Got your wish #1

Soriano DFAd for McCarthy acquisition.


http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/07/yankees-designate-alfonso-soriano-for-assignment.html

 

...was just about to post this....WOOO HOOO !!!

 

You had to be blind not to see this coming. Unfortunately his replacement is currently mired in a 4 for 30 slide.

 

...huh?...who do you mean?

 

Ichiro.


And my wish list is Sandoval & Lowrie for next season.

 

...not sure why you only wanted to use his last 30 ABs, that's not much of a sample size, but whatever.

...he's still light years better than Soriano...defensively, offensively, and on the base paths.

 

Sandoval....meh. After CC, no more big bodies.

 

Ichiro every day will put up better numbers.

 

I agree he's an up grade over Soriano. I was just pointing out that LATELY he's been slumping.

 

He's earning $8.25 this year with the Giants. He's only 27 years old. Can play 3rd & 1st (needed) And would give us better production than what we've been getting from our recent signings. IMO I think he can be had for 4 yrs @ $60M. The same yearly salary our bum of a DH is getting. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sandopa01.shtml

 

...meh, 30 ABs ain't much...and 4 for 30 is no more typical for Ichiro than 15 for 30 would be in a short stretch.

...I'd like to see Ichiro in there EVERY day.

 

...don't see it happening until they know for sure about ARod.

 

Between 3rd base, 1st base & DH (Soriano gone & Beltran back in right) Sandoval would get plenty of ABs even if A-Roid comes back.

 

...don't think you'll see Beltran as a full time RFer. But if you assume Beltran will stay healthy you also have to assume Tex will too...so that leaves 3B...if ARod returns Sandoval would probably not get that much paying time...big investment for a part time player.

...just my 2 cents.

 

His body will breakdown...I'll pass.

 

...^^^ what body ?

 

Soriano was getting bad on both sides of his game, Ichiro is a freak of nature and still pretty much on his game, as far as McCarthy goes the man does have sack going out there after what happened to him. Wish him success, as for Nuno, Bye.

 

adios. glad to see you go.

 

Like Kay said, we didn't make the playoffs last year but we never even would have gotten as close as we did without Soriano. He had a hellava stretch last season after coming over from the Cubs. And all in all he put together a nice career. I wish him luck.