11:45am: Wilson’s contractual terms are virtually identical to Gardner’s, per MLB Network’s Jon Heyman (Twitter link). He’ll be paid $2.85MM in 2021 with a $2.3MM player option for the 2022 season. If Wilson declines that option, the Yankees have a $7.15MM club option or $1.15MM buyout on him. The lone difference is that if Wilson exercises his player option for the 2022 season, the Yankees will pick up a 2023 club option worth the league minimum plus $500K. (The exact 2023 league minimum isn’t yet known due to the expiring collective bargaining agreement.)
As with Gardner, it’s quite unlikely that Wilson will exercise that player option, thus giving the Yankees a year of virtual league-minimum control over him — particularly when he’s guaranteed at least the $1.15MM buyout on the 2022 club option anyhow. But rather than a straight $4MM guarantee, this structure reduces the luxury hit to a more palatable $2.575MM.
Feb. 23, 10:40am: The Yankees have announced the signing of Wilson to a one-year deal. As with their signings of Brett Gardner and Darren O’Day, the contract contains a player option for Wilson and a club option for the Yankees that can be picked up if he declines. The player option structure will allow the team to artificially weigh down the luxury-tax hit on Wilson, as it’s considered guaranteed money for luxury purposes.
Feb. 15: The Yankees and free-agent reliever Justin Wilson have reached a deal, pending a physical, Robert Murray of FanSided tweets. Sweeny Murti of WFAN first reported the pact. The Yankees were in discussions with Wilson over the weekend and looked to be progressing toward a deal then, so it isn’t a surprise that the ACES client is joining the team.
This will be the second Yankees stint for Wilson, who began his career with the Pirates from 2012-14 before moving on to the Bronx in a trade for catcher Francisco Cervelli. The left-handed Wilson was highly effective in 2015, but the Yankees nonetheless moved on from him after that season in a trade with the Tigers. The Yankees acquired right-handers Chad Green and Luis Cessa (who are still on their roster) for Wilson, who has continued to perform well dating back to that deal. Along with the Tigers, the 33-year-old Wilson has suited up for the Cubs and Mets since the Yankees first parted with him.
Wilson has been effective everywhere he has pitched, evidenced in part by his 3.27 ERA/3.54 SIERA and above-average strikeout percentage (26.7) over 429 1/3 innings. The hard-throwing Wilson has also surrendered comparable numbers versus lefty hitters (.291 weighted on-base average) and righties (.284), so regardless of handedness, the Yankees can be confident he’ll keep holding his own in 2021.
Along with the aforementioned Green, Wilson will join Zack Britton and fellow free-agent pickup Darren O’Day in giving the team another proven reliever in front of closer Aroldis Chapman.
I like it. Wilson has always been a solid contributor wherever he plays, and he’ll be extra firewall for the playoff run
Another lefty for Brosseau to hit a homer off of lol
I doubt the Rays will even get that far this year. And there’s no guarantees in baseball. Brosseau may never hit another playoff home run again, who knows
Ik I was just making a joke, I disagree on the Rays not making it to playoffs
As it stands right now I have the East as a three way dogfight between the Yankees, Ray’s, & Blue Jay’s.
I think no matter what the playoff format for 2021 is, all three of these teams will be playing in it. Right now it’s tough to say which squad is the best. Still some off-season left, too. I think they are all 90+ win teams.
Should be a good pennant race.
Simply a good pick ip with money to still spend from moving AO to Boston. I’d rather have AO but let’s wait and see what that deal looks like in September.
That depends entirely on if Severino comes back early and he and Kluber are at or close to 100%. With a rotation anchored by Cole, Severino and Kluber the Yankees should win at least 105 games. The Blue Jays can’t match the Yankees pitching and the Rays replaced their top 2 pitchers with a former ace who wasn’t that impressive back in his top form and a 41 year old (next month) Rich Hill. They will be lucky to be in the wild card hunt this year.
Hahaha nice luc
Is he still in the majors!, He is Tim Tyree!
In 2015 Wilson threw 1 1/3 scoreless against a Houston lineup that had much more fire power than any lineup the Ray’s will field, @luc.
I’ll take my chances with him.
Throws 95+.
So…wear your batting helmet at the plate!
2015, I love your humor.
I dunno.
I like that part of his resume.
I remember it like it was yesterday
That’s like saying “ I ate a hotdog once, it was good.” 1.3 innings is not a great data point especially when it was six years ago.
Agreed. I was a big fan of Wilson when he was last a Yankee. He has had a few problems along the way but heading back to the Yankees where he won’t shoulder as much pressure as he did on the Cubs I am confident he will prosper again. He seems to have trouble in high leverage situations. Put him back as the 6-7 inning lefty and I am sure he will thrive. I really like the pitching staff Cashman has put together this year. Seems Ellsbury and Stanton have finally taught him to stay away from 9 figure bats. You can never have enough pitching which seems to be Cashman’s motto this year. Signing Wilson will probably hurt his available cash at the deadline though. I’m sure one of his starters will go down by then and he will be searching for a replacement. Too many solid elder statesman like Lester and Morton on 1 year contracts to not be available if they are having solid years and their teams are struggling.
And then he was nearly DFA’d by the Cubs 2 years later because he was absolute trash for the back half of the season.
The Rays hit more homeruns than the 2015 Astros. Wasn’t that Colby Rasmus last year? While the Wilson Signing is good I Think Arozarena will hit some homeruns off him
Yeah, lol.
You know what every year stands on its own for most, and those that are special do it each and every year……don’t count Brousseau in the latter part of that statement…..he had his 15 minutes of fame…..the guy has a whole 86 games in the bigs so don’t get too carried away with his “star” status PLEASE!
And you should thank those 5 Tampa fans who gave you thumbs up too…..you still haven’t won anything!
@rocky7- and that not winning anything will likely continue. I don’t understand how the Rays can lose Snell and Morton and be as good or better then they we’re last season. If there is going to be a dogfight out there it will likely be one for a Wild Card between the two Floridian teams Dunedin and Tampa. The Yankees will take off with the AL East if they can remain healthy. So let the season and the games begin.
Let’s go! Two -to – three more solid signings and we are certainly on a level playing field with LA. But, they must make it happen, otherwise, we rely on our team playing above its own ability imho.
If you mean 2 – to – 3 more elite starting pitchers than sure you’re ready
I have to agree with miggy on that one, we’re not on the same level as the Dodgers talentwise. No team is, honestly. Doesn’t mean that they’ll win but it sure looks that way
I’m not sure what difference-makers are remaining out there even if they want to exceed the soft cap. Staying healthy and playing up to their own standards are all I want.
I was just looking at who’s left.
Taijuan Walker would be a nice add for the Yanks at this point.
But, yeah. We’d go over the first CBT threshold in order to do so. It’d be a fun move though.
@Ducky Buckin Fent- Let Walker, Odorizzi, and whoever’s left over go to Tampa or Dunedin or whatever? Let the 2 Floridian teams get in a bidding war for their services. I just can’t wait for the season to start already to shut up these delusional fans who haven’t and will continue not to win anything in 2021. Smh. The way they talk they sound like their teams are a World Championship team or a dynasty. What have they ever won? A division once or twice? Lol! They ARE a reflection of the teams they root for. Nothing.
@clipper
I think we’re at least one more starting pitcher away from even being the clear cut best team in the AL East.
I still see this squad as the weakest iteration of this core. If 210 is a mandate I’m not sure what else can really be done to create separation in just our own division.
Yanks are a little better today than we were last week. Let’s see what else Cash can do. I’m hoping for D-Rob on some kind of MiLB deal. But even that may be stretching the dabloons, uh?
I could totally see a deadline deal for Marquez and/or Story come July. With less than half their salary remaining for the season, and with a little haggling over pieces, it could work
Yeah, I can see something like that.
Although, I’m hoping Story wouldn’t be needed as that would mean someone is out for the year.
In ’17 Cashman went into the regular season with ~ $4 mil to spend. My guess is after Wilson that’s probably going to put the Yankees in a similar position.
But that could be enough for a pitcher.
@PinstripedPride- great call, a buddy and I we’re talking about that kind of trade the other day at the deadline. Got to see how Gleyber plays shortstop. And got to see how Sevvy comes back from TJ surgery. Probably Story or Marquez from the Rockies but it could definitely be a trade for both players.
I thought Wilson had a rough go of it with the Cubs. No?
He did
Sweeny had it first.
The infamous 2021 Justin Wilson free agent signing with the team he used to play for
Need a pick of Wilson, Green and Cessa together
MetsFan22 with a tear coming down his eye saying it’s ok we will still win the WS.
It’s just a little airborne, it’s still good!
Need a pic of Green, Wilson and Cessa together this spring training
So I guess they’ve moved past “serious” negotiations.
Nice add, although it likely is at the cost of Gardner, and with the Yankees OFers penchant for being injured, it could come back to haunt them. They’ll need to also carry Greg Allen know to as defensive replacement and back-up CFer. Allen will end up getting more ABs than you’ll want.
A backup is not supposed to hit like an All Star. He needs to at least field his position, which Allen definitely does. He’s also super fast and has some power, although his contact has never been good. Since we also have Mike Tauchman as the main backup, I’m perfectly OK with Allen
Still a loss for us, though, and could make a difference if Hicks or Judge miss much time. Tauchmann nor Allen not the offensive player Gardner is.
@pinstripedpride –
Game power is given a 20/30.
Probably not much pop.
But he seems like he can field & run & make contact. All those where in the 55/60 range.
Switch hitter.
Seems like he could contribute in the right circumstances. Indians fan are really not impressed by him, though.
So there’s that.
They weren’t super impressed with Urshela either, were they? Look what he’s become. The Yankees know how to develop hitters that they trade for or sign
Touche.
Yanks certainly have a pretty good track record of that. Be interesting to see if they continue to hold on to him after today’s signing. Seems like they will.
But someone has to go.
Seeing as how both he & Tauchman are out of options I think we’re looking at a straight spring training battle for the 4th outfielder spot between the two.
Seems like a decent approach to replacing Gardy. Grady’s a security blanket, though.
Don’t forget that they also added Jay Bruce. I think some people think of him as a defensive liability, but he was good for 4 DRS in the outfield in the last two seasons and 1 Out Above Average last year, so it doesn’t look like he’d hurt you much with his glove, if at all. And that bat in Yankee Stadium … that’s intriguing to me.
Oh, I don’t.
He’s a legitimate LH power bat. There’s AB’s for him. 20 games at first & 20 games in the corners = 300 AB’s. Maybe some occasional DH. NL guy too. Experienced pinch hitter.
Really stoked that Cash found someone like him for a part time role. He’ll slug .500 in The Stadium. This isn’t Greg </3 Bird or the smoke & mirrors of Gardy or Didi. Bruce is a real masher.
If the Ray's signed him people would be posting about what a great value it was.
Ya know?
Green, Cessa and O’Day
Wilson, Britton and Chapman
Deivi as a swingman
Not bad.
Definitely solid but no way garcia is in the pen as a swing man. Big league rotation or triple a.
This. That’s what Chad Green is for whom I’ve always felt could be a backend starter
Greene pretty much survives on one pitch. I don’t think he’d work out very well as a starter.
But, yeah. Deivi will be starting. With the Yanks or in AAA.
Chad Green hasn’t been a very good starter despite his success as a reliever, though.
Good signing for the Yankees.. I’m disappointed that the Mets apparently made little to no effort to bring him back, hopefully they have something else concrete in the works.
Rumor has it they’re chasing Rosenthal
@PinstripedPride
Yeah, that’s why I went back and added “concrete”, since there are definitely guys out there they’ve been linked to. I’m a bit doubtful on whether they’ll actually get Rosenthal though.
@RobM
From what I’ve read, they’re still not really in on Odorizzi at all, though I suppose losing out on Hill and Paxton could change their thinking. Walker seems more plausible. at this point.
Rosenthal is a better fit for the mets than Wilson anyway.
You don’t know the metrics, Cashman rules!
Rosenthal or maybe Odorizzi? Even maybe Walker. I suspect they have one more signing coming to add depth to the staff, either by starter or reliever. While the Yankees have two lefties in their pen in Chapman and Britton, neither are lefty relievers, meaning the guy you bring in to face a lefty batter. The Yankees had a little more of a need for Wilson than the Mets and probably offered a slightly better deal.
Rosenthal like Bradley jr is a Boras client and they will go wherever the most amount of money is. Mets, Angels, Phillies are certainly possibilities
They’re gonna end up signing Sam Freeman
It would be funny if they end up bringing Oliver Perez back.
Really good signing. The Yankees with Chapman, Britton, Green and Wilson have the best bullpen in baseball
Don’t sleep on O’Day.
Yes, very good pen. The Yankees always have a good pen.
I would add Nelson. He looked pretty good. I bet this is adios for Cessa
@NY_Yankee- not so sure about that. Luis Cessa could definitely stay, unless he’s included in a trade somewhere before the season starts. Al Abreu is out of options. But throws mid to high 90’s. Doubt he’s going anywhere. Brooks Kriske a 27 year old reliever could be released to make room for Wilson
I’d like to see the Yanks give Abreu a shot in the pen. 100+ mph fastball with an average changeup. Scrap the slider & curve. The Ray’s would have made him a reliever two years ago & flip him for a younger version next winter.
I get trying to make these guys starters. Sometimes I just would like to see the Yanks make their determinations earlier.
Kriske.
That’s a good call, @Yank4Life.
Cessa takes a lot of heat. But he’s been an above average reliever the last two years. & he was nails in the ’19 LCS against the*Astros.
He’s steadily improved year to year for the most part, as well. If he can take just one more small step forward he’ll be a pretty valuable arm. He throws 4 pitches & can go multiple innings.
Cessa stays.
Cessa is more than useful and he still is pretty cheap. He’s not going anywhere unless he’s included in a trade.
Yeah, it’s been good for the most part as of late, but I do remember that there were times when it wasn’t very good in the Joe Torre era despite how Rivera was doing.
And he picked the best team in NY. A total win for Wilson and for the Yankees. The 2nd best team in NY the Mets strike out again on a free agent. No surprise there.
Your a Yankee fan so that’s biased but you could make the case. The Nationals could be good IF Hudson and Harris perform well alongside Rainey. The Rays 3 horsemen are good plus their yearly surprises. Finally, the White Sox have high upside young arms
And the Yanks have another Justin Wilson in the minors:
baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=wil…
Just need to sign the volleyball from Cast Away next.
Or the old Justin Wilson with the cooking show. Who else is old enough to remember that?
Never heard of the guy until a few years back when I was doing a search on Justin Wilson (the pitcher). It led me to Justin Wilson the southern/Cajun chef. I started watching some of his YouTube videos and actually tried a few of his recipes. The man has been gone for twenty years but he still has a large following. Guaranteed!
My friend now owns that company.
🙁
LOL Mets # Fire Sandy Alderson who is 0fer in signing FA unless he overpays them.
@Robrock30 Or trades for stars with 2 off years at positions the team had well covered.
Alderson also weakened 3B by dealing Giminez and Rosario for Lindor. Easily a bottom 5 GM at this point. Missed out on Hand. Missed out on Lynn, Darvish, Snell, Musgrove (did Alderson even know they were available?). Missed out on several of the 2-3 million dollar relievers the Mets will need, instead still pretending that Familia and Betances can pitch. Released Brach 3 months after the fact, meaning SA dumped a good-fielding young catcher to clear space on the 40-man.
Missed out on Realmuto, who got just 13m more by AAV than McCann despite projecting to 3-4 wins more per year…
Still can’t find a good #4 starter a contender needs. Are the Mets really planning to limp into the season giving half their starts to guys as bad as or worse than Lucchesi and Peterson?
Incredible.
How did Cohen get rich again? It wasn’t through his personnel choices.
Jack Strawb,
I remember the Group the Strawbs from the 70’s and even saw them in a filming of the Midnight Special with Wolfman Jack with Roxy Music among many others.
Even the Wilpons had Alderson’s # when he was relieved of duties before. He is now older, slower & more stubborn if that is possible. I knew Steve Cohen erred by bringing him back and the only thing that made sense to me is he was brought in to appease the other Owners who would have otherwise vetoed his purchase.
He is the definition of an empty suit. Great resume but lacking in accomplishments and being hired through nepotism or insiders with an agenda.
From what it seems, Giving up Gimenez and Rosario for LINDOR was high way robbery according to baseball experts. Hand, wanted to close for the Mets, but you forget we already have a closer ( Diaz), who had a good season. Sandy, is trying to unload Familia and Betances, if you haven’t seen the news lately? Brach decided to retire just 2 days ago ? Realmuto stated he hates New York. Again, your not reading, our following the newscasts? If you didn’t notice, the Mets also, picked up a number 2 pitcher not a number 4 pitcher like you mentioned. His name is Carrasco who was included in the Lindor trade, Also, Justin Wilson has pitched a lot of innings these past three seasons, and by the end of last season his velocity dropped by 2 or 3 miles. That’s a red flag if you ask me. I think your a little jealous, that the Mets stoled Lindor, and your great general manager, fell asleep on the wheel. Possibly, the chips the Yanks were offering, was not good enough? So please, don’t write things that re not true.
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Im not gonna lie I didn’t read the whole thing but kudos to you for having the passion to make a new stat. Hopefully it becomes big, Im not smart enough to make a new stat lol
I’m onboard!!! But shouldn’t you factor in facial hair? Oh, nevermind. I’m thinking about softball. Sorry
Really good move. This Yankees team is legit. I love what they’ve done this off-season.
The same post on every article. Yay! A team signed somebody! Yay! Super weird that an adult would pretend to be a teenager to seek attention.
Why does MLB insist on mentioning the names of the player’s agent or agency? I’d like to know which one of you readers is a secret agent groupie or fan boy.
Because there is a big difference in how various agents approach handling their clients and contract negotiations. Admittedly, I’m a fanboy of Scott Boras and Casey Close and some other more subtle ones. There are specific agencies which cater to young players while most leave once they get closer to free agency and can warrant a multi-year contract.
Maybe Mike Ford now that they have Bruce. Carrying a 1B-only guy who really isn’t all that good doesn’t make much sense. Non-zero chance he passes through waivers and they can remove him from the 40 man but still keep him.
Would Ford be an improvement over Davis at 1st in Baltimore? If he got released it might make sense for Baltimore to pick him up
No disrespect to Chris Davis, who was once a very dangerous hitter, but he’s so bad now that simply removing him from the Orioles would be worth a couple extra wins. They should put Ryan Mountcastle at first full time. They have other options for 1B too. Some team would probably grab Ford if the Yankees cut him, but I’m not sure. 1B-only types who don’t have enough of a proven bat could pass through waivers with teams 40-man rosters pretty packed at the moment.
Absolutely. Ford has upside and is cheap. Davis is a complete sunk cost for the O’s and he’s only going to get worse. The O’s know that and he’s a clubhouse favorite. Even if they get rid of him, any marginal wins his replacement brings isn’t going to move the needle for the team’s chances to make the playoffs. So yeah, I guess they’ll keep running him out there since Davis doesn’t seem to mind that he’s an embarrassment on the field.
How about last season when Davis spouted off about the job Hyde was doing as a manager? Davis should be the last person to criticize anyone.
That’s a far cry from 1978 when Lymon Bostock attempted to return his first month’s salary after a disappointing start with the Angels. Bostock had just signed a six-year $2.3 million contract. That’s $2.3 million for what would have been the entire six years had he not died that September. Different times.
Or when Aaron Boone in ’04 let the Yankees know about his b-ball knee injury which brought the team the most polarizing player of his time over in a trade. Having personal integrity has lost its weight.
D Rob or Rosenthal the last piece for the Bullpen on its way next
Rosenthal wants to close or at worse set up, he would be behind Chapman, Britton and possibly Green in The Bronx. If the Mets had not been the Titanic for once great relievers ( Diaz Betances etc) he would make sense in Flushing
Yeah, I don’t think Rosenthal was ever really an option for us. But I do want to see D-Rob back. It’d be another getting-the-band-back-together signing like Adam Warren.
But probably higher impact.
At this point, Cash has swapped out Ottavino for O’Day & Wilson. Maybe even paid for Bruce out’ve that.
That’s impressive.
Hey Ducky, me and A’sfan have been on the Kim thread today. Interesting stuff.
Ottavino is a guy that Boone had no confidence in, so sending him packing (even to Boston) is addition by subtraction)
What’s up Rangers 29?
Haven’t gotten the notices. I will dig it up & check it. Thanks for heads up.
The good teams make those kinds of moves. They understand the value of organizational depth. If a team needs to make several major moves in one offseason in order to contend, it’s a sign they aren’t really ready to contend.
The jury is still out for Ford who has had a grand total of 247 PAs and inconsistent playing time. His MiLB are pretty good.
Yeah and so were Brandon Wood’s Minor League numbers yet he was one of the worst players of all time.
You can add Greg Bird and Nick Johnson to that list of “can’t miss” 1B Yankees farmhands. But what does that have to do with Ford?
You can beat em then join em. So yes Wilson did the right thing. But no race in the AL East this season the Yankees will run away with the division. The dogfight will definitely be for 2nd place between Dunedin and Tampa Bay. That’s a fact.
I think Toronto will give them a run for their money. I actually prefer the Blue Jay lineup but their pitching is suspect at best.
I guess playingn for the 2nd best team in NY still has its benefits!
No one asked for your theories
Mets fan We were not second best when we played in the 2000 World Series
No you weren’t.
Metsfan22 – how about the Mets actually win something before popping off. Can’t wait to see the tears and hear the excuses when the season is over.
This will take them within a few million of the competitive balance tax. If they’re insistent on not exceeding it, they’re gonna have almost no room to make a mid-season trade.
Serious sign.
Yankee fans should be very nervous. This team can get real bad, real quick! Everybody in the pitching rotation not named Cole has question marks, health issues or both. You already know Stanton and Judge will be on the DL. A lot of aging talent on this roster. Farm system is now below average. 3rd place AL East finish coming in 2021. Tampa, Toronto, Yankee’s
This is an example of a troll
In “Very’s’” defense he forgot to take his meds today. Ahahahaha!
Anytime you cannot dispute FACTS ….. standard response is “Troll”. Yankee’s are in decline!!
A persistent troll to boot.
You started off with a couple of facts that nobody disputes, meaning the injury histories, and then plunged straight into troll territory with your Yankee-hating talking points. That stuff you added in has no basis in fact, except in your head. Btw that “aging talent” you mentioned is generally between 30-32 years old
Trolls are actually sad pathetic people. They should comment on their teams ( usually the Mets, Angels and worst of all Pitt Panthers) but since they are the other team in their city they do not. As much as I dislike Boston i admit Red Sox fans have more class then the Mets, Angels or Pitt Panther fans.
Major League Baseball rosters by average player age in 2020 ranged from 28.6 (Reds) to 30.1 (Nats). Yankees were at 29. There are your facts, Barry. The door is that way —>
Talent becomes “aging” at an earlier age when injuries occur at a high-rate throughout those younger years.
By that logic, players like DeGrom, Strasburg, Posey, etc. must be 80 years old physically. Not to also mention players already in the HOF who were-oft injured.
“The door is that way”? Calm down- you didn’t really make much of a point.
Sir, this is a Wendy’s. Not Chucky Cheese.
NY_Yankee – sad part is that said troll isn’t really wrong. Stanton and Judge (Hicks too) log lots of IL time. Chapman, DJ, Cole and if he signs Gardy ain’t young. They’re betting on rebounds / good health for the entire back of the rotation just to stay under CBT.
I like NYY winning the division, but if half those predictions come true then 3rd place is right around the corner.
Andujar, Ford etc. saved the season when half the roster was hurt, but they can’t pitch when guys go down out of the rotation.
$11 million for Kluber???? He will be lucky to make 11 starts ….. so $1 million per start for Kluber????
Blue Jays have a RH heavy lineup. This move is for the Rays. Yankees wanted another lefty bullet and got it. Good pickup.
I like it and I’m not even a kid
So if I like it ?
Ok.
Now.
The next article title I want to see is “Yankees are talking with David Robertson”. Let’s be like the A’s last night & double up.
I am old so I came here to say
“I guranteeee”
In this era of the three batter minimum the Yanks recouped sneaky value with the even splits of Wilson.
Ottavino was better than his ERA last year, but he did lose some effectiveness when forced to face lefties. O’Day was probably the direct role replacement, but I sort of feel the Yanks bullpen improved while cutting costs (albeit self imposed rubbish).
Cash basically swapped out Ottavino for O’Day & Wilson & saved a million bucks. Which I think is outstanding. That’s a clear upgrade. For the first time in years the Yanks middle relief was really sketchy last year.
Really hurt us against Tampa Bay, man.
The self imposed budget is a drag. I don’t have a problem with cutting payroll. But chopping 40+ mil off in one off-season was always going to ensure that the Yankees brought a lesser squad to Florida.
& that’s what we’re looking at.
Still a good team.
Still a playoff team, for sure.
But just think what 10 mil more from here would do. They could bring back D-Rob & sign Taijuan Walker. That would incur a tax/fine of ~ 3.5 mil. But it’d be a nice looking club.
He actually swapped out Ottavino for Day, Wilson and Gardner, while leaving an additional $6M in headroom under the luxury tax threshold for call ups and/or a mid season pickup.
Stop commenting so much. Everyone is sick to death of your posts.
I, for one, wish you can be blocked to not see your nonsensical ramblings and daily username changes.
Hey, @lolzmets –
Hope you are well, mon cheri.
Have you touched a real girl’s real b 00 b yet, or nah? My money is on “or nah”.
Because you’re weird & creepy.
Ya know?
That’s a bold move, cotton, let’s see if it pays off!
So the yankees are spending ~$35 million on 180 innings of left handed relief. No wonder they have one for the last twenty. Whatever.
Bullpens will lose you games or save you games. Just ask the Phillies how their terrible pen worked out for them. The Royals won the 2015 World Series precisely because of their amazing bullpen, not their no-name starters. With short starts becoming more and more mainstream, it’s critical to have a solid corps of relievers to pick up the slack. I have no issue with the Yankees pen.
I don’t disagree but I sure wouldn’t want them handling my financing. All that investing with almost no return. Still chasing the “dream bullpen” approach and yet it hasn’t worked yet for them.
It’s an Indian’s fan take.
One of those “rivalries” that means much more to that fan base than it does ours.
Ya know?
They spend a bunch of time hating on us but we basically rarely ever even give them any thought.
Apparently, Cleveland’s “hatred” of the Yankees goes back to something from the 1950’s (!…lol!). Someone told me the entire story once. It’s easy to blow off. Just another fan base that the Yanks have tore the heart out & stomped all over.
Comes with the territory of being a Yankee fan, man.
So carry on with your critique, @whyhaze. Riveting stuff, serious.
Sorry if I seem bored with it.
I am.
Last 20 of what? $35m for 180 innings is fine. 180 is about 25% of the relief innings in a full regular season.
One ring? Spending $35m on lefty relievers isn’t the reason.
Their last losing season was 1992. Seems to be working out fine lol.
@wayhayzee- no worries about the Yankees. Worry about that low level team that you root for. The Yankees will be fine winning the AL East, you can look ^ at them all year.
Right now I’m rooting for the buyten team. That last guy who was a yankee fan really screwed things up something awful. But we can still move forward. yankee fans really should all be democrats. They’re so good at throwing money away for no results whatsoever. That’s what everyone thinks the democrats do but the yankees do it better than anybody.
Such a delusional comment comparing apples to mangosteens.
@whyhayzee – what do you care? All you do is complain about the Yankees spending money and signing players with that spent money. Maybe you should be complaining to the fans about your team NOT spending money on players. Instead, your owner is putting the money into his pockets so you poor sucker of a fan are stuck belly aching about a team or teams spending money on players trying to improve their team. Go back to philly land where you belong and stop griping about the Yanks.
I LOVED his cajun-cookin tv show and his humor.