They signed him to a five year deal?Really?
FIVE YEARS?
A guy who will be 32 years old and spent his twenties battling injuries left and right is someone the Yankees think will be still worth it at age 37?
What happened to the Yankees getting younger, cheaper and hungrier?
The only hunger on display with this Yankees team will be when A. J. gets hurt and CC Sabathia contemplates eating him.
Wasn't it just a year ago Brian Cashman was preaching patience with the young kids and proved it by holding off dealing Hughes and Kennedy for Johan Santana.
Well after those guys tied CARLOS Santana for wins, I guess it means go back to the old formula:
Find a guy who has had a fluke like good year and sign them for the big bucks.
That certainly worked with Carl Pavano, Jaret Wright and Chris Hammond!
It worked with trades for Kevin Brown and Randy Johnson!
Wow.
Really... wow.
Yea, 5 years is way too much. I would have given him 3 years tops.
ReplyDeleteAs if the baseball world didn't learn anything from the Zito debacle. I hope for Steinbrenner's sake, that he stays healthy and produces for 5 years!
ReplyDeleteThere is no way this works out. It's amazing how a baseball GM can't see something so clear. Every year, there are one or two teams that get caught up in the game of signing players and forget to look at the back of the baseball card they're buying.
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