Re: Baseball 2007
I'm quite certain George and Brian Cashman will have no problem with letting go Rivera. Joba Chamberlain anyone? Torre, I believe, is gone for sure and rightly so. With that payroll, you better be wining a WS every other year or something.
The Yanks will have a problem with letting Rivera go because they want Joba starting.
Regardless of Torre's terrible managing of the bullpen and his in game decisions, he deserves to be their manager for next year. 12 straight years in the post season on his resume. Who are you going to replace him with?
I see Rivera and Posada testing the market and eventually resigning with the Yankees who will counter any offer given to the two players.
Cashman has said he won't sign AROD if he opts out. I still don't believe it but I can imagine AROD in another uniform next year. Good for him. The Yankees organization and their fans don't deserve a player like him. With all the crap from the media, Torre batting him 8th in the post season, fans booing him in his mvp year. He doesn't belong in that classless organization.