Breaking News: TEIXEIRA a Yankee

[Lconte17]

Id prefer to keep Nady in RF. Use Swisher in LF, keep that platoon. and use Damon as a DH. Trade Matsui for whatever we can get for prospects. [prob not a lot but the way i see it, we'd basically be trading Matsui for Andy at this point]

Why do you want to make Damon a full-time DH? I understand giving him some time there just to keep his legs fresh but he is a very good LFer.

About Ankiel, the Cardinals wanted to start at Kennedy. That's too much for a one year rental. -Jitpal

I dont nec. want to make him the full time DH... use him in the OF too.

I just believe trading Nady would be a mistake, and Swisher can be a realllllly good addition. A fully rotational outfield would be fine with me.

[Jitpal]

Id prefer to keep Nady in RF. Use Swisher in LF, keep that platoon. and use Damon as a DH. Trade Matsui for whatever we can get for prospects. [prob not a lot but the way i see it, we'd basically be trading Matsui for Andy at this point]

Why do you want to make Damon a full-time DH? I understand giving him some time there just to keep his legs fresh but he is a very good LFer.

About Ankiel, the Cardinals wanted to start at Kennedy. That's too much for a one year rental. -Jitpal

I dont nec. want to make him the full time DH... use him in the OF too.

I just believe trading Nady would be a mistake, and Swisher can be a realllllly good addition. A fully rotational outfield would be fine with me.

Honestly you can make cases for every single guy we have. They all add something different or have special circumstances. It's tough to say who is better to trade, and obviously a big concern will be what the team will get back.

Damon - Leads off, great clubhouse guy, ambassador to free agents, plus defense in LF, can play CF in a pinch, clutch, partial no trade, free agent at the end of the year.
Matsui - The only left handed power bat, japanese revenue, consummate professional, clutch, full no trade, free agent at the end of the year.
Nady - Tons of intangibles, cheap, free agent at the end of the year, most easily moveable, traded a hefty sum for him.
Swisher - Can play a few positions, an OBP machine, new player, switch hitter, coming off a bad year.

Which do you go for? To me I think the guy is Nady but it would be a pretty good idea to create a new thread with a poll and see what the consensus is. -Jitpal

Edit: Forgot to add that if Damon, Matsui or Swisher are traded with the Yankees taking on no more than 25% of the salary, it would probably clear up enough room for Pettitte in the budget. -Jitpal

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Yankees Strike Again: Agree to deal with Mark Teixeira


prosportspress.com — Can we just write off the World Series now? As if CC Sabathia and A.J Burnett weren ’t enough, the empire that is the New York Yankees just struck again. In a surprise move that sent shock waves through the Baseball world, the Yankees pounced on Boston’s bluff Tuesday afternoon and agreed to a deal with free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira.

http://www.prosportspress.com/baseball_ ... xeira.html

[Lconte17]

Edit: Forgot to add that if Damon, Matsui or Swisher are traded with the Yankees taking on no more than 25% of the salary, it would probably clear up enough room for Pettitte in the budget. -Jitpal

this was ultimately my point. out of those three, Matsuis contract is the highest, he is the oldest of the three, by ridding us of his contract and age liability. We open up the DH spot for whomever needs it... we also use his salary to get Andy back

[Pharmcat]

dont be soo keen to give up on matsui...he does bring in 6 mill a yr of revenue from japan, we need all the $$ we can get to pay these players

[j4remi]

dont be soo keen to give up on matsui...he does bring in 6 mill a yr of revenue from japan, we need all the $$ we can get to pay these players

Meh, we have Wang lol.

[HCYanks]

dont be soo keen to give up on matsui...he does bring in 6 mill a yr of revenue from japan, we need all the $$ we can get to pay these players

Meh, we have Wang lol.

You're lucky Monkeyfeng got banned from RealGM a while ago or he would've been in tears over this post.

In all seriousness though you can never be certain how much revenue from Japan stems solely from Matsui. The Yankees global image makes things a bit different from, say, what Ichiro does for the Mariners.

[Pharmcat]

dont be soo keen to give up on matsui...he does bring in 6 mill a yr of revenue from japan, we need all the $$ we can get to pay these players

Meh, we have Wang lol.

You're lucky Monkeyfeng got banned from RealGM a while ago or he would've been in tears over this post.

In all seriousness though you can never be certain how much revenue from Japan stems solely from Matsui. The Yankees global image makes things a bit different from, say, what Ichiro does for the Mariners.

i read a article a few months ago that put the estimate at 6 mill...