This Week On the Blog
Giants: With McAdoo ensconced, it's time to build a new staff around him. It's unclear how much of the TC staff will be retained, to wit, Herman, Izzo and Ryan are already gone and Flats at least, has been interviewing around. The Giants were thought to be adding Joe Philbin, but he instead ended up taking the OL job for the Colts. I sincerely hope the Giants are no longer of the mindset that top assistants aren't worth top dollar, because paying top dollar is the only way to get top assistants in this market. And the Giants should not let their rookie HC go to war with his 2nd, 3rd or 4th choice assistants.
Knicks: The Knicks were really starting to get exciting when Melo was injured by a careless Ref. They lost the first full game without him, and will play without him again today against Memphis. Melo had been playing the most team friendly ball of his Knicks career lately, and they need him if they want to make any kind of run.
Rangers: The Rangers just beat the Flyers by way of the shootout. But it was once again a game where they lead heading into the third, only to give up the tie and have to play more for the second point. There are trade rumors around that they are looking for a forward. Whoever he is better not cost a first or Buch.
Yanks: The Yanks have been making little MLB and MiLB moves. But it still feels like another trade for a starter is coming. We'll see if it comes sooner or later this winter. A few years ago they traded for Pineda in January, and back in 2004 they traded for ARod on Valentine's Day. So stay vigilant.
And there you have it. I hope it's a great week for all of you.
posted by Kalel9 @ 1:23 PM
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The more I think about it, the more I feel the Yankees should sign Justin Upton, especially since it will likely be at a discount at this point.
Does he have draft pick compensation?
Yes, which I would be fine with losing in his case, since it would be a smart signing (unlike Ellsbury, Beltran and McCann). Plus, their hit rate with first-round picks isn't exactly a slam-dunk.
If Gardner isn't traded, not happening.
Yes, it would require Gardner getting shipped.
Axisa says his defense has slipped. So what's the max number of years?
I wouldn;t give up a first rounder for an Upton. Pass. The Yanks first rounder is now top 20, I think.
I think we have #19 now because of the signings. Should be able to get a good player there and we also need the pool money that a first rounder comes with. Under the pool system, losing your first rounder really stings. Like two years ago when Lindberg ended up being the first guy we took.
Cespedes doesent have a pick attached to him.
Affalo is soo inconsistentl.
Knicks have usage issues.
If the Yankees had a better record with first-round picks I would be a little more hesitant. No idea on his defense, but he fills a need (RH power bat).
Yanks don't have a large enough sample size of first rounders, since they often behave idiotically. But Ian Kennedy just got 70M, and Phil Hughes got something like that last year. They were both Yankee first rounders. Kaprelian is a better version of Kennedy and will make it to the show this year, unless he's injured. Judge is a first rounder who is a power bat and could make it to the show this year. The Yanks don't have a scouting problem.
Keep the pick and the pool money.
I just want them to stop the "only spend when money comes off the books" thing. That is what created much of this roster mess. I would prefer that they never spend than continue to do that.
Also, these two passes by Rogers were amazing.
Dating back to 2005, when Cashman supposedly earned autonomy over the minor-league operations, the Yankees' first-round picks are as follows:
C.J. Henry (traded for Bobby Abreu)
Ian Kennedy (has done OK elsewhere)
Joba Chamberlain (never lived up to potential)
Andrew Brackman (never contributed to the big-league club)
Gerritt Cole (never signed)
Jeremy Bleich (*sigh*)
Slade Heathcott (legit first-round talent but can't stay healthy)
Cito Culver (*sigh*)
Dante Bichette Jr. (*sigh*)
Ty Hensley (probably a legit first-round talent but also can't stay healthy)
Eric Jagielo (traded for Aroldis Chapman)
Aaron Judge (remains to be seen)
Ian Clarkin (injury problems; remains to be seen)
James Kaprielian (remains to be seen)
Kyle Holder (*sigh*)
So that's two guys who were used to acquire valuable pieces (Henry, Jagielo), one guy who's done decently as a SP but probably didn't have the makeup for New York (Kennedy), a future No. 1 overall pick they couldn't sign (Cole), a guy who you just know would be a star in center field if he weren't made of glass (Heathcott), a few guys who could still live up to their billing (Judge, Clarkin, Kaprielian) and a bunch of guys who either got hurt, never reached their potential, never amounted to anything at all or were huge reaches as first-round picks — big enough reaches that people were saying so at the time they were drafted.
Again, I'm operating under the assumption Upton would come at a "discount." In other words, the length wouldn't be more than five years, the money less than $20M per and no NTC. If he did, he would provide an instant need. Given this team has chosen not to rebuild, signing him and subsequently trading Gardner for a valuable piece makes sense. Dumb signings of the past should not preclude them from smart signings going forward.
LINJ is correct. The lack of spending without money coming off the books is dumb. But it seems Hal is intent on getting under the luxury tax threshold and reaping the savings.
Buz your right on point. Keep the pick.
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york-giants/post/_/id/45902/giants-planning-to-hire-odell-beckham-jr-s-college-position-coach
Mike
Get under the tax threshold; I'm ok with that. But as much as I think Cashman has made bad FA choices, no GM can do the best possible job, if his owner allocates money according to a predefined timetable rather than when the best talent (risk/reward) is available.
Seems like a good hire. Pederson wants Spags in Philly.
I hope McAdoo gets his own, young DC with an attacking and innovative scheme.
http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/oregon-state-university-corvallis-or-us/
What's the link for?
A player tripping a ref.
Upton to the Tigers. Hal for the loss.
Not sure missing out on the opportunity to pay an Upton plus the loss of pool money and a pick is a loss.
Either way, it's clear they aren't giving out major contracts right now.
If they were, they woujd have probably targeted Price.
Reportedly, Cashman doesn't think anything significant will happen at this point. He seems to be the continual beneficiary of one comment about Bubba Cosby, but Gardner probably isn't worth the cost-controlled pitcher he may want right now. We probably need to see some injuries or other stuff in ST before there is a potential market reset.
We can talk about the Yankees failing to sign this player or that player, or injuries to another, but this article reminds us that Stick didn't let Brien Taylor's injury be an impediment to success :
http://nypost.com/2016/01/19/aroldis-chapman-is-yankees-reminder-of-haunted-prospect/
“The Reds viewed him as a starter and gave him money in that category,” Yankees GM Brian Cashman said. “We didn’t have him projected as a starter and would have had to pay him like a high-end closer to get him. We were right in our evaluation. We were outbid.”
I remember the Yanks being the front runners still Hal got his nose out of joint because Aroldis wouldn't throw a bullpen on his visit to Yankee Stadium. I think this concept of we had him projected one way or another is more Hal sparing revisionism.
The reason I'm not of that point of view, it's very odd the Cashman has only expressed his disagreement with regard to two relatively insignificant Sorianos.
Obviously, we'll never know until someone writes a book.
Cashman's offseason discussion on YES was interesting in how he talked about spending a day with his people evaluating each organization for potential deals. If nothing else, they're thorough. I just wish OBP was more of a factor than it appears to be.
I still believe the Reds made a mistake not trying to have Chapman be a starter at first.
NYP
He will learn how successful those moves were soon enough, but he insisted again that suffering through some lean years to potentially get younger and better is not a choice he can make — even after seeing it work with the Mets.
“They have an amazing collection of talent right now, but what they had to do to get there, we can’t do that,” Cashman said of the Mets. “We can’t take seven years or whatever and pick in the top 12 of the draft. That’s not part of our ownership’s culture. I’ve had those discussions. … We can’t do what the Red Sox do and gut the team. I’m not allowed to do that.”
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Of the Mets' key players, only Harvey was a high first round pick. Conforto would be the second. So that's not an accurate explanation for the Mets' developmental success. But I guess facts don't matter to some.
On the other hand, at least he is calling out the moronic owners who know shit about everything.
So basically, they're mired in mediocrity because Hal and co. want to give the impression of relevance. A "rebuild" could still happen if these prospects pan out, but the likelihood is far greater the higher your draft picks.
It's just more confirmation Yankees ownership doesn't understand the current MLB landscape.
I think they are finally in a position to escape it with injury luck with their starting pitchers and some patience, but: 1) they have to have been right about Castro (and to a lesser degree Hicks) whose WAR has been terrible for two of the last three years at an age when it should be consistently rising; 2) they need Ellsbury and Gardner to be at least 110 OPS+ hitters who can play 125 consistent games; and 3) get Sanchez 150-200 AB, and be willing to pull the plug on Headley if he is no better than last season.
Also, as much as I grant that Cashman has been hamstrung in a few areas, I don't think that he is exploited all of his real advantages either.
But he isn't going anywhere and neither is Joey, so they better get better at their jobs.
Also, the more I read about Chapman (reluctantly trying to put the character, or worse, issues to one side for now), the more I want to keep him long-term.
Some stupid fucking shit via RAB
Michael asks: What would it take to reacquire Solarte for the last spot on the bench? Would it be worth the cost?
Yeah he’d make sense. He’s a switch-hitter who can backup third base and also fill-in at first and second, like he did last year with the Padres. Yangervis Solarte’s unique because he wasn’t a top prospect and he’s not super young (turns 29 in July), but he has four years of control and has been rather useful the last two seasons. The Padres will surely market him as a starting player — he’s now their starting third baseman — though he would only be a bench guy for the Yankees. Refsnyder and a lower level arm, say Domingo German, for Solarte? That’s about as high as I’d go.
Wow that's just awful.
Axisa is a mixed bag of some really insightful stuff and some WTF?
That's a crazy idea. I stopped following him on Twitter several year ago.
Props to the Mets. They read the market, took a disciplined stand, and it paid off.
I hope the NYY brain trust paid attention.
Fisher playing Melo 50 min in his first game may have been the most reckless thing I have ever seen a coach do.
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