that wasnt enough for the rangers apparently. They wanted more on top of the pitching prospects+montero that was offered for lee.
There were actually two main reasons. They soured on David Adams when they thought his ankle injury was more severe than initially thought.. That's when they asked for Nunez and Nova, which would make the price for Lee higher for the Yankees for a two month rental than Cleveland and Philly got when they traded him for two and one years' time, respectively. Plus, Texas apparently was really high on Justin Smoak. Their mistake.
Montero is not even the best catching prospect in the yankees farm system though. Austin Romine is by far a more complete player and next in line to replace posada in a year.
Sorry fellow Yankee fan, but both these statements are completely false. Romine is a better defensive catcher, but that is it. Heck, Sanchez will be ranked higher than him within the organization soon. Not saying Romine isn't good, but he may not even project to being a full time MLB catcher. Montero is a once every twenty years prospect, despite needing defensive work. He wrecked AAA pitching this year in the second half and he's still not 21, and he did it with great primary and secondary hitting skills. There is literally nothing about his hitting profile that isn't perfect. There's no such thing as a sure thing, but Montero is about as close as it gets.
Plus it's already been announced that Monetero will go into ST competing for the catcher position. If he plays well, he'll split C/DH duties with Posada.
As a yankee fan i wouldnt mind signing werth. He may strike out a bit, but a solid run producer. Where he would play is the big question. Gardner, grandy and swisher are all mainstay's right now.
I like Werth too. He's a great player. The trouble is, the difference between Werth and the outfield we have will not justify the expense - it's not enough of an upgrade. The Yankees need players who are cheap like Gardner and relatively cheap like Swisher in order to offset the ridiculous salaries some of the other players make. Gardener being a top 15 player in the AL will make them look upgrade in other areas.
If it were up to me i would NOT persue lee. He spanked the yanks in the post season. I'm uncomfortable with handing a blank check to a player that just kicked our ass. I would much rather go after greinke.
I don't care if Lee beat us in the past. He's elite, and signing him improves our team and makes a postseason staff lethal. It won't be a blank check anyway - he's 32 and the Yankees will have to be careful because too high an offer could prompt Sabathia to exercise his opt out clause after next year to try to get more money.
Greinke is stellar, but has tremendous social aniety issues and I believe NY is on his no trade list. High pressure areas do not seem to be the best place for him. He could be great, but he could be a disaster. I'd like to see the Yankees continue to try to pry Soria away from them.
There is no chance crawford comes to new york.
I agree.
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