Talk about Christmas shopping.
The New York Yankees just signed up 1B Mark Teixeira from the California Angels for $180 million! A week or so ago, they broke the bank and picked up CC Sabathia for $160 million and AJ Burnett for $85 million. And it's not yet Christmas!
As Luke Cage would exclaim, "Sweet Christmas!"
Teixiera gets a $5 million signing bonus. Hey, Mark, all I want is Playstation III. That don't cost much anyway, right? No wonder that guy is smiling!
Despite all that money, their payroll will still fall below $200 million per year now that Jason Giambi, Bobby Abreu, Mike Mussina, and Carl Pavano are no longer wearing pinstripes.
And what does their starting line-up look like come spring? This would be the batting order:
LF Johnny Damon
SS Derek Jeter
1B Mark Teixiera
3B Alex Rodriguez
DH Hideki Matsui
RF Xavier Nady
C Jorge Posada
2B Robinson Cano
CF Melky Cabrera
Off the bench, they have utilitymen Nick Swisher and Shelley Duncan. Brian Cashman probably figured that there was no way they could pry Manny Ramirez away from the LA Dodgers so they settled for another big bat to replace Giambi's.
The starting pitching now looks like this: CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett, Andy Pettite, Chien-Ming Wang while the bullpen will feature the ageless Mo Rivera, Ian Kennedy, Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, and Edwar Ramirez.
Of course, spring training is still a long ways to go. So here's hoping they knock off them Red Sox.
The New York Yankees just signed up 1B Mark Teixeira from the California Angels for $180 million! A week or so ago, they broke the bank and picked up CC Sabathia for $160 million and AJ Burnett for $85 million. And it's not yet Christmas!
As Luke Cage would exclaim, "Sweet Christmas!"
Teixiera gets a $5 million signing bonus. Hey, Mark, all I want is Playstation III. That don't cost much anyway, right? No wonder that guy is smiling!
Despite all that money, their payroll will still fall below $200 million per year now that Jason Giambi, Bobby Abreu, Mike Mussina, and Carl Pavano are no longer wearing pinstripes.
And what does their starting line-up look like come spring? This would be the batting order:
LF Johnny Damon
SS Derek Jeter
1B Mark Teixiera
3B Alex Rodriguez
DH Hideki Matsui
RF Xavier Nady
C Jorge Posada
2B Robinson Cano
CF Melky Cabrera
Off the bench, they have utilitymen Nick Swisher and Shelley Duncan. Brian Cashman probably figured that there was no way they could pry Manny Ramirez away from the LA Dodgers so they settled for another big bat to replace Giambi's.
The starting pitching now looks like this: CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett, Andy Pettite, Chien-Ming Wang while the bullpen will feature the ageless Mo Rivera, Ian Kennedy, Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, and Edwar Ramirez.
Of course, spring training is still a long ways to go. So here's hoping they knock off them Red Sox.
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