Manny to Yankees?

[mdwilla]

http://www.impactodeportivo.com.do/?op=displaystory&story_id=4836&format=html

According to a report in the Dominican newspaper Impacto Deportivo, the Yankees are on the verge of signing Manny Ramirez to a three-year, $75MM deal. They say negotiations are advanced and an announcement would take place Monday or Tuesday. If true, this would be an incredible scoop. However there is reason for skepticism.

 

MLBtraderumors.com has this papers track record posted and it's pretty good.

[italianocubsfan7]

We shall see very soon whether this is true or not.

[JoshiQ]

I hate the Yankees almost as much as I hate the Red Sox.

[UMFan83]

If this happens, wow.

 

All that talk over the last few years by the Yankees about how they are finally coming around to scouting and development and throwing money at people is not the answer. Nope they were just waiting for their bad contracts to run out.

[inari]

Cashman has always said he no longer wanted to treat prospects exclusively as trading chips and the farm system as unimportant, not that he wanted to not spend a lot of money on free agents. The Yankees have remained committed to building one of the best farm systems in baseball and filling their roster with people from within the organization.

[BCVM22]

Manny being Yankee = sweet, sweet entertainment. Awesome.

[Rusch33]

Tough choice? Manny Ramirez in the outfield or Melky Cabrera. Thus, you slot the outfield as Ramirez/Matsui in LF/DH, put Damon in CF, Nady in RF.

 

Who are you going to take?

[RynoRules]

Cashman is a good GM and this would be a great signing for the Yanks. How many hitters can you literally pencil-in for a .975-1.000-plus OPS, year-in and year-out?

 

I will never understand why more people don't see Manny for what he is: one of the 5 best hitters in baseball over the last 15 years. (along with Bonds, Griffey, ARod, and Frank Thomas.)

[waffle]

can't say I am even a teeeny tiny bit surprised. Makes perfect sense across the board.

[CoolHandLuke]

Cashman is a good GM and this would be a great signing for the Yanks. How many hitters can you literally pencil-in for a .975-1.000-plus OPS, year-in and year-out?

 

 

There aren't a lot, and Manny isn't one of them anymore, since last year he didn't break that threshold.

[Tracer Bullet]

Cashman is a good GM and this would be a great signing for the Yanks. How many hitters can you literally pencil-in for a .975-1.000-plus OPS, year-in and year-out?

 

 

There aren't a lot, and Manny isn't one of them anymore, since last year he didn't break that threshold.

 

I'm no math whiz, but didn't he OPS 1.031 in 2008 (combined LA and Bos)?

[Derwood]

cue YankeeFan complaining (like he complains about CC, A-Rod, etc.)

[otis89]

Cashman is a good GM and this would be a great signing for the Yanks. How many hitters can you literally pencil-in for a .975-1.000-plus OPS, year-in and year-out?

 

 

There aren't a lot, and Manny isn't one of them anymore, since last year he didn't break that threshold.

 

I'm no math whiz, but didn't he OPS 1.031 in 2008 (combined LA and Bos)?

 

Sure looks that way to me. Last time I checked, that's what .430 plus .601 equaled.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ramirma02.shtml

[Clem Fandango]

Cashman is a good GM and this would be a great signing for the Yanks. How many hitters can you literally pencil-in for a .975-1.000-plus OPS, year-in and year-out?

 

I understand why lot of people think Cashman is a good GM, but how much of his big FA signings have been because he's a fantastic negotiator and not because they throw the most money at people to play for the largest market team in the league? Seriously if Cashman were the GM for a team like Washington, how much better would they be because of him and his GM skills?

[Post Count Padder]

If true, this could turn out to be really funny.

[17 Seconds]

Cashman is a good GM and this would be a great signing for the Yanks. How many hitters can you literally pencil-in for a .975-1.000-plus OPS, year-in and year-out?

 

 

There aren't a lot, and Manny isn't one of them anymore, since last year he didn't break that threshold.

 

He did... easily

[CoolHandLuke]

It's currently 2008, so last year was 2007.

 

In 2007 Manny's OPS was .881. Hence it is tough to call him a lock to put up a .975 OPS.

[17 Seconds]

It's currently 2008, so last year was 2007.

 

In 2007 Manny's OPS was .881. Hence it is tough to call him a lock to put up a .975 OPS.

 

nice save

[imb]

cue YankeeFan complaining (like he complains about CC, A-Rod, etc.)

 

"Boy i was hoping we'd have a payroll around $150 million this is very disappointing"

[RynoRules]

It's currently 2008, so last year was 2007.

 

In 2007 Manny's OPS was .881. Hence it is tough to call him a lock to put up a .975 OPS.

 

First, nice semantical wiggle-out.

 

Second, 07' was the first time since 97' that he didn't meet that threshhold, and he blew past it in 08'. So he's a lock.

[17 Seconds]

It's currently 2008, so last year was 2007.

 

In 2007 Manny's OPS was .881. Hence it is tough to call him a lock to put up a .975 OPS.

 

First, nice semantical wiggle-out.

 

Second, 07' was the first time since 97' that he didn't meet that threshhold, and he blew past it in 08'. So he's a lock.

 

well considering he'll turn 37 early next season and the fact that he recently put up an .881, i don't think you can say he's a "lock". i'd bet on a .900-.950 OPS from him next season

[Hall7810]

Hank Steinbrenner says this is "b.s."

[SweetZombieJesus]

If true, this could turn out to be really funny.

 

Why?

[CoolHandLuke]

It's currently 2008, so last year was 2007.

 

In 2007 Manny's OPS was .881. Hence it is tough to call him a lock to put up a .975 OPS.

 

First, nice semantical wiggle-out.

 

Second, 07' was the first time since 97' that he didn't meet that threshhold, and he blew past it in 08'. So he's a lock.

 

It wasn't a semantical wiggle-out. I knew he had a down 2007 so I looked it up and I was right. Then I posted that it's hard to call him a lock to put up a .975 ops since he didn't do it last year. Maybe it's kind of a semantic wiggle in I suppose, but it's not like I made a mistake then covered it up.

[RynoRules]

It's currently 2008, so last year was 2007.

 

In 2007 Manny's OPS was .881. Hence it is tough to call him a lock to put up a .975 OPS.

 

First, nice semantical wiggle-out.

 

Second, 07' was the first time since 97' that he didn't meet that threshhold, and he blew past it in 08'. So he's a lock.

 

It wasn't a semantical wiggle-out. I knew he had a down 2007 so I looked it up and I was right. Then I posted that it's hard to call him a lock to put up a .975 ops since he didn't do it last year. Maybe it's kind of a semantic wiggle in I suppose, but it's not like I made a mistake then covered it up.

 

Freudian.