Comments on: Report: Yankees not planning to pursue Carl Crawford or Jayson Werth

By: Cashman: Yankees had “pretend” interest in Carl Crawford to “drive price up” for Red Sox | HardballTalk

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:29:58 +0000

[...] he’s right. In fact, way back in November when Crawford was being linked to various teams I wrote that “the Yankees are pretty set in the outfield and Gardner in particular has a relatively [...]

By: Unshaven Fury: The Chronicles of J-Dub | That Balls Outta Here | A Philadelphia Phillies Blog

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:46:56 +0000

[...] But free agency can be declared starting November 7, so regardless of how we rationalize the loss of J-Dub, his dusty razor, and his furious, unforgiving wrath, chances seem likely that he’s on his way out. Though at least it may not be to the Yankees. [...]

By: Lastest New York Yankees News · NRS Sports

Lastest New York Yankees News · NRS Sports — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:12:12 +0000

[...] Report: Yankees not planning to pursue Carl Crawford or Jayson Werth Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News hears from “a source” that the Yankees “aren’t planning to make a hard charge for Carl Crawford or Jayson Werth” this offseason. That certainly makes sense because the Yankees are pretty set in the outfield with Brett Gardner, Curtis Granderson, and Nick Swisher, and Gardner in particular… Read more on NBC Sports: HardballTalk [...]

By: bigharold

bigharold — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 06:36:27 +0000

“What happens if they make Cliff Lee a six-year, $120 million offer and he turns it down? ”

The Yankees move on. Unless Crawford or Werth can pitch, they don’t really help the Yankees enough to cover their cost.

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:56:12 +0000

Sometimes I love you man….. Even though, you root for the wrong team and all. No one can be totally perfect though can they?

By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged

churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:44:13 +0000

The yankee fan ego knows no bounds, you know that

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:38:18 +0000

Really, I don’t see a need. I’m thinking Darth Stienbrenner’s Henchman Sith Cashman will be after 2 pitchers this off season, one being Lee. I’m pretty sure Lee will stay in Texas. What will this do the NYY fan ego?

By: fquaye149

fquaye149 — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:06:11 +0000

So Mark Teixeira will become the world’s most expensive DH?

By: Good News For Us

Good News For Us — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:05:04 +0000

[...] News For Us If we were planning on making a push for Crawford…which we aren't: Report: Yankees not planning to pursue Carl Crawford or Jayson Werth | HardballTalk He'll probably end up on the Tigers or Angels or some bullshit Kyle Orton and Dan Mega suck [...]

By: Yankees Not Interested In Crawford or Werth |

Yankees Not Interested In Crawford or Werth | — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:32:57 +0000

[...] Hardball Talk – Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News hears from “a source” that the Yankees “aren’t planning to make a hard charge for Carl Crawford or Jayson Werth” this offseason. [...]

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:11:06 +0000

BC – Greg Golson, not much on offense at this point but he is young.

By: BC

BC — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:06:03 +0000

They also have that kid (name escapes me) that they used for defense in right field in the playoffs now and then. Cannon of an arm. Don’t know what his hitting is like.

By: cintiphil

cintiphil — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:46:44 +0000

The Yankees are saving money for Sir Albert next year. No one else can have the same impact on the team at any price.

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:37:25 +0000

I agree about Lee. But personally I’d rather see Crawford replace Granderson in the outfield. Granderson is way to streaky. Granted he has more power then Gardner but that’s the only stat that he has over Gardner. Gardner has a better OBP and as a top of the order guy he creates more problems for opposing pitchers, plus his salary is 1/10th of Granderson and he has more upside then Granderson. Crawford or Werth would more then offset Granderson.
To switch gears after all that the Yankees have a more pressing need then the outfield. They need to upgrade the catching position. Posada’s done, if the Yankees don’t think any of the guy’s in the minors are ready they need to get a replacement for Posada. I like John Buck, he has power, hits for average and is good defensively and bats from the left side. If not him AJ Pierzynski might be had for a couple of years until the prospects are ready.

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:15:24 +0000

Still think the Universe is only veiling their interest in Crawford. There’s a substantial differene between his and Gardner’s batting avg., and Brett can be 4th outfielder or bench. But let’s get Lee first.