Duque wrote:
If the Yankees trade Frazier for a three-month rental on a rusty tin can, I will deny said rusty tin can all personal juju throughout 2018.
Who's with me?I'm in.
To expand on Duque's points, we need Frazier to replace Gardner when Gardner isn't re-signed after this year. For cryin' out loud: Who would be better to replace Gardner than Frazier?
We call someone who's in his walk year who's brought in to help win a World Series a "rental". If we trade Frazier now, while Gardner is in his walk year, it would be the photo-negative of a rental. At the risk of belaboring the obvious, when Gardner leaves at the end of the year, who would be better than Frazier to replace him?
[Ahem. Frazier would also be less expensive than anyone else out there, Hal.]
Even if Frazier plays the rest of the year as a Rail Rider I'm fine with that. Frazier might not agree with this arrangement, but I'll pretend he's our own home-grown rental ... something like a rent-to-own.
Here's my personal challenge to Brian Cashman: Take the money remaining in the budget that allows us to slip under the salary cap ($10-11 million if I recall), throw in a few Single A or maybe AA players that someone might want -- you can even let them choose -- and get us the best possible pitcher for that asking price. That's all. If there are no takers, so be it. If that gets us another Sonny Gray, so be it. But this approach will prevent us from amputating something we really and truly need.
Someday soon, the luxury tax will expire. When that happens, yes Mr. Cashman, please spend whopping amounts of Hal's cash on a pitcher. Shoot, you can even buy two good ones like in 2009 when you brought in Sabathia and Burnett all in the same off-season. Please remember what happened the year an unfettered budget allowed you to do that.
The bonus is: I'm not even 100% sure we'll have to wait.
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I am done waiting. It has been nine long and desolate years of thirst and hunger. This team will slake the lust for bejewelled and golden rings. Give the enemies nothing. Have no pity for them. They certainly will receive none from me.
Murum aries attigit.
BenedÃcat vos omnÃpotens Ruthus, et Scooter, et Mantleus, et SpÃritus Jeterus.
So endeth the JuJu.
I've said this before and I know that I've been wrong in the past (Starting with my ill advised decision to decide to drive from Westchester to Rochester on the NYS Thruway because I wanted to get to school a day or two early and ignoring that it was snowing. -- I believe my Plymouth Duster is still lying off the road somewhere near Herkimer.) it is my firm belief that as much as the Yankees love Gardner they will Bernie Williams him at the end of the year. No contract renewal and thank you for your service.
Frazier and Sheffield were the haul for Miller. There is no reason to trade either of them. They were acquired as major building blocks for the future. Just like Gleybar.
I know that Frazier was offered for Cole at one point but he is showing the Yankees his true worth and they would be schmucks to trade him. Particularly for a rental. To be fair though, as part of a package for a controlled Ace, (and I mean Ace not a 3-4 guy) maybe. Short of a Degrom or Bumgardner type pitcher I just don't see it happening.
FYI - The Duster was yellow and was my first car. Had a great Panasonic electable cassette deck. Got it from my cousin. She cried when she learned its fate. We're friends now.
Doug K.
Trade Frazier? Hell no. Heck, I still want Dustin Fowler back!!!
Incidentally, Todd F just hit his 8th HR of the year for the Mets. Wanna compare his output with Miguel's.
On Gardy: It seems fairly certain he's on his way out -- another reason to win the W.S. this year (his last chance?). Without even considering the fate of Hicks and Frazier, there is this other outfield guy -- Ellsberger -- for whom the Yankees are on the hook for a skillion dollars thru the year 2055 or so.
BINGO.
NO WAY WE SHOULD TRADE FRAZIER.
IF CASHMAN AND COMPANY CAN'T SEE HOW GOOD OR GREAT HE IS GOING TO BE, THEN THEY HAVE NO VISION..... ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT GARDY IS A FREE AGENT, AND AGING.
THERE ARE ONLY 2 PITCHERS I WOULD DEAL FRAZIER FOR.
JACOB DEGROM.
MADISON BUMGARNER.
THAT IS IT, NO ONE ELSE.
IF IT ISN'T EITHER, NOOOOOO DEAL!!!
ALL CAPS ANON is as stupid as Sherman.
"No way should we trade Frazier."
Then he proposes two stupid trades that would send Frazier packing.
Should duque institute a minimal IQ requirement for this blog?
ALL CAPS, sorry but I went all ALL CAPS on a prior post. I just lost my shit. I apologize for intruding on your thing.
The Ram has touched the walls.
BenedÃcat vos omnÃpotens Ruthus, et Scooter, et Mantleus, et SpÃritus Jeterus.
So endeth the JuJu.
NO PROBLEM WARBLIST....
NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT A COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT....
.....AND AS FOR YOU, DOUCHEBAG anonymous.....
CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND THE SIMPLE INFERENCE?
KEEP FRAZIER (EXCEPT FOR THE 2 PITCHERS WHO ARE "DIFFERENCE MAKERS").
GOT IT?
LET ME KNOW NEXT TIME YOU NEED TO BE SCHOOLED.
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This thing with the ducks -- I've tried it. The ducks liked it.
I didn't.
LOL JFOB.
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What is the sound of BLP wings flapping?
0-3 with one walk and no runs scored.
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