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Tulowitzki and LeMahieu -- Yankees. This will take some getting used to.
True Dough
(17,392 posts)When the Yankees own all the talent in the damn league??? At least this means Manny Machado is going to land somewhere else, right?
LeMahieu didn't have his best year in 2018 (stats were a little off and had some injuries), but he's still underrated, IMO. Great hitter, fast on the base paths, good defensively.
Yavin4
(35,455 posts)Red Sox on the other hand...
hughee99
(16,113 posts)I disagree with the other poster. I think the Yankees SHOULD spend money on free agents (when they feel it's a good investment). They generate a lot of revenue, in large part because of the fans, and they should spend that money on making their "product" better to reward those fans. It's better than those owners who are pocketing the difference.
Yavin4
(35,455 posts)New Yankees ownership is pocketing the cash. They're not spending aggressively on players.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)Now Im not suggesting they should throw ungodly sums of money at players who dont warrant it (like Ellsbury and McCann), but when free agents they want come up, they shouldnt be balking because of the money. My Red Sox are in the same boat. Their payroll has been high the last few years, but a large part of that wasnt for their stars, it was for expensive mistakes.
Big market teams have the luxury of being wrong on big contracts. As someone once said, its not the stars that are expensive, its the high price of mediocrity.
Auggie
(31,240 posts)Granted, Chapman was re-signed in 2017 for megabucks. But the prospects came with low salaries. Looking back, it was a smart move IMO.
No Yankees fan BTW.