Unit headed home?

[rsox]

Re: Unit headed home?

When you really look at it the original 3-team trade that brought Johnson to New York really did not work out well for any of the teams involved: Johnson has won 34 games as a Yankee, the Yankees have been knocked out of the playoffs in the first round in Johnson's two years and Shawn Green and Dioner Navarro have already been traded by their teams. i guess we can chalk this trade up as a bust and see if Randy can rebound if and when he is traded back to Arizona.

[CoRruPt-]

Re: Unit headed home?

RJ wasn't responsible for the Yankees' postseason woes. Not last year anyways. The one two years ago, yeah, he imploded on himself at Yankee Stadium.

[CMH]

Re: Unit headed home?

When you really look at it the original 3-team trade that brought Johnson to New York really did not work out well for any of the teams involved: Johnson has won 34 games as a Yankee, the Yankees have been knocked out of the playoffs in the first round in Johnson's two years and Shawn Green and Dioner Navarro have already been traded by their teams. i guess we can chalk this trade up as a bust and see if Randy can rebound if and when he is traded back to Arizona.

Not poking fun, but isn't it funny when someone can win 34 games in two years and be considered a bust?

[elicoleman]

Re: Unit headed home?

Run Support RJ Got In His 34 Wins:

1 run: 1
2 runs: 2
3 runs:
4 runs: 3
5 runs: 3
6 runs: 6
7 runs: 4
8 runs: 3
9 runs: 4
10 runs: 2
11 runs: 2
12 runs: 1
13 runs: 1
14 runs:
15 runs: 1
16 runs:
17 runs: 1

34 wins is impressive, but when you're getting that kind of run support, you've got plenty of room for error. Yankee fans know, he wasn't the RJ of old. Far too many games he would get into an early hole and have to go the pen quickly.

I for one, don't mind seeing him go back to Arizona if that means dumping his contract.

[Kashanova]

Re: Unit headed home?

this is just a move to get roger ready to come in for us

[bravosfan]

Re: Unit headed home?

Randy Johnson's brief stay in New York could end as soon as today.

A baseball official who spoke with one of the teams involved yesterday said a trade that would send Johnson from the Yankees back to the Arizona Diamondbacks was nearing its completion. While several complicated details remained to be worked out -- mostly involving deferred money owed to Johnson by the Diamondbacks -- the official said those issues could be worked out by today and a deal could be done soon.

The Yankees have been speaking to the Diamondbacks about sending the 43-year-old future Hall of Fame left-hander back to Arizona for more than a week, since Johnson let GM Brian Cashman know he'd welcome such a move.

The Yankees are seeking three young pitchers from Arizona, with much of their focus on right-handed reliever Brandon Medders, whom they think could help their 2007 bullpen. But once the teams agree on players to be exchanged, the Diamondbacks and Johnson would want to open a 72-hour negotiating window during which they could work out financial issues and, most likely, a contract extension.

Johnson starred for the Diamondbacks from 1999-2004, winning four Cy Young Awards and a World Series title before Arizona dealt him to the Yankees just before the 2005 season. He is 34-19 in two seasons as a Yankee and has 280 victories in his career.

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