G-Snarls

Forgot about Perez.

Cecil is better moved to the rotation mostly if Oliver is back and good again. Otherwise isn't Loup our only lefty in the pen?

Never go full Bard, man

Yeah I've been to 7-8 Caribbean countries and I like Punta Cana as much as anywhere.

Even against a lefty I love this new all-purpose Lind.

I'm taking pitching. Because JJ can actually hit and it's worth 20 points. Problem is, it's rather likely someone tees off on poor Lincecum before JJ even gets an at bat Still. Pitching for me.

I LOVE mashed plantains too my friend. F'n love them. Every breakfast I had in Punta Cana included a giant spoonful.

Yes. Killer offense and mashed plantains made up for the weak pitching.

Exactly You should try No available player would have more of a positive impact on this team I have no problem if Cano decides to stay a Yankee just because he wants to be a Yankee, or he insists on 7-8 years and the Jays won't do it I do have a problem if AA never even makes the call to his agent with an offer the team can afford. I'm not holding my breath. Not in the least. But I want Anthopoulos at least making the effort.

The DR team has no pitching either. Hahaha.

Yes, we scouted Cespedes and Darvish as much as anybody Yet signed neither Bah

fapity fap fap fap It's practically the Dominican natioanl all-star team

Gose n' Lawrie

Those are good players, yep Will Trout ever get back to highest WAR in the game? Dunno.

Yeah I don't know what he's going to do with Rasmus and Lind Both are worth what they're getting paid this year, but both are due for raises either from the contract (Lind) or arbitration (Rasmus)

Agree you might as well ask. There's not another available player that would result in a bigger net gain. Replacing our worst regular (Izturis) with Robinson F'n Cano would be monstrous. Realistically, he almost certainly wants more years than the Jays will provide, and he probably does want to be a #Yankeeforlife and if so that's fine. But you at least try to negotiate with him. And yeah - signing Cano and dumping Romero or Bueuhrle's salary in a deal would actually be fathomable in terms of the finances.

I have less of a problem with a straight up blown call, even if it's a bad one In this case, like so many, I have a much bigger issue with the ump: A) appearing ready to call the pitch a ball no matter where it was, due to Burnett's reaction to the previous pitch (unfortunately, not shown in the clip) and Immediately ejecting a catcher for questioning the call in a very quiet manner

Yeah neither is realistic but especially Lee. Way too much money tied to 1 SP. I recognize that. Though then again I never thought we'd see AA take on a salary like Buerhle's either.

Dunno where else to put it. Just offi ial now. We all knew the move was coming. (Though you never 100% trust this team with activations until its official)

Cliff Lee anyone? MLBTR: As with most partial no-trade clauses, Cliff Lee and his agents at Frontline had the opportunity before the season to restructure his. Lee can block trades to 20 teams, writes Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports, including the Yankees, Red Sox, Rangers, and Orioles. Most of the 20 are projected trade deadline buyers, a source tells Morosi. Keep in mind that the presence of these teams does not mean Lee will automatically block a trade to them; it just means he has leverage if the Phillies strike a deal with one. Lee, 34, has been dominant for the Phillies in 2013. His 88 1/3 innings rank second in the National League, his 2.45 ERA ranks eighth, and his 5.69 K/BB ratio ranks second. The Phillies, winners of two in a row, are 7.5 games back in the NL East and faring about the same in the wild card. Nonetheless, Clay Davenport's projections give them a 15.6% chance of making the playoffs. On May 11th the Phils were five games back, and around that time, a "Phillies insider" told Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, "Every time I hear a Lee rumor, I don’t believe it. Don’t think we’d be that dumb unless what we got back in return was so overwhelming that we’d be dumb to pass it up. Will that happen? My gut is it won’t." By Sunday, however, a couple dozen executives, scouts, and players polled by Cafardo named Lee the best starter expected to be available at the trade deadline this year. Lee signed a five-year, $120MM deal with the Phillies in December 2010. At the deadline he'll be owed about $6.25MM this year plus $62.5MM covering 2014-15, for a total of $68.75MM. That's if the record-setting $12.5MM buyout is paid on his 2016 club option, which becomes guaranteed if Lee is not on the disabled list at the end of 2015 season with an injury to his left elbow or shoulder, and has 200 innings in 2015 or 400 in 2014-15 (according to Cot's Baseball Contracts). If the option vests, it will probably be a good thing, but then the commitment would become $83.75MM through 2016. At any rate, Cliff Lee needs to start checking MLB Trade Rumors. A Lee quote from Morosi: "Every time I’ve been traded, before that every organization would say, ‘You’ll be the first one to know if we’re ever going to move you,’” Lee said, recalling that he learned of each trade while watching television. “I was the last one to know every time." It's been an odd career for Lee since becoming an ace in 2008, as he's been traded three times since. The difference this time is that he comes with a market-value financial commitment.

Story continued... Yankees counter during the All Star break with 185M via a few extra incentives Jay-Z and Cano accept and party like it's 1995

Nice start!

Oh. Wow.

Then guys like Bautista, Youkilis and Price will hardly ever get to play!

The clip doesn't show the pitch before. Looked like a strike. Burnett visibly unhappy with the call but doesn't say anything. All too common sequence where ump is thinking "FU pitcher. I'm calling the next pitch a ball no matter where you throw it". And then ejects when people complain.