28
2011
Red Sox and Yanks In On Beltran
An article by Hojo's Mojo
Heyman says Bosox will be in the hunt too…
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Original Post 8:20 PM
According to Wallace Matthews of ESPN New York, a Yankees source who participated in the team’s organizational meetings on Wednesday, said that Carlos Beltran’s name came up as the potential replacement for Nick Swisher – whose option may be declined.
“He’s on our list,” said a team official who was present at the meeting. “But we have to make a decision on Swisher first.”
That is an ominous sign for Swisher and his agent, Dan Lozano, who during the season were given reason to believe the option would be picked up, although not before the Nov. 1 deadline. Now, it seems as if the Yankees front office is weighing one of three options — pick up Swisher and forget Beltran, sign Beltran and forget Swisher, or sign Beltran, pick up Swisher’s option and include him in a trade for a starting pitcher.
The similarities between the two players are striking. In 13 full seasons, Beltran’s averages are .283/.361/.496 with 23 home runs and 88 RBIs; Swisher’s are .254/.360/.466 with 26 HRs and 83 RBIs. Both are switch-hitters, although Beltran homers more frequently from the left side, which might make him more suited to Yankee Stadium’s hitter-friendly right-field porch. And since Beltran lost his center field job to Angel Pagan last season, both are right-fielders, with Beltran considered easily the better fielder.
There’s something that will stoke the Hot Stove for New Yorkers.
Obviously, most of you remember that Beltran was very close to becoming a Yankee seven years ago before he decided to sign with the Mets. Cashman has said in the past, that he always regretted the decision not to make a stronger play for Beltran at the time.
Beltran led the Mets with 15 home runs and 66 RBI this season while batting .289 in 353 at-bats. After he was traded to the Giants he batted .323 for them with seven home runs in 167 at-bats.
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Do they really think they’ll be able to sign Beltran cheaper than Swisher’s $10.25 million dollar option??
They’vev had plenty of experience with Boras… his players do not come cheap. If Cashman was smart he’d bite the bullet on Swisher’s option and spend his money on a decent starting pitcher.
Clayton you watch your pennies too much. Wayyyyy too much. Don’t let it get in the way of what you have to do and that’s win ballgames. Besides, these are the Yankees.
Beltran would be an excellent fit with that little banbox stadium. They’ll also probably get their pitcher too.
Well Clayton what can the Yankees give him that money can’t buy?
Beltran is at that point in his career where he has plenty of money!
The one thing he can’t buy is another RING!
The problem as I see it with the fans is we don’t all HAVE money so we value it more than someone who DOES and can’t see where they might have other things more important to them that money can not buy!
And Beltran seemed to like it in NY so the Yankees would seem to be a very good fit for him, he will still get plenty of money, Not have to move and get a chance for another ring!
What a shock John Heyman makes the Yankees and Redsox the favorites to get a free agent. Your nothing if your not predictable
These are the Yankees not the Mets. The first thing they look at is:
1. Which players gives us a better opportunity to win in 2012.
Exactly.
It’s all about WINNING. Work out all the other details later.
But Swisher can play more games and is less of an injury risk. What do the Stankees do if Beltran goes down again?
What do the Stankees do if Beltran goes down again?”
THEY RELOAD.. just like every year.
Well in the last 10 years of overspending, the Yankees have one title.
Seems like they are reloading because they keep res-pending, but the results do not add up.
Yeah been in the post season, but fizzle out………….
They are a prime example of spending for spending sake.
Only because they have not been able to buy Pitching the way they used to. It hasn’t been available and when it was it went to Phillie!
I would rather see him go to Boston than “The other side”.
How come it seems like people here are not seeing a difference between the Yankees and the Mets? It’s becoming quite apparent that some believe they have equal revenue streams? As though the Yankees spending to spend and not caring the cost is something any other franchise can and should be doing?
Spending $ isn’t the only way. Spending $100mil on a baseball team is not “the cheap” way of doing things.
No it’s the long drawn out 10 year way!
And it will never work in NYC or the NL East!
If Sandy lets Reyes go and trades Wright we could still lose money this year even with the reduced payroll because the Crickets get in for free!
The Yankees are an aging team. Do they want a 34 year old outfielder. They have a lot of guys 30+. You go position by position and this team is looking tired.