I’m peeved. It looks like Carl Crawford is no longer an option for the Yankees, now that Boston is signing him. I’m a little taken aback at how much money the Red Sox are willing to give Crawford; he’s a very good player, but is he worth seven years and $142 million? I dunno.
The Sox have reloaded with Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez (BTW, love that “we’re going to pretend he hasn’t signed a contract extension until Opening Day, so we can save on luxury tax.” Only Boston could get away with that scheme!) Now this means the Yanks are going to have to overpay even more for Cliff Lee, and even then, I’m not sure they will get him.
An aside — I went to the Boston Globe’s site this morning to read the Crawford news and saw a big article about how Tom Brady is now doing Uggs ads. Yeah, I’m sure men will be buying those boots in droves!
But I digress. Anyhow, I wrote at the end of the season that I didn’t think the Yankees getting Cliff Lee was a sure thing. When all is said and done, could I see Lee staying with the Rangers? Absolutely. Nolan Ryan asked Lee’s agent to tell him what it would take for him to stay in Texas. If they match the Yankees’ offer, Lee will still end up with more money, thanks to Texas’ lower cost of living and lack of state income tax.
Gee, I’m glad that the Yankees front office had to spend the last month wrangling with re-signing Derek Jeter, instead of getting to spend more time to do things to, you know, actually improve the team. Thanks, dude, for being all about the pinstripes!
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