Posted by jaydh:

Posted by islesfan:

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Posted by islesfan:

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Posted by Hoopsmeister:

LOL, The Yankmes still think they can buy a title, LOL They couldn't buy one the last few years, now they spend even more and they still won't win one, what a joke!. LOL

The Mets thought they could buy Johan Santana and just make the playoffs. What a joke! lol.

The mets bought santana or traded for him? right.

Well seeing how Santana agreed to the trade on the condition that the Mets give him a new contract, it wouldn't be wrong to say they bought him. And they had to give up several prospects for him which means they paid twice.

Paid twice, lol. And when teams sign typeAs they don't give up draft picks or anything.

Signing a free agent costs you a single draft pick. The Mets gave up 5 prospects and still had to sign Santana to what amounts to a free agent deal.

I'm glad to see that you're not going to argue that Santana only agreed to the trade on the condition that he get a fat new contract.

Considering the way the yanks draft overslot and what the mets gave up(according to TMS) that draft pick is probably worth more.

Posted by jaydh:

Posted by islesfan:

No, the Yankees had an offer early on and took it off the table soon after when it became obvious that the incompetent Twins GM was going to play the Yankees, Boston and the Mets off each other as hard as he could.

whatever helps you sleep

I really wonder where you get your info from. It was a great move for the Mets, even if Santana has shows signs of being in decline, and they had to do it but let's not pretend that it didn't happen the way it did.

Losers: The Brewers. Part of their rationale in making the blockbuster trade for Sabathia was that, at season's end, they could recoup the value of the lefty, in part, by receiving a first-round draft pick from the team that signed him. Well, because Teixeira ranks higher than Sabathia in the Elias rankings, then it is the Angels -- and not the Brewers -- who get the Yankees' first round pick. The Brewers, rather, will get the Yankees' second round pick, an enormous disappointment for Milwaukee.

Doug Melvin, the Brewers' general manager, believes the draft compensation system needs to be revamped, as he explained in an e-mail this morning:

"The Angels had a better record than us and the Blue Jays, and the Brewers and the Blue Jays got shoved down the food chain. The Elias rankings have never been changed, and there are so many smart statistical gurus -- Bill James, etc. -- that could create a fair model for both players and teams, who should be compensated fairly according to the value of each player to that team. Last year, Geoff Jenkins, who had a nice career with us and was arguably one of our better players, was not even ranked last year, and Tony Graffanino, a part-time player, was ranked. We have dropped 46 slots in the 2009 draft, and we will be dropping even more because there are so many compensation picks. The second round will be almost the third round, in the way that it will develop."

"The Yankees will lose some draft picks, but they can draft unsignable players in fourth and fifth rounds, and pay over-slot, as they did with Andrew Brackman (the Yankees' No. 1 pick in 2007).

"The Draft Elias rankings and compensation needs to be changed. I do not want to sound like I'm whining, but teams who have to build with draft picks get frustrated. I had interest in Juan Cruz, and because I thought we had extra first-round picks for CC and for Ben Sheets, I had considered a Type A signing. Now I have to reconsider."

"We will keep having fun with scouting and player development, and finding our role players. Brian [Cashman] has to do what his owners and market asks him to do."

Posted by djsunyc:

i love it. yanks fan's make a big free agent signing and all non yankee fans on these boards come in and try to hate on it. too funny.

yanks have the best ownership group in sports. they have made the yankees a franchise trademark and a world entity. they re-invest in their business which means yankee fans will always know that their team will have a chance to win.

mets paid $150+ to santana (if the last year kicks in) to come and play for them - they BOUGHT him. saying otherwise is just a silly statement.

other owners can bitch and moan about the yanks and their spending yet the yanks are cutting checks and giving owners millions while they DO NOT reinvest in their team. so if there is to be a salary cap, then there needs to be a minimum $$$ spent b/c you can't have teams with $25 mil payrolls. but there will never be a cap b/c the yanks make too much money for the league.

i LOVE being a yankees fan.

Posted by djsunyc:

i love it. yanks fan's make a big free agent signing and all non yankee fans on these boards come in and try to hate on it. too funny.

yanks have the best ownership group in sports. they have made the yankees a franchise trademark and a world entity. they re-invest in their business which means yankee fans will always know that their team will have a chance to win.

mets paid $150+ to santana (if the last year kicks in) to come and play for them - they BOUGHT him. saying otherwise is just a silly statement.

other owners can bitch and moan about the yanks and their spending yet the yanks are cutting checks and giving owners millions while they DO NOT reinvest in their team. so if there is to be a salary cap, then there needs to be a minimum $$$ spent b/c you can't have teams with $25 mil payrolls. but there will never be a cap b/c the yanks make too much money for the league.

i LOVE being a yankees fan.

“Man, that’s crazy,” Angels center fielder Torii Hunter said. “Those da mn Yankees! They don’t play around. When they’re trying to win, they’re trying to win. It’s crazy. They just paid $27 million in luxury tax. That’s like 27 dollars to them. They don’t even care.”

Said Hunter: “They’re scary. Their rotation is one of the best, if not the best, in the game, and now look at their lineup. They have A-Rod, Jeter, Teixeira, Hideki Matsui, Xavier Nady, Robinson Cano, Jorge Posada is coming back [from injury], Nick Swisher . . . golly, that’s a nice lineup.”

“That’s going to be a dogfight, a pit-bull fight,” Hunter said. “It’s going to be pretty rough in that division. Tampa Bay has the confidence. Boston has won two championships. Toronto and Baltimore play you hard too. Good luck in that division.

“They’ve had the best lineup I’ve seen for seven years in a row and they haven’t won it all,” Hunter said. “They can still be beat. It will take dedication, hard work, and you’ve got to have heart. When you have that, you have a chance.”

“They’re the Beasts of the East,” Hunter said. “The Evil Empire.”

Posted by djsunyc:

“Man, that’s crazy,” Angels center fielder Torii Hunter said. “Those da mn Yankees! They don’t play around. When they’re trying to win, they’re trying to win. It’s crazy. They just paid $27 million in luxury tax. That’s like 27 dollars to them. They don’t even care.”

Said Hunter: “They’re scary. Their rotation is one of the best, if not the best, in the game, and now look at their lineup. They have A-Rod, Jeter, Teixeira, Hideki Matsui, Xavier Nady, Robinson Cano, Jorge Posada is coming back [from injury], Nick Swisher . . . golly, that’s a nice lineup.”

“That’s going to be a dogfight, a pit-bull fight,” Hunter said. “It’s going to be pretty rough in that division. Tampa Bay has the confidence. Boston has won two championships. Toronto and Baltimore play you hard too. Good luck in that division.

“They’ve had the best lineup I’ve seen for seven years in a row and they haven’t won it all,” Hunter said. “They can still be beat. It will take dedication, hard work, and you’ve got to have heart. When you have that, you have a chance.”

“They’re the Beasts of the East,” Hunter said. “The Evil Empire.”