[新聞] Yankees on brink of landing Cliff Lee

[Vitus ()]

The Knicks didn’t get LeBron James, but the Yankees were on the
brink of obtaining Cliff Lee late last night for a package that
would include top prospect Jesus Montero, the Post has learned.

Yankees GM Brian Cashman and Seattle GM Jack Zduriencik have been
in constant contact over the last week, but it was only last night
that the Seattle GM told Yankee officials he wanted to move quickly,
possibly before the All-Star break.

The Yanks were not assured of obtaining Lee since other clubs such
as the Mets, Twins and Rangers were in talks. But the Yanks were
definitely making the strongest move last night, coming from seeming
disinterest into the clear front-runner and last night it seemed
they were all but certain to obtain the 31-year-old lefty.

In an odd twist, Lee is scheduled to pitch against the Yankees
tonight in Seattle. Lee is 8-3 with a 2.34 ERA and an amazing 89
strikeouts to just six walks. He beat the Yankees twice in the
World Series last year, the only two games the Yankees lost in
the Fall Classic.

In the offseason, the Yanks tried to make a deal with Philadelphia
and offered Montero as the key piece. But the Phillies decided to
take the Mariner offer instead.

However, Seattle’s contention plans fizzled and Lee was put up for
auction by the frustrated Mariners. The Mets were perceived to be
more interested in the ace than the Yankees. But the Yankees adore
Lee as a pitcher and had been planning to make a big push for him
as a free agent anyway.

So they decided to stay engage on this matter even as the perception
in the sport grew that the Twins were the frontrunners with perhaps
the Rangers close behind.

Yankee management looked at its rotation and had some pause.
CC Sabathia was again an ace and Andy Pettitte is pitching as well
now as ever. But A.J. Burnett and Javier Vazquez are not fully
trustworthy, especially for the playoffs, and Phil Hughes has an
innings limit of about 175, and might not be available to start.

Cashman might now be in position to either put Hughes in the bullpen
to bolster that shaky area or trade a starter, possibly Vazquez, for
a few prospects. It was possible that injured Double-A second baseman
David Adams also was part of the deal to Seattle since he is a player
the Mariners like a great deal.

The Yanks also were obviously worried about being in a highly competitive
division with the Red Sox and Rays, and Lee is the kind of player who
can separate them. Having Sabathia and Lee – one-time Indians teammates –
as a 1-2 punch atop the rotation turn the Yanks into even stronger favorites
to repeat as champions.

The Yanks like Montero a great deal, but they were willing to use him as
bait for both Lee and Roy Halladay in the offseason. They are deep in
catching prospects and could never be sure that Montero could actually
make it as a catcher in the majors since that is the suspect area of the game. He is considered one of the elite hitting prospects in the minors, though he was hitting just .253 with six homers and 34 RBIs this season at Triple-A.



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可能的交易:

Lee <------> Montero+ David Adams(2A)

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※ Vitus:轉錄至看板 MLB                                            07/09 17:27
推 venusyu     :季末就FA了...有這麼急嗎XD
推 Zoomyoyo    :這麼急
→ appshjkli   :不覺得會換,現在換要把Hughes丟牛棚喔
→ Zoomyoyo    :不過講真的 Lee進入先發輪值 有誰是NY的對手
→ Gwendaline  :賣鬧啊  現金人是有裸照在對方手裡喔
推 Brackman    :看到是紐約質報Sherman寫的,恩......
→ Vitus       :Lee才31歲, 應該還有5,6年,拿下他是對的
推 yuliwang    :沒必要丟Montero去換一個季後就FA的吧....
推 away01231259:不想丟Montero..
→ Vitus       :嗯,我也是覺得沒必要, Montero是好物耶
→ unknownsoul :其實農場是還有Romine
推 Brackman    :5,6年 恩...
→ Vitus       :Romine也很棒,也許是這樣ca$h才會把 Montero當成
推 bigmonster  :大頭寶寶也不錯!!!換了好阿 ...大帝去補強牛棚
→ Vitus       :trade bait吧
→ appshjkli   :Montero跟Romine的等級差挺多的,星星數也有差
推 chancewen   :波波可以撐這麼久??
→ appshjkli   :Posada今年蹲捕局數你看已經少多少了
推 oukeheo     :把耶蘇換出去 是以為剝殺打還能蹲五年咻? 趴袋啦!
→ chancewen   :看到波波、MO年紀越來越大，我們的DH也要輪阿Orz
→ Vitus       :因為yankees不能確定Montero能在MLB蹲,他打>守
推 lovecmgirls :嗯...也許就是看準他不能蹲捕吧..但還是很浪費
推 meier0112   :要拿Montero還不如去年就換DOC,然後瓦哥不要來
推 Gwendaline  :很浪費啊 波波移往DH的時間越來越近了
→ Gwendaline  :總不能叫福將蹲一整季吧
→ larusa      :年底有V-Mar
→ beek        :今年好像有個大喀捕手變自由球員
推 decorum     :問題是耶蘇的蹲捕能力也不足，而DH爆滿，1B則有鐵壁
推 Montero     :可以不要丟Montero嗎......................
推 beek        :不太可能丟吧 洋基近年農場保護名單之一
→ beek        :除非洋基先發缺很大 但目前看來是不缺 只是看到大物
→ beek        :一直想玩一下集點遊戲而已
推 Montero     :Montero才幾歲啊...現在就斷定他不能蹲不嫌太早嗎
→ beek        :現在是因為福將才沒幾歲 但是他能蹲補 所以才讓
→ beek        :Montero持續在三A待命 但預備捕手的他 是隨時必須的
推 Atropos0723 :身材，守備表現等因素都不利.....
→ externaload :Jesus本人一直表示 C是他一直追求且努力的一個位置
推 luckyboy1800:CC+Lee+Andy....好強的左投三人組..
推 Yenscofield :季後簽就夠了
推 fenghoho    :其他隊都就不用玩了阿..-.-
推 chawer      :是想說讓小鳥出去繞一繞  總有一天還是要回來y
→ jdtrue      :Montero待在3A是因為他還太小而且根本離MLB ready還
→ jdtrue      :很遠  Posada跟Cervalli哪一個掛點上來的會是Moeller
推 PASOENJOY   :推樓樓上~等真的長出來~到時還是會回來的!
推 RollingWave :==b.. 怎麼覺得豪洨的機會比較大...
→ krara       :看清楚這篇作者是誰吧
→ jdtrue      :NYPOST囉...not too serious
推 ake83611    :老話一句 我們不需要nyy一年拿下110勝....
推 pathfinder  :看到公仔就會暴射不止是怎樣呢？
推 jackselina  :ALLY:我們有派派就可以了
→ poiuy0918   :推 我們最後的目標就是連霸而已 沒有必要為了多那幾
→ poiuy0918   :幾勝 把未來賠掉 現金男不要淦傻事阿～
→ a772016     :每次都說未來~小張? 多幾勝?你別忘了~小心AJ....
→ jdtrue      :你薪資上限是10億美金的話當然就可以不養農場 ^_<
推 pathfinder  :對阿，要小心 Austin Jackson
推 a772016     :XD~真的!只是覺得每次都是未來~何時才能上來?
→ a772016     :我是說AJ(投手)~有LEE 不用擔心牛棚~那會投完九局XD
→ pathfinder  :每次都想買一堆ALL-STAR CYA 來卡位，最好上的來
→ a772016     :這樣不用補牛棚XD~只要CC和LEE 牛棚差不多可以休息XD
→ a772016     :是阿~那不然交易阿?波波還要砍很久阿XD
→ a772016     :且福將又不錯用~加上還有其他補手~OK的XD
→ a772016     :有LEE,我們打線得兩分~也會贏XD~打線快樂~牛棚快樂
推 pathfinder  :其他隊的GM都像你一樣想的話就太好了，太令人感謝了
推 frank94     :然後幾年後三個超貴的投手開始走下坡
→ a772016     :XD~只是我覺得這時候出來~不可能的~
→ a772016     :XD~我不相信有GM 換來只來打工一下子~
→ a772016     :誰叫我們簽AJ這麼貴XD
→ jdtrue      :一點也不ok  明年Posada繼續老化  Cervalli神功不再
→ jdtrue      :那捕手就跟別隊一樣是洞了
→ a772016     :還有Romine可以玩?
推 pathfinder  :要不是貓兒已經綁死了，不然又有一堆爆射不止的妄!
→ a772016     :放心啦~我覺得這是講好玩的,FA比較划算XD
→ jdtrue      :Romine的打擊ceiling沒那麼高  雖然他防守還ok
→ a772016     :防守OK就好XD~沒必要打者每個點都是大棒阿XD
→ pathfinder  :Romine雖然 still have time ，但是你要一根牙籤幹麻
→ jdtrue      :而且Lee接下來簽的約大概cover 32~36歲  多半是走下
→ jdtrue      :坡的範圍  雖然他真的很強沒錯
→ a772016     :所以我才說一定是空消息XD,說不定越老越威
→ a772016     :老派就是這樣XD~老來俏~
→ pathfinder  :要拿老來俏去拿磨牙當例子算了。
→ a772016     := =!現在還不是一樣~牛棚沒變動,小張也 ..
→ jdtrue      :老實說我不太相信38歲的andy能夠有生涯ERA第二低的球
→ jdtrue      :季  進階數據也說他很有可能下半季會開始噴
→ a772016     : 所以才會有新聞說要來 LEE
→ a772016     :看下半季是AJ還老派 還瓦哥OR休斯 誰會(ㄆㄣ)