Yanks Getting Ready to Announce Gumbs and Morton
This isn't really "news" since we've known it all sumer, but the Yanks will be announcing their deals with CF/SS Angelo Gumbs and RHP Taylor Morton in the next day or so. There will still be others, but these two have been done for awhile. Gumbs is a potential 5 tool athlete, while Morton has a power arm. We could see Morton really fly in development, because, while he HS he was also a catcher and that tired his legs out for pitching. He should get much more out of his legs going forward. The Gamel deal, which has also been done for awhile should leak soon. We're still also hoping for Dezse, Viramontes, Williams and Rutckyj and maybe a surprise or two by the deadline. Go Yanks!
UPDATE: These two are confirmed. They got both at great prices. Gumbs was 750K and Morton was 450K. Excellent work by the Yanks.
posted by Kalel9 @ 10:52 AM
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The Yankees have got to get younger on offense, starting next year. Trade Granderson and sign Crawford or Werth (assuming the demands aren't outrageous). Start Montero at catcher. If Romine proves he's ready too, alternate between the two at catcher and DH.
I still think A-Rod's got some better years left if he can get his hip healthy, via surgery or whatever. Jeter and Po are falling off a cliff fast. I pray they aren't stupid with Jeter's negotiations.
Trading Granderson and signing Werth would make them older.
Also, the Long fix seems like it may work.
I'm all for signing Crawford unless he wants a ridiculous contract, but trading Granderson won't be easy, and if they can't trade him, they can't sign Crawford, unless you trade Swisher because you believe this is an out of context season.
Their age is A-Rod, Jeter, and Posada. I'm not sure what they can do about that.
I'm also concerned about what any of them will be able to offer this season in comparison to their career norms, Posada in particular.
Right now, Jeter is the only one picking up his game, although still without much SLG.
I've seen all I want to see from Granderson. If he can get his numbers to respectable levels because of the fix, all the better to trade him.
I don't mind getting older in Werth's case if older means better, and he doesn't ask for many years.
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