Granderson to the Yankees
And the rich get richer. This is just the latest bit of evidence that MLB has a flawed system. In a three-team deal, the Detroit Tigers have sent outfielder Curtis Granderson to the New York Yankees. The Yankees gave up Austin Jackson, Phil Coke and Ian Kennedy. In other words, not much.
The Arizona Diamondbacks end up with Ian Kennedy (the bloom is off his rose) and Edwin Jackson (nice overall numbers, but was bad after the All-Star break), and they gave up Max Sherzer and reliever Dan Schlereth.
In the end, the Tigers get Sherzer, Schelereth, Jackson and Coke. This is exactly what they wanted, to unload salary and get some prospects.
The sad reality is that they shouldn’t have to do that. And team’s like the Yankees and Red Sox continue to be able to pounce on any talent that shakes loose in situations like this.
If he is replacing Damon, then the offense is pretty much the same. The only difference is an upgrade defensively and the threat of stolen bases. Then again, the Yankees don’t really need him for offense, since their lineup is stacked.
Rather than blogs showing outrage as to what the Yankees, Mets, Sox are doing, I look forward to more blogs that ask what the “lower-tier” teams do with the money that the Yankees and Red Sox give them. If Tigers, Marlins, Twins, Royals, Pirates, etc. each get $20-$30 million dollars from the luxury tax and revenue sharing – what do those owners do with the money as far as their payrolls are concerned? There is not a cap in MLB – each team can spend what they want…there should be a league minimum spent on each team and their payroll – I think we would be all outraged to find out what these teams are doing with their found money – I am almost certain it is not going to their teams’ payrolls – unless I am proven otherwise, I will continue to believe this is the case.
You make a good point, Mike. But with a salary cap comes a salary floor, so implementing a cap would solve both problems. This is what a lot of people are missing in the NFL with talk of next year being an uncapped year. With the exception of a couple teams, it won’t be a big cash free for all. Some players are going to be shocked when they see how many teams won’t spend when they don’t have to.
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