I actually hate Garza now, so it would be an easy transition. On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yeah, I was being sarcastic. > > I'd rather go with Saltamatek. Garza would be interesting in NY. He's > somewhat likeable now, but he'd be hateable in pinstripes. > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 11:57 AM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> I didn't want him, so no big deal ... but it hurts that Crawford and >> Ellsbury won't get to run on Posada. >> >> Wonder if this means that the Yanks will be trading top prospect Montero >> for a pitcher (Matt Garza?) >> >> Steve O >> >> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Yankees Reach Agreement With Russell >>> Martin<http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/12/yankees-reach-agreement-with-russell-martin.html> >>> By *Tim Dierkes* [December 14, 2010 at 9:32am CST] >>> >>> The Yankees have reached an agreement with catcher *Russell >>> Martin<http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martiru01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker> >>> *, reports MLB.com's Alden >>> Gonzalez<http://mlb.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/12/yankees_come_to_terms_with_rus.html>. >>> With *Jorge >>> Posada<http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/posadjo01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker> >>> * moving into a designated hitter role next year, Martin should be the >>> Yankees' starting catcher. Since Martin has less than five years of service >>> time, he's under team control for 2012 as an arbitration eligible player. >>> >>> Martin, 28 in February, hit .248/.347/.332 in 387 plate appearances for >>> the Dodgers before being non-tendered this month. His season ended in >>> August due to a hairline fracture in his right >>> hip<http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/11/non-tender-candidate-russell-martin.html>, >>> so his Yankees physical is not a >>> formality<http://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/statuses/14709946599870464>. >>> Martin was once a rising star for the Dodgers, but he turned down a >>> $4.2MM offer<http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=sh-martinoffer120710>(an >>> $850K pay cut) to return in 2011. The Red Sox and Blue Jays also bid >>> for his services, though Boston's interest was >>> limited<http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2010/12/14/yankees-sign-russell-martin-sox-had-limited-interest/>. >>> Martin >>> is represented by Matt Colleran. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
