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Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest: Nostalgia vs. Common Sense
baseballmusings.com: Bringing Back a Trio
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog: Yanks Trying To Bring Back All Three
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RT: @nyp_joelsherman #Yankees http://bit.ly/1QTTbQ looking for a way to have their Damon and Matsui, too -- plus Pettitte 12 days ago |
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Yankees plotting to keep Damon, Pettitte, Matsui http://bit.ly/110Ns7 12 days ago |
Nostalgia vs. Common Sense
Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest —
... One of the biggest surprises to me during the GM meetings is the belief the Yankees will attempt to keep Johnny Damon, Andy Pettitte, and Hideki Matsui versus focusing on Matt Holliday, Jason Bay, and John Lackey. To me that’s the wrong move because it is predicated on nostalgia of the past versus objectively analyzing what each can provide in 2010. Obviously there are tons of contradicting statements and rumors coming out of Chicago. Often it appears the media is being used to leverage bargaining position by putting out tidbits of news to the already ...
Bringing Back a Trio
baseballmusings.com —
... According to Joel Sherman, the Yankees want to bring back Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Andy Pettitte. I understand Pettitte, since pitching is scarce. There are younger, better options in leftfield, and the money freed by letting Damon and Matsui go will pay for that player. Standing pat after a World Series win is a great way not to repeat the next season. ...
Yanks Trying To Bring Back All Three
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
From Joel Sherman: The Yankees are strategizing ways to retain all three of their major free agents -- Johnny Damon, Andy Pettitte and Hideki Matsui -- sources told The Post. Damon and Pettitte are the priorities. But when asked if that meant Matsui had played his last game in pinstripes, one team executive said, "No, I hope we can figure out a way to have them all back." Right now, the Yankees are much more focused on their own trio than they are on the three big outside free agents: Jason Bay, Matt Holliday and John Lackey. ...
Could the Yanks keep all three free agents?
River Avenue Blues —
... The answer, as Joel Sherman notes this morning, could be themselves. Not only that, but they’re looking for a way to retain all three of their major free agents, which includes ...
Yankees Could Keep Pettitte, Damon, Matsui
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... After months of talk that the Yankees would only keep one of Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui, Joel Sherman of the New York Post hears that the World Champions will try to re-sign both players, plus Andy Pettitte. The Yankees are more intent on retaining their own free agents than they are on acquiring Matt Holliday, Jason Bay or John Lackey. ...
And So the Posturing Begins...
Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog —
... for them. The Yankees are also trying this approach by saying they are focusing on Damon and Matsui not Bay or Holliday. Don't believe either of them. The Mets, Yankees, and Red Sox are all in on Holliday and Bay and will be used against each other in negotiations. The only thing teams can do to lower prices is make it appear that there is not a big market nor a bidding war going on. ...
Buzz: Yankees not interested in Long-Term Deals
MetsBlog.com —
... In a report for the New York Post, Joel Sherman writes, “The Yankees are much more focused on Johnny Damon, Andy Pettitte and Hideki Matsui than they are on ...
Quick Notes: Yanks Looking to Keep 3, Jeter Dynasty Teams Ranked and Elias Rankings Released
YanksBlog.com —
Damon, Pettitte... and Matsui?: Joel Sherman at the Post spoke with a Yankees official who told him the team would like to try to keep Johnny Damon, Andy Pettitte and Hideki Matsui. It's been generally thought of as unlikely that the team would retain both Damon and Matsui. The Best of Our Last Five Title Winners: ...
Update on Yankees free agents: Damon, Matsui & Pettitte
lenNY's Yankees —
... First, here are two general nuggets conflicting on all three players. First, via Chad Jennings: Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Andy Pettitte each played well in the playoffs, but don’t expect that to sway the Yankees decision on whether to bring them back. “What they were when they went into October, that’s what they still are regardless of how well or how poorly they played in October,” Cashman said. Second, via Joel Sherman Damon and Pettitte are the priorities. But ...
HOT STOVE REPORT: CASHMAN,HALLADAY, METS & MORE
BigLeagueScrew —
... Nice analogy. But with the Yankees being the World Champions, as well as the highest salaried team in the league you can probably look for Cashman to make an under the radar move like last year’s Nick Swisher aquisition opposed to handing out some more long term contracts to players in their prime (see: Sabathia, Burnett, Teixeira). Cashman’s goals for this meeting are to assess the trade market, and team needs around the league.
While the Yankees are plotting to keep Andy Pettitte as well as both Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui, Cashman has stated that ...
HOT STOVE REPORT: CASHMAN, HALLADAY, METS & MORE
BigLeagueScrew —
... Nice analogy. But with the Yankees being the World Champions and the highest salaried team in the league you can probably look for Cashman to make an under the radar move like last year’s Nick Swisher acquisition, as opposed to handing out some more long term contracts to players in their primes (see: Sabathia, Burnett, Teixeira). Cashman’s goals for this meeting are to assess the trade market, and team needs around the league.
While the Yankees are plotting to keep Andy Pettitte as well as both Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui, Cashman has stated that ...
Figgy Watch 2009
True Grich —
... Per the New York Post, there is some chatter taking place claiming the Yankees are "plotting" to resign Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Andy Pettite. I would think if they do that, they would not pursue Chone Figgins. Not that New York has been mentioned a whole lot, but any time you can take the Yankees out of the equation, the better the results might be. ...
Some Evening Links
Fack Youk —
... Yankees a home team discount. I'm not going to put too much stock into this at this point. First of all, it's based on what Scott Boras says. Secondly, this is typical early posturing in free agent negotiations. Thirdly, we'll continue to discuss this at length here as the Hot Stove League moves on. Over at River Ave. Blues, Joe Pawlikowski expresses far more succintly what I was driving at yesterday morning. This morning, Joel Sherman wrote that it appears to be the Yankees' current preference. Our buddy Jason at ...
Things to check out.
Nationalsportsreview.com Blogs —
... Although MLBTR thinks Matsui will be gone (Damon DH/LF, break in Austin Jackson and on days when Damon plays LF, DH Posada/Alex/Jeter…?) Joel Sherman writes that the Yanks are going to work at bring back all three of Matsui, Damon and Pettitte. ...
Things to check out.
The Sommer Frieze —
... Although MLBTR thinks Matsui will be gone (Damon DH/LF, break in Austin Jackson and on days when Damon plays LF, DH Posada/Alex/Jeter…?) Joel Sherman writes that the Yanks are going to work at bring back all three of Matsui, Damon and Pettitte. ...
End of the Week Article Roundup
No, You're a Towel —
... teams should be more concerned about is Type A and B free agents. As Buster Olney points out, that affects a lot of the things that teams will do in regards to offering arbitration and signing certain players. Think that is insignificant? Look back at the players that the Red Sox got for the Mets signing Pedro Martinez or the Yankees got for the Phillies signing Tom Gordon because of the extra draft picks and tell me that's not significant.
Joel Sherman says that the Yankees are plotting to keep Damon, Matsui and Pettitte (echoed by Jon ...
End of the Week Article Roundup (and new poll)
No, You're a Towel —
... teams should be more concerned about is Type A and B free agents. As Buster Olney points out, that affects a lot of the things that teams will do in regards to offering arbitration and signing certain players. Think that is insignificant? Look back at the players that the Red Sox got for the Mets signing Pedro Martinez or the Yankees got for the Phillies signing Tom Gordon because of the extra draft picks and tell me that's not significant.
Joel Sherman says that the Yankees are plotting to keep Damon, Matsui and Pettitte (echoed by Jon ...
Buzz: Who will Bid on Matt Holliday
MetsBlog.com —
... In a report for the New York Post last week, Joel Sherman said the Yankees would prefer to give one-year deals to their own free agents, ‘than give another long-term contract to a thirty-something player,’ such as Holliday or Lackey. ...
