http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7574871/new-york-yankees-pittsburgh-pirates-working-aj-burnett-trade-sources-say
In short, if you didn't feel like reading the article, the New York Yankees are attempting to dump starting pitcher A.J. Burnett, and a hefty amount of his remaining contract, on the consistently bottom-dwelling Pittsburgh Pirates.
Let me ask this simple question: why would any other MLB club ever, ever do business with the Yankees? Aside from a situation where a player is refusing to sign a contract extension and a team doesn't want to be left with nothing in return, they're asking to get screwed. There is absolutely no bargaining power with the biggest payroll in the league. Except if the Not-Yankees hold fast and realize that the Actual-Yanks are probably in a payroll bind.
The Yankees have the largest payroll in the league. According to ESPN.com, their payroll in 2011 was $196,854,630, dwarfing the #2 Phillies by an additional $24 million.
The Yanks' farm system is a mess, if not entirely non-existent. NY overpays for talent, burns through them on the way to a title or two, and then tries to ship them off to small markets once they've either served their purpose or turned up duds. Case in point, talk of A.J. Burnett to the Pirates. Pittsburgh, who rolls in at the #27 spot for total payroll in the league, just over $46m, would be entirely justified in telling NY to take a hike:
"Currently, the framework of the deal has the Yankees exchanging Burnett for an undetermined number of prospects, and in return, the Pirates would agree to assume a portion of the remaining $33 million on Burnett's contract, which has two more years remaining on it."
"Ten million ain't gonna get it done," said the Yankees source, referring to the amount of Burnett's salary the Pirates have agreed to pay. "Not unless we get top-level prospects."
Ten million isn't nearly enough in this potential deal for 27-time World Series winning NY? Let me speak in terms they understand: F that. They bought their tickets, they knew what they were doing...I say, let 'em crash.
Bad deal. Pittsburgh needs to say "no," concentrate on their young talent, and continue down the path that they started in the first half of last season, when they were in contention for the National League Central.
The Yanks' farm system is a mess, if not entirely non-existent. NY overpays for talent, burns through them on the way to a title or two, and then tries to ship them off to small markets once they've either served their purpose or turned up duds. Case in point, talk of A.J. Burnett to the Pirates. Pittsburgh, who rolls in at the #27 spot for total payroll in the league, just over $46m, would be entirely justified in telling NY to take a hike:
"Currently, the framework of the deal has the Yankees exchanging Burnett for an undetermined number of prospects, and in return, the Pirates would agree to assume a portion of the remaining $33 million on Burnett's contract, which has two more years remaining on it."
"Ten million ain't gonna get it done," said the Yankees source, referring to the amount of Burnett's salary the Pirates have agreed to pay. "Not unless we get top-level prospects."
Ten million isn't nearly enough in this potential deal for 27-time World Series winning NY? Let me speak in terms they understand: F that. They bought their tickets, they knew what they were doing...I say, let 'em crash.
Bad deal. Pittsburgh needs to say "no," concentrate on their young talent, and continue down the path that they started in the first half of last season, when they were in contention for the National League Central.
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