Yankees and Brian McCann closing in on Contract...

via various twitter reports. 5 years more than 80 million.

 

Update:

Source: McCann deal with #Yankees is 5/85 with sixth-year vesting option that could bring it to 6/100.

 

..thanx Jill...saw that. It's a little longer contract than I would have liked but I'll take it.

 

Me too 59, but after watching Stewart last year I will take it.

 

Looks like Peralta going to the Cardinals so that is one third base option that could be off the board.

 

Very happy to have a real catcher on the team this year. As money is limited Cano better stop smoking whatever jay-z's giving him and get his ass signed to a reasonable contract or he'll be sweating his balls off in texas

 

I think Cano will sign with the Yanks but I am just glad to see the Yankees are not waiting around and missing out on other guys they want. They do need a 3rd baseman and with Peralta coming off the board I wonder who they could look at? Drew?

 

...I thought it might take longer to land McCann...but to acquire him this quickly could be a sign of the Yanx' unwillingness to wait on ARod's saga to come to fruition before spending.

 

They did what they had to do. McCann could be huge in the Stadium. It also makes me wonder about the depth charts. Do you figure Romine, Murphy, and Sanchez. Makes me think Sanchez is now trade bait moving forward... I'm very pleased with this. Now who is next?

 

I think if they waited until the Arod saga was over everyone would be off the board. Glad to see they didn't sit on their hands. As far as Sanchez I could see them trying to use him in a trade for pitching or maybe 3rd base or outfield.

 

I have no proof or any articles to support this, but I feel they are looking at Headley from SD. Just a gut feeling.

 

Majorball I would be all for that. Maybe they could use Sanchez in a package for Headley.

 

...I'd like to see Beltran/Choo/Elsbury and Tanaka under contract next.

...I can't believe some of the negative reaction over the McCann acquisition...there are people who actually insist that McCann sucks and that the Yanx should have signed Ruiz instead.

 

I could see that Jill. I also think they are on Ellsbury, which then in turn could free up and offer a package of Gardner, Sanchez and the likes for a very decent 3B.

 

...yeah, I read that SD might be willing to move Headley. And I'd much rather have Elsbury in CF than Gardner.

 

I haven't seen them mentioned too much with Ellsbury. I like him a lot when healthy and that is the problem with him. He would cost a ton of money also and they still need pitching. Can't win without good pitching.

59, I haven't seen to much negative reaction on the trade other than the usual suspects complaining that the Yanks overspend on everyone but if TX would have signed him it would have been a great deal. Fantastic deal in my opinion. Had to be done but I just didn't think the Yankees would pony up the money for him. I am so glad I was wrong.

 

...Bingo !

 

Are you serious. where you seeing that 59. Wow, I would love to see Beltran and Ellsbury next making Gardner available in trade.

 

...the "other place".

 

I have never been sold on Gardner. Especially last year when his biggest asset is his speed and he would get on first base and not move. It was so so frustrating. I wold love nothing more than to replace him and use him in a trade.