The Yankees held a
dog and pony show press conference today with their two newest acquisitions, CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett. Both guys said they're here to win. Both guys seem psyched. CC said he made his mind up 10 minutes after his final meeting with Cashman.
It kind of bugs me when Burnett talks about not wanting to be a number one pitcher and how he feels comfortable being behind CC like he was behind Halladay in Toronto. Statements like that kind of scream gutless wonder to me, but I'll let it slide for now.
Now that the starting pitching has been addressed how about getting to work on the lineup and defense, Cashman?
Love the signing of both. Looks like Boston will get Tex, it'll be interesting to see which signings end up being better for each team.
I don't really want the Yanks to sign Tex, but I do want them to give the impression that they're going after him. Boston doesn't have a plan B. If they lose out on Tex, they won't move on to Manny. They may get Dunn, but he doesn't really belong in the same sentence as those two guys.
Drive the price up so if Boston wants Tex, they have to overpay to get him. Honestly, I'd like to see him go to Balto or the Nats.