Yanks on Day 3

Slow day 3, and Cash is cypher mode.  They're still focused on pitching with names like Fulmer, Cole, Archer and others on the trade front and CC and maybe others on the FA front.  Some of the deals might include infield insurance, but if they don't the Yanks have also been connected with Nunez Redux or maybe a shocking run at Manny Machado. Who knows?

Cash did say they won't be picking anyone in the Rule 5 draft tomorrow, where the Yanks will get decimated.  The Rule 5 draft is sort of the bastard child of a letter Tommy Henrich wrote to Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis back in the 1930's.  Back then, teams were really starting to take over and make subserviet minor league franchises, and the Indians and Cardinals were sort of leading the way, and controlling hundreds and hundreds of players.  Henrich was mired in the Indians mega-system and getting older. As a result of the letter, Landis declared Henrich a free agent - who immediately signed with his favorite team - the Yanks.  The spirit of the decision was that teams should not control so many players that careers are lost or compromised.  Now, if tomorrow, all those kids became FA's with a chance to get bonused or something it might not be so disgusting.  Instead, bad teams will pilfer from the better teams.

Btw, had it not been for WW2, both Tommy Henrich and Charlie King Kong Keller would have made the Hall of Fame.  Henrich was a career 132 OPS+  and Keller was a career 152 OPS+.  Tommy lost his age 30, 31 and 32 seasons and Charlie lost his age 27 season.  And they both had big seasons after the war.   So when you look at those old DiMaggio teams, that kept kicking holy ass after Lou got sick, look no further than that regular outfield featuring three BEASTS.

Anyway, this Rule 5 horseshit is more welfare for the wealthy and it makes me sick.