Comments on: Buzz: Yankees to Offer Contract to Posada

By: jdon

jdon — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:33:54 +0000

hernandez stinks. get a glove and an arm for behind the plate. forget Lo Puca and Posada and all those defensive liabilities. catcher’s don’t HAVE to be offensive machines. get an outfielder with some real pop and your lineup can live with a defensive catcher. your pitchers will thank you.

By: The Glider

The Glider — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:40:26 +0000

I’m fine with LoDuca and Castro as our catchers. I hope we re-sign them both. Is Ramon Hernandez that much better that we need to trade one of our few trading chips we have on him? I don’t think so, especially if he not a huge upgrade over what we already have. Paulie was banged up a lot last year anyhow.

By: jdon

jdon — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:43:51 +0000

don’t want no ex-yankees….nice passed ball there in game 2 against cleveland….scorers, they called it a WP…..Posada gets these all the time in big spots……And he doesn’t hit in post season any more; if he ever did.

Therefore, Omar will probably give him five.

By: poorboy

poorboy — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:19:01 +0000

if paulie only had an arm instead of a piazza-esque wet noodle. the rest of his game is solid.

By: TilMetsDoUsPart

TilMetsDoUsPart — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:21:05 +0000

Welcome back Paul.

By: TilMetsDoUsPart

TilMetsDoUsPart — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:20:37 +0000

Maybe under different terms, or to show just how firm they are…?

By: jose--jose-jose-jose

jose--jose-jose-jose — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:47:07 +0000

…oh yea, and by “they” I mean the Yankees.

By: jose--jose-jose-jose

jose--jose-jose-jose — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:46:42 +0000

I hope they sign him. I think he’s a terrific player, and I don’t mind the fact that he is a yankee, but four years for a 38 year old catcher in the NL is just crazy. And I didn’t even mention the money.

By: hot stove chef

hot stove chef — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:37:49 +0000

I’m confused… I thought they already offerered him a 3 year $40 MM contract?

By: stickguy

stickguy — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:29:08 +0000

Oh, and I wonder if the Yankees are actually trying to clear out the old regime (players, to go with Torre), without actually saying they are doing it?

They could easily pull an A Rod with Posada. make him a reasonable offer, and when he turns his nose up at it, tell him to have a nice life and enjoy playing elsewhere.

Don’t think they do it with Rivera too, but who knows?

As much as we all hate them, the management of the team isn’t really dumb. They know when guys are on the downhill slide as well as anyone else. They just seem to have an image problem (they are the Yankees, after all, and the Ynakees can’t go with young guys, right?)

If anything, the “glory days” of ’96-2000 is hanging over their heads. They seem to worry about upsetting the fans by getting rid of the remaining links to the good old days.

Just wait until they have to make the same call on Jeter, the dude with worse PS numbers recently than A Rod!