Balance is needed for sure. There is not enough room for all the prospects. Some must be dealt
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We have some other money coming off the books as well with CC and his $10 mil, KRob's $14 mil, and the potential to get out of the $14 mil owed to Gardner with the option. The only other guy slated for FA is Warren and his $3+ mil arb salary. Either way, $41 mil can come off the books plus the $6 mil in dead money from McCann and Headley brings up an interesting situation. Plus, we can replace all of the above with internal candidates. CC with Sheffield or Adams, Gardner with Frazier, KRob with a multitude of pen arms and Warren with the same.
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He's been very consistent, I still expect a bWAR for him north of 2.5 for the next couple years and an OPS over .700 that is very good for a 1st bat. I'm under no illusion, he will take a major hit in production in the next few years, most of his value is based on his legs and that is the first thing you lose as you get older, still I'm very confident for the next 2 years; unless he gets injured he is one of the safest bets in the lineup.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
He is goofy and his swing looks peculiar, but he gets the job done. He's this tiny guy who can go on a streak and smack 9 HR in a month then go dormant. I do love the guy, but his biggest calling card had been the speed, which has clearly taken a step back. He is still pesky in the box and still takes his share of walks, so he is still useful. For as rough as the Headley deal seems (the Yankees got about contract value based on FG's strange value metric) like a loss, the Gardner deal was a big boon for us. The question is, do we decline Gardy's option next year to free up room for Harper? Do we pick it up and deal him? ( He will have 10 and 5 rights). I am not sure.
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