Hey guys, this isnt really a blog update, more of a question. With the Yankees 3-man rotation woes very clear in the postseason, the offseason talk for a starter has already begun. What route do you guys prefer; letting Joba and/or Hughes try to work out their kinks in the rotation, signing a low-risk, high reward guy such as ben Sheets or to a lesser-extent, Rich Harden, signing a middle of the rotation guy such as an Andy Pettitte, Randy Wolf or a Jon Garland, or throwing out another big contract John Lackey, who already has rumors circulating around him that a $100,000,000 payday will be in store (I expect it to be closer to the AJ Burnett, something like 5 years and $85,000,000)
Let me know what you guys think as we head into the off season. It's tough to get a grasp on things now considering we don't know how things will play out with the Yankees own free agents and obviously how these guys deal with their own teams as well. Teams cant even begin talking to other team's free agents until Nov. 20th, so obviously the free agent outlook now will be very different in a few weeks.
So, stay internal? Mid-rotation cheaper guy? Low-risk High-reward? Or yet another big contract? Lets start the off season off with a little audience participation and let me know what you guys think!
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I am sure this is too risky and if I was the GM I probably couldn't do it but I think between Hughes/Wang/Sheets we would find 2 starters. Obviously this assumes Pettite gone. If Pettite gone get Lackey. Need big three upfront.
ReplyDeleteBy his lack of mention I say once again Joba belongs in the pen.
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ReplyDeleteMeant to say Pettite NOT gone.
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I'm sorry, but I don't see how Lackey can earn 100 mill. unless it's a 6 year deal. In which he would earn 16.6 mill. That would be reasonable.
ReplyDeleteSure he's done great in the playoffs the last two years, but even so he has gotten injured the last two years as well.
For him to make 20 mill a year he would have to be an ace in my mind which I don't think he is.
I do agree that he could get an AJ Burnett type deal though.
I do think in the end Pettite will come back even though I'm not sure he should. It's good for the Yankees, but not for him.
Remember him as a WS champ if he retires this year or come back just play another season just to play. It's like Mike Mussina last year. He retired a champ in his own way after winning 20 games.
I see the Yankees going out to get one pitcher, but no big names this year.