re: DAT Offseason Thread: Sorry Not Sorry. Still 2017 Champs.

They made some good FO moves that put them in striking distance, even w key injuries

Stanton was not a good one, following Elsbury, IMO

I’m not a fan of any albatross deals, period

Don’t even want Cole at what he will command. Harper, Machado, et al, all go to losers

Cole will too

The Yankees don't make that deal without the Marlins taking on Castro and the remaining 44 million (option declined this upcoming) so the Yankees are paying 55 million over 3. If Stanton opts out that is it. If he doesn't the Yankees get 30 million to cover the remaining 7 years on his deal at which time he makes. Essentially a 10 year 260 million deal for the Yankees which is what it will be. Not great but he had a productive first year. Needs more

You keep mentioning different direction? What direction? SP which I asked who would have been available for what the Yankees paid Stanton the last 2 years and nothing. The Yankees made moves to address SP in Paxton and Happ. Happ looked horrible this year but was fantastic last year, had he pitched like last year, had Severino and Montgomery been healthy it is a different team.
There has been no pitcher worth signing that would be Verlander or Cole so that is out of the question. Gray struggled as a Yankee and that is part of the reason the Yankees let go of Larry after watching Gray turn it around again.


Now back to the Astros I could see them with the players mentioned. All young with some past success but more recent struggles. Whitley and Tucker also need to be on this team either opening day or not soon after. You've refused to trade them for years and now is the time for them to sink or swim.
Altuve, Springer, and Bregman are the backbone of the team but Correa is one of the more talented players. A healthy Correa is a 8 WAR player or close to it.
Also need for another strong season from Verlander and Greinke to anchor the rotation verlander will be 37 to start the season and Greinke just turned
35. Brantly and Gurriel are only other two 30+ year old starters. Brantly had his first healthy year in a long time, so do you keep Reddick in case he progresses and do you start looking for help at 1B with Gurriel or try Yordan out during spring training to keep his bat in the lineup?

OF of Springer, Brantly, Tucker with Jake as a 4th?

Yuli, Altuve and Bergman finish 2nd at their positions for Gold Glove. Houston runners up is starting to have a familiar ring to it.

Yuli was the Astros MVP this year. Period.

Greinke wins an NL Gold Glove. idgaf, parade that thing through downtown Houston.

Again, Yankees took him on because his contract was essentially 15 million a year and there was no FA pitcher worth that at the time. It was one of those too good a deals to pass up. So not sure where your point lands since you haven't indicated one pitcher the Yankees would have instead of Stanton or the fact Stanton kept them afloat last year with Judge and others on the sideline.

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so do you keep Reddick in case he progresses

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Only if it's your last option.

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do you start looking for help at 1B with Gurriel or try Yordan out during spring training to keep his bat in the lineup?

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Tucker is the guy that might move to 1B if Yuli doesn't stick around after next year. He started playing there some at AAA and even got a few innings at 1B in the majors.