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I just wish if they were to rebuild they would go all in. Instead we got some mish mosh of old players on one yr deals and a bunch of HUGE holes elsewhere.
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Now this is cuckoo the other Way. This teak has a 90 win staff but it might be right at 90
Of course health is a huge issue but if their staff stays healthy i gotta agree, they still have a great staff
Looks like the Yanks may be trying to get Vernon Wells...he is owed 21 million for the next years....Angels would have to eat most of that salary
Thats actually a GREAT move IMO. Yanks are desperate for RH bats
I'm not sure great is the word, have you seen his stats the past 2 years?
I know he sucks but as long as the angels pick up most of the $$ hed make a great 4th OFer. Yanks OF of gardner, granderson, and ichiro is all lefty and pffers little pop outside of grandy. It would be a great MOVE, not saying hes a Great Player.
Lol. I can't think of any reason shady would want that deal to happen.
Yeah I went back to check and see if maybe he hammered lefties or something. Nope. He had an .851 OPS vs LHP two years ago, but last year he was brutal against everyone.
My next door neighbor's cousin is his wife. Free seats?
Seems like The Captain is healing up nicely. Always fun watching him.
But as with Mickey Mantle's last few years, he will probably be playing out the string on some bad teams.
I've said things along this line before, but...the team isn't stacked and loaded and a virtual lock for 95-100 wins and that means there's no reason to watch? What was more fun, the 2003 ALCS or the 1998 World Series? Having teams of relatively equal strength beating each other up for six months sounds like a blast to me.Unless someone believes this ALCS participant all of a sudden just became a 75-win team in one offseason, I don't get it.
Just TALKING baseball is a blast to me. Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta go scrape the ice off of my car. <_<
Unless someone believes this ALCS participant all of a sudden just became a 75-win team in one offseason, I don't get it.
My comment wasnt about their chances. I think with their pitching staff and still a strong middle of the order they have as much a chance as anyone to make the playoffs. Theres just nothing new and exciting to root for this year. Thats all my complaint was about.
5-6 years ago I though A-Rod was a lock to break the all-time HR record. I can`t remember a player of his stature falling off so fast. The Yanks should be looking to buy him out right about now and move on.Cashman admitted today that KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK-Rod may miss the entire season.
Tiger woodsI just read if alex never comes back due to the injury, the yanks get back 85% of his remaining contract due to insurance and he would be considered an injured retired player and thus his salary would not count against the luxury tax. I wonder if the yanks paid off the doc to botch the surgery5-6 years ago I though A-Rod was a lock to break the all-time HR record. I can`t remember a player of his stature falling off so fast. The Yanks should be looking to buy him out right about now and move on.Cashman admitted today that KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK-Rod may miss the entire season.
Yeah, but the problem is that Mad Dog was ranting all day about the very same thing.
"YOU CAN WRITE IT DOWN.. A-ROD WILL NEVER PLAY ANOTHER GAME IN A YANKEE UNIFORM!!!" 
I have no doubt, he was a big kid in the begining. To hear Francesa try to cover and contextualize him is outrageous.
Nope. But it's going to be really awesome to watch them try, then after failing, bring him back.
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Can of worms should have been opened years ago. Kenny Williams had it spot on when he said that these guys are essentially committing fraud .
They have nothing to lose at this point. Joel Sherman put better in a column something I've maintatined all along.5 years left. This year is gone.A-Rod 2016 and 2017 are a sunk cost and thankfully a lower number in real dollars (still prorated for cap purposes). But there is no way he could possibly be on this team without being released for his age 41 and 42 seasons.So you're really gambling that ARod 2014 and/or 2015 give you SOMETHING for your hundred million.There is zero risk antagonizing the guy. I'm sure they almost hope his tissue soft persona crumbles with going through a trial. At the very least, disclosure will be fascinating.The fact of the matter is, Yankee management sucks.For them to agree to this cap in the recent agreement is one thing, but for the organization to have not had the foresight to put a point pill of amnesty for at least one contract, complete failing on their behalf. So either the Steinbrenner/Levine trokia railroaded represenation and kept Cash out of the loop for that negotiation and they got schooled, or this negotiation was happening when Cashman was trying to bang any 38 year old BBW who would have his hobbit ###. I kind of resent the idea of them going after A-Rod, they should have to wear the cloak of their own ignominity but as a fan, if thats going to be a hindrance, losing over 1/8 of a payroll on a guy most of the serious fans didn't want back is hard to swallow. i'm appreicative of his 2009 postseason but his roids to take some shine off that (even though I'd be a fool not to think he was on something.)
This twitter feed sums up the massive fail of the "Yankees should try to get out of the contract" argument pretty well.Another good one I saw: If they're gonna commit a felony to get rid of A-Rod, why stop with insurance fraud? It's a lot easier to get away with murder.
Its overloaded right now, but are they not allowed to put this matter to civil trial? I think their endgame is pressuring and embarassing A-Rod, and not winning. Even if they won a civil judgement, it wouldn't pass the CBA but I wonder whats chicken and egg. If there is no provision for "fraud" in the CBA, whats to stop them from getting in the murk.Not exactly where you want to be as an organization, but with 100 million plus on the line, I guess people can and will do strange things. Even sleazy ones.
Civil trial for what? To get out of the contract due to breach? I can't imagine they can get out of the contract. To recover on the insurance? Sure, they can sue the insurer to recover when the insurer rejects their claim. But I can't imagine they'd want to subject themselves to discovery, because I assume (I'm not a doctor so I can't say 100%) that he'd be healthy enough to take the field at some point before the contract expires when he's 42. And if you knowingly lie to your insurer about the nature of your claim, that's felony insurance fraud.
I can't see what basis the insurer rejects the claim on? Is there a presumption that the team would know what A-Rod was doing? I can see what you mean by discovery in that context but its hard to believe that a corporation could acknowledge in any sort of medical record if only to protect their own interests for future claims (A-Rod claims in 10 years the Yankees knew about and through in action sanctioned his behavior through inaction). I'm operating on the assumption A-Rod rehabs, goes through suspension and shows up ready to play, in August or next spring. If A-Rod annouces and declares himself ready to play, and the Yankees don't want him to, how do they weasel out of his money?'TobiasFunke said:
I obviously haven't seen the actual text of A-Rod's deal so I can't say for sure. But I assume there are standard contract terms used by MLB with free agents, and if you could void that contract due to PED use or suspension someone would have done it already. I'm sure their lawyers can come up with something to sue him on for leverage but I can't imagine how they'd even get enough leverage to make A-Rod accept much less than the full value of his contract. What's in it for him to walk away from $100 million?
