***yankees official offseason thread*****

[Triumph36]

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oh I agree, and desertcats statement ignores that Arod had already been a great player from age 20, so his statement is wrong.

but anyways, it is fun to go compare the 2. his point isn't that far off - in a few years Arod will be a 1B/DH, and only marginally better or perhaps worse than a handful of other 1b/dh's who make < 1/2 of what Arod will be making.

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I'm not so sure about this. A-Rod is a tremendous athelete - enough that he could move to the outfield instead of 1B-DH when he gets older.

[Kneel B4 Zod]

it will only be a big deal if Arod ages, and you are stuck with 5 more years of a .300/.280/.260 eqa hitter due another $150m

b/c at that point, there will be much better options

[sylar]

by the way, will anyone really care that much about $27.5M in 8 seasons from now? inflation FTW.

[Kneel B4 Zod]

again, only if Arod ages and becomes an average hitter who can only play 1b.

if he can still play a non 1b position, and hit above average, then maybe it's not so bad. it's just a big gamble wrt to how he ages

[owsley]

where else can the yankees spend money to get all that production in one place? It is a no brainer.

[Kneel B4 Zod]

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where else can the yankees spend money to get all that production in one place? It is a no brainer.

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again, for the next 3-4 years, maybe nowhere. for the 6 years after that, it will likely be easy to replace whatever you get from arod, and for much less money. top players by then should be >>>> arod in terms of hittinfg ability

[CharlieDontSurf]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...p;sportCat=mlb

[Kneel B4 Zod]

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http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...p;sportCat=mlb

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that fine, but I dont think Caple stops to consider how old he is

[Franchise 60]

You really don't think its more likely A-Rod is a top hitter at 38 than an average hitter?

Players a lot less durable and without his athletic ability have done very well in the 38-40 year range.

[Kneel B4 Zod]

gimme a list of names you want me to compare him to (seriously)