YANKEE RUMORS & BYB: PART 17

Mark Buehrle: I think we need to write an open letter to the Yankee brass to express what all of us have been feeling; Yankee fans want Mark Buehrle in the Bronx. You guys spoke out in our BYB poll and I wrote WHY YANKEE FANS PICK MARK BUEHRLE based on it. Conveniently, YESNetwork.com did their own Buehrle poll and it's clear, there is just no new news coming out of Yankeeland if they're doing it too. Anyway. The latest out of Miami is the Marlins are looking to make a huge splash this winter, no pun intended, and get every top free agent out there. They have reportedly made offers to Jose Reyes, Albert Pujols, Mark Buehrle and the biggest one being reported is CJ Wilson. The Palm Beach Post reports Bob Garber said of the meeting: "They rolled out the red carpet. They seem to have a plan and made it very clear they'd like CJ to be a part of it." Read it HERE. To me, that is a message to the Yankees, the Marlins are fixated on Wilson and should put that offer to Buehrle in now. The Yankees are quiet right now and that's a Cashman tactic, meaning, either he's about to pounce, or he's going to let Buehrle walk. I'd pounce...word on the street is the Detroit Tigers are looking at Buehrle now too (Read HERE)... come on Cash, give Yankeeland what we want!David Ortiz: The Boston Herald's Michael Silverman says Ortiz is looking for a 3 year deal. Read HERE. I crapped myself when I read that. Who the hell is going to do that? According to Silverman, Ortiz has offers but he is waiting to see if the Red Sox match it. There's a non-Red Sox team that's interested apparently... Who could it be? I bet it's the Marlins. Look, Ortiz is exciting to watch and I'd love to see him crank a few out of Yankee Stadium as a Yankee, but there is no way in hell David Ortiz is coming to New York for 3 years, I would never allow it. I'd be curious to see if the Red Sox bring him back or if he goes somewhere else. Stay tuned on this one.
Russell Martin: We tend to forget but Russell Martin needs to get taken care of still. The "Munson-like" catcher has an opportunity be offered arbitration by the Yankees and the deadline is December 12th. Read Andrew Marchand HERE. The goal is to then talk about a multi-year deal. I wrote WHY A MULTI-YEAR DEAL FOR RUSSELL MARTIN IS SMART back on November 4th because I am a firm believer the Martin helped propel the Yankees rotation to another level, with, of course the help of Larry Rothschild... Yoda is the man as well, you can't leave him out. But the reality is, Russell Martin provided guts and brains behind the plate and to have him work with this Yankee rotation for 3 or 4 years can really help.
Matt Garza: The Cubs are willing to part with Matt Garza and Theo Epstein and Brian Cashman look to be good friends now that they don't have to deal with the Yankees and Red Sox B.S., so, would a deal to bring Garza to the Bronx be possible? (Read HERE.) Is it worth it? I like Matt Garza, but after all the pitchers that the Yankees have been connected to over the past month or so, Matt Garza doesn't stand out as a guy we NEED. Garza will help the Yankee rotation but if your going to deal for someone, is he the guy? Here's my brilliant tactic... I say sign Mark Buehrle and then deal for Matt Garza, that makes the Garza deal look better.

Can you tell that I'm obsessed with Mark Buehrle yet? If there is news on the Yankee front, we will bring it to you, no doubt.

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