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Yawn, should probably have been somebody who actually, you know, won something.
Here we go
MLB 07 The Show
Starring:Yadiar Molina!
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Yeah, but for me to retort I have to post a 52 year old photo of Willie Mays.
Yanks are allegedly shopping Randy Johnson and may find interest in San Diego and SURPRISE Arizona. I am scared shitless this may signal they're getting into the Zito hunt.
The news out here says they are in full tilt and our looking to dump Randy because he refuses to pitch lower than 3rd in the rotation.Quote:
Originally Posted by burgundy
I would say Zito is as good as Pin Striped my man, hell they already ponied up the 26 million dollar luxury tax, what's 4.3 million more on a 120 million dollar contract.
If they want to pay Zito $120M to pitch in the AL East they can have him. No on has offered him more than $80 yet. And if Omar drops a 6/90 guaranteed contract on him, he's probably signing on the spot.
It just sucks that the Mets don't have any other options, but whatever. Yanks would be silly to go after Zito this year when they should be waiting on Carlos Zambrano, but that doesn't mean they won't do it.
6 years 118 million dollars is what I've heard to be specific.
If Cashman can pull off Limp Unit for Linebrink and minor leaguers he's officially GM of the year for 2006 and 2007.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...p-406772c.html
Yanks taking Randy offers
Padres make best pitch yet
BY ROGER RUBIN and BILL MADDEN
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITERS
Randy Johnson's rocky stay in New York may be ending after two seasons.
The Yankees are talking to several clubs about possibly trading Johnson and are inclined to make a deal, according to baseball officials.
It seems the first seeds for a trade were planted by Johnson himself. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made a condolence call to Johnson after his brother's recent death. In it, the pitcher emphasized the importance of being close to his family and Cashman took it as a trade request.
San Diego right now appears to be the most likely destination for the five-time Cy Young Award winner, but the Dodgers, Angels and Diamondbacks are all said to be in the mix. One of the officials, familiar with the ongoing discussions, used the phrase "several bona fide offers" to describe what the Yankees are mulling and said the Yankees probably would not have to include any money.
In exchange for Johnson, it's possible the Yankees could be looking at San Diego reliever Scott Linebrink, a righthander they've always liked.
The 43-year-old lefty is entering the final year of the three-year, $48 million contract the lefty signed with the Bombers when they acquired him from the Diamondbacks in January 2005 for Javier Vazquez, Dioner Navarro and Brad Halsey. He reportedly is owed $16 million for 2007, with $1.5 million deferred.
The Diamondbacks still owe Johnson approximately $40 million in deferred payments from his five seasons there. They are thought to still be in a rebuilding mode, but might be involved with hopes of restructuring how that money is paid. The Newark Star-Ledger first reported the possibility of Johnson returning to Arizona yesterday.
Johnson is 34-19 with a 4.37 ERA in two seasons with the Yankees and was 17-11 with a career-worst 5.00 ERA this year. He had his second back surgery after the season and any team that acquires him will insist on him passing a physical first. Johnson has told those close to him that his back feels better than it ever did after his first surgery, when he played for the Mariners.
"They may very well be talking to other teams, but I want to be clear about this: we are not part of this process," Alan Nero, Johnson's agent, said in a telephone interview yesterday. "Randy still has a full no-trade (clause)."
Johnson might be ready to waive it for his personal reasons as well as fatigue from his travails in New York. The future Hall of Famer has never seemed comfortable with the expectations and scrutiny here. From his first day, when he had a confrontation with a television cameraman, to his most recent, when he again disappointed on the postseason stage, his every move has been water-cooler fodder.
Before the 2005 trade brought him to the Bronx, Johnson had been resistant to the idea of playing on the East Coast. That changed when the Yankees turned out to be the only team willing to offer him a megadeal at age 41.
The Dodgers' aggressive GM, Ned Colletti, already has signed Jason Schmidt for the front of his rotation and his interest may be in part to keep Johnson away from the division-rival Padres.
The Yankees still are looking to add a lefthanded reliever and someone who can play first base. They also would like to further stock their farm system, as they did in the Gary Sheffield trade to Detroit.
Freeing up $16 million also may open the door for them to enter the bidding for top free agent lefthander Barry Zito, in which the Mets are a major player.
Cashman has been adamant this winter about avoiding long-term deals to pitchers, perhaps because of buyer's remorse over the Carl Pavano signing. However, the temptation to get Zito could sway feelings in the organization.
Big disappointment
After two years of off-the-field issues, injuries and inconsistency, Randy Johnson might be on his way out of New York. Here's a look at five lowlights from the Big Unit's time with the Yankees:
Jan. 10, 2005: On his way to take a physical to complete his trade to the Yankees, Johnson pushes a Ch. 2 cameraman, saying, "I don't care who you are, don't get in my face!"
Oct. 7, 2005: Lasts just three-plus innings in his first playoff start with the Yankees, giving up five runs to the Angels as Yanks fall behind, 2-1, in ALDS.
Oct. 10, 2005: Pitches 4.1 innings of scoreless relief in the Yankees' season-ending loss after Mike Mussina gets knocked out early. Most notably, Johnson pitches well with Jorge Posada catching, raising questions about why two couldn't get along all season, necessitating John Flaherty as Johnson's personal catcher.
March 28, 2006: News comes out that Johnson has a 16-year-old love child when court papers show that $16 million-a-year pitcher is suing his ex-girlfriend for less than $100,000 in child-care payments.
Oct. 6, 2006: After asking out of his final regular-season start because "my back is locked up right now," the latest in a litany of injuries, Johnson gives up five runs in 5.2 innings to Tigers in Game 3 of ALDS, which Yanks wind up losing next day.
Link it. Because I haven't read one credible thing linking any team to an offer higher than 5/79.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biff_Pocoroba
I think you can even leave out the minor leaguers if they get SD to assume the full cost of the contract. Except for the GM of the Year part. That's always Omar.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpoDaddy
Silly New Yorkers, Off-season is for Boston this year.