thefiestygoat Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 (edited) http://yankees.lhblogs.com/ "Posada has his deal: 4 years/$52 million" "Rivera was in the Dominican Republic today but is supposedly on his way home. I would expect his deal to get done in the next 24-36 hours." ------------------- I am really happy to have Posada back but on the other hand I don't like this deal. I really thought 3 years was excessive but necessary to get him to sign, so having to shell out 4 years is insane. Hopefully he can continue to defy the odds and play well but I won't get my hopes up. Oh well, welcome back Jorge and teach the young pitchers a lot over the next 4 years! EDIT: Jose Molina agrees to a two year deal according to WFAN. ----- This is the first good news of the offseason, he was a solid backup catcher, something they needed for years, awesome news. Edited November 16, 2007 by thefiestygoat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestevens Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Thats an insane contract, im a met fan but im happy to see him return to the Yankees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevil26 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Good to see the Yanks bringing back the geezers. Go Sox!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 I don't think the Yankees' intention is to have Posada play catcher for all 4 of those years. It's still a nutty deal but given the market, the Yankees had to pay that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevils783 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Wow Torre leaving must have really put their jewels in a vice because this contract is absoutly insane. I mean can we really expect him to repeat on his numbers from last season? He's already past the age where catchers begin to decline so how much can we expect from him on the back 2 back end years of this contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 I don't think the Yankees' intention is to have Posada play catcher for all 4 of those years. It's still a nutty deal but given the market, the Yankees had to pay that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils731 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 What position will Posada play that would make him worthwhile in 2 years? I doubt he hits well enough to be a first baseman or DH and be worthwhile making that money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 What position will Posada play that would make him worthwhile in 2 years? I doubt he hits well enough to be a first baseman or DH and be worthwhile making that money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteyNice Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Again with luck Tri? Baseball is not all about luck. It is an awful contract but Posada had the Yankees over a barrel and he knew it. This is where the lack of position prospects hurts the Yankees. It's all well and good to have lots of pitching prospects but you can't win games 0-0. One of the side effects of having a pitching heavy minor league system is that you have to overpay either in talent in a trade or dollars/years in a contract to bring back hitters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Again with luck Tri? Baseball is not all about luck. It is an awful contract but Posada had the Yankees over a barrel and he knew it. This is where the lack of position prospects hurts the Yankees. It's all well and good to have lots of pitching prospects but you can't win games 0-0. One of the side effects of having a pitching heavy minor league system is that you have to overpay either in talent in a trade or dollars/years in a contract to bring back hitters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted November 16, 2007 Author Share Posted November 16, 2007 Updated first post to include Molina signing for 2 years. Figured it wasn't worthy of its own thread so I put it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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