Friday, December 27, 2013

Yankees Must Sign Tanaka To Have A Good Offseason


The title of this thread is pretty self explanatory, in order for the New York Yankees to have a successful offseason they absolutely must sign Masahiro Tanaka, must. Even after the Yankees got older and signed Carlos Beltran, got faster and signed Jacoby Ellsbury, and beefed up behind the dish with the Brian McCann signing. The Yankees lost a ton this offseason and have replaced it with big names and big contracts only to have to settle on the Brian Roberts and Matt Thornton types to fill the voids. Our solution to losing three of our five starting pitchers was to bring back the oldest starting pitcher in the league who is coming off of two straight seasons of breaking down at the end of the season. We must go all in for Tanaka or the offseason will be for nothing as I cannot see us as more than an 85 win team right now.

Tanaka makes the team younger, better, and most importantly all but blows up the Hal Cap of $189 million. The Yankees have said that they will stay under the luxury tax threshold or go way over it, no in between, and there is no way the Yankees stay under while signing Tanaka, even if Alex Rodriguez is suspended for 211 games. This would open the door for the Yankees to sign other free agents like Stephen Drew, Nelson Cruz, Ervin Santana, or Matt Garza not that we are necessarily interested in any of them.

The Yankees toughest competition for Tanaka's services are the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks, and the New York Mets. That's a ton of teams so this is going to be a tough sign but hopefully the Yankees brand reigns supreme here because if we want to have a good offseason we have to have Tanaka.

9 comments:

  1. WHY ARE THE WORDS SO SMALL ?....in Ken Reed's masterpiece ?
    Its like I'm reading in bralle.
    Are you trying to break the Japanese code ?

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    1. He wrote it. He must have gotten a new pair of glasses and wanted to show off.

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  2. WANTED...POSTERS, AT GREEDY PINSTRIPES.
    MEN WITH HORMONE MALFUNCTION..... WOMEN WITH NO MORALES. APPLY NOW !

    GUYS WHO AIR THEIR LAUNDRY. SPEAK FROM THE GONADS. LET IT FLY.
    YOU GET MY DRIFT?
    AND............GIRLS / COUGARS WILL WANT YOU !.
    ' GET IN OUR TRENCH, AND BE A MENSCH '...I KNOW IT RHYMES. SO WHAT !

    YANKEE FANS UNITED....EXCLUDED. UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS ? WE'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

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    1. Think I would rather the undocumented aliens then YFU... just saying.

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  3. PINSTRIPERS....I'm off to Boston in the morning. My son, his wife, and the best looking grand children
    in New England............are waiting for us. Will touch base again with you..12/31...1/1...We'll see.

    With no evil patrick in town....will Twasp reappear ? He can run his tent show. Slam YFU.
    Strut his stuff, as no one else can.
    But, I don't think so. .............sad. But, it is correctable.

    Surprise me brother Twasp. Mend fences here. You, and I can go at it...off line.
    Happy New Year to all, at this fine new home that I have found.
    Regards,
    patrick & Anne Marie.



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    1. Patrick...
      I don't like Twasp at all but, if it will help the site...I can get along with anyone...if I must! Have him come on back here and show his talent not the dark side.
      He has the talent to bring a lot of life to any site...I get pissed at how he wastes it...yup, I am envious of talent like his.

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  4. GREEDY POSTERS :
    Mr. Reed & the Greedies.......greetings from Boston...... Cow Boy Up !!

    I don't think the Sox Nation knows we are in town. I dare not mention Ellsbury. Remember they
    once burned witches not to far from here. So, I will continue to ask how Big Popi is doing.
    Cold, and dank. Good beer drinking weather....in a few hours.
    Kenneth. we will never increase our ranks, in you post the names of people you don't like.
    That's black Irish, remember?
    Will do a..." Searching for Private Ernie " this afternoon.
    Stay well.

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  5. GREEDY POSTERS :
    Mr. Reed & the Greedies.......greetings from Boston...... Cow Boy Up !!

    I don't think the Sox Nation knows we are in town. I dare not mention Ellsbury. Remember they
    once burned witches not to far from here. So, I will continue to ask how Big Popi is doing.
    Cold, and dank. Good beer drinking weather....in a few hours.
    Kenneth. we will never increase our ranks, in you post the names of people you don't like.
    That's black Irish, remember?
    Will do a..." Searching for Private Ernie " this afternoon.
    Stay well.

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    1. Only one Patrick, the others were alright if treated with a little respect as everyone on any blog deserves! That goes for you and I also!
      I worked hard to make peace between Rooster and Ernie, the same with you and Rooster!

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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)