It was only two years ago that second baseman DJ LeMahieu reached free agency for the first time. The former Cub and Rockie hit the open market as someone who was regarded as a useful contributor, but hardly a star. He still did well for himself, inking a $24MM pact with the Yankees, but now finds himself on the verge of another trip to free agency. The difference this time is that LeMahieu will now be one of the most coveted players available.
While LeMahieu did have a batting title with the Rockies on his resume when the Yankees added him, he didn’t show off a ton of power prior to moving to New York. In all, he was a .298/.350/.406 hitter with a mediocre 90 wRC+ and 49 home runs across 3,799 plate appearances. Since then, though, LeMahieu has exploded for a .336/.386/.536 mark, a 146 wRC+ and 36 HRs, making him one of the sport’s elite hitters. He’s coming off a regular season in which he picked up another batting title (.364) and paced the American League in wRC+ (177).
One of the questions now is how far the Yankees may go to retain LeMahieu. He said before their season-ending ALDS loss to the Rays that there had not been any contract talks, but it’s hard to believe the Yankees won’t put forth an earnest effort to re-sign the 32-year-old before free agency opens. They may not make a competitive enough offer, however, as Joel Sherman of the New York Post wrote earlier this week that the Yankees are likely to “hold the line” at a maximum of three years and $20MM per annum.
During our pre-free agency debates at MLBTR, we’ve set a floor of $80MM over four years, though we have entertained even higher guarantees. No matter what, it’s easy to see LeMahieu, a big hitter with defensive versatility, reeling in a far larger payday than he did the last time he was looking for a contract. For this exercise, we’ll place the over/under at $80.5MM. How well do you think LeMahieu will do? (Poll link for app users)
I think he deserves more than that. But I don’t think he will get over $80.5. I think he just missed and ends up in the 4 year/$75m range.
4/100
No way he gets $80M, players won’t get that kind of money based on just the past two seasons performance especially with DJ playing just 195 games combined. Pre-Covid, maybe … but not now. And his splits indicate he’s not nearly as good a hitter away from Yankee Stadium.
Agreed fever. Betts and pitching aside, I don’t see any one getting big dollars on a three or longer deal. Too much unknown and many teams have too much obligations already on the books. The pandemic has created a nightmare for those who are eligible for arb and free agency. JTR is the threshold marker. DJL will end up in my view with a three year deal max, Perhaps at $25m per max but with an old time team option at 10m per after each season. That might even be too much. A possible way I see DJ getting more is if a Boston like team which needs him needles Yankees brass by negotiating his cost up. No way he goes elsewhere but if his cost is high, it could prevent the Yankees from also getting Bauer or JTR. Covid may have curtailed the Yankees spending when nothing else could.
May have? In their press conference the Yankees said they lost more than any other MLB team due to COVID and therefore their free agency spending would be limited. It will certainly impact their spending on top of the fact that they don’t want to continue staying over the tax thresholds. DJ is awesome, but this is the worst free agency to have entered imho.
Most players hit better at home and it’s not like his road numbers were bad. But when you look at splits you have to weigh everything, not just the immediate batting lines. He had a better BB/K on the road; below average BABIP and still had an average wRC+.
DJ also has continued to hit the ball hard (91+ average EV), good discipline and offers excellent defense. Those qualities/tools project well and are desirable.
He’s the best second baseman on the market. Consider that he can also play 3B or 1B if needed and it shouldn’t be hard to understand why he might get paid north of 80m.
No way Bauer ends up in NY
No power until NY? Should have said no power until the juiced ball, but that’s darn near everyone in MLB. Still, I hope he gets a good payday.
his forté is base hitting, but the power is what really makes him an elite player.
He juiced something most likely
Hope not. As a Sox fan, he’s been great to see in action with that bat AND glove.
Nah. Take a look at his home/away splits since he has been with the Yankees. He’s a product of that stadium but I doubt he is juicing. Plus there’s the juiced ball
So let’s take a look at players “splits” away for AL East teams like Boston, NY, Toronto and even Baltimore and I think you’ll find that players normally hit better at home…..using away “splits” as a basis for degrading a 2 time batting champ and Gold Glove winner is a weak ass argument!
I mean, he played in Coors Field for years and didn’t look anything like THIS. To me, the suspicion he raises is not pharmacological. The Yankees always look like they know what pitches are coming when they play at home. Do with that what you want.
I was hardly degrading him, I was defending him and saying he’s not using PEDs. Trying to explain the number jump since joining the yankees
What an idiotic comment….Juicing…..Really…..jealousy is a bad thing!
I really don’t care what kind of payday he gets. He’s doing very well for himself even if he gets a terrible deal. What I care about is him continuing to play for the team I root for.
Will never understand when people root for overpaid athletes to get paid more for a year than they will in their lifetime. #effcapitalism
So, you root for the guy who chooses not to work to get some of DJ’s money?
You hate capitalism and take that out on players? You need to dig deeper in your capitalism hate, putting it on the players is very misdirected and exactly what the billionaires want
I hope he milks the Yanks for every possible cent, but I don’t see him getting 80M. Two years older since 24M, and Yankee Stadium is closer to Coors Field than league average. Plays a relatively easily replaceable position, covid economy. I think he tops out at 4/70.
@G4 can’t “milk” the Yankees lol they could literally field a $750 million a year payroll and profit, secondly Yankee Stadium isn’t in the same stratosphere with Coors, and 3rd he plays 1st base, 2nd base and 3rd base with good to great defense at all 3. Definitely not easily replaced
The team lost more money than every other team. A story had their game day loss at over $300m and with everything including broadcasting rights it was reported at over $500m. While ownership has the ability to still spend, they have so much on the books moving forward that they may take a pause year like in 2018. I’m not sure where they are luxury tax wise but that was when they last did it and there is a three year cycle that benefits again doing it. Sox did it in 17 and 20 while the Dodgers did it with NY IN 18.
The total revenue lost is not equal to the actual net loss. If they are operating with expenses so big that they lost $500 million then they are a terribly run organization which I know they aren’t. I would guess their net loss was closer to $100-$150 million. Remember the player salaries were only 37% of normal.
Yankees need to offer $60MM for 5 Years. Save capital for Judge’s impending FA down the road
Screw Judge’s impending free agency, they need to trade him before he gets injured for 75% of the next season. Time to move on from Mr. Glass.
The money should be invested in Gleyber if anyone.
Judge is the face of the franchise and definitely not made of glass lol Gleyber is locked in through 2025 and Judge through 2023. Both will finished their careers in Pinstripes. This offseason DJ is a priority!! And signing Trevor Bauer!!!
Why is it every offseason Yankee fans think their team needs to go out and sign the top guy available regardless of the contract?
Judge has been their franchise face but he needs to stay on the field. Bleu era is not a shortstop so depending on what happens with DJL and where he plays next year assuming he returns, why not consider trading Gleyber who has substantial value and could bring a big time young pitcher as the centerpiece in such a trade.
Doesn’t nearly every team’s fans think that?
“Why is it every offseason Yankee fans think their team needs to go out and sign the top guy available regardless of the contract?”
I’ve read 3-4 different non-Yankee fans say their team HAD to sign Bauer. So what is this you’re talking about Yankee fans as if they’re special saying their team should sign DJL and/or Judge? Nothing. Nothing special at all. Just hater words. That’s all. A dime a dozen.
As a Yankee fan, I don’t believe that Judge is the “face of the franchise” any longer based on him missing 37% of his games over the last couple of seasons….good guy yes….good defensive glove yes….tremendous power yes…..but can you really count on him for 140 games over the next 5 years and his playoff record certainly doesn’t help…K after K over the last 2 years when he needed to shine and lead the way for the team….I think not with his size and physical history. Face off the Franchise players are few and far between….Trout, maybe Bellinger….who else….pretty tough to list right but that’s the inevitable truth…….
As far as Gleyber….maybe you don’t read the NY papers but Gleyber has lost a bit of his shine with his defensive play at SS and a pretty average offensive season….now you can blame Covid for the lack of prep but it does make you wonder whether 1-2 years somehow in todays baseball world seems to create a persona about a player.
Wouldn’t be surprised if he became the centerpiece of a trade haul for a bonafide #2 type pitcher…and we’re not talking a Paxton type guy here….I mean a stud!
Unfortunately not a single Pirate fan gets to think like that.
Unfortunately Pirate fans to have the pleasure to think that
Value on even Judge is down given his separate injuries. He might still be worth more to NY with the hope he finds a way to get healthy. His price will now be getting expensive based on his career start. What trade out there would be acceptable to both teams?
Not often that I agree with you Looie but if you read my comments above, I think we’re on the same page here.
Judge very well break all our hearts with a long term contract that he never quite lives up to given injuries……do you risk it given his physical frame and the fact that age tends to make mortals of everyone given enough time?
Given the Yanks seem to want to get under the cap, they need more left-handed pop, and just as importantly need to find a capable #2 rotation guy, I think its very possible that one of their top guys is going to go in a trade even in a post Covid season coming up…..50/50 at best but you can’t walk past the possibility.
Why would the Yankees or DJL take that deal? $12M a year was the rate they agreed upon to re-establish DJL’s value, which he did ten fold. He’s also in his 30’s, so there’s no way he gets 5 years guaranteed from anybody and there’s a big IF with Judge’s long term Yankee prospects given his persistent injury issues.
Lol… DJ laughs and runs away at 5yr 60mil
Don’t think you understand the dire financial cirucmstances facing professional sports right now. There’s talk of contraction in some sports for crying out loud, and the NHL might literally not survive. MLB ratings are in the toilet even when they play.
No one’s spending like crazy for a 32 year old 2nd baseman. If the Yankees offer something like that, he should jump at it.
Very few understand the true state of sports economics. To most fans all team owners are just rich assholes with inexhaustible wealth whose only motivation is pure, evil greed and could never, ever possibly lose enough money to actually hurt the sport. There are few issues in life where the majority’s opinion is so severely far apart from the actual reality of things.
Clutch guy, plays hard and great attitude. Quiet leader…all these things make him a must have.
I don’t think he will push for that 4th guaranteed year at his age, given the AAV he will command. I think he and the Yankees will agree that if he continues his current rate of success he’ll earn an option year easily and if he doesn’t he’ll make his money anyway on the AAV over 3 years and they’ll get the deal done.
I still think it will wind up at 3 years/$81M guaranteed:
$10M signing bonus $23M, $23.5M, $23.5M, $1M buyout on a $20-25M option and I think he will stay with the Yankees.
TrillionaireTeamOperator:
Given his age the NYYs hope he doesn’t push for a 4th year. That would be great for the team. But since DJM will be 35 in 3 years, I see him pushing for at least 4 and maybe 5. I doubt that he wants to be hitting on the FA market at the age of 35, if wants to play longer. Most players want security, and will accept a lower AAV for more years. I could see him getting 5/$90M.
Just read the Yankees projected 21 payroll as of now is $181m. Not sure if this is accurate but I assume it includes projected raises for those arb eligible players. Without trading or cutting players, that doesn’t leave much room beyond resigning DJL.
*without going over the first luxury tax threshold.
its actually closer to 190 because you have to include gardner and ells buyouts then you still have to pay a few mil for fillers. Based on last year tax they have about 20 mil to spend assuming they tender all their contracts. Thats to refill
multiple starting rotation spots (assuming you dont take the chance on the young guys like Garcia, Montgomery, and German after a year off and Severino mid way through),
2b/ss (depending on torres placement),
Of depth (when hicks/stanton/judge inevitably goes down.)
Hicks played full seasons in 2018 and 2020. Before that he wasn’t a full time player. Basically he’s had the one injury year 2019. So I wouldn’t say it’s inevitable he “goes down.”
Tad2b13- If the offers are 3yr/81m or 5yr/90m, he’d be better off taking the 3yr deal. He’d go into FA at the end really only to secure a 2yr/9m dollar deal to come out equal. That’s not really that unrealistic. One would hope in 3 years the economic climate in baseball would be more favorable because life will have normalized again by then.
Honestly judge should not get over $100 million contract he can’t stay healthy
Lol try 350-400 million but it’ll be in 2023
Again .. With Stanton and Cole already being paid well and Torres in line for nice raises and I’ll assume DJL is back abd being paid .. and in your last comment you said add Bauer who will be paid a ton .. and now Judge … As a Yankee fan would you really want a payroll approaching $400-$500 million a year?
No way in hell Judge gets close to that money.
A 30 year old Judge will get Trout money? I just don’t see it. He will have to stay healthy and increase his WAR average a bit.
He’ll get more than Trout money. Mending his injuries, he’ll also be able to fish for Bass and Swordfish. By the way, maybe the poster was referring to wild man, Steve Trout’s old NYY contract.
It’ll be interesting to see if these injuries persist in his contract year. As a Yankee fan and a Judge fan I say let him go into FA if the injuries continue. His 30s will be the beginning of his decline and if his bat slows down even a bit, he will strike out more than he already does. No thank you! Yankees need people like DJ that want to put the ball in play, not people that strike out in critical situations because they are always trying to hit home runs.
And nobody is paying him anywhere near 300 mil.
Judge would have to duplicate his rookie year and then some for the next three years to come anywhere close to Trout money, not to mention actually stay healthy. Not happening. Not even close.
Exactly. Aaron Judge is not going to be paid the same as Mike Trout. Judge is a good player, but Mike Trout is on a different level. Judge wouldn’t even be on the top 10 list of best players in baseball, and that’s not a knock, it’s just fact. I see a fair amount of NYY fans who have even been for the idea of trading him. LAA fans never pitch Trout trades.
That’s hilarious. Hasn’t had a full season since 2017. Playoffs numbers are crap.
I think if the Yankees and Judge do a deal, it’ll be modest by today’s standards and not all that long. Either year to year, in which case it’ll be 2 years/$25M overall and then he walks in free agency: $10M, $15M OR it’ll be a modest long term deal to ensure his Yankee legacy without risking breaking the bank on a potential injury prone IL stint regular: 5 years/$100M guaranteed: $5M signing bonus, $12.5M, $12.5M, $23M, $23M, $23M, $1M signing bonus on a $26M vesting option that can be converted into a club option.
You’re clearly dreaming.
I didn’t say they will or should, but if. A player of Judge’s calibre (when healthy) is legit worth $30M+ a season, if they can stay healthy…. Why would Judge leave so much on the table? He’s not Aaron Hicks, unsure of what kind of player he will be year to year and thus taking a heavily reduced rate contract for the long term security. He’s gonna bet on himself, so why not meet him in the middle?
TrillionaireTeamOperator:
Every one of your proposals is extremely team friendly. Most players aren’t going to do the team huge favors.
I think people underestimate how well he is going to age as a hitter. His approach reminds me of Tony Gwynn: short to the ball, use the whole field. Someone will give him 4 years for sure, he might get a 5th. But if it’s 4, I picked the over on the $80.5.
I think you’re underestimating the impact from COVID. Teams have lost real money and the quick sale of the Mets is evidence. The Wilpons had substantial notes due this month and the odds of refinancing during a pandemic made it urgent for the Cohen deal to now go through. Are there other teams leveraged? I’m not sure but my guess is yes. We’re all hoping for a cure next year but if not some teams in some sports could end up in real trouble.
5/100
Dodgers need to sign this man for his approach in the playoffs and to finally give them a legit 2B. Should have signed him 2 years ago.
Not getting an extra-base hit in all 7 postseason games is the “approach to the playoffs” that you admire? 2020 postseason OPS of .620 is reason to sign him? Okay dude.
How about his 2019 postseason? Or 2019+20 regular season? But nah 7 game sample size means all.
5 yr / 125 M
under but if you placed it at 80 even i would have had a tough choice.
I think he gets close to 4/100. Over.
I’m gonna go with the under due to covid and his age and that’s he’s always been undervalued. But he deserves a lot more
I agree with everyone who says Judge must be traded. The main problem all the players they want to trade have zero trade interest Judge, Sanches, Andujar, etc
I hope DJ stays but I doubt highly Yankees go over 3 years. Trade Voit and bring back Didi
That’s what Mark Texiera said on the radio the other day. Not sure of his value given his late blooming coincides with the juiced ball. I know Yankee fans will kill me but what about moving Gleyber where you might be able to pull off a multiplayer deal and get back a great pitcher that’s under control.
If you seriously believe Aaron Judge has “zero trade interest,” I have to say you’re seriously wrong. Since 2018, there are four qualified outfielders with a higher wRC+ and seven with a higher fWAR.
I think it’s going to be a Justin Turner/Dodgers type situation where he will take way less to stay on a team that helped him reach this new level and know how to implement him correctly.
Under $80 million on the contract.
4 years $60 million seems fair. All of these $100 million predictions are making me cringe. I don’t think anyone gives him that much money.
Pretty much every team in the league would offer him 4/60.
Is every team in the market for a 33 year old second baseman?
Is every 33-year-old second baseman a batting champion with an average exit velocity of 91.3 MPH and the third-highest contact rate and the third-lowest swinging strike rate of all qualified hitters?
And LeMahieu is 32 and won’t be 33 until July 13. Why is it that players get older or younger depending on whether or not fans think they’re worth the asking price?
2021 is his age 33 season. Also, teams don’t overpay for high batting averages anymore. His career numbers are pretty underwhelming.
The All-Star Game is scheduled for LeMahieu’s birthday, coincidentally, so if the season follows the usual pre-COVID schedule (doubtful, IMO), it’ll be half over before he turns 33; so it’s as much his age 32 season as his age 33 season.
Since 2016, his OBP is .376 and he ranks 9th in the majors in runs scored; he ranks 18th in Defensive Runs Saved among all qualified fielders, all positions; his 16.3 fWAR ranks between Joey Votto and Carlos Correa; and his .325 AVG with RISP ranks 11th. Teams will pay for that. Those five seasons don’t seem underwhelming to me.
3 years/$60M is marginal at best. No way 4/60 gets it done.
He is turning 33 in the middle of next year. How is he going to net over 80 million dollars!!??
That’s crazy talk…..
I’ve long thought that there’s a fundamental oversimplification in the calculation of WAR, and that’s that it posits a single wins value for a given player as if there were such a thing as a generic value that translates equally across 30 different teams with 30 different rosters.
A team that already has a couple of players with above-average situational hitting skills like LeMahieu’s might be overpaying for his services; but on a team like the Yankees with a lineup heavily weighted with all-or-nothing, swing-for-the-fences hitters, his value is amplified.
He was the only Yankee with a single-digit K% this year, and his contact skills topped all his teammates both in and out of the zone. They simply don’t have another hitter with his kind of skills, and I think most Yankee fans would concede that he’s been the team MVP two years in a row for that reason.
If Cashman buys into the oversimplification of WAR applied to dollar value without taking into account LeMahieu’s unique value to the team and lets him walk, it’ll be managerial malfeasance. Give the man his money.
No GM uses WAR without taking it into context. In fact, as useful as a stat WAR is for us fans, I’m sure front offices have much more complicated formulae… they’re not getting their info from baseballreference.
“He is turning 33 in the middle of next year. How is he going to net over 80 million dollars!!??
That’s crazy talk…..”
Jeter’s most valuable year by both bWAR and fWAR calculation was 2009, when he was 35 years old. He got his second highest hits total when he was 38.
Jorge78, Donaldson signed for 4 years and 92 Mil. at age 34 with a massive injury history.
MIN had to overpay to get him.
How low do the Yankees finish without DJ ? They have the money. If they like holding their money rather than winning, they’ll let someone else sign him.
4/75
Just my opinion:
4 yrs/$80 Guaranteed w/5th year vesting option for $15M based on combined PA’s in the final 2 yrs and not being on the IL at the end of the 4th season.
In a normal year, I would say it would be a slam dunk that he would get >$80M. Given how this year has been and the uncertainty going forward, he may find it hard to get that type of contract.
4/80 for DJ to return and to make up that revenue the Yanks should package Hicks, Andujar, and Voit to Cleveland for Lindor’s last season. Big gamble for Yanks if they don’t sign Lindor after 2021 season and most Indians fans will complain they could get more for Lindor but tell me where your getting the HR/RBI leader this past season in Voit, a switch hitting top 10 cf in the game, and an enticing young talent in Andujar who hasn’t found a position to stick at for one year of Lindor who by all means had a down season. Also Cleveland wants to contend so adding these 3 bats will definitely help that.
So you would give up 4 years of control for Andujar and 5 years of control for Voit for 1 year of Lindor? Talk about a massive overpay. And that doesn’t take into account of the team friendly deal for Hicks.
I think Brian Cashman’s job is safe.
Heck no. Lindor is not worth that, especially for one year. Plus you have Story, Semien, Simmons, Didi… Various other options that the Yankees have.
Yankees desperately need reliable SP also given they’re slated to lose 3 of their starters.
…and five years of a starting CFer who the Yankees don’t have a replacement for.
The Indians would do that deal. It’s the Yankees who won’t. Look at the Betts deal for a comp. A single season of a great player doesn’t net you that much anymore, and that will be compounded by the fiscal situation of all teams. Cleveland fans are going to be underwhelmed with the return no matter which team they trade Linder to.
He hit the ball harder than any player in the AL last year, but teams should also recognize that his opposite-field, hard-hit approach is perfectly built for the short right field at Yankee Stadium. Not for average or doubles, but for HRs. He’s probably more of a .325/15 HR player. at this stage as a non-Yankee. Factor in plus-defense at 2B, and legit multi-positional defense across the infield, and you have a valuable player, but one who is probably most valuable as a Yankee based on ballpark configuration. He is turning 33, but his hitting approach should age well. He’s basically Derek Jeter at the plate. The Yankees will cave and give him that 4th year due to his versatility. 4/85.
Definitely reminds me of Jeter at the plate. He doesn’t dive over the plate like Jeter but the approach is the same.
The Yankees desperately need some reliable starting pitchers. Is it possible the Yankees make the Mets an offer they can’t refuse for DeGrom. The Yankees could offer Torres, Judge, and Sanchez and Mets still say NO
All the teams are going to cry poverty over covid.
You Yankee fans that want the Yankees to go out and sign Bauer are you aware of the history between Bauer and Cole? Those to really dislike each other it would cost the Yankees a ton to get Bauer. Bauer is a quirky kind of guy anyway doubt he would like pitching in NY but I guess if the Yankees offered him a 50 million one year contract he would probably do it. My guess is Bauer will probably sign with the Angels or Padres. The Padres if it’s a one year deal and the Angels if it’s a multi year deal. The Angels especially likely if DD becomes there next GM.
Padres say they won’t make a push
I’ll believe that when I see it especially if it’s a one year deal. I think they could do it for a short term high dollar contract.
Please….enough with the Padres rumors already again this early…..talk about being “in” on each and every player who is a free agent each and every year…..yawn!
Bruin…..not being a NY York guy, you probably don’t remember David Wells who definitely the definition of a “quirky type of guy” so I don’t think there is any problem there with a guy like Bauer….the Cole thing….he’s a professional who came to the Yankees to win a World Series and I don’t think his personal feelings leak into his team willingness to do anything to win.
As far as “costing the yankees a ton” they have money coming off the books and all it take is money to sign him….plus, he likes 1 year contracts so that’s a enviable opportunity for a team like the Yankees who evaluate the team construction on a yearly basis……and its very possible if the yankees do indeed think he’s the best #2 rotation option in the market to be able to mount another charge to a title in 2021.
Very familiar with David Wells but this is two guys who just don’t get along at all, in fact they hate each other. I’m willing to bet that Bauer will not sign with the Yankees unless they are willing to way overpay. Bauer hates Cole and that hasn’t changed yes enough money will make it all better but it’s going to take a lot. My guess is Bauer will want just little more than more then Cole to sign with the Yankees. Lol.
Bauer tweeted that the “feud” story being floated by a former UCLA coach was a fantasy:
“Well, whatever chances there are of Gerrit and I squashing this non-existent, fictitious beef, they’re certainly higher than the chances of this former UCLA coach winning a College World Series.”
I’m doubtful that the Steinbrenners would want Bauer’s untethered antics to come to the Bronx anyway.
This is a heck of a debate. It depends on how long he signs for, which i think will be 4 years max so that would mean he gets at least 20 mil, which he has earned as a yankee
Yankees need to take notes. Look how the steps, Braves, Dodgers offenses are constructed. Bunch of good hitters with power that are also athletic, can run, and play good defense. They also have balanced lineups. Trade for Corey Seager, sign Brantley, and trade for a quality SP. We may have to part with GT and/or Voit to get these pieces. We can also prob snatch a bullpen piece via trade.
Under 80mil only because of the “unique” season we had. Otherwise he gets 5/120 with an opt out after 2 years and an incentive if he hits 40-50 HRs and 160rbi in those first two years combined. He’ll get a 10mil raise.
Didn’t edit in time. Make that 240 rbi in 3 years. Which is 80rbi average a year. The 40-50 HRs anywhere from 13-17 Homers a year.
I dunno. At his age? These days front offices are wising up to how quickly players decline to n their mid thirties. 5 years seems foolish.
Initially I was gonna say 4/85 with an option for a 5th or a buyout.
Hal is a multi billionaire but, unfortunately, cheap AF! Why else (other than Cole) has countless ACE’s (way too many to list) have been past up over and over, year after year?!!! Answer…$$$!!!
Cashman has been preaching “pitching, pitching, pitching” for years and look at what we’ve got!
Hal says the Yankees fans deserve #28 and will do whatever it takes to get them there yet, it WON’T happen because HE’S A CHEAP LIER!!! He’s so worrying about ‘only’ millions (yes ‘only’ to a multi billionaire!) in luxury tax. He will NOT keep his word AGAIN and spend what it will take for the Yankees to win it all, period! I look at it this way, it’s like a middle class American spending what, $200 every year. Big deal!
Too bad he won’t just SELL the Yankees to someone like Cohen! Funny how, he’s the one that wanted to sell the team when George passed but, Hank didn’t! Now he’s just on a power trip! Btw, now the Mets are obviously going to be another force to be reckoned with! What makes it worse is, we’re so close, yet so (Hal) far!!!
It’s really a shame because the Yankees could’ve easily had a dynasty the last 3-4 years and the next 3-4 years coming but, as long as he owns the team, it’s NOT going to happen. Sadly because of him and his never ending Neanderthal decisions, it’s extremely HARD to be a die hard Yankees fan!!! Sadly, it looks like Cole will most likely ‘never’ get a ring with the Yankees as long as Hal’s riding his power trip train.
So much more to say but, I’m gonna go puke now…
Oh, btw, I’ll be shocked if DJLM will stay with the Yankees. He will be insulted by Hal!
FYI, Fangraphs just projected LeMahieu for 3 years/$42 million. Just sayin’
blogs.fangraphs.com/2021-top-50-free-agents/