MFY sign Teixeira
According to SI's Jon Heyman, Teixeira signed an 8-year/$180 million deal with the MFY. New York gave Teix a full no-trade clause.
This makes a lot of sense for the MFY, who really needed a bat. ESPN is now reporting the same thing.
The agreement with Teixeira gives New York the four highest-paid players in baseball -- third baseman Alex Rodriguez, shortstop Derek Jeter, Sabathia and Texiera.
I guess the pundits will now make the MFY the favorites to win it all.
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Yankees roster now looks like this.
CF Damon
SS Jeter
1B Teixeira
3B A-Rod
C Posada
RF Nady
LF Swisher
DH Matsui
2B Cano
SP
1. CC Sabathia
2. Wang
3. Burnett
4. Joba
5. Hughes (Petitte?)
Scary stuff.
by Schulz on Dec 23, 2008 3:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That lineup is good no doubt
But is it really THAT good? Doesn’t look nearly as good as the Tigers’ before last season.
Damon-Still above-average but no longer a great player
Jeter- Doesn’t scare me in the least bit, and he’s only getting older.
Teixeira- Obviously a major threat. One of the top 5 1B in the game.
ARod- Second best hitter in the game
Posada- Good hitter for a C, but injury prone. And he’s not nearly as good as our likely 5 hitter, Jason Bay.
Nady- One good year makes him a great player forever?
Swisher- Decent
Matsui- Great guy to have in the #8 spot.
Cano- Until he can get on-base he won’t be anything more than a little bit above-average.
If you ask me, adding Teixeira and Swisher pretty much cancels out with losing Giambi and Abreu. I would have been much more worried were they to have signed Manny.
by Gnick on Dec 23, 2008 4:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
Also, Posada might not be able to catch. The MFY may have a logjam at DH. However, they have no doubt improved. Cashman did what he had to do—and spent boatloads of money doing it.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Dec 23, 2008 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm still scared.
With an improved rotation and that lineup, they will be very good.
by Schulz on Dec 23, 2008 4:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I like our lineup, even without Tex
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Dec 24, 2008 6:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Enjoy this...
…from Brotz13 at CamdenChat:
Quick thoughts
1. Tex is a fucktaster. I don’t even know what that means, but it was my immediate, guttural reaction.
2. The Yankees should slip on a puddle of AIDS.
by sabertooth5185 on Dec 23, 2008 4:14 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
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Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Dec 24, 2008 2:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How
can the Yanks actually sign him? It seems impossible. And is it really official since he hasn’t really “Signed”?
by Brad West on Dec 23, 2008 4:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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