
Originally Posted by
spliff(TONE)
I'd say you're being quite bullish with Syndergaard, as he's 30 and no one expects him to return to the flamethrower he was years ago at this point. Either way about it, him and Rodon's contract won't be anywhere near the same ballpark. Plus, the Yankees could pull off acquiring Rodon regardless of whether Torres is traded or not.
uses your own numbers the difference in AAV is about 12m apart..no one said anything about the total value of the contract. 2 very different types of contracts, One's a band aid, the other is an investment. Really, the Yanks pay way more attention to AAV than they do about overall value. Which is why the Yankees rarely ever
As far as Torres goes, it's incredibly unlikely that the resign Judge, Sign Rendon and keep Torres. Right now they are already over the 220M mark, Judge takes us to 260m, Rodon takes us to 285-290. Still need a LFer and BP help. It would be shockingly out of character for Hal to exceed the 290m threshold and pay 90%on the LT bill
Another option if they are signing Rodon, would be trading Sevy and his 1yr 15M. Teams would be lineup for him at that price. Unless Sevy has a Cy young yr or takes another very team friendly extension, they are very unlikely to retain him anyways
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