That's why Beninteni should have been a priority. Look at the contracts around the league, the White Sox did not over pay for him. I know they balked at the 5th year......guess we only pay power hitters and strikeout kings through their late 30s?
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Benintendi was exactly what the team needs
When he got hurt he was hitting well. A solid .300 hitter
I would have included Hicks and Donaldson. Would gave been a bonanza for the Diamondbacks. No?
Although he hit in the .290’s twice, last year was the first time in his career he hit .300 (.304). He hit all of .254 with the Yankees while he was hitting .320 when they got him.
I agree we need other types of hitters who can make constant contact however as I posted when we got him, Benintendi did not “move the needle“ for me.
We hear of rumors out there of while most of those are not impressive either (besides Reynolds who they are not going to pay the price Pittsburgh is asking), there might be someone else out there not on our radar who winds up on the team. We shall see.
He’s not ready. Invite to spring training and let him get a taste.
I keep hoping the light switch goes on with Florial, but man does he strikeout a lot also.
Do they have Aaron, Mays and Ruth in the outfield? No room for Trout?
Terrific. Just in time for the back-half of his contract when he completely falls apart. He would be on the shelf with Stanton for most of the next six years. Trout is already getting hurt a lot. Don't do it. Unless the yanks start spending Mets-like money; then the countract would prevent the yanks from signing that starting pitcher they needs a couple of years from now.
Please elaborate. How did he "completely mishandle" this?
By low balling him prior to the season allowing Judge to bet on himself and end up having a great season costing the Yanks over 100 million dollars.
Benintendi's value was more about on base percentage than batting average. He also provided speed on the base paths and was very good defensively. I just hope we acquire a few players that have his skill set. We have learned you can't win with a roster full of 30-something power hitters.
Don’t disagree with the last sentence but all of Benintend’s numbers, IIRC, all went down when he joined the Yankees except for his strikeouts which fitting with this bunch, went up.
Whose to say if they came up with a higher number he would have signed? No one knows what his number was back then because it was never made public. When he was offered the original number, how many people considered it to be a low ball offer. I thought it was fair but don’t begrudge anyone who wants to see their value on the open market. Sometimes it pays off (Judge), sometimes it doesn’t.
Finally, Cashman didn’t come up with that number, Steinbrenner and his money people did. Cashman was the bag man.
ronm
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Who is I have no idea who you are talking about.
New York Yankees Invite Former Texas Rangers OF Willie Calhoun to Spring Training - Sports Illustrated NY Yankees News, Analysis and More
New York is taking a flyer on this slugging lefty, who struggled over the last several seasons with Texas
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