2013 is OVER!!!!!
Many of you want to jump off the bridge and say that they are doomed for next year because they don't have any budget to work with. Let's see where they are:
They have lost these contracts:
Pettitte $12 mill
Rivera $10 mill
Kuroda $15 mill
YOukilis $12 mill
Hughes $ 7 mill
Hafner $ 2 mill
Joba $1.8 mill
Overbay $1.2 mill
Jeter his player option is $8 mill which he will take = 9 mill less than 2013
PLus they lose A-Rod's contract while he is suspended which will be a min of $9 mill
You also have Granderson and Cano's contracts which will be zero or more depending on what happens this off-season
That is a total of $79 million coming off their payroll no matter what.
I am sure that they can add payroll and still remain UNDER $189 mill.
They are at about $125 mill on active contracts for existing players under contract for 2014. NOT including Granderson and Cano.
Add back those two at $35 mill for 2014 and you are at $160 mill with room for $29 mill to get a pitcher and maybe some infield help. I say sign a decent starter and somebody for the left side of the infield.
Cervelli can catch and Nunez can play third or short ... sign somebody toplay whichever position Nunez won't be playing.
PLUS ... bring back Girardi. I disagree with his managing sometimes but there is nobody else out there that is available that is better.
Many of you want to jump off the bridge and say that they are doomed for next year because they don't have any budget to work with. Let's see where they are:
They have lost these contracts:
Pettitte $12 mill
Rivera $10 mill
Kuroda $15 mill
YOukilis $12 mill
Hughes $ 7 mill
Hafner $ 2 mill
Joba $1.8 mill
Overbay $1.2 mill
Jeter his player option is $8 mill which he will take = 9 mill less than 2013
PLus they lose A-Rod's contract while he is suspended which will be a min of $9 mill
You also have Granderson and Cano's contracts which will be zero or more depending on what happens this off-season
That is a total of $79 million coming off their payroll no matter what.
I am sure that they can add payroll and still remain UNDER $189 mill.
They are at about $125 mill on active contracts for existing players under contract for 2014. NOT including Granderson and Cano.
Add back those two at $35 mill for 2014 and you are at $160 mill with room for $29 mill to get a pitcher and maybe some infield help. I say sign a decent starter and somebody for the left side of the infield.
Cervelli can catch and Nunez can play third or short ... sign somebody toplay whichever position Nunez won't be playing.
PLUS ... bring back Girardi. I disagree with his managing sometimes but there is nobody else out there that is available that is better.
