Re: ***yankees official offseason thread*****
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Mo will probably sign a 2 year deal... in my original post i implied signing nathan for 2009 season and have him be setup guy for mo's final season... if he gets paid big i don't see why he wouldn't agree to this
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Care to share some examples of established closers signing elsewhere to pitch as a set up guy?
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it'd only be for one season...and mariano is regarded as the best ever... it's not that big of a sacrafice since it's only one year
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so the NY will have two relievers that cost them over 20m a season in 08. nice.
also why is anybody thinking rivera is going to sign a two year deal? did he actually say that? if he didnt, then its a moronic assumption.
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It wouldn't be bad at all if they continued to perform at the level of Nathan and Rivera. Keep in mind, they paid Rivera and Farnsworth $15.75MM in 2007 for deals that were signed in a much more friendly market for the team. Spending $25MM/yr on two alpha relievers is exactly what the Yankees should be trying to do.
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