Pudge a Yankee

[Vino707]

I think that is one problem the Yanks have right now, they are waiting for to many people to mature. Oh and the people who are mature arent doing that great either. Either way I think the ones that are mature need to shape up.

[golf_junkie27]

The Yanks sure are getting desperate! Pudge is decent now, nothing like what he used to be. The yanks need better pitchers, but they need a replacement for Posada.

Replace Posada? Why? Because he was hurt this year? His numbers the last few seasons have been incredible unlike you know, Jason Varitek.

If I'm Cashman, I do whatever possible to trade Hughes and Kennedy for a number three starter. I'm tired of hearing about Hughes' potential. His potential must be on the DL as that's where he always finds himself. As for Kennedy, he had a great 14 innings, last year, in September against other September call-ups. Not impressed. I'm still bitter they did not trade both for Johan Santana. A two-time Cy Young winner, lefty, under 30, with dominant stuff for an injury prone prospect and a soft-tossing nibbler who got hammered in 2008. It was a no-brainer. If I'm Cashman, Austin Jackson inherits the CF job. Xavier Nady takes over in RF and becomes the three hitter. Damon/Matsui split LF and DH. I buy out Giambi but try to re-sign him to a lesser deal. I go after Sabathia and try to work out a deal for Brad Penny. Maybe the Dodgers are dumb enough to accept Hughes, Kennedy, Melky and Alan Horne for Penny? This would be the ideal lineup, at least for me: Damon-LF Jeter-SS Nady-RF Arod-3B Giambi-1B Posada-C Matsui-DH Cano-2B Jackson-CF Rotation: Sabathia Chamberlain Penny Wang Pettitte The best part is you reduce payroll by about $60mm, too.

[pjsnyc]

...I'm still bitter they did not trade both for Johan Santana. A two-time Cy Young winner, lefty, under 30, with dominant stuff for an injury prone prospect and a soft-tossing nibbler who got hammered in 2008. It was a no-brainer...

Absolutely positively right on with this one...though I feel the lineup should look something like this:

Damon, Jeter, A-Rod, Abreu, Matsui, Nady, Giambi, Posada, Cano Emphasis on 'SHOULD' cuz we all know how they end up performing.

[The Rambler]

Well, yeah, for this year only. Pudge will be a Yankee up until W.S. game 7 if we make it all the way to that point - but that's it. Posada will be our starter in 2009.

You actullay have to make the playoffs to go to the WS though

[CrazyO_8]

It's too bad. I always liked Pudge. In fact, baseball is my main sport. I play catcher, and Pudge is who I based my form off of.