The Astros have acquired catcher Brian McCann from the Yankees, per team announcements. Prospects Albert Abreu and Jorge Guzman will head back in return. There is no indication at present of the financial considerations, but Jon Morosi of MLB Network tweets that some cash is going with McCann.
I certainly wasn't. I'm happy with the return.Were you guys expecting more for him? I know one of these guys throws hard but he's still in rookie ball so who the hell knows.
Payroll for 2017 doesn't matter that much, I think their goals with salary are twofold: to get under whatever the new luxury tax number is for the 2018 season after the CC and A-Rod deals expire, and to have as much money available as possible in the 2018-2019 offseason for guys like Machado and Harper. Otani will also be a prime target whenever he is posted, maybe after 2017.Leaves the team with about $140 in payroll before filling the roster.
Now is a good time to mention that the Yankees have had recent success at developing arms within their system. Scouts have seen upticks in velocity from the likes of Chance Adams, James Kaprielian, (the departed) Rookie Davis, and others under the umbrella of New York’s player-development system. Internal pitching development is quickly becoming one of the organization’s core competencies. The raw material they’ve acquired in this deal, while carrying some risk due to proximity to the majors and command issues, adds considerable weight to what was already one of baseball’s best farm systems.
And it is only getting worse...Pretty sure the NYYF poster stole that from this thread to begin with also, an odd fact for two people to figure out independently. It's amazing how many posts and how little content there is on that site.
Gotta hand it to Cash: no one uses their ginormous payroll to raid other teams' farm systems like the Yankees.
Yes I'm bitter.
This was my thought exactly. The Yankees just showed the way around the international bonus pool penalties. Take a market value contract, subsidize it, and buy somebody else's A - ball flamethrowers. Genius. Who can the Red Sox do this with? How about the give a rock Holt a 2 year,$10 million contract, then pay $9 million of the contract to, say, the Marlins for a couple top 17 year old prospects.Gotta hand it to Cash: no one uses their ginormous payroll to raid other teams' farm systems like the Yankees.
Yes I'm bitter.