[新聞] Meet the 2006 Yankees

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我知道這一篇一定會有王建民的球迷出來defence,
但這只是個專欄文章而已，輕鬆點，看看就好。

From: http://myurl.com.tw/aspd

Jon Heyman
SPORTS COLUMNIST
Meet the 2006 Yankees
10 ways to fix the Yankees and make them World Series champions again

October 12, 2005


George Steinbrenner didn't spend $210 million to see his team go out in the
first round of the playoffs. It's been five years since the Yankees won a
championship, and it's time for some radical changes.

Before the Yankees do anything else, before they re-up general manager Brian
Cashman or fire whomever they're going to fire, they should put in a call to
the Boston Red Sox. There's a blockbuster to be made, if only these two teams
could put aside their hatred.

While there's no guarantee the Red Sox would answer the phone after seeing
their caller ID box says "New York Yankees," the Yankees shouldn't let that
inhibit them from offering Gary Sheffield for Manny Ramirez in a straight-up
superstar swap. Although this may seem farfetched or even fanciful -- and it
probably is both those things -- Ramirez is obviously up for grabs, and
Sheffield could be, too.

Boston has long been dangling Ramirez, the native of Washington Heights who's
asked out multiple times and is viewed by Red Sox management as an expensive
irritant. And, they'd have to admit, Sheffield makes for a much better return
than Tampa Bay's Aubrey Huff and the Mets' Mike Cameron, the trade-deadline
proposal they eventually rejected in late July.

The Yankees did consider dealing Sheffield to the Mets midway through the
season. And like Ramirez, Sheffield has his hang-ups; for instance, at times
he seems more interested in chasing cash than fly balls.

Of course, even if the teams agreed to talk, they'd still have to negotiate
finances. Ramirez has three years at $19 million per remaining, while
Sheffield, who did his own deal, has one year at $13 million left and would
undoubtedly try to blow up the deal or want more money, as he's done before.

Whatever they do, the Yankees have to make bold moves. They have to know
their $210-million team is fatally flawed (even with such future Hall of
Famers as Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter) after suffering a first-round
knockout and barely qualifying for the playoffs on the last weekend.

If there's anything positive in the misfortune of drawing the pesky Angels,
it's that they provided a workable blueprint. That team is way deeper than
Vladimir Guerrero, Frankie Rodriguez and the Rally Monkey, it turns out.
Hopefully, The Boss' baseball people were paying attention.

If the Yankees don't do anything else this winter, they must shore up that
crummy defense, deepen that thin bullpen and re-emphasize character (the
Ramirez-Sheffield trade goes to the third objective).

My other go-for-the-gusto trade proposal may be even less likely to happen
since Cashman, who's still here at last head count, has declared promising
second baseman Robinson Cano off-limits. In any case, I'd propose trading
Cano for allegedly available Twins centerfielder Torii Hunter.

While Cano's a budding virtuoso at the plate, he's a certifiable space cadet
in the field. If the Yankees could grab Hunter, they could try replacing Cano
with a better defender at second, say Braves free agent shortstop Rafael
Furcal, who batted .322 after the All-Star break and could switch positions.

1. Sign B.J. Ryan to be Mariano Rivera's main bullpen set-up man.

Closers generally don't like setting up, but the chance to be in the playoffs
might appease him (and if not that, then a little extra cash). If Baltimore's
Ryan won't come, check out vastly improved San Francisco lefthander Scott
Eyre.

2. If Hunter can't be acquired, try for Red Sox free agent Johnny Damon.

Word is, Damon's very open to leaving for the right contract (say $40 million
for four years).

3. Make Jason Giambi the full-time DH, alleviating the need to hold their
breath every time he has to throw.

It was nostalgic to see Tino Martinez return, but five home runs in the final
four months won't cut it. John Olerud (.289) is a better first-base option.

4. Trade Chien-Ming Wang for A's starter Barry Zito.

The Yankees are extremely reticent to trade the youngsters who outperformed
expectations. I say, sell high. Zito is at the same stage when Oakland traded
pitchers Mark Mulder and Tim Hudson, and the colorful lefthander is a guy who
could make it big in New York.

5. Carl Pavano, not the guy for New York, should be traded.
Detroit seems like a good spot for him.

6. Re-sign Hideki Matsui.
The Yankees aren't going to let a bad Division Series discourage them,
although the five-year, $55-million deal J.D. Drew signed with the Dodgers
could become an impediment if used as a comparable. Forty million for four
sounds right.

7. Bring back Bernie Williams.

Williams is coy about his intentions, as usual, but teammates believe he'd
come back, even as the fourth outfielder. The Yankees would be willing to do
that if the price is right, say $3 million for 2006.

8. Re-sign Cashman ... if he'll agree to return.

Although he can't pretend he had nothing to do with acquiring Jeff Weaver,
Kevin Brown, Javier Vazquez or Pavano, nobody is better than Cashman at
navigating treacherous waters. Offer $4 million over three years, and if he
thinks he'd do better in Baltimore or Washington, try former Astros GM Gerry
Hunsicker. If it's in-house candidate Damon Oppenheimer, well, he has shown
some good instincts (at least he wanted Curt Schilling over Vazquez).

9. Bring back Joe Torre.

Steinbrenner keeps taking subtle slaps at Torre, like yesterday when he
congratulated Angels manager Mike Scioscia. Rather than get his kicks in,
what Steinbrenner should do is tell Torre now he's safe. Although some
Yankees people hope Lou Piniella will stay sidelined in case the Yankees
start poorly next season, personally I wonder whether Piniella's volatility
will work in this ultra-veteran clubhouse.

10. Hire Leo Mazzone, Don Cooper, Jim Colborn or Dave Righetti to replace
pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre.

Jose Contreras' complete turnaround with the White Sox will be the final
straw for Stottlemyre. They'll probably try Mazzone, the Braves' pitching
guru, first, but more likely get one of the others.



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推 Fuuuck:去運動家也不錯啊
推 ckcson:BBB @@"  (Bring Back Bernie)
推 merquise:不太可能一換一吧...@@
推 CCLu:2, 4, 7, and 10 are unrealistic.
推 steo:Zito要進入合約最後一年,如果A's不願意再跟他續約有可能交易
推 Eric30:還好啦 王迷不會Defense吧 畢竟是一筆可談的交易 @@~
推 graywolf:超想要Leo Mazzone,但幾乎不可能啊!!!
推 circadian:去A`s的話，就跟著一起錢球囉
推 godchildtw:如果王被交易,會調薪嗎?還是把和NY的合約帶過去新東家?
→ godchildtw:能在大聯盟每年15勝投到40歲比較重要,大聯盟交易是很正
推 derekhsu:去運動家應該能當上前三號沒問題！
→ godchildtw:常的事情,如果能在NY待到40歲也很好
推 route66621:去運動家也不錯啊 綠帽很會培養投手
推 CCLu:A's 是會選好投手，培養未必特別厲害。
推 merquise:去 A's 怎麼會是前三咧，有 Harden, Haren 和 Blanton 啊
推 elvisjoe:這樣王就未必每年都可以打季後賽了@@~~
推 f313:去運動家也不賴阿 是支好隊伍
推 smoo:去了運動家..那天使就熱鬧了..=_+
推 YANKS:Wang 不能去A's 因為那樣 公視就不轉播洋基的比賽 @@
推 lordscd:應該還是會,當運動家對上洋基的時候
推 mgr:Peterson已經不在綠帽了....Wang去A's不一定是好事
→ mgr:Righetti應該不錯....如果沒有拿到Mazzone的話 XDD