2006-07 Potential Free Agents for 1B/DH
I know its jumping the gun, but here's something fun to ponder. I went to this website to look-up potential SP free agents following this season (see my comment to Tony's NY Times article post) and came across a list of the players available at all positions. Most interesting is the stable of bats that will be available at 1B/DH (after Bernie's actual retirement this year). Look at who we can possibly sign... this is pretty exciting stuff:
Sean Casey
Phil Nevin
Dmitri Young
Nomar Garciaparra
Derrek Lee
Jeff Bagwell (Team Option)
Darin Erstad
Dimitri Young (Team Option)
David Ortiz (Team Option)
Craig Wilson
Nick Johnson
Aubrey Huff
Who would you want?
Sean Casey
Phil Nevin
Dmitri Young
Nomar Garciaparra
Derrek Lee
Jeff Bagwell (Team Option)
Darin Erstad
Dimitri Young (Team Option)
David Ortiz (Team Option)
Craig Wilson
Nick Johnson
Aubrey Huff
Who would you want?
posted by TheJackSack at 10:32 AM
10 Comments:
In a sick and demented sense of glee, snagging that fat jagoff Ortiz would be one of the meanest things we could ever do to Boston. We should get into the spending war regardless to run up his market value. Although, imagine how wide those pinstripes would look on that puffy moron...
What about Nick Johnson coming back? He's a very professional hitter and gets on base a ton. He also has the advantage of actually being able to play 1st base. Of course, the downside is that he gets hurt if you look at him funny.
Mark, I love it! Imagine that dinner... candle-lit, soft harps plucking in the distance. George wearing the turtleneck and blue blazer, Pedro with that clown-afro and a red silk shirt.
BOSS: Don't get any funny ideas, Pedro. This is a classy restaurant; they don't serve rooster.
PEDRO: Eh, Jefe, whajou gonna
order?
BOSS: I was thinking about a cheeseburger, but since you're cuter than David Wells, let's go crazy and get a couple of surf and turfs, ok?
PEDRO: And a couple of Coronas?
BOSS: Wine, you mongrel! WINE!
In response to Dodort, I wouldn't mind Nick Johnson coming back- some people have likened his appearance to mine- but those injuries are killer. Derrek Lee would be a fun idea. Lots of Dereks in the infield is always a fun idea.
It will also make those moron teenage girls think twice before yelling "I'll suck you c--k, DEREK!" 'cuz Lee looks like a poor man's Darius Rucker.
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Some of these guys will be lucky to be alive at the beginning of the 2007 season. Bagwell? Erstad? Craig Wilson? Nomar? Phil Nevin? Sean Casey? Half of those guys may literally be retired or optioned by then. Looks like a piss poor free agent class to me.
And how could you get into a spending war with a player whose team has an option? Unless Ortiz takes a heart attack, they'll obviously pick it up.
I would add, however, that after a year of seeing Giambi play regular first base (if he's even able to hold up), we'll be begging Nick to come back and play first, moving Jason to the DH spot.
Just remember, Boston is the same team that put Manny on waivers a couple of years ago, remember? Yeah, Boston will exercise the option, but can't we have a little fun playing make-believe? What about the Meathook? He's fast for a fat person AND I am told he has one of the most prolific sports-memorabilia collections in the world. That means that deep down he loves the idea of being a Yankee.
There is a reason Dmitri Young plays for teams like Cincinati and Detroit. His numbers are not bad for a third corner man in a fantasy league, but for his position he's below average for a starter.
There's nothing wrong with Huff. He's not bad. But there is no where for him to play. Matsui and Damon are signed long-term, and we have a team option on Gary for next season.
And am I the only one who thinks it's strange that we're analyzing how Aubrey Huff of all people fits into the Yankees 2007 plans on the verge of the 2006 season?
Mark, let me put it this way. We could get Aubrey Huff. Or we could just go to Omaha.
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