And water is STILL wet and the sky is, you guessed it, STILL
blue.
MLB Insider Peter Gammons was talking about Bryce Harper and
his potential landing spots when he hits free agency after the 2018 season and
two teams were specifically named, the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees.
Gammons, who gave an interview to Rich Eisen on his show, was quoted as saying
the following about the possibility of Harper going to the Cubs:
"That was very simplified; it was a Reader's Digest
version of the interview," Gammons said Monday on the "Rich Eisen
Show." "The interview was about Kris Bryant. ... [Harper] and Bryant
grew up in Las Vegas so they know one another, they're both great guys. And
people say 'Well, he would love to play for the Cubs,' but I said they're not
going to be able to afford both guys, so probably it'll never happen. But
somehow that went into I said he wanted to play for the [Cubs]."
Then Gammons speculated where he thought Harper would
ultimately land since the Cubs couldn’t “afford” Harper:
"If I were to guess one place, it would be the
Yankees," Gammons said. "Because they're going to have so much money
to spend at the time he's out there. And there's no doubt in my mind that Bryce
could take the pressure of playing in New York. I mean, this guy was on the
cover of Sports Illustrated at 16, was made out to be a divisive figure by the
time he would have been a freshman in college--which, he wasn't a divisive
figure, but that's the image, because he's brash.
"But I think that he can handle New York, and I think
that they would pay huge money. And by the time he would get there ... I think
two years from now when Gleyber Torres is there and a couple more kids come
along, I think they're going to be an absolute monster powerhouse for years.
And add Harper to that, it could really be something. It's a great investment
because they could own the city, and we know that all the television ratings
and attendance go with it. I think it would be a great pick."
Why share this? It is Peter Gammons, why not? When he is
wrong it makes it all the more sweeter to say I told you so. Even though,
obviously, this time I hope the blind squirrel finally finds a nut.
As you know, I'm a very impatient man. So it's killing me knowing the future is so freakin' bright, but having to wait for it to come.
ReplyDeleteI've said it before, but it helps to write it down...
C-Sanchez
1B-Bird
2B-Castro
SS-Didi
3B-Torres
LF-Harper
CF-Hicks/Ellsbury (only part that hurts, but I don't see the Yanks getting rid of Jacoby)
RF-Judge
DH-"whatever"
Notice something? A name missing? Yeah, I think Frazier is dealt for an arm.
I mean, the go to player in discussion is jose Quintana. he's currently 2-7 with a 5.30 ERA and -0.2 WAR. FIP of 4.19, which is the bottom quarter of eligible pitchers.
DeleteYou'd be giving up prospects as if he's a 3.00 ERA pitcher, when he's not performing.
the same goes with gerrit cole. 4.80+ ERA with a 4.61 FIP.
I don't want to dump tons of prospects on either of these guys as if they are aces, when they are currently performing like a #5 pitchers.