in my opinion they can go and sign sheffield as fast as they want.. hitting isnt the yankees biggest need tho.. which will once again prove steinbrenner just wastes his money.. they need alot of help with middle relief and who do they have starting after mussina and contreras.. jon lieber shouldnt be counted on for too much .. pettite will probably be back but i think they still need atleast 2 starters depending on what pettite does ..
i dont understand why they dont go after maddux .. they have expressed interest in retaining david wells but in my opinion maddux would cost the same, maybe less since he has had 0 market so far and maddux would also be a safer choice.. he doesnt need back surgery ... he also has the advantage of being in the nl his whole career so hed already have a little bit of an edge on al players who have seen him less .. how can they pass up on a guy who just set the record for consecutive 15 win seasons
im not a yankee fan at all i just hate to see the moves they make thinking every year it will win them a title.. i think they should save the money theyd spend on sheffield and take that money and sign maddux to a 2 year deal worth 8mil a year with incentives
next they should go hard after hawkins to set up Mo, they should bring back nelson .. i also think they should try n make a run for benitez .. yes he was shaky as a closer but he is another free agent drawing no interest and i think hed do a good job his second go around in yankee stadium if he got the chance
for RF they should sign a cheaper alternative to a short contract like a reggie sanders or if they wanna spend more money make a big push for castillo because everyone knows they can outbid the mets and the marlins and move soriano to the outfield and castillo would cost alot less and is more of a guarantee then the other japanese matsui
from what i think if they were able to get hawkings, bring back nelson, sign maddux, benitez and a sanders possibly theyd get 5 guys and only spend maybe 5 more million then just signing sheffield to have a big name steal the spotlight from the red sox.. i hope george finally thinks about how to spend his money but i know he wont and they will probably sign sheffield and colon and not win another world series..
let meknow wut u guys think about this and ill enjoy reading ur opinions and input on this matter