also, i think the yanks balked at the prospect price + the price of signing
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Wouldn’t it be the same thing here? Why would the Yanks trade for Halladay only to let him go as a free agent? At that point, why not just wait until next year if you really want him?

maybe cashman is looking for a little atonement?
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For the first time ever, I’ll agree with Steve regarding Cashman: he believes in his record and I don’t see anything that would indicate that he’s trying to “atone” for something. Skipping Santana in favor of Sabathia was his plan all along. I don’t see Cashman seriously involved in Halladay. Stranger things have happened but I assume that the asking price would be so absurd that it wouldn’t make sense for the Yanks.

also, i think the yanks balked at the prospect price + the price of signing johan to the monster deal, along with the fact that he (at the time) was trending back to reality…here the cost is just the deal, that’s it, and halladay has proved that he’s the best in the biz

MJ wrote:

Corey wrote:
even if he’s not, its much easier to find a serviceable 2nd basemen then it is to find an ace
Of course. Nevertheless, I think it’s not happening. If we didn’t trade Hughes/Cano for Santana why would we trade them for Halladay? This entire thread is far-fetched from a NYY perspective.

maybe cashman is looking for a little atonement?

Corey wrote:

even if he’s not, its much easier to find a serviceable 2nd basemen then it is to find an ace

Of course. Nevertheless, I think it’s not happening. If we didn’t trade Hughes/Cano for Santana why would we trade them for Halladay? This entire thread is far-fetched from a NYY perspective.

even if he’s not, its much easier to find a serviceable 2nd basemen then it is to find an ace

I’ve never really seen Sanchez play but something about him makes me feel like the Yanks would miss Cano in that scenario. Dunno why, I just wonder if Sanchez isn’t a scrub made to look better than he is because of the company he keeps on that horrendous ballclub…

Totally BS response, I know. For all I know, Sanchez could be a great player here. But somehow I still wonder if the Yanks offense — thin as it can be sometimes — could withstand losing Cano.

i also refer to the pirates as our AAAA farm team

well his 8 million dollar option for next year is gonna vest unless sanchez gets hurt, cause he made the AS team and they won’t need him next year…and it might not take much to land him…i figure if they got the pirates to pay half of hinske’s deal then for sure if we paid 8 mil for next plus this years, it wouldnt cost much in terms of prospects.

If the Yanks trade Cano, would they dare move Jeter to 2B and play Pena at SS?
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Pena doesn’t hit enough to play every day and Jeter wouldn’t move to 2B in-season, let alone in the off-season with 3 months of ass-kissing and begging.

His interview with Serby in the NYP this past weekend didn’t make it seem promising…

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07052009/sports/yankees/serbys_sunday_q__a_with____derek_jeter_177746.htm