Comments on: Four Random Thoughts on MLB Payroll http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/04/04/four-random-thoughts-on-mlb-payroll/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:42:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Bobby Swift http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/04/04/four-random-thoughts-on-mlb-payroll/#comment-315 Bobby Swift Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:26:41 +0000 http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/04/04/four-random-thoughts-on-mlb-payroll/#comment-315 I think they'll want Pettitte back, but he might be looking to retire or return home to Houston. As for Abreu, agreed, if he has another solid year they should look to re-sign him. Maybe if Tabata or A Jax have an absolute monster season they won't look to bring him back, but that's unlikely. The optimal Yankee strategy with FAs should be to sign guys to fewer years for greater yearly values. That way they don't end up with dead weight who need ABs. They certainly will have the money to pay for that luxury. I'd love for them to look to bring in Dunn to DH/play some LF or RF as well, and he's a prime example of someone who I would like for them to pay a lot to for a few years. Players like him tend to fall off cliffs. Imagine... 1. Jeter SS 2. Abreu RF 3. Teix 1B 4. A Rod 3B 5. Dunn DH 6. Cano 2B 7. Posada C 8. Matsui/Damon LF 9. Melky CF C.C. P I think they’ll want Pettitte back, but he might be looking to retire or return home to Houston. As for Abreu, agreed, if he has another solid year they should look to re-sign him. Maybe if Tabata or A Jax have an absolute monster season they won’t look to bring him back, but that’s unlikely.

The optimal Yankee strategy with FAs should be to sign guys to fewer years for greater yearly values. That way they don’t end up with dead weight who need ABs. They certainly will have the money to pay for that luxury. I’d love for them to look to bring in Dunn to DH/play some LF or RF as well, and he’s a prime example of someone who I would like for them to pay a lot to for a few years. Players like him tend to fall off cliffs.

Imagine…

1. Jeter SS
2. Abreu RF
3. Teix 1B
4. A Rod 3B
5. Dunn DH
6. Cano 2B
7. Posada C
8. Matsui/Damon LF
9. Melky CF

C.C. P

]]> By: Andrew Johnson http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/04/04/four-random-thoughts-on-mlb-payroll/#comment-314 Andrew Johnson Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:14:30 +0000 http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/04/04/four-random-thoughts-on-mlb-payroll/#comment-314 Scary indeed. And yeah, I sort of blew that part about the contracts coming off the books out of pure writing laziness because I was trying to get to my point quicker -- the Yankees are going to keep spending freely even as they develop their own talent more successfully. Don't you think they'll bring back Abreu and Pettitte if both are willing and have reasonably good seasons, though? There's no real replacement in right field for Abreu and Pettitte is a reliable pitcher -- you never want to cast those types aside cavalierly, no matter how good the young trio of pitchers is. I have a hard time seeing The New York Yankees putting Melky in right and handing center to Austin Jackson or something like that. Scary indeed. And yeah, I sort of blew that part about the contracts coming off the books out of pure writing laziness because I was trying to get to my point quicker — the Yankees are going to keep spending freely even as they develop their own talent more successfully.

Don’t you think they’ll bring back Abreu and Pettitte if both are willing and have reasonably good seasons, though? There’s no real replacement in right field for Abreu and Pettitte is a reliable pitcher — you never want to cast those types aside cavalierly, no matter how good the young trio of pitchers is.

I have a hard time seeing The New York Yankees putting Melky in right and handing center to Austin Jackson or something like that.

]]> By: Bobby Swift http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/04/04/four-random-thoughts-on-mlb-payroll/#comment-313 Bobby Swift Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:43:37 +0000 http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/04/04/four-random-thoughts-on-mlb-payroll/#comment-313 "Decreasing" should be "replacing". Frustrating. “Decreasing” should be “replacing”. Frustrating.

]]> By: Bobby Swift http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/04/04/four-random-thoughts-on-mlb-payroll/#comment-312 Bobby Swift Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:42:39 +0000 http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/04/04/four-random-thoughts-on-mlb-payroll/#comment-312 Nice article. One tiny critique on the Yankees piece over at AOL...the Yanks have Giambi, Moose, Abreu, Pettitte, Pavano and others coming off the payroll next year. By signing C.C. and Teixeira to huge deals, they won't be upping payroll, just decreasing dead weight with superstars. That's a scary thought. Nice article. One tiny critique on the Yankees piece over at AOL…the Yanks have Giambi, Moose, Abreu, Pettitte, Pavano and others coming off the payroll next year. By signing C.C. and Teixeira to huge deals, they won’t be upping payroll, just decreasing dead weight with superstars. That’s a scary thought.

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