New York Yankees 2012-2013 Offseason Outlook

[effdamets]

Would you guys welcome Melky Cabrera back

No....

[Jerkface]

Otani is not tall to the point you begin to worry about command issues related to size. Phil Hughes is 6'5. 6'2 to 6'4 is an ideal height for a pitcher. Betances is 6'8 and has a ................ delivery. Otani is well worth paying a 2-3 million bonus. He has been projected from a sandwich pick to a top 5 pick if he were in the draft. Just for reference he is an inch taller than Matt Cain & Felix Hernandez.

[Tifoso]

Any guesses as to our staff for 2013?

[dont_ya_know24]

granderson and nova for montero

[TheScooter]

Any guesses as to our staff for 2013?

CC
Kuroda-1 year contract
Pettitte-1 year contract
Nova
Phelps

Hughes is traded. Arbitration eligible. Free agency after 2013.

[Yankees61]

Any guesses as to our staff for 2013?

Kei Igawa

That should have been a career ending decision for the person responsible for that signing.

[spikeowenfan]

In Koshien (biggest stage in Japanese high school),

Darvish - 92 IP, 87 SO, 27 BB, 1.47 ERA
Otani - 14.1 IP, 14 SO, 16 BB, 3.77 ERA

SSS alert for Otani but he's not on Darvish level.

I never understood why the Yankees didn't go after Darvish harder. It seemed like a perfect fit.

[awy]

i attribute it to dumb. like most things

[sweet_lou_14]

i attribute it to dumb. like most things

The lingering cost of past mistakes.

[primetime714]

Would you guys welcome Melky Cabrera back

Yes definitely. His suspension will likely make him a bargain in this free agent market. Even with a regression back to the norm he still looks to be a .300+ switch hitter in his late 20's that can play all three OF positions and who has no major weaknesses in his game. Say what you want about the PED use and the impact it may have, but looking at what a guy like Braun did this past year I wouldn't be too worried.

[Yankee Fan in Boston]

Yes definitely. His suspension will likely make him a bargain in this free agent market. Even with a regression back to the norm he still looks to be a .300+ switch hitter in his late 20's that can play all three OF positions and who has no major weaknesses in his game. Say what you want about the PED use and the impact it may have, but looking at what a guy like Braun did this past year I wouldn't be too worried.

Braun had 4 consistently excellent years before he was caught. Melky had 5 below average years, one very good year, and then an incredible year (during which he tested positive). While some of Melky's improvement may have been maturation, it's hard to look at his career arc and assume he is an above average player without PEDs

[d32123]

Any guesses as to our staff for 2013?

I would not be shocked if it looked like:

Sabathia
Pettitte
Hughes
Nova
Phelps

I don't see us actually spending big on a pitcher this offseason.

[dont_ya_know24]

i think Kuroda'll be back for around 12-13 mil. pettitte around 5-7. Buehrle and Reyes for arod, nova and nunez sounds plausible too : )
Sabathia
Kuroda
Pettitte
Hughes
Buehrle

Jeter
Reyes
Cano
Teixeira
Granderson
Gomes/Ibanez or Pena DH
Suzuki
Martin
Gardner

Gomes/Ibanez
Nix/Adams
Cervelli
Chavez/Joseph

Rivera
Robertson
Chamberlain
Montgomery
Logan
Rapada/Cabral
Phelps

[dpfeiffer]

i think Kuroda'll be back for around 12-13 mil. pettitte around 5-7. Buehrle and Reyes for arod, nova and nunez sounds plausible too : )
Sabathia
Kuroda
Pettitte
Hughes
Buehrle

Jeter
Reyes
Cano
Teixeira
Granderson
Martin
Suzuki
Gomes/Ibanez or Pena DH
Gardner

Gomes/Ibanez
Nix/Adams
Cervelli
Chavez/Joseph

Rivera
Robertson
Chamberlain
Montgomery
Logan
Rapada/Cabral
Phelps

One big problem with your bench -- neither Adams or Joseph can play shortstop

[dpfeiffer]

Some notes from Girardi's presser today. May provide some insight for y'all as to what to expect for the off-season.

http://www.examiner.com/article/gira...news-and-notes

[dont_ya_know24]

One big problem with your bench -- neither Adams or Joseph can play shortstop

nix can. i guess it should be chavez/joseph/adams

[dont_ya_know24]

nix can. i guess it should be chavez/joseph/adams

and reyes.

[dont_ya_know24]

Some notes from Girardi's presser today. May provide some insight for y'all as to what to expect for the off-season.

http://www.examiner.com/article/gira...news-and-notes

i see you're the writer. welcome to nyyfans : )

[TheScooter]

The Giants were working hard to obtain Ichiro Suzuki before the Yankees did in late July and probably would have interest in the free agent this winter. But a person close to Ichiro told me he strongly wants to stay with the Yankees because he so enjoyed playing in a professional, winning atmosphere with so many contemporaries near his age range.

The friend said he can’t imagine money being a factor, noting that to make matters work when he wanted to be in Seattle, Ichiro deferred $5 million a year on his last long-term contract. The implication was that a one-year deal, perhaps with an option, in the $5 million-to-$8 million range might get it done.

But the Yankees still plan to build around lefty power, which makes it more difficult to shoehorn both Ichiro and Brett Gardner onto the roster unless the Yankees plan to downgrade Gardner to more of a fourth-outfielder type. Brian Cashman said yesterday, “We haven’t had our pro scouting meetings yet, when we do we will rank the available players and we will see where [Ichiro] ranks and how it fits once everyone starts engaging the market [in trades and free agency].”

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_...byCJw8QROJ1O/1

The 1 year contract would fit the Yankees desire to have a $189M payroll in 2014.

[JOBA RULES]

Go get Justin Upton....Now.

[dpfeiffer]

i see you're the writer. welcome to nyyfans : )

Glad to be part of the community!

[TheInfallibleOne]

Just wondering why no one is talking about going after David Ortiz. A 2 year deal would make a ton of sense for us.

[ccsuwxman]

I agree. If you could (it wouldn't happen) dump most of the salary, it would be worth it in the long run. It's waaaay too much for what A-Rod gives us.

And that is what essentially makes him untradeable (along with his no-trade clause, which he will not waive). The Yankees would have to pay at least 75% of his remaining salary to whatever team agrees to the trade, and that ain't gonna happen.

[JOBA RULES]

Just wondering why no one is talking about going after David Ortiz. A 2 year deal would make a ton of sense for us.

We can't have a everyday DH with guys like Al and Derek in our lineup.

[False1]

Yes definitely. His suspension will likely make him a bargain in this free agent market. Even with a regression back to the norm he still looks to be a .300+ switch hitter in his late 20's that can play all three OF positions and who has no major weaknesses in his game. Say what you want about the PED use and the impact it may have, but looking at what a guy like Braun did this past year I wouldn't be too worried.

that is wildly optimistic. Unless he has some other elixir that can't be detected, I'd say the norm is going to be closer to what he was when he was here/ATL.

Not sure how .267 / .328 / .379 = no major weaknesses in his game.

Comparing Braun to Melky is a big stretch.