Full story<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Yankees wanted to save $3 million, and for that price the Baltimore Orioles thought Jaret Wright was a bargain.Wright was traded to the Orioles on Sunday for right-handed reliever Chris Britton. As part of the deal, the Yankees will pay $4 million of Wright's $7 million salary next year.New York had until Sunday to opt out of Wright's contract, a move that also would have cost the Yankees a $4 million buyout. Wright, a right-hander who turns 31 on Dec. 29, will be reunited with pitching coach Leo Mazzone. When the pair were with the Atlanta Braves in 2004, Wright went 15-8 with a 3.28 ERA.</div>Essentially the Yankees got Britton for nothing since we were going to pay that 4 mil to get him off the roster anyway.Can never have too many sub-4 ERA throwing 24 year olds in your Bullpen either... especially ones that throw 93 MPH and get 41 K's in their first 54 Innings. :whistling:
I still think the O's won the trade. But both teams got what they needed.What is this amazing thing going on though!?Here's something for Sports Illustrated's 'A Sign of the Apocalypse' thing.."The Yankees are shedding cap."
I think putting Jaret Wright back with Leo Mazzone could be huge for his career though. He had his best years under Mazzone. Britton is okay, but he had a Over 5 post All-Star Break ERA when he probably was starting to get figured out a bit. Yankees could have done better IMO.
this trade worked for both of us...Yanks got omething for nothing (like everyone said) and the Os get a good skilled pitcher, and reunites him with his pitching coach
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Nov 13 2006, 04:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think putting Jaret Wright back with Leo Mazzone could be huge for his career though. He had his best years under Mazzone. Britton is okay, but he had a Over 5 post All-Star Break ERA when he probably was starting to get figured out a bit. Yankees could have done better IMO.</div>Think of it this way: When the Jets were going to cut Cowart for cap reasons but got offered a 7th round pick from the Vikings in return for him, we pulled the trigger. True a 7th round pick was less than Cowart's value at the time, but we were going to cut him anyway, so we won out by getting a free draft pick. While Minnesota probably won MORE than we did (getting a short term starting MLB), we still got something for nothing.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brooksie5 @ Nov 13 2006, 11:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Think of it this way:Baltimore got the better player.</div>Sure... and the Cubs just resigned that talented stud Kerry Wood.... :whistling:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Nov 14 2006, 02:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brooksie5 @ Nov 13 2006, 11:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Think of it this way:Baltimore got the better player.</div>Sure... and the Cubs just resigned that talented stud Kerry Wood.... :whistling:</div>Yeah.. I know. He is amazingly talented when he's healthy.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brooksie5 @ Nov 16 2006, 05:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>We weren't talking about health were we? You must've missed the point.</div>Wright is the better player, but he's injury prone. That was what I was saying. Plus, is he the better player? It's not like he's been a stud before his injuries like Wood and Prior were.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brooksie5 @ Nov 16 2006, 06:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>We weren't talking about health were we? You must've missed the point.</div>I know, but I'm saying that what good is the talent if you're never healthy, like Kid Rx
