Free agency
The free agency frenzy starts Thursday. Jeff Passan at Yahoo rates the 183 free agents.
There are some deals in the list but the Yankees will be looking at the 10 guys. 7 years, 140 million for CC? 10 years, 200 million for Tex? 5 years 75 million for Burnett? The Yankees may spend half a BILLION dollars this offseason.
The team is waiting to see what the market is on Lowe, CC, Burnett before deciding on Pettitte. It is a business out there and if they can score good deals on CC and Burnett, they will say happy retirement to Moose (he will likely retire anyway) and thanks but no thanks to and aging Pettitte with a questionable elbow.
A rotation of the Wanger, Joba, CC, Burnett and a cast of others is not bad. They may even sign Pettitte just as insurance and keep the kids in AAA. I prefer they start Hughes in the #5 spot.
As for Manny I think the team will pass. They can move Nady to right, play Damon (and very occasionally Matsui) in left and have Gardner and Cabrera battle it out in centerfield. I am hoping Gardner wins the spot, bats .280, .375 OBP, scores 100 runs and steals 50 bases and is rookie of the year (if he is still eligible, not sure if he got to 150 AB’s?)
Here is some nice information about the Metro North train stop near Yankee Stadium. I am looking forward to being able to take the train in and not deal with traffic and $20 parking. Hopefully the MTA will have incentives to go green and not drive.
