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Originally Posted by Mr Crunchy
i wanted pavano the minute we had the chance
matt clement was the consolation prize that spring
pavanos 4/40 deal was reasonable considering they gave winky wright 3/21? and he had bust written all over him
pavano was local,an italian and coming off a successful season as well being a huge part of the 03 run for the marlins
who ever thunk he'd melt this bad for the entire deal is a fucking liar or a guy i want to go to the horses with...can he come back?
probably physically but not in the bronx
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Lol those are exactly all the reasons I didn't mind when we signed him (not that I was pushing for us to sign him). I have a feeling Pavano may accept this minor league contract. And even if he does, and is willing to waive his union rights, which trust me, I realize are very important and that no union protects it's workers like the MLBPA; he probably wouldn't be without them for too, too long. Chances are that if he rehabs well and look like he's on his way to providing servicable Major League starts, the Yankees would either bring him up when an injury occurs; and all of us know that those unsuspected and surprising injuries that just pop up out of nowhere occur, especially with the Yankees the past 4-5 years, or use him in a trade for a team in NEED of an experienced starter to fill out a weak rotation come June or July. I think Pavano has a realistic chance of pitching in the Major Leagues in 2008. And also keep in mind that it's not like he'd be getting screwed here. He is still getting all of that money he signed for, he's getting great rehabilitation staff and facilities, and an attempt to save
some face.