I'll get more into this when I have more energy, but for starters:
1. Fire Aaron Boone. I’m not holding him responsible for this year’s underperformance, I’m holding him responsible for having no ability to improvise as a manager in late-game situations. Phil Nevin will go along with him since they’re buddies and Marcus Thames probably needs to go too after this year’s collective massive underperformance by the offense. I like Thames, sorry dude.
If for some reason Cashman still refuses to fire Boone, then hire a bullpen usage coach. This coach makes the bullpen move decisions, and runs them by Boone before they happen. Boone should not disagree very often but if he does, Matt Blake gets the deciding vote. This sounds complicated but they’re all right there in the dugout and it can happen quite quickly. You’re welcome, Brian!
2. One of Gleyber or DJ have to go. Both are second basemen, both should play second base, only one can in NY. DJ is 33 with 5/75 left on his deal and a full no-trade for one more year (partial no-trade after that), so I would trade Gleyber.
(Much) more later.
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Personnel plan edited in on November 12:
OK, I am going to take a shot at an offseason plan, mostly because I am curious to see just how pricy it will be even without one of the big SSs. Arb players' salaries are from the MLBTR estimates (https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/10/projected-arbitration-salaries-for-2022.html)
NY trades Gleyber, Voit, Deivi, Gil and Oswaldo Cabrera for Matt Olson (two years remaining).
NY signs Justin Verlander for 2/46.
NY signs Starling Marte for 3/54.
NY trades Chad Green (one year left) for prospect/s.
Marte CF ($18M)
Judge RF ($17.1M)
Olson 1B ($12M)
Stanton DH ($22M)
Sanchez C ($7.9M)
Gallo LF ($10.2M)
LeMahieu 2B ($15M)
Urshela 3B ($6.2M)
Peraza SS
bench: Hicks ($10M), Higgy ($1.2M), Wade ($700K), Gittens
Cole ($36M)
Verlander ($23M)
Taillon ($4.7M)
Montgomery ($4.8M)
Severino ($10M)
(next up: German, Cortes, Schmidt, King)
German ($2.1M)
Luetge ($1.1M)
Abreu
Rodriguez ($2m)
Peralta ($1.7M)
Holmes ($1.0M)
Loaisiga ($1.7M)
Chapman ($17.5M)
minors: Cortes, King, Schmidt, Ridings, Nelson
hurt: Britton ($14M)
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So that comes in around $238-$240M plus the 40 man players/player benefits adds $18.2M, putting them at $256-$258M which seems completely possible given what Cashman has been saying this week, obviously pending a new CBA.
1. Fire Aaron Boone. I’m not holding him responsible for this year’s underperformance, I’m holding him responsible for having no ability to improvise as a manager in late-game situations. Phil Nevin will go along with him since they’re buddies and Marcus Thames probably needs to go too after this year’s collective massive underperformance by the offense. I like Thames, sorry dude.
If for some reason Cashman still refuses to fire Boone, then hire a bullpen usage coach. This coach makes the bullpen move decisions, and runs them by Boone before they happen. Boone should not disagree very often but if he does, Matt Blake gets the deciding vote. This sounds complicated but they’re all right there in the dugout and it can happen quite quickly. You’re welcome, Brian!
2. One of Gleyber or DJ have to go. Both are second basemen, both should play second base, only one can in NY. DJ is 33 with 5/75 left on his deal and a full no-trade for one more year (partial no-trade after that), so I would trade Gleyber.
(Much) more later.
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Personnel plan edited in on November 12:
OK, I am going to take a shot at an offseason plan, mostly because I am curious to see just how pricy it will be even without one of the big SSs. Arb players' salaries are from the MLBTR estimates (https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/10/projected-arbitration-salaries-for-2022.html)
NY trades Gleyber, Voit, Deivi, Gil and Oswaldo Cabrera for Matt Olson (two years remaining).
NY signs Justin Verlander for 2/46.
NY signs Starling Marte for 3/54.
NY trades Chad Green (one year left) for prospect/s.
Marte CF ($18M)
Judge RF ($17.1M)
Olson 1B ($12M)
Stanton DH ($22M)
Sanchez C ($7.9M)
Gallo LF ($10.2M)
LeMahieu 2B ($15M)
Urshela 3B ($6.2M)
Peraza SS
bench: Hicks ($10M), Higgy ($1.2M), Wade ($700K), Gittens
Cole ($36M)
Verlander ($23M)
Taillon ($4.7M)
Montgomery ($4.8M)
Severino ($10M)
(next up: German, Cortes, Schmidt, King)
German ($2.1M)
Luetge ($1.1M)
Abreu
Rodriguez ($2m)
Peralta ($1.7M)
Holmes ($1.0M)
Loaisiga ($1.7M)
Chapman ($17.5M)
minors: Cortes, King, Schmidt, Ridings, Nelson
hurt: Britton ($14M)
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So that comes in around $238-$240M plus the 40 man players/player benefits adds $18.2M, putting them at $256-$258M which seems completely possible given what Cashman has been saying this week, obviously pending a new CBA.