[洋基] A few thoughts on free agents

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I see where everybody is picking what free agents they want the Yankees to
sign to make everything all better. A few things:

* Money talks. Forget everything else. It doesn’t matter where a guy is
from, whether he likes to surf or if he hates cold weather. It’s all about
the Benjamins, baby.

* But if the money is basically equal, the Yankees are not the the Yankees of
five years ago. They don’t always go to the World Series like they used to.
There’s a different manager. George Steinbrenner, who was an effective
recruiter, isn’t involved. It’s a different atmosphere. They might have to
actually be nice.

But in the end, money is what matters.

As for specific players:

CC Sabathia: He could finish his season with 270+ innings on top of 241 in
2008. For those of you who went to a state school, that’s 511 innings over
two seasons. Tremendous risk there. But probably worth the risk. If he shows
up in spring training with a sore arm, however, don’t act all surprised.

A.J. Burnett: He was great against the Yankees. He was pretty good against
everybody else. Don’t forget, he was Toronto’s Carl Pavano for a while, a
player they accused of being a dog. I’d be cautious of him. And don’t
believe the “He wants to play for the Yankees!” stuff. What do you expect
him to say?

Mark Teixeira: No problems here, except for Scott Boras. Well, and you might
need someplace for Jorge Posada to play in a year - or sooner.

Derek Lowe: Knows the league, has pitched well, would love to beat the Red
Sox. But Boston got rid of him for a reason when they did. They thought he
partied too much and wasn’t putting the time in. If the Yankees think he’s
changed, he’d fit.

Manny Ramirez: If he plays hard like he did for two months for the Dodgers,
sure. You really think he will? Manny’s history is one of basically quitting
at certain points and he doesn’t like it when everybody cares who wins the
game. It’s also virtually impossible to imagine a Joe Girardi-Manny
relationship working out. One guy gets his hair cut every 20 minutes. The
other guy once every three years.

Ben Sheets: No, no, a thousand times no. His arm is a ticking time bomb.

Oliver Perez: Boras will put him on the market. A lefty in the new Stadium.
He gets his innings. It hurts the Mets. It kind of makes sense, no?

Orlando Hudson: If Cano is traded, you need a second baseman.

Casey Blake: The Yankees could use an actual good, versatile bench player. It
’s not Wilson Betemit.

Adam Dunn: If Giambi and Abreu are gone, somebody has to drive in runs. But 
they should try and keep Bobby. The FA outfield crop isn’t good.

We have a long time before guys can file and start talking with teams. But it
’s pretty obvious the Yankees will be buyers. Don’t forget, this is what
they have coming off the payroll:

Giambi: $21 million
Abreu: $16 million
Pettitte: $16 million
Mussina: $11 million
Idle: $11 million

That’s $75 million plus a few million for Ensberg, Pudge, Ponson, etc.

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