|
A) I was talking about the Yankees, not the Red Sox. Not surprisingly the Red Sox automatically get dragged into the discussion somehow.
B) IIRC the Diamondbacks were pretty pissed off about the whole Wells thing.
C) My point about the Yankees getting what they want is that despite having approximately zero prospects with any value in their farm system they are still able to make trades because of buying power. I suppose you can make an argument that the money helps teams in some cases but more often than not the Yankees seem to get much better value out of the players they trade for. This can be seen in the Aaron Boone trade, the Slappy deal, and this Johnson deal if it goes through.
D) Anyone who thinks that the NYY acquiring Johnson is anything but an excellent move is kidding themselves. ERA+s of better than 170 in five of the past six years? Yeah, I'd take that on my team's staff any day of the week. The Yankees don't play for the future, especially with the team of geezers they have now, and Johnson is a huge upgrade over Javy Vazquez.
|