This Week on the Blog

Well, today we wrapped up all of our annual drafts until next April or May or whenever the NFL decides to have their's. So what's cooking for this week?

Yanks - the Bombers may or may not introduce a few low budget IFA's on 7/2.  Or it may just roll them out at around Instructs in the fall.  They are currently serving the first year of a two year sentence for last year's IFA Extravaganza.  They can't spend over 300K on anyone  --  so they really have to continue locking down the signability guys in this year's draft and next. Of course, they have gotten some good IFA's for under 300K - like Mateo - so they might not be totally screwed for these 24 months.

Meantime, they will hope Matsui can bounce back and that Nova, Pineda, Eovaldi and Warren can provide good pitching -- because CC just can't right now.  Also, getting Jacoby Ellsbury back at the end of the week should help them score more runs and maybe save the pen from their maniacle manager.

Giants -  The Giants will continue to chill and are unlikely to select anyone in the Supplemental draft that's coming up.  It's been about 21 years since George Young used to use that tool.  Eli's agent is starting to make noise, so maybe something will get done there or with one of the others over the break.

Rangers - the Rangers may or may not make another trade or two heading into Free Agency.  It's not a really good market, extending the young core, starting with Stepan, Kreider and Miller should be job one.   They will also, presumably, run their annual prospect camp.  That's always an eye opener.

Knicks - The Knicks will also enter free agency.  They do so still needing more NOW size and defense as well as a shooting guard who can also play D.  They have a bunch of cap room now and next year to get things done.  We'll see if they can continue the impressive job they suddenly started doing Thursday night.

So things could be crazy or quiet with all the moves being made -- or not made this week.   But I wish all of you a great week filled with delightful surprises.