tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post7280746639666421302..comments2024-03-29T00:20:29.561-04:00Comments on IT IS HIGH! IT IS FAR! IT IS... caught.: IT IS HIGH WHITE PAPER: If the Yankee brass never made a deal, would we be better off?Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758839786688249648noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-6426504705537727922012-06-06T04:40:23.400-04:002012-06-06T04:40:23.400-04:00Wow, talk about a bad idea. Are you forgetting bot...Wow, talk about a bad idea. Are you forgetting both Swisher and Rodriguez came through one-sided trades? The Swisher trade was absolute larceny. Cashman has actually been pretty decent at trades, the real black hole of baseball knowledge is ownership and all the arse lickers around them. The A-Fraud signing after the 2007 opt out, the Soriano signing, these are the deals that suck. And Cashman has made his share of bad signings: Teixeira, Burnett, Garcia (2012), Nick Johnson, etc. A better prohibition would be to prevent ownership from getting involved at all, and the next time Cashman signs an over 35 free agent or any player to more than 5 years he should be fired.Tanned Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-70913508186318211772012-06-05T21:46:34.579-04:002012-06-05T21:46:34.579-04:00You're assuming that the Yankees have an advan...You're assuming that the Yankees have an advantage in the farm system because of our financial advantage. But finances really don't mean much in a draft that awards bad teams. Moreover, signing free agents forces a team to lose draft picks, so it's virtually impossible to dominate both fields simultaneously. Finally, developing players in a farm system requires superior coaching, something money can't necessarily buy. The Yankees lack this coaching. Either that or we just have awful scouts.bennyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743328164374223216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-5639937729140498072012-06-05T14:21:45.485-04:002012-06-05T14:21:45.485-04:00What's all this +, 0, - stuff?
Are you writing...What's all this +, 0, - stuff?<br />Are you writing in computer programming code?<br /> If you are saying our trades usually work out poorly in the long run, I agree.Joe De Pastrynoreply@blogger.com