Yankee off season thread, news, notes, rumors and ideas

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Originally Posted by dayners81

Look I'm absolutely against giving him the 5yr110m he's asking for but he has earned the right to ask for that kinda contract. He's made less than 35m in his 10yr career, he's never gotten his big pay day. He's given the Yanks every chance and has made it clear he will take less to play for the Yanks. U can't fault the guy for looking for 1 big contract especially considering its likely his last.

I think he makes a world of sense for the Dodgers even at 5yrs because if he signs there it will be primarily as a corner infielder and he should age much better at those positions.

It's really to bad the can't/ won't sign him to play 1st and capitalize on Voits peak value and use Voit in a trade for a TORP.

Torres goes back to the position he put up superstar numbers at and they could upgrade defensively at SS. Either by signing a Simmons or Didi for a yr then getting 1 of the premium SS available next winter or just trading for 1 of them this yr.

DJ @1st, Torres @2nd, Lindor @ SS and Gio @3rd would be about as good of an infield as there is on both sides of the ball.

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This!! All of this! DJs bat will age just fine. Yes production will fall off slightly but players that use the entire field rarely fall off a cliff. He’d be the best fielding first baseman we’ve had since Tex.

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Originally Posted by RJYANKS12

And opposed to 99% of the rest of the population that never ask their employers for a raise, or leave the company they work for if they get a better offer [emoji1750]*[emoji3603]

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Well said.

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Originally Posted by RJYANKS12

This!! All of this! DJs bat will age just fine. Yes production will fall off slightly but players that use the entire field rarely fall off a cliff. He’d be the best fielding first baseman we’ve had since Tex.

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I agree about his bat aging well and i also agree he would be our best fielding 1st baseman since Tex. I think DJ would be a GG glove caliber 1st baseman and probably one of the better all around 1st baseman period. I just can't get past how badly big bodied middle infielders age which is why i would be so hesitant to give him 5yrs.

The other advantage, IMO, of moving DJ to first is that you can turn around and capitalize on Voits peak value to also help fix the rotation. Also, i realize it was a small sample size but with as bad as Torres was defensively as well as his offense declining sharply i don't think SS is his best long term position. I would hate to see Torres start focusing too much defensively and end up losing his bat similar to what has happened with Sanchez.

Getting Lindor adds a high contact, SHer, with speed and above average power to the lineup which is what we really need and moving Voit takes out another one of our high K, Rhed HR bats out of the lineup. Lindor also improves our up the middle defense tremendously. Lindor also could easily become the face of our franchise if Judge proves he can't stay healthy and proves to be to much of a risk to sign a big long term contract

If i was building the team that is definately the route that i would try to go

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Originally Posted by dayners81

I agree about his bat aging well and i also agree he would be our best fielding 1st baseman since Tex. I think DJ would be a GG glove caliber 1st baseman and probably one of the better all around 1st baseman period. I just can't get past how badly big bodied middle infielders age which is why i would be so hesitant to give him 5yrs.

The other advantage, IMO, of moving DJ to first is that you can turn around and capitalize on Voits peak value to also help fix the rotation. Also, i realize it was a small sample size but with as bad as Torres was defensively as well as his offense declining sharply i don't think SS is his best long term position. I would hate to see Torres start focusing too much defensively and end up losing his bat similar to what has happened with Sanchez.

Getting Lindor adds a high contact, SHer, with speed and above average power to the lineup which is what we really need and moving Voit takes out another one of our high K, Rhed HR bats out of the lineup. Lindor also improves our up the middle defense tremendously. Lindor also could easily become the face of our franchise if Judge proves he can't stay healthy and proves to be to much of a risk to sign a big long term contract

If i was building the team that is definately the route that i would try to go

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Couldn’t agree more. That’s a Yankees of old type of off season. Blows by the $210 budget, but sets you up to compete for years to come.

Day your idea is really good.

So don't expect this front office to be smart enough to do it.

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Originally Posted by RJYANKS12

Couldn’t agree more. That’s a Yankees of old type of off season. Blows by the $210 budget, but sets you up to compete for years to come.

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you would think even in this kinda yr that bold should be the ultimate goal. IMO that lineup and the move of Voit to get the TORP that we need would set us up extremely well both short and long term.

Even though we have some really big time arms that could impact the rotation alot this yr coming in Medina, Gil and guys with less of an elite ceiling in Garcia and Schmidt I still think we need to get atleast 1 veteran arm. I'm really hopeful that the Kluber deal actually happens. A rotation Of Cole, Kluber, Sevy and who ever breaks out of that group of Garcia, Gil, Schmidt, Medina, Monty ect could be a hell of a rotation by the end of the yr.

With all the news, videos and scouting reports about Medina and Gil taking such huge steps forward we really could have a couple of incredibly special arms that would make us incredibly tough in the near future. If both those guys come close to hitting their ceilings soon it will extend our championship window and make a big change towards the outlook of this teams future.

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Originally Posted by dayners81

I agree about his bat aging well and i also agree he would be our best fielding 1st baseman since Tex. I think DJ would be a GG glove caliber 1st baseman and probably one of the better all around 1st baseman period. I just can't get past how badly big bodied middle infielders age which is why i would be so hesitant to give him 5yrs.

The other advantage, IMO, of moving DJ to first is that you can turn around and capitalize on Voits peak value to also help fix the rotation. Also, i realize it was a small sample size but with as bad as Torres was defensively as well as his offense declining sharply i don't think SS is his best long term position. I would hate to see Torres start focusing too much defensively and end up losing his bat similar to what has happened with Sanchez.

Getting Lindor adds a high contact, SHer, with speed and above average power to the lineup which is what we really need and moving Voit takes out another one of our high K, Rhed HR bats out of the lineup. Lindor also improves our up the middle defense tremendously. Lindor also could easily become the face of our franchise if Judge proves he can't stay healthy and proves to be to much of a risk to sign a big long term contract

If i was building the team that is definately the route that i would try to go

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Paying lindor and dj close to 50 mill combined while not adequately addressing the rotation doesn’t make a lot of sense to me . why would you want to weigh down the Yankees with two more big contracts and still not do enough about the pitching ? I would let dj walk , sign didi to a much cheaper and shorter contract , then used the saved money to get either both Tanaka and kluber or just sign Bauer . And then trade for some bullpen help . Why ? Because if I am gonna shell out close to 50 mill for two players , one of them is going to be a starting pitcher .

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Originally Posted by Posada20

Paying lindor and dj close to 50 mill combined while not adequately addressing the rotation doesn’t make a lot of sense to me . why would you want to weigh down the Yankees with two more big contracts and still not do enough about the pitching ? I would let dj walk , sign didi to a much cheaper and shorter contract , then used the saved money to get either both Tanaka and kluber or just sign Bauer . And then trade for some bullpen help . Why ? Because if I am gonna shell out close to 50 mill for two players , one of them is going to be a starting pitcher .

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If you read what i said i specifically addressed the rotation by moving Voit. Voit is a very valuable asset and could easily be a center piece for a TORP.

Being realistic the Yanks only need 1 TORP to have the arms in place to have a elite rotation by the end of the yr and for yrs to come.

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Originally Posted by dayners81

If you read what i said i specifically addressed the rotation by moving Voit. Voit is a very valuable asset and could easily be a center piece for a TORP.

Being realistic the Yanks only need 1 TORP to have the arms in place to have a elite rotation by the end of the yr and for yrs to come.

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So much for ignoring, eh?

Reading is hard.

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Originally Posted by dayners81

If you read what i said i specifically addressed the rotation by moving Voit. Voit is a very valuable asset and could easily be a center piece for a TORP.

Being realistic the Yanks only need 1 TORP to have the arms in place to have a elite rotation by the end of the yr and for yrs to come.

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First of all it would take a lot more than voit to get a torp . Don’t forget he has a history of foot problems that have taken him off the field. So I am not convinced a team shopping a good young torp would ask for voit as the center piece . Just look at what the reds are trying to get for Castillo.

And second like I said before if I am going to spend close to 50 mill on two players , one of them is going to be a starting pitcher . I just don’t see the sense in spending close to 50 mill on two position players when they only really need one of them

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Originally Posted by Posada20

Paying lindor and dj close to 50 mill combined while not adequately addressing the rotation doesn’t make a lot of sense to me . why would you want to weigh down the Yankees with two more big contracts and still not do enough about the pitching ? I would let dj walk , sign didi to a much cheaper and shorter contract , then used the saved money to get either both Tanaka and kluber or just sign Bauer . And then trade for some bullpen help . Why ? Because if I am gonna shell out close to 50 mill for two players , one of them is going to be a starting pitcher .

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you would really rather go with Didi, Tanaka, and Kluber Vs DJ, Lindor and whatever starting pitcher you could get for Voit plus ?

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Originally Posted by dayners81

you would really rather go with Didi, Tanaka, and Kluber Vs DJ, Lindor and whatever starting pitcher you could get for Voit plus ?

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They almost got to the ws with didi and Tanaka 3 years ago . Adding a healthy kluber to that I think would greatly increase their chances to getting to the ws . Plus , Getting both lindor and dj is just a luxury not a necessity . Getting both Tanaka and kluber is a necessity .

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Originally Posted by dayners81

Passan is reporting the Yanks have offered DJ 4yrs 84m (21m AAV) and DJ has asked for 5yrs110m (22.5mAAV). He also said he wants atleast 5yrs125m from any other team.

So they aren't very far apart on money, it's the extra yr that is creating the gap.

Apparently Justin Turner who is already 36 is asking for 4yrs80m. From their perspective according to insiders, they would rather pay a couple M more per yr to sign the 4yr younger and better all around player in DJ. If anyone doesn't think the Dodgers aren't a huge threat to steal DJ might want to think again.

The funny thing is I would be 10x more comfortable signing him to a 5yr deal as a corner infielder but I would be extremely apprehensive of the same deal if he was signed primarily as a 2nd baseman.

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Wouldn't the obvious move be to offer DJ 4yrs 88m with an option based on DJ hitting certain metrics in his fourth year? Perhaps 4 yrs 90m with an 5th option year of 1 yr 20m.

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Originally Posted by Posada20

They almost got to the ws with didi and Tanaka 3 years ago . Adding a healthy kluber to that I think would greatly increase their chances to getting to the ws . Plus , Getting both lindor and dj is just a luxury not a necessity . Getting both Tanaka and kluber is a necessity .

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You think getting 2 starters, specifically Tanaka and Kluber is a must? They really only need 1, the 2nd would be extreme luxury.

You have criticized Tanaka for not being good enough to help them win a WS, Now he's a central part of making us s WS again ? Didi, Tanaka and Kluber plus a reliever is what you think would give us the best chance of winning a WS. Atleast you finally put some names behind your ideas

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Originally Posted by dayners81

You think getting 2 starters, specifically Tanaka and Kluber is a must? They really only need 1, the 2nd would be extreme luxury.

You have criticized Tanaka for not being good enough to help them win a WS, Now he's a central part of making us s WS again ? Didi, Tanaka and Kluber plus a reliever is what you think would give us the best chance of winning a WS. Atleast you finally put some names behind your ideas

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Getting two starters is more of a must than getting both lindor and dj when their current #2 is a guy who just came back from TJ surgery 6 months ago followed by three guys whom we have no idea how they will do this season .