This Week on the Blog

Alright, sorry I missed last week's usual column.   I was distracted.   Meantime, we have a very big week coming up for all four teams.

Knicks: The trade deadline is Thursday, and for the first time there's some smoke around Carmelo moving.  Last night a three team trade involving Carmelo, Kevin Love and Boston, with picks going to the Knicks was setting Twitter on fire for an hour or so.  This morning Carmelo said he's not being traded.  And he does have a no movement clause.  Of course, yesterday or the day before he said he wanted the Knicks to get him another star.  Remember last time Melo was traded, he wouldn't "own it" till it was done, and thus ended up costing the Knicks more.   We'll see what happens this time, but do remember it's important to Melo to protect his brand.

Yanks:  Pitchers and catchers report this week!  Of course, many of them are already down there, and a bunch of position players from the system are down there working out across the street at the minor league complex.  Should be interesting to see who is healthy enough to be a full go.  And of course, to see how Kaprielian looks in his first camp.  It's the start of a big year for the Yanks and the system.

Giants:  The Giants created more cap space this past week, and could create more with restructures and pay cuts Victor Cruz and others.   Meanwhile, they may finally have all of their coaches and be ready to announce that.

Rangers:  The Rangers have two more weeks till the trade deadline.  They blew one in OT last night, but had won their previous four, and done so without Nash and McDonagh.  McD returned to practice today.  It will be interesting to see what Gorton does at his first deadline.  He better not trade anymore first, because those trades, especially the 2 for Marty St. Louis, are one of the things killing the Rangers right now.  JT Miller, their last first rounder, is finally breaking out.  It would be nice to have more.

I hope you all have great weeks!  Thanks for reading and posting.