper would help this team that much over the next 2-3 seasons.
Spending half to 3/4 of that money towards a top tier starter (or another) to couple along side of Severino WOULD help this team much more than adding yet another bat.
John, just between me, you, and the fence post Severino is not a real number one. You gotta play with the hand you’re dealt, and Severino is homegrown. They need to trade for a 1A pitcher like the Astros, Indians have, and right now that’s probably not available. So sign an arm like Corbin to be a #2, and try and trade for another 2-3 type.
I believe in my heart of hearts that the answer is a definitive “Maybe.”
Anyone who votes no is either clueless or a Yankees hater. This is as big of a lock as there every has been. #13 for the NY Yankees. MNny Machado.
I’m a Yankee fan, and I voted no. As big of a lock as Prime Troy Tulowitzki taking over for Jeter? Lol.
Guess I’m a Yankee hater. Nothing in life is guaranteed. Try to provide Coors hard facts, instead of dreams.
Not a chance. Absorbing Stanton’s contract ended any chance of him landing in NY. Even the Yankees can’t sustain nearly 600 million salary on 2 players.
600M on two players? That would really mean something if their average annual salary was significant and costing them lots in eventual luxury tax of which they’ve proven to not care about in 14 of the last 15 years. They only cared about luxury tax this season to sign said elite players to coincide with their young arbitration eligible and cheap players like Judge, Hicks, Sanchez and Gregorius. With Gregorius hurt for some if not a majority of 2019 they’re pretty much a lock to look for outside help at SS and Machado is a perfect fit.
Using your brain to evaluate a situation is not ‘hating’.
The Yankees current needs are not solved by throwing 300 million at a player they don’t need. Cashman’s a smart guy (‘hater’, as you’d probably define it) and probably knows signing a bit name to salve the wounded pride of some Yankees fans is the kind of move that let the Red Sox pass them this decade
The Yankees could use Machado, he costs nothing other than money and the Yankees have been willing to move past the luxury tax multiple times over the las 15 years.
With Andujar being one of the worst fielders in baseball him moving to a less demanding position like 1B/DH would allow Machado to move from SS to 3B once Didi comes back from Tommy John surgery. This alone could be the decisive factor in them getting close to winning the division.
yeah it’s as much of a lock as I heard from Yankees fans telling everyone Ohtani would be in pinstripes.
No team on the East Coast got favorable receptions from Ohtani and when he’s going to make league minimum no matter what it comes down to personal preference. Not everyone is able to outbid the big market teams when it comes to elite Free Agents, this is when they flex their muscles.
ARod would be proud
Yankees need to put out the trade for Stanton (always choke city w RISP) & eat some cash, to get a quality A starting pitcher(CC is never same) & top prospect. Then sign HARPER for LF. Good for 45 HR in Bronx. Remember Yanks never win WSeries w out a power LH bat. He will help Judge more too!
That’s like trying to trade up on your wife at age 40 when you’re on a fry cook salary, never gonna happen. Right now too many teams front office’s are quietly laughing about that trade.
There’s some slight logic to that. Sign Harper and use a Stanton trade to get some controllable pitching. Makes more sense to me than Machado. But how much would they have to eat to make a deal happen? And is Harper better than Stanton? I think in the end they keep him around for another year and see what he can really do. To me he looked like he was just all over the place at the plate. To easy to try for a dinger to right? Looked lost at times and could easily be pitched to almost like he had no clue what was coming. Not the guy we’ve seen. I think he turns it around next year and Yankee fans sing a different tune this time next year.
Stanton is not going anywhere. He has a no trade clause in his contract. Thats why St Louis and San Francisco couldn’t get him. The only other team he would accept a trade to was the Dodgers, and I doubt that they would take him (even if they got him for free). Its gonna be next to impossible to get rid of him, let alone get something decent in return.
I see the Phils and Yanks as the frontrunners but obviously you always bet on the field.
There have been times that betting on the field was not a great bet. Mid 2000s Tiger Woods vs the field at a major for example.
No one is taking Stanton for the next 9 years at $30 plus million a year and he is a butcher in the outfield so DH is his best position. If I were Cashman I would sign Machado and Corbin, non tender or trade Didi , put Frazier in left and do a bad contract swap with Detroit, Ellsbury for Zimmerman who at least can be on the field. He had a 4.5 era this season, ok for a 5th starter
The cardinals and giants were willing to less than a year ago
Better chance of finding takers for Stanton than Ellsbury.
Eres Omar? Compai quien sabe.
Arriba Caracas vs La Guaira en las épocas buenas!
Stanton a butcher lmfao, he’s a DH because he can’t stay healthy and the Yankees have a better defensive outfield with elite fielders in Hicks, Judge and Gardner. Stanton is and has been a plus fielder every single season except 2013 in his major league career. He has 50DRS since 2010, with a career 5.6UZR.
Vizquel doesn’t have enough data on his plan to look things up evidently…
Non tender Didi? That is laughable. Stanton a butcher in the OF? You have to be trolling.
Please do! The Pujols signing wrecked the Angels. Sign Harper too
Tired narrative. Pujols signed a 10 year $240M contract at age-32. (Rumors are, he might even be older)
Whomever signs Manny/Harper is signing them for their age-26 seasons’ year-1. Forgot to mention, both play positions way more valuable than 1B?
If Yankees are hell bent on signing machado they need to move ellsbury contract. Itll take prospects to do so but I can see the mariners or diamondbacks willing to take on his contract in return for some prospects.
Otherwise Yankees dont have much financial wiggle room to address the glaring holes in the rotation. I dont see the Yankees turning over 3 rotation spots to unproven arms in Sheffield Adams german loasianga etc to start the 2019 season. And happ lynn probably arent worth bringing back long term.
Yankees have all the financial wiggle room.
Not when you’re gonna pay Stanton ellsbury chapman and machado 110ish mill combined. Gotta fill an OF spot assuming you dont keep cutch or gardener- if you keep gardener add that 10 mill to the total of 120 mill. That doesnt include salaries for judge Sanchez didi severino tanaka etc. Very little money to seriously address the rotation in 2019 without messing up the long term outlook.
This is the Yankees we’re talking about
So they’re gonna toss out bad contracts to Kershaw Corbin Keuchel and sacrifice draft picks to sign an expensive pitcher or 2 to a 5 year deal or 7 years in Kershaw case? Ok.
Stanton’s contract balloons to $32M, but annual luxury tax hit never exceeds $22M
Next year is his age-29 season, but he’s not the albatross many here are making him out to be
Think he’s important fixture of this Yankee lineup for years to come. 102 Runs, 100 RBI 38HR, not bad, just cut back on the strikeouts, dude, you’re not in Miami anymore Lol.
Yep. That’s why they dropped below the luxury tax threshold this year. To reset their penalty in advance of a huge free agent class.
Many of his HR & RBI did not come in the clutch but when Yanks were up or in a non defining game situation. 0-13 with runners in scoring position vs RedSox in playoffs this year- enough to see the pattern. Welcome to Bronx. Like nowhere else.
Repeat: the Yanks do NOT win a WS without a power lefty hitter. Check the 28.
You mean 27?
Not like they haven’t done that before. Just look at CC Sabathia. They spent $40 million more than any other team offered when they signed him. Thy are the Evil Empire for a reason.
Pujols wrecked the Angels? He was pretty productive his first two seasons there and even put up a nice 40 dinger season at 35. The reason the Angels haven’t been to the postseason more than once in Mike Trout’s career is because they spent money on people like Josh Hamilton and decided to field people like Mark Trumbo when they should’ve been spending more on bringing in the elite starting pitchers in Free Agency.
Hitting helps but an elite starting pitcher like Scherzer or Sale just puts a good team into the top percentile of teams each year.
You heard it here first: Manny Machado to the Marlins… in 2032.
Machado is going nowhere if the Dodgers get to another World Series. They certainty aren’t paying Kershaw.
How is he going nowhere? Seager will be back next year and once he comes back, he’s their shortstop.
They can move people around since Bellinger is so flexible. Seager to 1B, Bellinger to CF or Turner to 1B, Bellinger to CF, Seager to 3B, or just move Seager to LF.
Again, Seager is their shortstop.
he played some 3B in the minors. you’re a Yankee homer If you don’t think the Dodgers will try to keep him.
Why would the Dodgers play Seager at 3B and Machado at SS? That would be playing the better defensive SS at 3B and playing the better defensive 3B at SS. And if one of them moves to 3B where does Turner play?
They’ll move people around because Machado is good enough to move people around. Turner is getting older and his contract only has 2 more years. Like I said, they’ll move him to 1B and Bellinger to CF.
Yeah, players love getting jerked around and not knowing what position they are going to play on any given day.
Rooster there’s no reasoning with such ridiculousness. Pretty cut and dried, Seager will be the Dodgers starting Shortstop opening day 2019.
I’m a Dodger fan, and I doubt that they bring Machado back. There’s really no spot for him, with Muncy & Bellinger at 1st, Seager at Short, and Turner at 3rd. Kiki Hernandez will most likely be starting at 2nd next year. I can see them signing Harper and trading either Puig or Peterson, which I’d be all for.
Lmao at the people who think Dodgers won’t at least try to keep him. Machado is one of those super stars that if you have them in your grasp, take them & Dodgers have that. They have an advantage over the other teams because he & his wife have grown to like LA & the players & wives. Being comfortable plays a big part & if the Dodgers offer him something, then it’s very possible he’ll stay. Redrooster said players don’t like to be moved around, jokes on him because that is the Dodgers mantra, they LOVE their versatile players. That’s literally what the Dodgers are known for, platooning. What a lot of people don’t know is, Seager was going to be moved to 3rd in a few years because of his frame, no reason to think the Dodgers won’t push their plans sooner & move him now with Turner at 1st & Bellinger at CF. People really don’t know how Dodgers operate. So many people are counting the Dodgers out now but I wouldn’t be so sure.
Marlins could be a dark horse candidate in the machado sweepstakes. But Yankees Dodgers Phillies itll most likely be 1 of those 3. Dodgers can put seager at 2nd.
I can’t envision a dead fish being a dark horse?
Cash and Dipo are talking right now about Segura and a bunch of Yankee kids.
Trying to give Yankees fans something to root for tonight??
LoL Your best work, Ken. I’m rooting *against* this sign
This one gets you a one day pass Mr Ken…
Well it is the playoffs, Boras may come out and announce that A-Rod is opting back in to one of his old Yankee contracts. But that is besides the point.
The Yanks have the $$$ to afford Machado AND a good starting pitcher and more.
YANKEES!
BET ON IT TOO!
They don’t need to and can focus on other needs honestly … they are just a small adjustment or two away from being something special and I don’t think spending that kind of money on MM really makes sense. Couple years from now you’ll want that cash to keep some of their other young superstars
He’ll be in Dodger Blue.
Given Friedman’s track record probably not.
I doubt it. But his services were and are appreciated while he is/was here.
Absolutely not. They will sign Daniel Murphy to fill in until Didi’s back, and then compete for ABs at 1B and 3B.
Other than Murphy, they will focus on starting pitching.
am not a Yankee fan but if they sign Manny it’s a huge mistake. He is all about himself not a team player. God help if they do he is a cancer to any team
It might be Yankees or the field, but it isn’t much of a field to bet against. Only realistic teams with the wherewithal, besides Yanks, are Cubs, Dodgers, Giants, Red Sox, and Phils. But to me it’s between the Phils and the Yanks.
Friedman hasn’t spent on a single expensive FA since he took over. It doesn’t seem like Theo’s MO either. Red Sox don’t seem at all interested. And if the Giants go after anyone, which is doubtful due to their situation, it would be Harper.
If it is between the Yanks and the Phils, NY being at the top of MM’s list makes me think he goes there. Not a Yankee fan BTW.
I take offense sir…the Cardinals definitely have the wherewithal to sign Machado…he actually makes a ton of sense for them…will Machado sign there…probably not, but they definitely have the money and need…you will at least hear their name in the conversation for awhile
You are correct sir. I should have included them. My omission of the Cards was pure oversight and not intended to offend. That said I still think The Yankees come out on top between the them the Cards and the Phils. Like Stanton, Machado seems to prefer NY, and that will hurt the other teams chances.
Yes. We don’t need a poll to know yes. And after seeing him in the last two games on national television hitting the catcher on a backswing and not even acknowledging him and not running out a ground ball on a tough hop, they can have him.
Sure why not, it makes total sense. Put Harper and Puig in pinstripes too and we’ll have baseball’s biggest chumps all in one place.
Yankees definitely need another power hitter
Truth be told, the market is a lot smaller than we all think for Harper and Machado, Unless I’m forgetting someone, and MLBTR seems a little late on their top 50 free agent list (can’t find it anywhere) Machado is the top free agent of the offseason. Harper is probably #2. Kershaw maybe #2? #3 at worst. There is a pretty significant drop off after that.
There are maybe two teams that have the budget and/or payroll space for Machado or Harper: Yankees and Phillies, I know that’s a totally absurd prediction, but I just can’t see any other teams that really make sense. The Cubs and Dodgers payrolls are already maxed and the Dodgers have a conundrum with Kershaw and if they resign him, they’ll be close to $200M again.
I can’t answer the poll, but Machado will sign with the Phillies or Yanks – 100% sure of that. Just makes sense for both teams on every level. Andjuar will likely win ROY and will be a valuable trade commodity to the budget minded team. I can think of 10 teams that would like to acquire Andjuar.
And yes, the Red Sox also make a ton of sense, but unless they want to have a $260M payroll in 2019 can’t see it at all. But who the heck knows.
I get what you are saying but the Cardinals have the payroll flexibility…let’s not forget they were willing to take on Stanton’s contract…plus they have already stated they want a big bat in the lineup…they could easily appease him and let him play short…of course I doubt Machado signs with St. Louis but they are a big dark horse and shouldn’t be ignored
I’d take the field over the Yankees but if I had to put my money on any one team to sign Manny Machado it would be the Yankees. The same thinking goes for Bryce Harper signing with the Cubs. This is not to say that I believe that those dollars couldn’t be better spent to address other needs by each team but my gut tells me Machado will sign with his favorite team in the Bronx while Harper joins his Vegas pal Kris Bryant on the North Side of Chicago.
51-49 that the Yankees do sign Manny and then figure out some sort of solution to the infield. Best guess right now – Manny 3B, Didi SS, Torres 2B, Andujar 1B
Andujar would be even worse at first.
I believe the didi injury will actually make it less likely for the yankees to sign machado, i think getting a combination of harper and Daniel Murphy would be a good start, two lefty bats, when didi comes back move Torres back to second and if voit doesn’t pan out, move Murphy to first, defense can always be improved with andujar
That’s what they used to say about Pedro Alvarez.
Gotta think Yanks will spend their sheckles on pitching instead of Manny. Besides, he’s really a good fit in Philly; positional need, they’ve got the money, and it will fire up the Phanatic.
Phillie fans were disappointed this year, and I really don’t know why. They’re still on course. Manny certainly puts them on a higher level.
Always take the field, but weren’t they the obvious, best choice all along?
Why not sign Machado / Corbin and retain Sabathia.
We need to catch the Redsox and we need to do so next year.
No point in trying to protect our wild card contender status that we were in last year.
Machado will more than likely be a Philly.
Out Of LF Prediction : Jeter beats NYY
Miami sees an opportunity to get a young superstar to build around and throws a long contract at Manny, enticing him to come back home and be the face of the franchise.
Machado and The Mesas bring some excitement back to South Florida beisbol.
Sign machado, move andujar to first slot manny in at short, find a suitable veteran third baseman to man the spot until didi is healthy
The Dodgers have $100M payroll if Kershaw opts out. $135M with him. They only got under this year to be able to spend again in 2019. I think the club is comfortable at $250M judging by past payroll levels, that leaves a lot of room for spending. They need everyday players more than anything. Our rotation is coming back next year after performing well this year, don’t have to spend on SP. Spending big on RP never works, they’re usually past their prime and this FO is good a finding diamonds in the rough for the bullpen so I don’t think they spend heavy on RP. Might not be a crazy thought they outbid the field to sign Harper or Machado.
Harper makes more since that Machado for the Dodgers. Then they can trade Puig or Peterson to make room. I really wouldn’t mind if Kershaw walks, and they use that money on more pitching. I’d really like to see them resign Him Jin Ryu. He’s been lights out since coming back from his injuries.
If Kershaw opts out he’s dumber than he looks
We need a lefty bat badly and we also need players that can help the team with speed and getting on base. While we will hit homers it’s been exposed that those big bats can be contained, we need guys that can get on base (basically we need Gardner if he was younger or healthier)
A lefty bat won’t help you against Chris Sale. The Yankees need whatever the best bat is while adding a good to elite starting pitcher.
They need someone capable of fielding at 3B and taking care of SS while Didi is out recovering. Machado fits the bill nicely.
Until proven otherwise, I don’t believe Hal will run the team as free-spending as his father. My vote says no. Hal spends just enough to keep the Yankees relevant and not a cent more.
When push comes to shove, the Yankees will throw money around like drunken sailors no matter how stupid. And then act all surprised when they pound on teams that can’t afford to do so.
Even with Didi out, the Yanks have more pressing needs. I could see them try to complete the billion dollar outfield with Harper, or chase a top end lefty like Kershaw before going after Machado. There are enough young internal left side of infield options to get through until Didi returns.
Torres at ss till Didi returns sign happ corbin retool your bullpen. Win a hundred. Games again
Seriously hoping Yanks don’t sign Machado. One player is not worth $30 million +, especially Machado. Quality player, for sure, but not for that amount of money.
I believe Harper, Machado and the rest of the free agents this winter are in for a big surprise. I don’t think the offers are going to be as generous as they expect. We shall see.
Not that I’m doubting they do it, but Yankees signing Machado and not signing or trading for a big name starting pitcher would be malpractice. Not getting Cole turned out to be the most fateful event in their season.
The Yankees have the resources to sign both Machado and Corbin. My guess is that’s their plan. They’ve never been that concerned with the CBT, and now that they’ve reset to the minimum percentage, they aren’t going to be worried now.
Yankees should go after Manny only if he agrees to play primarily third base. If not, then let him go elsewhere and focus on SP.
But personally, I think Manny will sign with Phillies.
3 year 75 million dollar deal with Yankees and a 20 million 1 year option?