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Press Release - July 14, 2013
Thunder Blanked 1-0 in Sunday Pitcher's Duel
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Sunday, July 14, 2013
Trenton Thunder Game Recap For 7/14
Alex Rodriguez Doubles In Tampa Rehab Finale
Alex Rodriguez has presumably played his last game for the Tampa Yankees in this rehab assignment and went out with a 1-3 day with a double, a walk, and a strike out. Alex also reached on a fielders choice as he played the entire game at DH. Alex will play the next three games at least for the Trenton Thunder as they travel to Reading to play the Phillies AA organization.
Alex Rodriguez Rehab Assignment Moves To Trenton
Alex Rodriguez and his 20 game rehab assignment are moving up to the AA Trenton Thunder starting tomorrow night in Reading, PA. Alex has until July 22nd in this rehab assignment to prove that he should be back with the Yankees. If he is not ready the Yankees have to shut him down for five days to restart the assignment and the clock all over again which would not be ideal for anyone involved.
Game Thread: Twins @ Yankees 7/14
The Yankees and the Twins play in their final games before the All Star Break this afternoon on YES and MLB TV. CC Sabathia and Kyle Gibson is the pitching match up while the Yankees look to continue their dominance over Minnesota. CC is coming off of a complete game last time out but took the loss against the Kansas City Royals. Kyle Gibson is coming off of a loss to the Tampa Bay Rays so both pitchers look to bounce back. Go Yankees!
Here is the Yankees lineup
Ichiro Suzuki CF
Zoilo Almonte LF
Robinson Cano 2B
Travis Hafner DH
Vernon Wells RF
Lyle Overbay 1B
Eduardo Nunez SS
Luis Cruz 3B
Chris Stewart C
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Minnesota Twins @ New York Yankees 7/14
In the final game before the All Star break the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins will play an afternoon game at Yankees Stadium in the Bronx. The Yankees will send CC Sabathia to the mound to face off with the Twins Kyle Gibson. The game will be televised at 1:05 pm ET on YES and MLB TV.
Yankees Should Offer Cano A 12 Year Deal
Being posted as a part of Syndicated Sunday from Pinstripe Alley
Where do I sign? - Jim McIsaac
(When someone says) Now hear me out, whatever follows that is not gonna be good.
Now hear me out. The Yankees should give Robinson Cano a massive twelve-year contract following this season that will pay him until he’s nearly 43 years old. If the Yankees are serious about getting under the luxury tax of 189 million dollars and staying competitive in 2014, they need to get creative. Spreading Cano’s money over 12 years instead of 7-10 creates a lower average annual value of the contract. When calculating payroll for luxury tax purposes, Major League Baseball does not use the amount the player actually made in a given year. The Yankees could not offer Cano $5 million in 2014 with a much larger salary in the years that follow in order to get under the luxury tax level. Baseball uses the average annual value (AAV) of the guaranteed money in a contract including player options.
Whether the Yankees actually go through with their goal to get under the luxury tax in 2014 is questionable. At the end of this season, the Yankees will lose Curtis Granderson, Hiroki Kuroda, Robinson Cano (potentially), Andy Pettitte, Kevin Youkilis, Mariano Rivera, Phil Hughes, Travis Hafner, Joba Chamberlain, Lyle Overbay, and $8.5 million of Vernon Wells’ salary for a total just a tad under $100 million. The Yankees current commitments to Alex Rodriguez, Vernon Wells,Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Derek Jeter, as well as third-year arbitration players Brett Gardner and David Robertson total roughly $107 million for luxury tax purposes. Adding in a few other arbitration cases and a bunch of league minimum salaries adds another $14 million. While the luxury tax level is set at $189 million, around $175 million will go to big league salaries with the rest going towards benefits, medical expenses, and minor leaguers on the 40-man roster. As a result, the Yankees would need to fill out the rest of the roster with roughly $54 million.
Signing Cano to an eight-year, $200 million contract may make sense logically. A shorter term contract at an even higher AAV may make even more sense logically, but financially, a longer contract could net huge savings for the Yankees while allowing the team to compete in 2014. Whatever amount the Yankees deem a fair price for Cano, they should offer that amount over 12 years. At 8/200, the amount counting against the 2014 payroll is $25 million. If the contract were 12/200, the amount counting against the payroll in is $16.7 million. The Yankees would then have eight million more dollars to spend on the 2014 team when they will likely be shopping for an outfield bat, starting pitching, and infield insurance for A-rod and Jeter.
Cano would need to be enticed in some way to take the same amount of money over more years. The Yankees could offer $30 million per year over the first three years to make up the difference. Owners are generally reluctant to front-load contracts because they want to keep their money as long as possible. However, the move would prove valuable for the Yankees as getting under the tax threshold could be worth close to $60 million in 2014 alone, with the benefits likely totaling over $100 million from 2014-2016 even if they go back over the luxury tax in 2015 and 2016. After 2016, the Yankees would owe Cano $100-$120 million dollars over the next nine years. That is not exactly chump change, but should be palatable for the Yankees as Cano enters his decline phase. It would not hinder the Yankees the same way A-Rod’s contract hangs over future planning as Cano would make less money as the contract rolls on.
If the Yankees do go this route, expect hand-wringing from sportswriters and fans about the Yankees exploiting the system. Expect some form of an inquiry from Bud Selig regarding the fairness of the contract. Expect the Yankees to be able to do it anyway. The decision is actually defensible on baseball grounds. If the argument is that the Yankees should not be able to extend a player into his age-42 season, then the reply is to point to a certain Yankee who signed a long-term deal that reaches into his age-42 season. Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, and Mariano Rivera are all players the Yankees agreed to sign past age 39. Although NHL contracts have been voided to get around the salary cap, those efforts were more blatant and one was set topay Ilya Kovalchuk the NHL minimum for five years at the end of the 17-year deal. Cano would still be making in the $5-$10 million range when his contract ended, and it is reasonable to think he may still be able to play at that time.
If the Yankees further try to exploit the rules and make every one year deal they sign this winter a one year deal with a $1 million player option, they may be more likely to run afoul of Selig. Signing Cano to a longer term and front-loading the deal would be a win for Cano, Yankee management, and fans who want to see a winner. Shorter term deals are generally preferable, but in this unique circumstance, the Yankees are better off extending the years on the contract. Skepticism abounds at whether the Yankees will actually go through with their plan to get under the tax level, but if they get creative they may be able to pull it off.
Two Yankees In Top Seven Of Jersey Sales
Two New York Yankees have found their ways in the list of top jerseys sold this season. Mariano Rivera in his final season is the second highest draw when it comes to jersey sales and Derek Jeter is seventh. Young stars take over the rest of the list unsurprisingly especially in the top 10.
Here is the top 10 list:
1. Buster Posey SF Giants
2. Mariano Rivera NY Yankees
3. Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals
4. David Wright NY Mets
5. Matt Harvey NY Mets
6. Bryce Harper WAS Nationals
7. Derek Jeter NY Yankees
8. Manny Machado BAL Orioles
9. Mike Trout LA Angels
10. Yasiel Puig LA Dodgers
YGY First Half Round Table Show
I am happy to announce that I will be representing Yankees Fans Unite on tonights Yanks Go Yard First Half Round Table show. Ricky Keeler from YGY will be hosting and I will be on with William Juliano of The Captains Blog, Andrew Mearns of Pinstriped Bible and Stacy Gotsulias of It's About the Money. You can listen live tonight at 10:30 or whenever it is convenient for you. Here is the link to the show and I hope everybody tunes in http://www.blogtalkradio.com/whatsbrewin/2013/07/15/ygy-1st-half-roundtable-show
Colorado Rockies Interested In Phil Hughes
The Yankees are said to be aggressively shopping both Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes this July 31st trading deadline and we have a suitor for Phil Hughes in the Colorado Rockies. The problem with this is the Rockies want to trade for Hughes and revert him back to the bullpen as a relief pitcher. The Yankees are looking to get a big haul for Hughes you would think if we did decide to trade him and I cannot see us fetching that if we were trading him as a relief pitcher. Not to mention that Phil Hughes is home run and fly ball prone and having that kind of pitcher in Colorado would be an absolute nightmare.
I am not sure who the Yankees would be interested in to get in return unless it was on the prospect side. Colorado has already said that they are not willing to trade Carlos Gonzalez or Troy Tulowitzki and have to be overwhelmed to trade Michael Cuddyer and I cannot see Hughes as a pending free agent and a reliever being an overwhelming package. I cannot see us being a trade match with Colorado but stay tuned.
Travis Ishikawa Elects Free Agency
Travis Ishikawa was designated for assignment last week when Derek Jeter returned to the Yankees on Thursday and went on the waiver wire. Travis cleared waivers and was given the opportunity to be sent down to AAA but has declined and has elected free agency. Ishikawa is now a free agent and free to sign with any team.
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