...Yanx are the most valuable US franchise...now worth $2.3 Billion ...no a bad return on investment. The Yanx were purchased from CBS for $10 Mil...(of which George only put up $833,333.33 of his own money)
Talk about getting the most bang for your buck. Its a shame the kids won't run the team like dad did.
The Boss wasn't perfect though... the teams that won in the late 90's/2000 were largely put together while Steinbrenner was suspended from the game for 2.5 years... that being said, he did do some great things for this team and I agree that the kids won't run it like he did...
...yeah, George had many, many contract faux pas of his own but generally laid the blame on someone else...and yes, Hank and Hal have never had to work for anything in their whole lives...never had to build anything from scratch like their Father and Grand Father did. And neither of George's boys has the passion to win and the competitiveness The Boss had.
I have to wonder if the team would be better off his the Steinbrenner boys sold the team to someone who actually wanted to win...
you don't think? with the way things with YES are going down it looked like they were posturing for selling more than just YES...
Since cigar smoking hank got suckered into the a-rod contract hes been seen as much as jimmy hoffa. Hal strikes me as a nice kid that doesn't like confrontation and is content to let blind man continue to be the gm wrecking the team. This team is going to take a serious financial hit if hal doesn't fire blind man soon and find a gm that can actually recognize young talent and not only acquire it by writing a big check. Those empty seats and dwindling yes ratings are blinding.
a little hard on cash dont ya think. this market demands the team to spend the money it generates on top notch players ready to play now. that is why they go out and get a A Rod, a Tex, a Granderson, money is no object and nor should it be. With that said, with all the winning this organization has done, it is now drafting in the lower half (if at all) and we do not see the DJ's anymore. The problem stems that the fucked up Hughes and Chamberlain, espeically Joba, and neither developed like they thought. The Pindea (sp) trade should help in having another quality arm. the austin romaine(sp) hasnt panned out yet...there were top cant miss pitchers that either have had arm problems or location problems that were untouchable for the past two years.... This season I think cash has done a decent job in trying to plug holes into an aging roster. A roster that is missing the left side of their infield and 3/4ths overall of their infield. A roster without a bonafide catcher (had to cut costs somewhere) and a centerfielder who has missed the entire season. For what its worth, this team has over achieved and its because of the manager and the GM.
Al, I don't think I'm being too hard on cash. The minor league system is bare which hes had control for a good number of years (see thread above of top 30 prospects) and its depressing. And despite drafting in the lower half boston does the same and looks like they have many more prospects than the yanks do. First round picks like culver have been disastrous and tend to set organizations back that make them. If Hal is going to hold the pursestrings cash is not going to be able to bail himself out by being able to continue throwing big money out to erase mistakes. Still can't believe talents like cespedes, chapman, darvish and puig were available for very reasonable money (and could offset the yanks low drafting spot for immediate talent) and the yankees didn't go hard after any of them. How the hell does that happen if the gm is paying attention. Instead his legacy fa signing is kei friggin igawa LOL. If the real steinbrenner was still alive we get at least 2 or 3 of the above. Girardi on the other hand I agree with you. He has done a great job with what he has to use.
They wouldnt take those free agent risks because they overpaid for current stars. No one cared jeter and arod salaries because the yanks would open the vault for more. ..that time has past as they over spent on aging players. There revenue is not what they expected with those empty seats. They are thinking financial responible for the first time ever. Until jeter arod and cc comes off the books..the yanks are screwd. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
I personally do not care what the Yankees are worth. If they do not field a winning team with talent, they might as well be worth zilch!
=================================== ...a ton of money is coming off the books after this year. ...the Yanx' home attendance is down an average of 3408 per game, which is an incredibly small drop in the bucket, as far as their total "revenue"...and fwiw, the Sox and Rangers' attendance is off even more
Depends on arod..but we do know grandy will..and kuroda..pettite..hughes...chamberlain...so yeah some will come off..but will have to replace them Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
Robinson Cano 2B $15,000,000 6.58% 4.41 0.29 $3,402,773 Curtis Granderson $15,000,000 6.58% 0.03 0.00 $501,306,740 Hiroki Kuroda SP $15,000,000 6.58% 1.60 0.11 $9,347,775 Andy Pettitte SP $12,000,000 5.26% 0.92 0.08 $13,061,679 Kevin Youkilis 3B $12,000,000 5.26% -0.40 — — Vernon Wells LF $11,500,000 5.04% 0.66 0.06 $17,312,159 Mariano Rivera RP $10,000,000 4.38% 0.72 0.07 $13,825,293 A.J. Burnett DNP $8,500,000 3.73% — — — Phil Hughes SP $7,150,000 3.13% 0.65 0.09 $11,000,203 Boone Logan RP $3,150,000 1.38% 0.12 0.04 $26,481,270 Travis Hafner DH $2,000,000 0.88% 0.42 0.21 $4,757,974 Joba Chamberlain $1,875,000 0.82% 0.01 0.00 $207,190,104 Brennan Boesch RF $1,500,000 0.66% 0.06 0.04 $24,019,600 Lyle Overbay 1B $1,250,000 0.55% -0.02 — — Ben Francisco DH $1,100,000
Hard to believe A-rod won't be either suspended or retired by next year so that 25 mill or so will be gone also at least for next year. Jeter will most likely opt out and resign a 2 yr deal for around 12 mill or so as the yankees desperately need him as much for the fans as they do for what he may or may not still be able to do on the field. Unless kuroda retires the yanks will bring him back for another year at 15 mill as hes been their best pitcher the last couple of years. The others I agree with
