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Yeah, but with A-Rod gone Abreu is probably the Yankees best offensive threat next to Posada if he gets resigned. He struggled early on, but he went back to the old Abreu from June onwards. Also if they don't resign him what are they going to do about RF? Moving Matsui over there would sort of make sense, but they would lose a lot of depth on the bench by doing that. There's also the possibility of signing Fukodome, but I don't know how much of an improvement he would be over Abreu.Member of The OS Baseball Rocket Scientists AssociationComment
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Bringing Abreu back is a no brainer.Originally posted by Jay BilasComment
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What is the situation with Fukudome? Is there a huge tag on him like Dice-K just to talk to him?
I like Abreu, especially his patience at the plate, but for $16m I'm not so sure. We could use that money to try and sign Hunter to get a right-handed bat in the lineup and an upgrade in the field. Then move Melky back to LF and have Matsui or Fukudome in RF. Of course the advantage to Abreu is that it's only for one more year where we'd have to sign Hunter for at least three years. We'd probably have to look ahead and see what the FA OF crop looks like next winter.
I guess we'll have to wait and see what The Sons' strategy is for the current crop of FA's.
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A little info on Fukudome...
The 2006 Central League MVP, Kosuke Fukudome (nicknamed "Dome"<sup class="reference" id="_ref-0">[1]</sup>) is an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2007 season and is considering entering MLB.<sup class="reference" id="_ref-1">[2]</sup> Because of his contract status, Fukudome will not need to go through the posting system that Daisuke Matsuzaka endured. Jayson Stark quotes an MLB front office exec who suggests that Fukudome will be the biggest name on MLB's 2007-2008 free agent market.<sup class="reference" id="_ref-2">[3]</sup> Per one report, the Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, and the San Francisco Giants have expressed interest in signing Fukudome.<sup class="reference" id="_ref-3">[4]</sup>. Fukudome is set to earn about $3.15m (in Yen equivalent) in 2006<sup class="reference" id="_ref-4">[5]</sup>, and may command a four to five year deal worth $10m-$12m or more annually in the U.S.<sup class="reference" id="_ref-5">[6]</sup>Last edited by ehh; 10-29-2007, 12:56 PM."You make your name in the regular season, and your fame in the postseason." - Clyde Frazier
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I wonder how this will affect Posada's status. I always wondered if there was any resentment towards Posada for taking Girardi's job in 97.
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Originally posted by Jay BilasComment
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"You make your name in the regular season, and your fame in the postseason." - Clyde Frazier
"Beware of geeks bearing formulas." - Warren BuffetComment
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Ahhh yes, what would the yankees be without another italian manager. LOL
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I can't argue with the choice, but I am disappointed that it's not Mattingly. Basically, an icon is going to be gone from the organization. I have no doubts that he would've been a good manager for this club. But, to turn the page...
Girardi is a good baseball man and should be good with the kids coming up. I do wonder how this impacts Posada, but we'll see. It's an exciting time for Yankee fans. We haven't seen this much of a shakeup since the 95 offseason.Formerly Favre4vrComment
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Girardi was the best choice and should have been the only choice. To me, Mattingly only got a chance because he's Don Mattingly.
The Yankees are going to be in a huge dilemma if Posada leaves."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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The one knock on Mazzone has actually been his handling of young pitchers. He does great getting the most out of fringe veterans (John Burkett, Jaret Wright, Chris Hammond, Mike Remlinger, etc) but some feel his style doesn't really mesh so well with the youngsters.
Not saying I completely agree with it, but that's probably been the main criticism of him, especially recently.Comment
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So, Don Mattingly with one year of bench coach and 2 (or 3, it's late, LOL) is not qualified to manage? Girardi was a bench coach for one year and then managed for one year. I think people make too much of Girardi's "experience" or Mattingly's lack thereof. They were both good candidates and either can do this job well. Mattingly's persona may have been better than Girardi's, but we'll see. I mean Girardi did manage to get fired while winning the MOY award. NY is alot tougher than Florida. Don't get me wrong, I like Girardi, but I don't think its a slam dunk choice like others.
Agreed about Posada. Although he getting up there in age and we probably saw his last great season, there are really no alternatives out there at all...zero.Formerly Favre4vrComment
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