25 Oct 2017 08:21:14
Yankees Offseason 2.0

Resign Brian Cashman for 6 years and $60 million

Resign Joe Girardi for 3 years and $15 million


Trades

Trade #1

Mets get Chase Headley and Chasen Shreve

Yankees get Jerry Blevins


Trade #2

Orioles get Brett Gardner

Yankees get Joey Rickard


Trade #3

Giants get Jacoby Ellsbury and half of his remaining salary

Yankees get Shaun Anderson and Kevin Beltre


Free Agency

Masahiro Tanaka opts out

Sign Shohei Otani


Roster

Miguel Andujar makes the team out of Spring Training while Gleyber Torres finishes his development at AAA and eventually takes over at 3B probably by June.

Lineup

CF Hicks
RF Judge
1B Bird
C Sanchez
SS Gregorius
2B Castro
DH Otani
LF Frazier
3B Andujar (Eventually Torres)

Bench

C Romine
1B Austin
IF Torreyes
OF Rickard
Uti Wade

Rotation

Severino
Gray
Otani
Montgomery
Adams

Bullpen

Warren (Swingman)
Green (Swingman)
Blevins (Lefty Specialist)
Kahnle (Middle Reliever)
Betances (7th Inning Setup Man)
Robertson (8th Inning Setup Man)
Chapman (Closer)

1.) 25 Oct 2017
25 Oct 2017 14:00:01
Your crazy, enough said. I am done trying to explain to you why your posts are bad.

2.) 25 Oct 2017
25 Oct 2017 15:33:34
BATMAN!, I'd say it's a step in the right direction.

Most of these aren't horrible, as they understand the needs of other teams, but they also aren't great, either.

The Giants don't need another 34-year-old outfielder, and especially one they'll still owe $31MM going to his age 37 season.

3.) 25 Oct 2017
25 Oct 2017 15:52:15
What makes them so terrible? Headley is a one year rental for the Mets to provide insurance at 1B if Smith needs more time to develop and 3B since you can’t really expect anything about Wright. Shreve is a nice young cheap lefty to replace Blevins who they would be giving up. Blevins fills the only hole in the Yankees bullpen which is a reliable lefty other than Chapman who is the closer.

Gardner would provide the Orioles with the lead off hitter they have been lacking for years and also some stability at the corner outfield spot. He is a gold glove LF coming off of a 20-20 season on a reasonable contract. The Yankees benefit from shedding the salary to get under the luxury tax threshold that they are intent on doing as well as clearing everyday spots for Hicks and Frazier. Rickard can serve as a nice fourth outfielder and fits along with the youth movement.

As for Ellsbury, I don’t think there is a such thing as a good fit for him and the Yankees may very well be stuck with him but I figured he finished the final six weeks of the regular season very strong and that if the Yankees are enough money that he could at least be an upgrade for the Giants who will probably try to make some tweaks and go for it one last time.

They Yankees also seem to be considered the favorites to sign Otani by many analysts.

Any ideas on how I could make this better?

4.) 25 Oct 2017
25 Oct 2017 18:39:14
Wright isn't expected to be the 3B, Flores is.

And why take on an expensive 3B/ 1B option that also costs you a decent LH reliever? If they are concerned for Smith's production, they could sign someone like Mitch Moreland and have a warm body who'll fill in for much cheaper.

5.) 25 Oct 2017
25 Oct 2017 19:42:41
I think Ohtani winds up In Seattle or Texas.

6.) 25 Oct 2017
25 Oct 2017 20:13:31
Not the White Sox?

7.) 25 Oct 2017
25 Oct 2017 20:29:58
No, not possible.

8.) 25 Oct 2017
25 Oct 2017 20:33:02
I guess. Who needs him when you have Avisail Garcia?

9.) 25 Oct 2017
25 Oct 2017 20:42:10
Exactly.

10.) 25 Oct 2017
25 Oct 2017 20:45:44
Seattle would just trade him like everyone else they have.

11.) 26 Oct 2017
26 Oct 2017 23:39:59
I hope the Rangers can get Otani.