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Originally Posted by Lord Thanos  So much Yankee hate in this thread!
P.S. Stop winning Red Sox, you're making it harder for us to win the division again |
Prove me wrong. No team has made more WORSE big money signings/trades in the past 5 or 6 years. I mean fuck, you let Strawberry hornswaggle you into taking SHEFFIELD INSTEAD OF VLAD GUERRERO! You also gave a shitload of money to Jarod Wright and Carl Pavano. Matt Clement wasn't bad until he got drilled in the head. Hardly his fault that he was never the same again. You gave an absurd amount of money to someone who can't run anymore (Damon) and a guy with a decent bat but no fielding skills (Giambi). No team in baseball has as many atrocious contracts as you guys. I mean, while the Drew and Lugo deals were terrible, Lugo is movable since his defense isn't bad. We'd have to eat a good chunk of salary, but he is movable.
The jury is still out on the Daisuke signing. The only positive is that we'll make triple on the signing just by the fact that he's a huge star in Japan (and a young one which is a rarity).
Not only that, but you have huge holes to fill at 3rd, catcher, and closer with A-Rod almost definitely bolting out of town and it's going to cost you to keep Posada and Rivera. Then you have to address the need of your aging starting pitching (in a thinner than thin market and virtually no trade market). You guys have some solid prospects in your farm system, but the truth is most prospects don't pan out well in big markets and while Hughes has been okay in his minimal work, it's impossible to say what Chamberlain and Ian Kennedy will bring to the table.
Thanos, I'm not even being obnoxious but I seriously want to know your thoughts on getting rid of Proctor when your go to guys are Bruney and Farnsworth? You got NOTHING as far as pen help (and the pen was absurdly thin as it is) and you're either going to kill Rivera, or bring up Chamberlain way too early.
I hate the Yankees and I won't deny it, but I'm still looking for a small percentage of Yankee fans who are realistic and realize how much trouble they're in in the long term.