January 11, 20197 yr 4 minutes ago, Tony said: It doesn't eliminate them from Manny, but it helps the Sox it would seems. I'd say it says they were never really too interested in Machado. Theyve been used as a boogeyman by the Machado camp IMO.
January 11, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, soxfan2014 said: Just read hes going to be used at the corners and 2B. They had Neil Walker for that role last year, so now they have some semblance of IF depth again.
January 11, 20197 yr https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1083781261796073472 htt https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1083781261796073472 ps://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/10837812617960 https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1083781261796073
January 11, 20197 yr Seeing as Lowrie signed yesterday and was a better fit, I'm going to assume the Yankees didnt want to give him 2 years.
January 11, 20197 yr 5 minutes ago, Tony said: It doesn't eliminate them from Manny, but it helps the Sox it would seems. It doesn't help them necessarily, you could view it has a sign that their not confident on Machado and want to hedge their bets though
January 11, 20197 yr Just now, TomPickle said: https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1083781261796073472 htt https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1083781261796073472 ps://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/10837812617960 https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1083781261796073 looks like hector gomez may have been right about the yankees being out of it!
January 11, 20197 yr I mean with this market it made way more sense to get a good, cheaper 2b than to go big on a 3b especially with the pieces they had. DJ is also a nice change of pace piece to that lineup too though. Good signing. Man the yankees are gonna be good.
January 11, 20197 yr This is purely speculation, but I'm thinking that we're going to see a lot of movement this weekend for both Machado and Harper. My guess is Machado to the Sox and Harper to the Phillies.
January 11, 20197 yr 5 minutes ago, Princess Dye said: Certainly seems that way. That’s a lot of infielders to find playing time for.
January 11, 20197 yr Just now, bmags said: I mean with this market it made way more sense to get a good, cheaper 2b than to go big on a 3b especially with the pieces they had. DJ is also a nice change of pace piece to that lineup too though. Good signing. Man the yankees are gonna be good. I really wanted the Brewers to improve and sign DJ for 2B (wanted them to grab Lowrie). Oh well. A package deal of Bumgarner and Panik works too.
January 11, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, soxfan2014 said: Seeing as Lowrie signed yesterday and was a better fit, I'm going to assume the Yankees didnt want to give him 2 years. This is a good point. Yanks have been very dogmatic on getting players on their terms this offseason. Cashman has really fine tuned that org to the new operating environment.
January 11, 20197 yr 4 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: They had Neil Walker for that role last year, so now they have some semblance of IF depth again. Didn't walker reup with them?
January 11, 20197 yr Every signing ever within 5 minutes of each other Rosenthal/morosi/passan/local beat writer: "x player signs with team for 2 years" 10 minutes later Bob N: "x player signs with team for 2 years. Definitely a player that will play for that team. rosenthal 1st"
January 11, 20197 yr IF...and it's a big IF...Yankees are truly out...we may be able to get Manny at a reasonable enough price that the real bidding war then comes down to Harper. Let's say we get Manny at 8/280, will JR do 10/350 for Harper?
January 11, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, JoshPR said: Didn't walker reup with them? Spotrac has him still as a FA
January 11, 20197 yr 2 minutes ago, JoshPR said: Didn't walker reup with them? I don't think so. I would be surprised if he finds a job this year.
January 11, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, EloyJenkins said: IF...and it's a big IF...Yankees are truly out...we may be able to get Manny at a reasonable enough price that the real bidding war then comes down to Harper. Let's say we get Manny at 8/280, will JR do 10/350 for Harper? He should. I mean, I would hope he does.
January 11, 20197 yr We're at the point now where if we don't land either one, we deserve to be livid as fans. At least one should be falling into our lap. Signing neither is not an option for this organization. Edited January 11, 20197 yr by soxfan2014
January 11, 20197 yr 4 minutes ago, bmags said: This is a good point. Yanks have been very dogmatic on getting players on their terms this offseason. Cashman has really fine tuned that org to the new operating environment. Yes he has. I think he's being a bit too stubborn here (there is no org a 5-6 WAR IF doesn't fit, at almost any price in today's financial environment) but I commend him for having a philosophy and sticking to it. He seems absolutely intent on running the Yankees almost like a richer version of the Cardinals. Focus on scouting, development and precision FA signings at the right price. Might be handcuffing himself a bit but it's also quite low risk. If shit doesn't work out they can always just spend some money.
January 11, 20197 yr 3 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: Spotrac has him still as a FA Ok thanks. Wasn't sure after I posted that lol
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