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Carlos Lee to Yanks could happen

Lee for Hughes? Wow seems like a good deal for both teams although might help out the Brewers more in the long run but would help the Yanks short term, for this year anyway. Although giving up the Yankees top prospect, especially a pitcher, might be a risky deal for them to make considering the lack of good starting pitchers that will be on the market in the next few years.
 
Daunte Rules said:
im a huge yankee fan, idk much about lee, is he good?
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Lee is a solid and consistent hitter. He will put up his numbers and you know what you wil get. We are a bad defensive team already, so putting him in LF or RF won't make the Yanks any worse, so who cares about the defense. Plus, it allows Sheff to walk at years end and the Yanks can concentrate just on pitching in the offseason; since for the most part as their starting lineup would be all but set (Matsui,Damon,Lee, Arod,Jeter,Cano,Giambi).

Hughes does seem like the real deal. But so did Eric Milton and about 20 other pitchers we have had in our system that have panned out to be nothing on the major league level.

I think this trade gets made in late July IF (and only IF) NY has a realistic shot at the wild card. Come late July you might have Boston, NY, and Toronto fighting for 1 spot. If that is the case, I don't think they move Hughes. I think NY would just roll the dice with what they have and if they dont' make the playoffs, hey........its been a 10 year run. We (like Atlanta) are entitled a year off!

I don't see NY shipping Hughes away for a 2 month run for one playoff spot. If 2 playoff spots are there, then maybe. But not for one.
 
Ive read that NYY will not trade Hughes and will instead make moves that dont require hughes or allow some of their talented young A ball players to progress, thereby increase their stock and wait until next year to do anything.
 
I hope this trade goes through, the Yanks will have even less to deal with when they realize they have a bunch of older starters slowing down, and a tired, worn out bullpen.. Looks like the Yanks will be slugging there way to title if this happens.
 
Lee can hit, defensively he is below average. I think he is a UFA at the end of the year but i'm not sure; although I would assume the Yanks re-sign him. The Tigers have been too good through almost have a season to call it a fluke and Chicago has been almost as good so I think the Yanks/Red Sox/Jays are all fighting for one playoff spot. I thought Maroth going to the 60 day DL would hurt the Tigers but it hasn't and the Roaster has been very good all year but I don't know if he can sustain it. The thing about the Tigers is they've been dominated by Chisox/Yanks/Bosox so far this year so do people think they're going to be successful in the postseason?
 
GreenMonster said:
I hope this trade goes through, the Yanks will have even less to deal with when they realize they have a bunch of older starters slowing down, and a tired, worn out bullpen.. Looks like the Yanks will be slugging there way to title if this happens.
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I agree I'd love to see this deal made. Get Lee, get Soriano, get Abreu, get Burrel get whoever. As long as they still have guys like Johnson, Wang, Chacon, Pavano, Farnsworth, Proctor, etc. in their staff they're not going far at all. The Yanks don't need offense they have enough fire power in their lineup even without Matsui and Sheffield, they need pitching.

And since when have the Yankees not sacrifice their future to make the playoffs? When they're spending the money they are an off year isn't an option (whether it's right or wrong, fair or unfair).

I think some kind of deal will be made by July 31st and I'm guessing either Lee or Soriano will be a Yankee and both Duncan and Hughes will be a National or Brewer, especially if the Yankees are a few games away and the Mets and Red Sox are still in first. Steinberner will try to make a big move to put the Yanks back on page 1.
 
djfresh47 said:
Lee can hit, defensively he is below average. I think he is a UFA at the end of the year but i'm not sure; although I would assume the Yanks re-sign him. The Tigers have been too good through almost have a season to call it a fluke and Chicago has been almost as good so I think the Yanks/Red Sox/Jays are all fighting for one playoff spot. I thought Maroth going to the 60 day DL would hurt the Tigers but it hasn't and the Roaster has been very good all year but I don't know if he can sustain it. The thing about the Tigers is they've been dominated by Chisox/Yanks/Bosox so far this year so do people think they're going to be successful in the postseason?
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You're correct Lee is a free agent at the end of the year. However I'm sure if the Yankees got him they'd lock him up with Sheffield's money.

I'm not buying the Tigers. I know they're playing well but their pitching just is pitching way over their heads with the exception of Zerlander. Kenny Rogers has been a terrible pitcher in pressure situations (just ask Yankee and Met fans). And like I said Todd Jones isn't a good closer and I don't think you could trust him especially facing teams like the Red Sox and Yankees. Seriously what Tiger pitcher would scare you in a big spot? Maroth, Robertson? I'm just not buying them yet.

I think ChiSox have the Central locked up but I'd watch out for Minnesota with Santana and Liriano they have a tough 1-2 knock out (maybe the best 2 pitchers in that division even over the ChiSox). They could make a run at the Wild Card.
 
Ray Finkle said:
You're correct Lee is a free agent at the end of the year.

I'm not buying the Tigers. I know they're playing well but their pitching just is pitching way over their heads with the exception of Zerlander. Kenny Rogers has been a terrible pitcher in pressure situations (just say Yankee and Met fans). And like I said Todd Jones isn't a good closer and I don't think you could trust him. Seriously what Tiger pitcher would scare you in a big spot? Maroth, Robertson? Nope. I'm just not buying them yet.

I think ChiSox have the Central locked up but I'd watch out for Minnesota with Santana and Liriano they have a tough 1-2 knock out (maybe the best 2 pitchers in that division even over the ChiSox). They could make a run at the Wild Card.
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Brian Sabaen gave up Liriano and Joe Nathan for A.J. Pierzynski in what could turn out to be one of those trades that is talked about in 3-4 years. Santana is the best pitcher in baseball and eventhough Contreras hasn't had his "A" game his last 3 outings I think right now he's a better pitcher than Liriano. Although I seen in an interview that Joe Mauer said that Liriano has better stuff than Santana.
 
djfresh47 said:
Brian Sabaen gave up Liriano and Joe Nathan for A.J. Pierzynski in what could turn out to be one of those trades that is talked about in 3-4 years. Santana is the best pitcher in baseball and eventhough Contreras hasn't had his "A" game his last 3 outings I think right now he's a better pitcher than Liriano. Although I seen in an interview that Joe Mauer said that Liriano has better stuff than Santana.
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The Liriano trade might have been the worst trade in baseball in the last few years. The kid has great stuff. I'd love to have him on my team. The best part about him is that he's only 22 years old and has been pitching lights out with a stomach problem all year (I believe he has an ulcer).
 
Ray Finkle said:
You're correct Lee is a free agent at the end of the year. However I'm sure if the Yankees got him they'd lock him up with Sheffield's money.

I'm not buying the Tigers. I know they're playing well but their pitching just is pitching way over their heads with the exception of Zerlander. Kenny Rogers has been a terrible pitcher in pressure situations (just ask Yankee and Met fans). And like I said Todd Jones isn't a good closer and I don't think you could trust him especially facing teams like the Red Sox and Yankees. Seriously what Tiger pitcher would scare you in a big spot? Maroth, Robertson? I'm just not buying them yet.

I think ChiSox have the Central locked up but I'd watch out for Minnesota with Santana and Liriano they have a tough 1-2 knock out (maybe the best 2 pitchers in that division even over the ChiSox). They could make a run at the Wild Card.
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I agree on all counts. Verlander and Bonderman are legit imo but nothing else about that team is except maybe Rodney who should be closing since hes been way better than Jones. Robertson is decent but not this good, rogers cant handle pressure (see for reference: NLCS - 1999 :fire: ), and maggs is due for his yearly injury.

Minny though im not sure they have enough hitting to do anything significant. Im buying teh al playoff teams as Oakland, CWS, NYY, Boston in no order. The only other team with a chance to sneak in is Toronto imo. Its probably too late for Cleveland anaheim and everyone else.
 
Boik14 said:
I agree on all counts. Verlander and Bonderman are legit imo but nothing else about that team is except maybe Rodney who should be closing since hes been way better than Jones. Robertson is decent but not this good, rogers cant handle pressure (see for reference: NLCS - 1999 :fire: ), and maggs is due for his yearly injury.

Minny though im not sure they have enough hitting to do anything significant. Im buying teh al playoff teams as Oakland, CWS, NYY, Boston in no order. The only other team with a chance to sneak in is Toronto imo. Its probably too late for Cleveland anaheim and everyone else.
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I like the kid Zumaya. I think he'll be their closer of the future. He throws gas. I'm not a big Bonderman fan but I agree with only him and Verlander being legit.

I also agree with you on the AL playoff race, however I still think Cleveland, Minnesota and LAA have an outside chance to sneak in and do some damage. It's still a long season.
 
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