"In this quirky new baseball reality, the Yankees have lost out to the Cubs (Nate Schierholtz), White Sox (Jeff Keppinger), Pirates (Russell Martin), Diamondbacks (Eric Chavez) and Mariners (Raul Ibanez) because they were either outbid or simply decided not to bid at all. And they never even considered retaining Nick Swisher (Indians).
Next up could be Scott Hairston, and wouldn’t it be something if it were the Mets who outspent the Yanks this time?"
Joel Sherman's definition of "lose out" must be different than my definition of "lose out."
"The ramification is probably going to be fewer runs in 2013, especially when you factor in the uncertain statuses of Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, as well."
Catcher; Teixeira; Cano; Youkilis; Nunez(?); Gardner; Granderson; Ichiro.
I don't know who's going to get injured, but I really don't see the problem.
"But to be among the best in the majors and provide greater protection against the fragility atop the rotation and the regression of the offense, the Yankees need this irony: Phil Hughes to pitch so well in 2013 that he prices himself off the team in 2014."
The idea here is that Hughes will demand a lot of money after a 17-win season and the Yankees will therefore lose him to free agency and this will ultimately help the Yankees. Actually, I'm not sure if Sherman is saying this will ultimately help the Yankees.
The logic evades me, but any plan that starts with "Phil Hughes pitches so well" is not a plan worth thinking about too hard.
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