The Yankees announced Wednesday that they’ve agreed to terms on a new one-year contract with outfielder Brett Gardner after declining the $12.5MM club option on his previous contract. In other words, the veteran Gardner, a client of Pro Star Management, will return to the Yankees organization on a more affordable one-year pact. Specifically, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports (on Twitter) that he’ll earn $7.5MM in 2019 under the new arrangement.
Gardner’s club option came with a $2MM buyout as part of the $52MM guarantee on that four-year pact, so by picking up the option, the Yankees would’ve promised him an additional $10.5MM. In essence, then, the new contract will save the Yankees $3MM over simply exercising the option as previously constructed.
Gardner turned 35 in August and is coming off his worst offensive season as a big league regular, having batted .236/.322/.368 through 609 plate appearances. But he remained a disciplined hitter, walking in 10.7 percent of his trips to the plate and striking out just a 17.6 percent clip even as his power faded a bit. Gardner’s 12 home runs were his second-fewest of the past half-decade, while his 16 steals were tied for his lowest mark in that same span.
Even though he swiped fewer bags, however, Fangraphs credited him as one of the game’s elite baserunners based on his efficiency (caught just twice) and his ability to take extra bases on balls in play (first to third, second to home, etc.). Both Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference credit Gardner at roughly 2.5 wins above replacement despite a relatively shaky performance at the plate.
Gardner again figures to pair with Aaron Hicks, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton in the Yankees’ outfield rotation. If Jacoby Ellsbury is able to make it back to the field after missing the entire 2018 season, then he’d also be in the mix for playing time. Prospect Clint Frazier, whose season was shortened by concussion issues, remains in the upper levels of the organization as a depth option and a potential starter down the line. Gardner and Hicks can both become free agents next season.
There’s been plenty of talk about the possibility of Bryce Harper landing with the Yankees for the past few years, and while the return of Gardner to the Bronx crowds the outfield mix, it also surely wouldn’t stand in the way of the Yankees pursuing a deal if they felt the price was right. As last winter’s addition of Stanton to an already solid outfield illustrated, many teams will pursue top-end talent even if there isn’t a glaring need. (Milwaukee’s additions of Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich stand out as another of the many examples.) That’s not to say that Harper is Bronx-bound, of course, but rather to underscore that the Yankees’ reunion with Gardner almost certainly doesn’t preclude them from pursuing Harper or any other marquee addition.
So is the 7.5 in addition to the 2?
I would imagine so. They did decline his option.
Yes. Read the article. “It saves $3M”
In fairness, that level of explanation wasn’t there yet when I published the article The original paragraph was just a couple sentences noting the previous option price and buyout.
It doesn’t save anything. It says. And that wasn’t answered in the original post. It has since been updated.
7.5M + 2M buyout = 9.5M, NOT 10.5M like article reads.
No the article doesn’t say 10.5m from the buyout, it says it would have paid him an additional 10.5m had they picked up his option. In another words declining the option costs 2m, but picking it up would have been 12.5m which is an additional 10.5m. They are just basically stating what the difference is.
Ok, It was confusing before it was edited. I’ll sit back and try to behave. 🙂
Yes. He got the $2M under the previous contract.
I’m glad they got this out of the way quickly. It means he wants to be a Yankee and the Yanks have a need for him as a back up at a more reasonable price.
I am so happy he will be back after 14 years. His fielding, base running and occasional
pop is still a plus!
Glad to see Brett come back. This should without a doubt eliminate the Yankees from the Harper sweepstakes. Go in to next season with Judge, Hicks, Gardner, Stanton, Ellsbury(when he’s healthy) and Clint Frazier as options in the OF or DH.
The only way Harper still makes sense is if they’re flipping Hicks and/or Frazier for pitching. Seems doubtful though since they don’t really have any CF options.
Frazier is not a CF…
What is difficult to understand? Hicks is our ONLY CF. Harper can play LF and Gardner can be the backup. If they choose NOT so sign Harper it will NOT be because of Gardner, Ellsbury nor Frazier.
Harper could be put in CF but I don’t think it would turn out too well
Yanks are not going to sign Harper. They are playing with a budget now. They need 3 starting pitchers, 2 relievers and maybe a first baseman. With judge and Stanton already under contract they are not going to allocated 30/40 million per year to another outfielder.
Agree 100%
Judge is under contract? What contract?
Cashman didn’t say he couldn’t go over the lux tax. What he said/insinuated was that, for the right player, he would go to Hal and seek permission to go over the limit. The penalties are reset and they will be up from under the contracts of Tanaka and Ellsbury by the end of 2020. Trust me, all Fortune 500 entities look at their books over a 5 year period. The Yanks have proven to be methodical. Their core player are mostly in their arbitration years (Bird, Voit, Torres, Andujar, Sanchez, Judge, Severino, Green) or were traded for with pre-existing below market extensions (Didi, Hicks). They’ve used their farm like it’s currency. They traded for Stanton and factored in needs and desirable future free agents, which players of their own they’d like to resign as well as when their core young players would enter into their paydays via arbitration. If they WANTED either Harper or Manny or Kershaw or whomever, they were already prepared for this moment. The ONLY variable that comes into play is when a) a valuable player gets injured for a pre-longed time (Didi) or a player you don’t expect to become available literally falls in their laps (Stanton and Arod).
I for one think Harper, Corbin, Happ, Robertson and Sabathia are reasonable acquisitions without going to much higher than the last 3 years.
“pre-existing below market extensions (Didi, Hicks)”
What extension are you referencing? Those two are still in their arbitration years, no extension has ever been signed…
@ South Street
Like the ACA, I didn’t read all of your post but I did upvote it
Harper is out because of the years it would take to sign him. Any big dollar contract given out this year needs to be 5 years or less. Otherwise they risk being way over the tax limit when Judge, Sanchez, Torres, etc get close to free agency.
“I for one think Harper, Corbin, Happ, Robertson and Sabathia are reasonable acquisitions without going to much higher than the last 3 years.”
Is that how “Fortune 500 entities” see it? None that I’ve worked for.
Lets run some numbers, shall we?
Of the 5 players you note, only Sabathia would sign for one year at a measly $10mm. Those other 4 guys want multiple years at a cost somewhere between $60-80mm in 2019 alone. Short of Robertson, all the other players have spent extended time out injured. Are they all going to remain healthy for the entire length of their contracts? What about raises to other players in the next few years?
As for Ellsbury coming off the books, are we to assume that the Yankees will not make a major signing or take on a large salary in trade until Ellsbury is off the books? If that happens, it’ll be the first time since George bought the team.
And if the Yankees are rolling in dough, why did they just have to nickel-and-dime Gardner?
Let’s say Harper at 30. Corbin at 20. Happ at 15 Robertson at 10. Sabathia we’llsay At 10. That’s 85 million on their payroll. After arb raises their payroll will probably sit Around 130 million. They’re definitely a team that can pay the tax but it’ll be tough to stay under with bringing all of that in unless they’re able to shed Ellsbury and gray.
And that’s without the ridiculous Ellsbury and Stanton contracts
And that’s not just next years payroll. Those guys are going to be eating up that payroll long term. Yes they’ll lose Ellsbury’s deal but they’re going to have to pay judge soon. Didi will be a FA. Severino is going to start getting pricey. Hicks will need to be payed. They could add all those pieces but they’re going to go over the luxury tax a few times over the next few years if they do. Which in a market like NY isn’t a huge burden but it might not be the way they want to operate.
From what I understand, the Yankees, between the YES network, merchandising, etc, make enough money that they could exceed the tax threshold significantly and still turn a large profit. The stuff I have seen shows their revenue being in excess of $600M in 2017.
At the end of the day. Hal is not George. He treats the Yankees like a business and not a play toy. Why pay $3M more for a player when you don’t have too?
“Without a doubt eliminate the Yankees from the Harper sweepstakes.”
Excuse me? Brett Gardner and Bryce Harper are not on the same level at all. Considering Gardner took a pay cut to stay in NY, he’ll probably be a fourth outfielder. Ellsbury gets cut, Frazier gets flipped for pitching. That opens LF for Harper. So you have Harper, Hicks, Judge, Gardner, and Stanton at OF/DH.
Ellsbury?
Time to eat it
They are not cutting Ellsbury at this stage. Correct me if I’m wrong but don’t they get insurance payouts when he gets hurt?
Why wouldn’t they cut him now? The dead money isn’t near as bad and when you consider any value he might bring, the Yankees would probably rather have the roster spot
He doesn’t take a roster spot until he proves he’s healthy. If he ever does prove that, you cut him then.
The Ellsbury I remember got hurt every other year. Now he’s hurt all the time.
He wasn’t saying Harper is BECAUSE they signed Gardner. He is saying though that the Yankees are set. They aren’t going to trade Judge, Stanton or Hicks and Gardner is a fourth outfielder while Harper is not.
The Yankees probably prefer to have Stanton playing DH. Not that he’s a terrible defender, it’s just clearly not his strong suit. If he can focus on DH and all his efforts to hitting, its better for the Yankees
You almost wonder if the guy watches Yankee games at all.
It has no bearing on any other player. What it means is that he’ll be the likely 4th OF next year. Can you imagine uttering “We’re good on Harper, we have a Gardner”?
Assuming they don’t move Andujar to LF, I expect them to acquire a LF. Most likely Harper or Brantley OR they might have a competition between Frazier and Gardner with the loser being the 4th OF. But I think the two mentioned FA are the more likely candidates for LF in 2019.
Platoon Gardner and Frazier.
Why would we do that as a first option? It’s not my money… Get Harper or move Andujar to LF and get Machado
Chris… I’m not a Machado fan at all. So no to that. Signing Harper wouldn’t be the worst signing ever but it depends on the contract. I was just giving an option based on the current roster.
I don’t really care if you’re a fan of him or his lack of hustle. I’m a fan of winning and the Yankees are doing that less than the Red Sox
Chris… and nothing says winner like getting into the playoffs, trotting to first base and declaring that “hustling isn’t my cup of tea.”
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We don’t need nor want
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I don’t understand how some people think the Yankees signing Harper still makes sense. They simply don’t have a spot for Harper. The offense was Historically good for the Yankees last year even with Judge hurt part of the season. Honestly blows my mind how some people think.
Who’s playing LF? Gardner isn’t an everyday player. It’s not inconceivable that after watching the Red Sox win the World Series again they’ve decided to jump start the youth push with another former MVP in his prime. I’m sure you thought the Yankees would trade for Stanton last off-season too
@c1234
assuming that Harper’s contract wouldn’t be completely absurd and it doesn’t prevent them from signing Corbin and another SP (assuming it’s a FA) then Harper makes perfect sense and I don’t get why YOU don’t understand that. I seriously doubt the Yanks would be satisfied with stay pat on Gardner/Frazier/Judge. I think it’s a fall back plan but not option A. Add to the fact that we only have 2 legit lefty bats (Hicks and Gardner) AND can open up a spot in LF then Harper almost seems destined to be one of their top targets this winter.
Ironic that he’s the same age as Judge. Harper has more mileage on his body imo.
I do understand how some people think the Yankees signing a 26 year old, left handed batter with power and on-base skills makes sense. If you didn’t watch the playoffs, there’s plenty of room for Gardner on the bench. Of course the decision comes down to the financial cost and opportunity costs, which are unknown, associated with such a signing. I recommend strengthening your mind if it blows so easily.
OMG did you not watch the playoffs n who won the WS? I’ll
Who ever suggested they would move andujar to left field?
I’ve heard people suggest LF or 1B. Not sure how easy a transition would be for a player who’s never played those positions on a regular basis at a high league level.
Elsbury will be playing somewhere else next year.
@JustOnePitch
Just because Harper is a big name doesn’t mean he is the biggest fit, assuming you are a Yankee fan I’m not surprised at all you are thinking the way you are. But sometimes you have to strengthen parts of the team that actually need help, like there starting pitching. I know you wouldn’t understand this but Corbin would be a way more important piece to the Yankees than Harper because then they would be strengthening there weaknesses instead of strengthening there strength(outfield/offense), than maybe resign Happ. Also if the Yankees don’t sign Harper they could also have the money for someone like Brantley since you love having a lot of outfielders for some reason…
Oh wait… Brantley isn’t a big name
Yeah I’m not sure about that. Unless you think teams are banging down the yanks door to trade for Ellsbury. Heard a Yankees fan call in to MLB radio tonight saying the Yankees should trade for Trout. The Yankees would give up Hicks, Ellsbury, and Greg Bird. Rahahahaha talk about delusional Yankee fans. Rahahahahah
Maybe he’ll be a 4th OF option or be a bridge to Frazier. No complaints here.
Wondering where Bryce will play since he’s supposedly a slam-dunk for the Yankees.
Oh…wait…
No one has said harper is a slam-dunk for the yankees besides you
…another mark
No one has said that
The literate would disagree.
Brett Gardner returns. Let’s go! He could be used as a teaching tool for the young outfielders that get brought up. He is also a VERY underrated player. He will not be used as much as he was, but he will be used a lot. Again, LET’S GO!
So…Scott Boras and his hack John Heyman can’t play the “Yankees are in” card when negotiating yet people still think Harper’s going to get a record setting deal.
I just don’t see it, not without at least two of NY, LA and the Cubs involved in the bidding.
Jon*
Way to contribute what NOBODY cares about
Philadelphia and Washington may get in a bidding war.
I don’t think the return of Brett Gardner in any capacity impedes the Yankees from a pursuit of Harper. They could easily move Hicks, a free agent next year, if they managed to sign Harper, for instance.
I don’t necessarily think that Harper’s going to go to the Bronx, to be clear, but this doesn’t really preclude anything.
This is absolutely correct. Hicks is useful and tradable. For that matter, Gardner is probably also tradable. That being said, I think Yankees will more likely look at pitching acquisitions.
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Doesn’t Gardner now have 10/5 rights?
Wow really? Yankees look into some pitching? It wasn’t a totally wasted comment though. I got to down vote EY 3 times while cruising through.
Gardy has 5 and 10 rights, he can only be traded if he agrees to it.
Okay sure, but with a starting OF of Stanton, Judge, Hicks, that certainly diminishes a need. This may decrease the Yankees motivation in giving Harper a record setting deal.
What if they sign Harper and trade Stanton?
I want Stanton gone because he’s useless. No one wants him though because he’s overrated and overpaid
Ray,
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fold, you know like getting
the candy out of the
Donkey with a stick!
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The Yankees are blessed to have a talented, principled GM like Cashman, since their fans just don’t get the business of the game at all.
Stanton has an opt-out in two seasons, after the 2020 WS. *IF* he has a couple of all-world seasons at the plate, then there is the small chance he might elect to pass up $218M guaranteed to find a better deal elsewhere
Logic says, this isn’t going to happen. Stanton is yoked to the Yankees for the rest of his career.
If the Yankees tried to trade him, they’d have a very small pool of teams with the financial depth to pay even a sizable portion of the $27M average annual salary (after deducting the $30M Marlins pay Yankees if Stanton doesn’t opt out). That means the Yankees would have to eat a substantial portion of Stanton’s contract—and also pay a premium for Harper to play the same position?
It makes no sense. By acquiring Stanton last year, and the monster deal the Marlins signed him to which guaranteed money through his age 37 season, the Yankees were essentially tapping out of the Harper wrestling match in Free Agency. George Sr is dead and gone; the Yankees are now a business. No more paying luxury tax for season after season. Harper and Machado won’t be Yankees unless the market for either of them craters.
It’s called a pinata…
Jeez
Can we just make a mental note from now on that Hicks is the ONLY center-fielder at the major league level right now? Neither Gardner, Ellsbury, Harper or Frazier are suited to play CF at ALL on a regular basis nor are they in the same league right now with Hicks. If he has another great year then I bet the Yanks will try and resign him on a 4-5 year deal, even with Florial in the system.
Gardner actually plays center very well so not sure where you get that. They just don’t want him playing it on a regular basis. Not sure why. Maybe because of the wear and tear on the body. Hicks is by far better but Gardner can handle it also.
Injuries happen and Brett fills the need.
Smart move resigning him.
Holding out an opinion till ey posts.
By keeping Gardner, it really starts to close the door on Ellsbury ever playing for the Yankees again. It also answers the problem of backup center fielder.
David Wright
Dustin Pedroia
Jacoby Ellsbury
Do you see the pattern developing?
Makes up your username. but you couldn’t even the list the players in the right order.
Pretty expensive backup.
Backup center fielder isn’t his main position. But every team needs someone to fill in for the starting center fielder for rest days and injuries. As often as Hicks gets injured, the Yankees need a reliable backup.
I feel like that’s still an overpay
I agree but it’s Gardner. I think the Yanks want to have guys like him and CC around for their value on and off the field. He’s probably worth about $5 mil on the open market. Not mad at the overpay tho.
Disagree. I think Gardner could have gotten a 2 year $18M deal easily. He knows this too.
Hmmm…..not sure. I love Gardie but he is turning 35, had a ..690 OPS. He does still provide a solid set of skills (speed, defense, leadership and some pop) but the market for veterans on the down-side was harsh and HE knows that too. I feel that was a factor that served both sides to come to this agreement. Yanks paid him more then perhaps his market value and Gardner didn’t have to endure the process of waiting for other dominos to drop before he was offered the right contract.
No way! Especially after what we say last offseason.
Bryce Harper is going to sign with the DBacks or Padres.
He’s here all week folks, and don’t forget to try the veal.
LOL!
Forget the veal. I’ll have a serving of whatever he’s on right now.
The team that didn’t have the cash to keep JD Martinez is gonna sign Harper… okay
in 2027?
The padres have like 10 options on their 40 man roster to choose from. Extremely doubtful they sign him.
I am under the opinion that the team who signs Harper will immediately regret it
99.9% sure he was just trolling vs thinking those two teams would actually be in on Harper.
I kinda expected this to happen. $12.5 million was a clear overpay for Gardner at this point. However he’s still a pretty good player and his veteran leadership and understanding of the Yankee legacy is vital. Also let’s be frank, he’s more valuable as a trade chip now too
He has 10/5 rights meaning he would have to approve any trade. Given that he essentially became a FA and resigned with the Yankees, I don’t think he would approve of a trade this year barring something unexpected
Not playing if the Yankees get a top LF? I think he’s closer to being like CC and would rather play for the Yankees but doesn’t wanna stop playing. I also think the Yankees also didn’t want the negative PR that would come with cutting your longest tenured player days after your biggest rival wins the WS
LOL!
It will be the Braves that sign Bryce Harper…’s hair stylist so that they all my have those golden, waivy locks. =}
What about Clint Frazier
Pitching
Happy Gardner is back for another World Series ring!!!
What a joke! I thought they were possed to win this yr????? I guess you missed the parade!
I hope they continue on the same path and avoid high dollar free agent position players.
I’d rather see them extend Hicks and go ahead and sign the core (Sanchez, Judge, Andujar, and Torres) to long-term deals to buy out their arbitration years plus a year or two tacked on. I’d also consider Voit as a low risk low cost extension player. He’s proven he can rake at all levels. With Ellsbury (?) and Gardner coming off the books after next season, these moves combined would precipitate lots and lots of cash to address the rotation. Andujar may not be the greatest at 3B at the moment, but he works hard on his defense and will undoubtedly improve. Move Torres to SS and trade Bird and a couple of low level prospects for Joe Panik to play 2B until Didi comes back. NO TO HARPER AND MACHADO!
What a waste of money. Gardner is a trash bag.
I was never much of a fan of Gardner. He didn’t have that “sexy” brand name. Not much power. But man oh man was I wrong. Started to notice the little things…
Perennial Gold glove defender. +130 DRS, and 94.4 UZR.
True lead off man: 4.24 pitches per PA’s third among active players w/ 3,000+ PA (behind Trout (4.27) Carpenter (4.25)
Never complained. (demoted/ batted 9th, following Cutch)
For those stat geeks… 6 straight seasons with 2.5+ WAR
And more things. 1 year 7.5M is reasonable.
2nd best base path runner in MLB behind Jose Ramirez. provided about $40M of value, since signing extension. To me Gardy embodies the definition of all “underrated”
OK. Time to list weaknesses (Tries not to be biased)
Perennial anemic 2nd halfs. Please work on that, Gardy. We get so used to the hot starts, it’s easy to forget.
Good to see “Popeye” will be be back in pinstripes
Interesting, got to figure this is a 4th outfielder/defensive replacement/pinch runner situation. Gardy’s time as an everyday player is done
Just to add – Hope to see Frazier get an everyday shot at LF and the yanks stay away from Bryce and Manny. Pitching should be the main focus this offseason
Why would they want to keep him? Now they’re stuck with gardner and Ellsbury.
40+ million is a great reason!
Gardy is 100M+ cheaper version of Jayson Heyward. Literally.. Hes better player than Heyward, if you count their individual career contributions up to this point. They are both one-time champions.
Fangraphs’ WAR:
2018
Heyward: 2.0 WAR
Gardner: 2.5 WAR
2017
Heyward: 1.0 WAR
Gardner: 3.9 WAR
2016
Heyward: 1.0 WAR (again)
Gardner 2.5 WAR
Fangraphs Career WAR:
Jason Heyward: +29.3 WAR
Brett Gardner: +32.9 WAR
Gardy and CC have been true leaders of this team the last few years, he’s not breaking the bank and he provides insurance in the outfiled. This means Harper is out. Yanks will hope that one of Frazier and Ellsbury produce next year. Let’s face it, the Yanks will go as far as Judge, Stanton, and Sanchez take them.
Well Ellsbury won’t, on account that he’s out until August for sure, Probably more.
As for Harper, that depends on the price. Just like we’ve seen with Stanton last year, the Yankees won’t say no to a good deal, just because they have a supposedly full outfield.
It’s a long shot, but if Harper is available at a bargain, they’ll take him.
Why do you think Ellsbury is out until August? They are already saying he’s good for spring training last I heard.
Signing a 4th/5th OF’er does not rule them out of signing the premier bat on the market. Absolutely not.
You wouldn’t say your Team is out of the running to sign a bonafide ace, because they picked up Jamie Moyer, would you?
Yay. Wish the Yanks didn’t haggle over $3M (because Gardy was on a massively team friendly contract for the past four years), but good deal for both sides, and great news for Yankee fans who understand baseball, and therefor know what Brett Gardner can bring to a baseball team….even as the fourth outfielder, which he’ll probably be if Frazier is healthy.
Exactly. A classy outcome to what could have been an uncomfortable situation. Kudos to the Yanks and Gardner on this one.
It’s probably an overpay, saber-metrically, but there’s more to winning than just lining up by the computer. Houston admits they signed Reddick just because he’s about the most sound fundamental player around. There’s value in that.
Sabermetrics actually back up Gardner’s play as a positive.
This also lowers their salary cap threshold $5M
By $7 mil actually. They still get dinged for the $2 mil don’t they?
Gardner is one the top WAR leaders for LF the last 6 years. Find me a better balder lead off hitter.
This made me laugh
What about the last 2 years?
Excellent move by Cashman. Gardner is still the best OF defender they have, and you never know what you’re going to get out of Ellsbury, if he isn’t traded.
I believe Gardner will be more valuable if he doesn’t play 140+ games. He wears down in the 2nd half. Winning player, leader on the team. He would’ve been a free agent for 5 minutes had he hit the market.
Gardner is not a better “outfield defender” than Hicks…
Yes he is. Buy a clue, Columbo
Gardner is a better fielder than Hicks..says no one on earth. Clean your specs old man!
It simply amazes me how dismissive people are of Hicks. What more do you want from the guy? 6th in WAR among all OF? 27 homers, 90 walks vs 111 ko, great defense in CF, a switch hitter with fairly even splits LF vs RH and Home vs Away? If he has a similar 2019 then the Yanks I’m sure would want to bring him back on a fair 4-5 year deal.
People seem to want to link Hicks as a trade commodity. Yankees need him in CF. He’s good. Dealing Hicks to sign Harper weakens the OF defense considerably.
Agreed. Hicks is better. Would be nice to see him play an entire season.
Like him or hate him Gardy gives 100%
Could be worse……
youtu.be/5vRpTC6L-28
Like how, is BobbyBo coming out of retirement?
Hey 2-you are posting the bobbybo thing to the wrong New York team.
Gardy will produce better than last year if the Yankees do a better job of not overextending his playing time.
Isn’t the sentimental play the wrong one here? While there is no such thing as a bad one year deal, it pretty much ends any speculation on Harper going to the Bronx and actually throws kerosene on the Machado rumors.
Hey happy…no sure why you speculate?
Gardy is a one year deal to a Yankee warrior who will play whatever role is defined for him.
Whether we play in the machado and Harper sweepstakes has nothing to do with him.
Good move for both sides. Cashman is a genius.
Now he needs to go get elite starting ptiching.
Like it from a leadership stand point. If he accepts a lesser role and is a 4th OF/3rd DH that would b perfect. PITCHING is the main goal of the offseason. Keep ur main stay leadership position player and get pitching.
Bad call. Paying 7.5 million for a fourth outfielder. Overpriced by at least half.
Yankees Should Sign Bryce Harper Trade Stanton + Hicks + Sheffield + Florial + Abreu For Mike Trout
A big mistake.! I appreciate what Gardy has done, but if he can run a ball down, then how is he going to get the ball to the infield? He has no arm, and even in his best year he was still too streaky. We’re under the spending cap, and the Yankee fans are now awaiting to see what the front office will do to bring a championship back to Bronx after patiently waiting three years to be competitive like the Red Sox and Astros!
He’s horrible , stupid move
Awful..can’t hit..can’t throw.lately has been running bad routes..good to see the Yankees staying consitant on not trying to win a ring. Better off with younger guys
I know Gardner is the face of the franchise and he plays hard but they probably would be better off signing either a Brantley or Markakis on a short term deal. Left handed, 290-300 contact hitters, and they do not strike out much. Something that they need and did not have in clutch situations and in the postseason.