...with Cole now gone to Houston, if the Yanx want to add Darvish to the staff they will have to trade either Ellsbury, Robertson, or Gardner.
Ha..... If the Yanks acquire Machado it's because he was smart to get out of there as I had as a fan. I think Yank 5545 has got a good point with a Cubs trade. The Cubs slipped in 017 and the O's faded as usual. Both teams could supplement their needs.
...I think the main reason the Cubs slipped in 2017 was because while their offense was just as good, both their starting pitching and their BP was nowhere near as good as it was in 2016. In 2016 the Cubs gave up only 556 runs, while in 2017 the gave up 695.
...also, as I mentioned earlier concerning Darvish, likewise with Machado...if the Yanx want to add either they'll have to jettison Ellsbury, Gardner, or Robertson...otherwise, they'll be over the Lux Tax threshold, and Hal won't go along with that.
^^^ ...Ellsbury and Frazier to the Giants, in return for Joe Panik, with the Yanx paying 1/2 of Ellsbury's salary ? ... This would free up the crowded OF situation for the Yanx (they currently have 6 OFers)...and also free up an extra $10 Mil to sign Darvish.
^^^^ now that's a deal I'd take in a heart beat with or without panic/Panik... shocked in a way Betances got a 2 Mil raise (arb eligible),... now if he'd get fined 100K for every wild pitch; every walked batter he'd net approximately 10K....
13 Jan- http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...e-give-darvish-lengthy-deal-article-1.3754964 https://www.pinstripealley.com/2018/1/13/16885430/yankees-pitching-rumors-yu-darvish imo, it'd be foolish to let go of D-Rob, noted in both articles, a big mistake to rid themselves of their most reliable BP arm.... and- We all know Dingleberry's gotta' go, but, how/when/where? Trashman's abilities or lack of to strike a deal w/out losing key prospects , will be defined as to whether he can unload Jacoby, even with paying half his salary would be acceptable to me.... ^^^^ Personally, I'd jump on this in a heart beat, lose Frazier just to unload Dinglefkerry...
Ellsbury is like a Used Car, too many miles, leaks oil, no warranty, no team wants him and He's Over Priced$$$....
...with McCutchen going to SF, that kinda kills the notion of the Yanx working out an Ellsbury/Frazier deal.
^^^^ damn it.... IF- only t/Yanx would of tossed in A-Fraud as a special consultant, the deal might of got done with Dinglefkngberry....
...as near as I can tell, the Yanx' 2018 payroll currently stands at $175 Mil which leaves them $24 Mil to spend, and that's without getting rid of Ellsbury or Gardner or Robertson....can't believe they're paying Chapman and Robertson $30 Mil this year...also can't believe they're giving Betances over $5 Mil this year...can anyone explain to me what he did last year to justify that much money? http://riveraveblues.com/2018/01/yankees-payroll-164320/
