Let's face it. The team is screwed until we get rid of guys like Moose, Wright, Brown, Giambi, Womack, Bernie and Karsay and replace it with young cheaper talent. This process can be expidited by trading each of these guys to other teams at bargain prices and putting some young players in there. I know it sucks to just *give* away so much salary, but we need some youth and enthusiasm. We have too many guys making SO much money that they may or may not care whether we win or not.

I like playing the rookie kid at 2B. That's a start, IMHO. Brown and Giambi are tradable if we eat 3/4 of their salary. At this point, I say, do it. Wright and Mussina are wastes, but you can hang on to them for a while in the short term. The bullpen has guys who are tradable, if we, again, eat some of the salary. I'd like to get a few young kids in the bullpen and see what we can do.

The thing the Yankees have to realize is being able to spend $200+ MM doesn't mean you SHOULD. You can't put a star at every position. Guys just get complacent and wind up being heavily overpaid. We have too many guys making closer $$$ and playing like scrubs. We have too many guys making star $$$ and playing like role players at best. I do agree that this kind of reminds you of the Layden days with the Knicks, in that there's just so many overpaid guys that it's sickening. Something needs to be done about it, even if that something is getting rid of the passive attitudes, eating salary and getting some young guys in there to spark things.

the 200m by the yanks is a bit misleading, some of those guys are in their last year, after this year, we lose about 40 mil, espeically with brown and Bernies contracts comming off the books, so lets drop the salary thing... I think htat we need to move brown and giambi for younger talent, and eat most of their deals, there are teams that will take the chance on Brown since his deal is for just one year, Giambi, maybe he can find a resurgance in the west coast...

Yanks will be fine... after a 8 game winning streak, all things will be forgotten..

where is Gene Michael? I think George & Cashman are running the show now whereas it was Gene in the 90s. The fact that Gene hasn't been running this team is the biggest reason they are where they are today. We need to develop the next Jeter, Pettite, Bernie, Mariano, & Posada in the minors not trade them everytime a big name comes up. Look at all the good players we gave up on too soon. Lowell, Lilly, Halsey, Brazelton, Milton & Pena.

I would much rather have one of these guys than Brown & Wright. We also let go a big game performer in Lieber. We need more clutch guys like Lieber, matsui, sheffield not less.

[Edited by - gunsnewing on 05/04/2005 14:07:23]

Posted by Allanfan20:

Don't forget about letting El duque and Cairo go.

oh yeah. For whatever reason they never give Duque credit. He would come in handy right now the way he did last year I don't care how old he is. He gets it done!

I loved the Womack deal because I thought it was made so that we can have a true lead off hitter and he's just as clutch as Cairo if not more. Instead now we have one of our best hitters who actually gets hits with runners in scoring position in Jeter leading off!

I wish they would go with:
Womack(until they can bring in Pierre to replace Bernie at CF)
Jeter
A-Rod
Sheffied
Matsui

the rest of the order is a mess. All those guys are finished. I had a good feeling Posada was finished after the awful playoffs he had last year and I've been right so far. He has 2 HRs. There are backup catchers who have more after the 1st 25games!

Giambi isn't the same player he was his 1st 2 yrs and tino is a defensive spealistic at best at this point. Can at least 1 of these 3 get hot so the lineup can have some balance!

And I was being patient with Brown. I thought he was just rounding into form since he didn't have a spring training and he looked good his last outing. But after lastnight's embarrasment in Tampa I'm all for buying him and Giambi out and getting younger. A team might actually take Brown & Bernie off our hands since they are in their final contract year. Giambi is a lost cause we just have to buy him out!

they have to trade these dead weight players including Posada for prospects while they still have some value. If they wait it could be years before they win again. They have a great semi-young talented core in jeter, A-rod, Matsui and Pavano but they have to add guys who are younger to that mix not guys who are nearing 40 and finished. I will not be shocked if Posada and co are traded within the next few weeks if this continues.