Sign 'Em
Let's face it, Brian Cashman did a masterful job during last year's
offseason. He brought in CC, AJ and Tex, whose presence on the team
just helped win us a 27th championship. Without those three, I don't
think the Yankees even get to the big show.
Then he brought in some minor role players like Jerry Jr and Swish during the summer. Terrific moves. Both contributed in a big way down the stretch.
But now, as the Bombers roll down the Canyon of Heroes in a tickertape storm, my mind wanders to what he'll do THIS offseason.
There are some big-name free agents out there this winter, including Johnny D and Godzilla. Guys like Adam LaRoche, Brian Roberts, Chone Figgins, Jason Bay, Jason Werth, Carl Crawford, and Vladimir Guerrero head this class's crop of prospective position players. John Lackey will be the class of this year's crop of pitchers, but Josh Beckett, Brandon Webb, Rich Harden, Cliff Lee, Brett Myers and Erik Bedard are also available.
Don't get me wrong. I'd love to have another strong arm like Cliff Lee (although I hate his stinking guts) or another great stick like Jason Bay would bring (stinking Sox). But if I were Brian Cashman, I'd start putting all of my current efforts into resigning Johnny and Hideki.
I know, I know. The Yankees are old. I hear it all the time. They need to move toward getting younger. But those two guys gave an awful lot to the team this year, and even more during the postseason, and I think they deserve to be rewarded with nice, new contracts. They don't have to be long termers, just new.
Godzilla's got bum knees, but he's proved he can still go deep. Johhny's not quite as fast as some of the younger players, but what a stick. They were both money in the postseason.
Listen, I'm not going to get into who Cashman should bring in this year. I'm going to leave that up to him and the Yankee brass. But I do want to make one thing perfectly clear. Johnny D and Godzilla want to play in the Bronx and Cashman should make it his priority to make it so.
Then he brought in some minor role players like Jerry Jr and Swish during the summer. Terrific moves. Both contributed in a big way down the stretch.
But now, as the Bombers roll down the Canyon of Heroes in a tickertape storm, my mind wanders to what he'll do THIS offseason.
There are some big-name free agents out there this winter, including Johnny D and Godzilla. Guys like Adam LaRoche, Brian Roberts, Chone Figgins, Jason Bay, Jason Werth, Carl Crawford, and Vladimir Guerrero head this class's crop of prospective position players. John Lackey will be the class of this year's crop of pitchers, but Josh Beckett, Brandon Webb, Rich Harden, Cliff Lee, Brett Myers and Erik Bedard are also available.
Don't get me wrong. I'd love to have another strong arm like Cliff Lee (although I hate his stinking guts) or another great stick like Jason Bay would bring (stinking Sox). But if I were Brian Cashman, I'd start putting all of my current efforts into resigning Johnny and Hideki.
I know, I know. The Yankees are old. I hear it all the time. They need to move toward getting younger. But those two guys gave an awful lot to the team this year, and even more during the postseason, and I think they deserve to be rewarded with nice, new contracts. They don't have to be long termers, just new.
Godzilla's got bum knees, but he's proved he can still go deep. Johhny's not quite as fast as some of the younger players, but what a stick. They were both money in the postseason.
Listen, I'm not going to get into who Cashman should bring in this year. I'm going to leave that up to him and the Yankee brass. But I do want to make one thing perfectly clear. Johnny D and Godzilla want to play in the Bronx and Cashman should make it his priority to make it so.
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