***The OFFICAL Yankees Offseason Speculation Thread***
 

Is Torre coming back? Mel(please, no!)? Bernie([img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img])?

Will Steinbrenner start executing employees?

Will Matsui re-sign? Which free agents are coming to NY?

It's going to be a looooooong offseason, but let the speculation begin.

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So, you want Torre out?

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No, and I think he will come back. 2 years and 13 million, who wouldn't? With what he has done with this team this year, after the awful start, I don't see how anyone could doubt him being a top 5 manager in the biggs (i know you haters are out there). Without Torre in '05, the Yanks wouldn't have made the playoffs, let alone take it to 5 games against a team everyone had beating the yanks anyways.

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No, and I think he will come back. 2 years and 13 million, who wouldn't? With what he has done with this team this year, after the awful start, I don't see how anyone could doubt him being a top 5 manager in the biggs (i know you haters are out there). Without Torre in '05, the Yanks wouldn't have made the playoffs, let alone take it to 5 games against a team everyone had beating the yanks anyways.

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I think you are totally correct here. The fault for the Yanks recent futility is mostly due to bad decision making in the offseason. ie:Steinbrenner not listening to his "baseball people"

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What are the chances that they go after Damon? I am a Sox fan and am torn on whether or not we should re-sign him.

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Torre will be back.

Mel will not (by his own choice).

Bernie I put at 50/50 to resigning the Yanks or not resigning.

Matsui will almost certainly be back.

Brian Cashman... 50/50 again whether he is coming back or not. I think the GM position is the biggest off season move we will see, as this affects everything else.

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They need a center fielder. I think this is the problem the yankees have if you compare the World Series Championship years and 2001 on.

Top 5 HR leaders for the yankees during their WS years.
2000
Bernie Williams OF 30
Jorge Posada C 28
David Justice OF 20
Paul O'Neill OF 18
Scott Brosius 3B 16
1999
Tino Martinez 1B 28
Bernie Williams OF 25
Derek Jeter SS 24
Chili Davis DH 19
Paul O'Neill OF 19
1998
Tino Martinez 1B 28
Bernie Williams OF 26
Paul O'Neill OF 24
Darryl StrawberryDH 24
Scott Brosius 3B 19


1996
Bernie Williams OF 29
Tino Martinez 1B 25
Paul O'Neill OF 19
Cecil Fielder DH 13
Ruben Sierra DH 11

2005
Alex Rodriguez 48
Gary Sheffield 34
Jason Giambi 32
Hideki Matsui 23
Derek Jeter 19

Does anybody see the pattern?

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that we hit a lot more home runs now?

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Too many individuals on the team...nobody wanted to step up in the playoffs!!!!!!!!

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Torre will be back.

Mel will not (by his own choice).

Bernie I put at 50/50 to resigning the Yanks or not resigning.

Matsui will almost certainly be back.

Brian Cashman... 50/50 again whether he is coming back or not. I think the GM position is the biggest off season move we will see, as this affects everything else.

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I think Cashman is gone. Damon Opper-something will get the job. Torre comes back, I'm sure they ask Bernie back as a DH/ back-up outfielder and I'm sure he comes back b/c no one wanys to see him wearing another uniform and he doesn't talk like he's ready to retire.

I think there's a 3% chance Matsui goes back to Japan, otherwise, he's back.

Yes, Steinbrenner likes Damon. Unless the Sox trade Manny and pay Damon, I wouldn't be surprised to see him in pinstripes. I'd rather do something else...