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Submitted by Chris, Aug 14, 2008 14:59

Hey, Tim. First of all, you say the Yankees need to get an outfielder and a number 5 hitter. Please, check the 40 man roster. Had you done this, you would have seen a player by the name of Xavier Nady who fills both of those holes. Also, even if he wasn't there, have you ever considered anyone out of this thing called the "farm system". Again, had you looked at that, you would have noticed players like Brett Gardner and Austin Jackson, who may possibly get a shot next year.

Also, you inadvertantly state another hole is starting pitching by saying they would need to resign Mussina. With the signing of Sabathia, there is no need for another pitcher. A rotation of Sabathia, Wang, Chamberlain, Pettitte, and Hughes/Kennedy does not need another 40 year old pitcher added to that.

You say the Yanks may not have as much to spend this year because once they fill the holes the payroll will be close to $200 million. Then you quote Hank saying he will do whatever it takes for next year. Did you interpret that as "whatever it takes but I won't even match the payroll of last year"? One would assume that whatever it takes means whatever it takes, or at least match the payroll of this year. The fact of the matter is, the Yankees have plenty of money to sign a star player this year, and if they wanted to, they could sign more than one star player. Sabathia and Tiexiera both on the Yankees is not only possible and affordable for the Yanks, it wouldn't even be surprising.

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1. Re sign one of either Pettite or Mussina for short term deals, and get a stud, e.i. C.C. Sabathia... [MORE]	Lokoman	Aug 20, 2008 12:42
The 2009 Yankees will most likely be a favorite to win the world series. First of all, with Matsui, Damon,... [MORE]	Brandon	Aug 15, 2008 13:26
I have to disagree with this article. While I don't believe that the Yankees will end up with Texiera, I... [MORE]	Matt Savino	Aug 14, 2008 19:10
"That would leave the team short an outfielder, with no regular designated hitter" OF will be Damon, Cabrera and Nady.... [MORE]	Matthew Cohen	Aug 14, 2008 18:10
It's not hard to fill out your team with 75-80M to work with. -CC- 20M (25M is not happening especially... [MORE]	Bill	Aug 14, 2008 17:37
Interesting... I think the overall point of not a lot of change is accurate, but I think the target player... [MORE]	Chris S	Aug 14, 2008 16:56
I'll just ask why Mr. Marchman thinks the Yanks will have a budget cap of $200 million after Hank stated... [MORE]	Jimmy_The_Gent	Aug 14, 2008 15:54
Tim, Giambi, Pettitte and Pavano make a combined $50m in 2008. Replacing them with Texeira and Sabathia at $45m (even... [MORE]	Nelson	Aug 14, 2008 15:49
Hey, Tim. First of all, you say the Yankees need to get an outfielder and a number 5 hitter. Please,...	Chris	Aug 14, 2008 14:59
One big difference between now and the past, Tim, is the Yankees will actually have a number of key contributors... [MORE]	Ed	Aug 14, 2008 14:11
The Yankees have Nady under control for next year. So no, they are not short an outfielder. They are only... [MORE]	Chris	Aug 14, 2008 13:50
Hey Tim, I think you forgot that the Yankees will have Xavier Nady next year, meaning that they can move... [MORE]	dominick Maietta	Aug 14, 2008 13:26
Tim, excellent column, but you seem to overlook contributions from the farm system. I believe that Cashman, or whoever is... [MORE]	pounder	Aug 14, 2008 11:37

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