[新聞] Sheffield and Posada might be dealt

[newyorkgirl (紐約女孩)]

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5003860

Start the drumbeat. Another desperate Yankees off-season is under
way, and a dizzying list of free-agent and trade possibilities is
making the rounds.

Right fielder Gary Sheffield and catcher Jorge Posada might be
dealt. Second baseman Robinson Cano could be the bait for Twins
center fielder Torii Hunter. Red Sox center fielder Johnny Damon,
Orioles closer B.J. Ryan and Padres catcher Ramon Hernandez are
among potential free-agent targets.

So?

The Yankees haven't won the World Series since 2000 and might not
win another before 2010, no matter how much money they spend, no
matter how many additional mercenaries they acquire.

They're too old, too unathletic, too reliant on unheralded
performers like pitchers Aaron Small and Shawn Chacon.

What the Yankees need is an infusion of young talent, similar to
the one they received in the mid-1990s — back in the day before
owner George Steinbrenner formed the YES Network and started
pursuing television stars first, baseball players second.

But unlike the Braves, who advanced as far as the Yankees this
season while blending in an impressive array of youngsters, the
Yankees possess neither the patience nor scouting-and-development
savvy to replenish from within.

Cano and right-hander Chien-Ming Wang represent a start, but Cano is
half a player, invigorating on offense, indifferent on defense,
Alfonso Soriano without the power. Outside of Class AA third baseman
Eric Duncan and Class A right-hander Philip Hughes, the Yankees'
system is short on top upper-level prospects.

From a business perspective, the Yankees' star-driven formula is a
proven success — the team drew 4 million fans this season for the
first time in its storied history. Alas, aging, overpaid stars make
for good box office, but not good baseball.

The Yankees would be truly dangerous if they used their vast
resources in a different way, trading expensive veterans and the
majority of their salaries for premium young talent. Let's say the
Yankees could send Sheffield to the Blue Jays for right-hander
Brandon League, Posada to the Diamondbacks for first baseman Conor
Jackson and right-hander Carl Pavano to the Tigers for center
fielder Curtis Granderson. Such deals would make the Yankees a
better, more interesting team, and their trading partners would
be getting established veterans at a discount.

The problem is, the Yankees don't even think that way. Steinbrenner
isn't interested in building for the future, and many Yankees fans
have adopted his mindset, setting unrealistic expectations,
demanding new stars.

Thus, the Yankees have fallen into the classic trap: By trying to
win the World Series every year, they don't win it in any year,
digging themselves a deeper and deeper hole. They've already
committed $145 million to 12 players in '06, and that's not including
left fielder Hideki Matsui and setup man Tom Gordon, potential free
agents who must either be signed or replaced.

This is not the profile of a team in a rebuilding mode. And even if
the Yankees could get younger by trading say, Sheffield and Posada,
they would create other problems. Imagine No. 2 hitter Alex Rodriguez
hitting in the middle of the lineup without Sheffield to protect him.
Imagine a new catcher and a new pitching coach trying to handle a
staff in decay.

The Yankees drumbeat is coming, only once again it has no rhythm. Cue
up the same tired refrain.

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推 Rioss:@@"
推 Fuuuck:嚴父要走了?@@
推 bluedoll:動這兩隻恐怕都不是好主意:P
推 Hsaie:Conor Jackson，哈哈....
推 hyuchi0202:倒數第2段的評論寫的很實在...
推 newyorkgirl:有誰知道自由球員裡面有沒有好捕手阿
推 Hsaie:第一段有寫，Ramon Hernandez，另外還有Molina、LaRue等....
推 miracleless:走老薛 不館來Hunter或是Damon 洋基右外野沒人能守
推 newyorkgirl:好擔心明年Pavano跑去老虎會不會又變猛了
推 bymee:這應該只是球評的意見吧？！
推 NetKing520:試翻..練英文 翻錯請指教^^
推 fidyu:好捕就是天使那隻和教士那隻
推 hobbit7416:私心想要 I.Rod...可惜不可能 = = I.Rod 好可愛 >////<
推 hyuchi0202:唔...現在這個進板畫面......
推 keppel:不太懂耶...這樣交易下去 只有外野守備的問題解決而已
推 CCLu:As dumb as it gets.
→ keppel:SP仍然是個大漏洞 能用的RP頂多2個
推 ksaon:不想要老薛走耶...