22 Feb 2017 19:22:44
Rest of Yankees Offseason

Trade

Tigers get Brett Gardner

Yankees get Justin Wilson

The Tigers get their everyday CF to replace Maybin while balancing out their righty heavy power hitting lineup with a speedy lefty that plays gold glove defense.

The Yankees were supposedly in on Blevins, Logan, and Romo until the end but weren't willing to meet their price tags so this gives them a cheaper alternative they are familiar with while shedding Gardner's salary and clearing the path for Clint Frazier while clearing at bats for Chris Carter to maximize his 40 HR potential until Frazier is ready.


Roster

Lineup

CF Ellsbury
SS Gregorius
C Sanchez
LF Holiday
2B Castro
DH Carter
1B Bird
RF Judge
3B Headley

Bench

C Romine
1B Austin
OF Hicks
IF Torreyes

Rotation

Tanaka
Sabathia
Pineda
Severino
Warren/Niese

Bullpen

Warren/Niese (Swingman)
Mitchell (Swingman)
Layne (Lefty Specialist)
Wilson (Middle Reliever)
Clippard (7th Inning Setup Man)
Betances (8th Inning Setup Man)
Chapman (Closer)

1.) 22 Feb 2017
22 Feb 2017 19:32:49
Holiday isn't an everyday OF anymore. Carter will platoon with Bird at 1st with Austin out but Holiday should be the teams primary DH in my opinion.

2.) 22 Feb 2017
22 Feb 2017 19:57:59
I agree with you CrazySull but Holiday played LF last year for the Cardinals when healthy. In an ideal situation he would be the teams DH but I think it's worth it to get Carter's power bat in the lineup rather than Gardner who is declining fast. Also having Carter platoon with Bird isn't ideal for Bird's development. He needs to play everyday and get consistent at bats to be groomed into their everyday first baseman of the future.

Whether you think the fit is there for the Yankees or not, do you think the trade is fair in value?

3.) 22 Feb 2017
22 Feb 2017 22:07:31
if the yankees were going to trade Gardner they would have done so already.

4.) 23 Feb 2017
23 Feb 2017 02:10:11
There are no takers for Gardner, his declining skill set, and his contract.

5.) 23 Feb 2017
23 Feb 2017 04:19:13
I don't think his contract is the problem, it just has 2 years and 26 million, if the yankees were to pay half or a bit more, someone would take him.

6.) 23 Feb 2017
23 Feb 2017 14:28:54
Your trying to make the Yankees rebuild and be a contender at the same time. It usually doesn't work. Remember the goal is to win a championship, does that look like a championship caliber team?

7.) 24 Feb 2017
24 Feb 2017 04:51:24
yes the Cardinals did play him in LF but they are an NL team so they don't have a DH and they also tried him at first. I am not saying that he can't play LF I am just saying he would be a defensive reliability and they have better options. And platooning Carter and Bird is smart because of Bird struggles against leftys you don't want him to feel bad about himself and that's when you can plug Carter into the lineup.