※ [本文轉錄自 NY-Yankees 看板] 作者: Ally1213 (不能再偷懶了...) 看板: NY-Yankees 標題: [洋基] Rumor一則 時間: Thu Oct 2 11:54:49 2008 Souce:http://tinyurl.com/4ofuzu Yanks need to bring in Holliday, ship out Cano, Hughes With "change" being the operative word across the land, the New York Yankees are saying "count us in" for a major overhaul and they apparently intend to spare no expense in enacting it, wrote New York Daily News baseball columnist Bill Madden. Problem is, money might not be able to buy their biggest need — a top- of-the-rotation starting pitcher. There's really only one on the free agent market, and all indications are CC Sabathia wants to stay in the National League, where he can hit and not face designated hitters. That's why the one marquee player the Yankees bring in this winter may well be a commodity they seemingly don't need - left fielder Matt Holliday. It's just that when the Rockies put Holliday on the block, there won't be a lot of teams willing to meet the contract demands of his agent, Scott Boras. And the Yankees, who do need to get younger in the outfield, may find his availability too hard to resist. Assuming they are able to sign Holliday, 28, long-term — and that's always a big assumption with a Boras client heading into free agency — the Yankees would then have to give up a premium package to Colorado, something along the lines of Robinson Cano and Phil Hughes. Cano, despite his down year in '08, is still the Yankees' best trade chip and, if they deal him, the Bombers can be counted on as being big players for free agent second baseman Orlando Hudson. One thing that's important to keep in mind: Even with Brian Cashman coming back as Yankee GM, Gene Michael figures to have a bigger say this winter on player personnel decisions. And Michael, as we all know, loves those high on-base percentage guys. (For the record, Holliday had a .405 on-base percentage away from Coors Field in '08.) Otherwise, the Yankees go into the offseason with two significant holes to fill - first base and center field. If they want to be foolish, they could fill first base by throwing $100 million at Boras client Mark Teixeira. But with Jorge Posada's throwing ability uncertain, and first base his likely destination by the end of his contract in 2011, they would probably be advised to expedite that process this spring. If it's determined that Posada can catch, then first base will have to be addressed from the outside - free agent Kevin Millar or a trade for Texas' Hank Blalock are two options - but it would be a lot easier for the Yankees to have Posada concentrate on first base and bring in a veteran free agent such as switch-hitter Gregg Zaun to help Jose Molina with the catching. In any case, the Yankees should not be fooled into bringing Jason Giambi back at a discount because of his power numbers. Rather, it's that .213 average with runners in scoring position that should dictate saying goodbye to Giambi. -- --

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