The general manager meetings are done and after a few days
of sitting under palm trees in the Sonora
Desert resort not a whole lot got
done. This is not uncommon, the big event where players move around the most is
usually the winter meetings which take place next month, but it is a bit
unusual to see exactly zero trades done during the four day event.
The Yankees have a viable trade piece in Brian McCann, the
Pittsburgh Pirates have one also in Andrew McCutchen while the Detroit Tigers
will listen to offers on anything that isn’t tied down including Justin
Verlander, Miguel Cabrera, Ian Kinsler, J.D. Martinez and Victor Martinez.
Chris Sale could be had from the Chicago White Sox with the right deal along
with a slew of names I’m sure we the fans just aren’t hearing about.
There is an eerie calm around the league right now. Maybe it
is the upcoming collective bargaining agreement that is set to expire. Maybe
it’s the rumors of the luxury tax threshold potentially rising with any new
CBA. Maybe it’s just the fact that the free agent class is weak and these
players know it so they are going to take their time, make opposing teams sweat
and ultimately bid against themselves in order to get the maximum contract.
I don’t know why but I just get a weird feeling about this
offseason. It’s either going to be really great for the Yankees, great being
Brian Cashman pulls off a few trades and puts an actual World Series caliber
team out there for once, or a really disappointing offseason for the Yankees.
One thing is for sure I don’t see how they can go another offseason without
signing a free agent to a MLB deal… so stay tuned.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)