Yanks demote Melky, cut Sexson (still no Barry)

Am I falling into the sarchasm?

I was afraid the giants would trade for him.

I imagine other fans feel the same way.

My first try. Did I post this in the wrong place?

I was always impressed by the people who spelled Alfonzo “Alphonso”.

It’s an easy choice for me.

For next year, the Yankees already have $111 million committed to Jorge Posada, Robinson Cano, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, Mariano Rivera, and Jose Molina. Figure another $12 million for players eligible for arbitration or whose salary the team can set — Chien-Ming Wang, Joba Chamberlain, and Melky Cabrera, most prominently — and this leaves the team with $77 million to fill out the rest of the roster if they shell out about $200 million altogether, as they usually do.

As much money as that is, it has to replace a lot — no. 3 and no. 5 hitters, no. 2 and no. 3 starters, and a guy who once spent several months on the disabled list with a strained butt. Say the Yankees signed Sabathia for $25 million and Teixeira for $20 million. Say they also picked up Damaso Marte’s $6 million option and signed Chicago reliever Bob Howry or some equivalent pitcher for $6 million to help stabilize the young bullpen, and finagled Mussina into coming back for $11 million. That would leave the team short an outfielder, with no regular designated hitter, and just $8 million left to spend on the bench — none of which takes into account the chance that Jorge Posada may not be able to catch next year

(Tom Marchman)

That’s a lot of money the Yanks are gonna have to spend next year. I think Winn would acutally be a good player for the Yanks, but they would have to give up a little quality to get him, and the Yankees seem to be hoarding their prospects more than ever. It is going to amuse the hell out of me this winter when Cashmen keeps denying interest in Manny, and Hank jumps in with a 5 year 125 mil deal for him…especially if they don’t make the playoffs this year.