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The Yanks finally decided on Aaron Boone. His family's been in baseball basically since Cartwright laid the rules down so he should know a little something. 

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1 hour ago, mdn82 said:


Will one move to DH? Their outfield was already pretty good.


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They could try to unload someone, they've got some good OF prospects in the minors too. I read their plan was to rotate Gardner/Judge/Stanton (think it was those 3) through the DH spot.

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They could try to unload someone, they've got some good OF prospects in the minors too. I read their plan was to rotate Gardner/Judge/Stanton (think it was those 3) through the DH spot.

Might keep Stanton healthy too. Prior to last season since his rookie year I remember reading he only averaged 112 games per year. Last year was a full year. Fun team to watch offensively. Losing Castro does nothing but give Torres a spot. Great move imo. I think this all but eliminates Harper to the Yanks next season. He had been teasing Cubs though for some time since he grew up with Bryant.


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41 minutes ago, mdn82 said:


Might keep Stanton healthy too. Prior to last season since his rookie year I remember reading he only averaged 112 games per year. Last year was a full year. Fun team to watch offensively. Losing Castro does nothing but give Torres a spot. Great move imo. I think this all but eliminates Harper to the Yanks next season. He had been teasing Cubs though for some time since he grew up with Bryant.


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Losing Castro helps the Yankees absorb the contract while still having a chance at staying under the luxury tax.  I was never a Castro fan so it's a win-win for me.  I'm not sure if Torres is ready, just a handful of AAA at bats pre-injury, but if he doesn't win the job they may be able to patch 2B together until he is.

Plus you won't make it through a full year with only 3 OF, so they'll still be chances for Hicks and Ellsbury.  I prefer trying to dump Ellsbury, but the only team dumb enough to take his 21 mil/yr is the Cleveland Browns.  Still need a 5th starter, could try to bring Sabathia back cheap.  

Harper was never a guarantee though.  I'll take Stanton now over a chance at Harper next season.

Stanton is headed to (or already in) NY for a physical which means he approved the trade, so pending physical it looks like below:

Miami:  Castro+two low level prospects+eating 30 mil

Yankees:  Reigning NL MVP

Good deal for NY.

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Losing Castro helps the Yankees absorb the contract while still having a chance at staying under the luxury tax.  I was never a Castro fan so it's a win-win for me.  I'm not sure if Torres is ready, just a handful of AAA at bats pre-injury, but if he doesn't win the job they may be able to patch 2B together until he is.
Plus you won't make it through a full year with only 3 OF, so they'll still be chances for Hicks and Ellsbury.  I prefer trying to dump Ellsbury, but the only team dumb enough to take his 21 mil/yr is the Cleveland Browns.  Still need a 5th starter, could try to bring Sabathia back cheap.  
Harper was never a guarantee though.  I'll take Stanton now over a chance at Harper next season.
Stanton is headed to (or already in) NY for a physical which means he approved the trade, so pending physical it looks like below:
Miami:  Castro+two low level prospects+eating 30 mil
Yankees:  Reigning NL MVP
Good deal for NY.

Doesn’t ellsbury have a full no trade clause too?


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39 minutes ago, Dalton26 said:


Doesn’t ellsbury have a full no trade clause too?


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Yes, another reason he can't be dumped.  That reactionary contract to an injury prone player was ssssoooo stupid.  He had one great year, aside from that he was basically Brett Gardner.

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I'm actually excited for my Phillies again with a lot of young guys from our Farm system on the roster this season. Probably wont make the playoffs but itll be nice to get a good look at our future

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1 hour ago, LIHoosier said:

Giancarlo has 2 HR's in his Yankee debut; the 2nd one went about 5 km (game is in Canada).

Judge and Stanton and Sanchez back to back to back.  That's beyond brutal; I almost feel bad for the pitchers...almost.  Gonna be a lot of baseballs not coming back.

A person I work with is married to a pitcher in the Mets organization.  She should probably be glad he's in the minors, last time Judge was there he hit one that was last seen in orbit around Mars.

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4 hours ago, Naturalhoosier said:

Opening day!!!!!  The start of the Astros Repeat!  ;)

hope not! HUGE Angels fan, so anxiously waiting for them to get back to the postseason and not waste Trout's prime

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