MLB 2006 Season Thread

[dablackguy]

Originally Posted by sTiMa34 Well before this trade I know the Yankees had something like 120 millon dollars set already on the 2009 payroll, while the Red Sox (2nd highest payroll) only had about 25 mill set. Eventually this big spending HAS to catch up with the Yanks you'd think, I mean I know they got the most money but their payroll was already 75 or so mil more than that of the Red Sox, eventually their payroll is gonna be double that

It kinda has, they're a very old team. I could see a senario one year where the injuries are even worse than this year, say Giambi, Posada, Johnson or even Rivera. And if some of the guys get old and hurt, you're limited in what you can do. In a couple of years, you can't move a 37 year old Giambi, for example, with 18 mil coming to him without paying for most of it. And you can't give another younger guy that kinda of money without clearing money unless you absolutely have no regard for your money spent and intend to possibly lose money

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Originally Posted by dablackguy It kinda has, they're a very old team. I could see a senario one year where the injuries are even worse than this year, say Giambi, Posada, Johnson or even Rivera. And if some of the guys get old and hurt, you're limited in what you can do. In a couple of years, you can't move a 37 year old Giambi, for example, with 18 mil coming to him without paying for most of it. And you can't give another younger guy that kinda of money without clearing money unless you absolutely have no regard for your money spent and intend to possibly lose money

That's what I mean. I don't know exactly who has contracts running until 2009, but I'd assume it is some of the older guys but than again it could be guys like Jeter, A-Rod, Cano will all still be probably playing "up to snuff" 3 years down the road.