Pirates Sign Martin, Yankees Catcher-less

[Gibbs]

kinda glad not a martin fan to be honest

[Gibbs]

Rivera just resigned with NY on mlb.com

[Gibbs]

On Thursday, Rivera and the Yankees attached some fairly large numbers to that promise. New York and the all-time saves leader agreed to a one-year contract reportedly worth $10 million plus awards incentives, according to CBS Sports.

The Yankees have not officially announced the signing, but a Major League source confirmed the agreement.

[YEDN90]

Time to move on.

Matty!

[DerekJeterDan]

Im against rushing prospects.

By all means, give Sanchez the nod to compete but you need to bring in others.

I've always been a Kelly Shoppach fan since he has a gun from behind home plate and kills lefties.

[cbs9889]

do the molinas have a cousin lol

[6cadi6]

I hear A-Rods a catcher... just sayin'.

[yanksrock]

Happy he's gone.

[Webslinger]

Alright! Francisco Cervelli can now be our full time catcher!

[TrueYankee]

thirstyyuyyyyy thursdayyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

last party at school wes tonight

Now I have ti pass all my fking finals and I am good to ho for thew winter!!!!

[iam brett favre]

I'd like to welcome AJ piersunski to ny on a one year deal.

Worst idea ever.
Kinda glad he's gone. I like him, but Im ready to move on.

[infernoscurse]

the yankees will get JP Arencibia

[TheBadOwl]

For me, best-case scenario is a Jaso/Shoppach platoon, but I'd be super happy if we got just Jaso and had him platoon with Frankie.

[jango2000]

Wow, I've read a lot of stupid crap on this site, but this takes the cake. How many of you guys actually played real baseball?
Catcher is the field general and the hardest position to learn. No great catcher comes up with one year of minor league ball. He'd get eaten alive. You think veteran pitchers are going to put up with a kid who can't frame pitches, doesn't know what to call, doesn't know the hitters, can't block pitches in the dirt, and the myriad things a catcher does to get a strike call?
Did any of you guys notice how much better our pitching staff did when Martin replaced Posada?
This was an idiotic move by Cashman. Martin was a bargain at two years. Unless Cash's got a killer right fielder and catcher up his sleeve this team will not make the playoffs.
But I'll agree with one poster on here.
Hal is going to sell this team in two years.
Just watch.

[Dugmet]

I like his mentality right now. That's why Kuroda also accepted his 1-year deal with us.

Kuroda took one year because he's was only looking for a one night stand.

Mets and Yankees now looking at the same pool of FA catchers -- except Napololi.

Rod Barajas
Henry Blanco
Miguel Olivo
Kelly Shoppach
Chris Snyder
Matt Treanor

Catcher is the field general and the hardest position to learn. No great catcher comes up with one year of minor league ball. He'd get eaten alive. You think veteran pitchers are going to put up with a kid who can't frame pitches, doesn't know what to call, doesn't know the hitters, can't block pitches in the dirt, and the myriad things a catcher does to get a strike call?

Mets fans ssy Josh Thole sometimes looked like a deer caught in headlights last season. The position requires another level of presence, maturity and confidence.