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Old 07-30-2010, 06:25 PM   #1
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Yankees get Berkman
And the rich get richer:

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5:09pm: The deal is done and Berkman has approved it, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. The Yankees have to wait 24 hours before the deal is officially complete because of Berkman's ten and five rights.
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Old 07-30-2010, 06:26 PM   #2
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What's he gonna play? Cheerleader?
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Old 07-30-2010, 06:28 PM   #3
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Someone on twitter said the Yankees now have 9 players who make more money than the Reds highest paid and something like 3 that make almost as much.

seems balanced rofl
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Old 07-30-2010, 06:37 PM   #4
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What's he gonna play? Cheerleader?
Nice problem to have. We have Lance Berkman. Now, how do we get him some ABs?
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Old 07-30-2010, 06:43 PM   #5
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I don't see how it helps them that much, but it does make our games vs. the Stros a little bit easier...
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Old 07-30-2010, 09:48 PM   #6
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They also get Kearns for a player to be named later. Kearns was pulled off field
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Old 07-30-2010, 09:53 PM   #7
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kerry wood might in trade with Kearns
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Old 07-30-2010, 09:55 PM   #8
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So the Astros gave Berkman to the Yankees and gave them money?

They just paid what 7 million for a bad prospect?
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Old 07-30-2010, 11:53 PM   #9
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They just picked up Kearns too....
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Old 07-31-2010, 12:07 AM   #10
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I'll miss Lance. Nah.
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Old 07-31-2010, 12:08 AM   #11
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Someone on twitter said the Yankees now have 9 players who make more money than the Reds highest paid and something like 3 that make almost as much.

seems balanced rofl
16 years ago when we had the players strike I was just an 18 year old baseball fan who thought that if the players thought the idea of a salary cap was bad, then it would be best not to have one.

But actually, there needs to be one. Or there needs to be something. The NFL has one, the NBA has one, I believe the NHL has one, although I'm really not a hockey fan. Teams shouldn't have an almost unlimited amount of income based almost solely on the media market they're in. That major league baseball has allowed a situation where the Yankees can simply outspend pretty much every other major league team for a player they really want year after year after year is a joke.
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Old 07-31-2010, 12:17 AM   #12
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Lance Berkman is worth slightly above a replacement player. The Yankees got less richer with this deal.
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Old 07-31-2010, 12:20 AM   #13
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Lance Berkman is worth slightly above a replacement player. The Yankees got less richer with this deal.
Short porch at Yankee stadium? Not having to play the field? I think Berkman will be a lot better than you think as a Yankee.
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Old 07-31-2010, 12:33 AM   #14
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Lance Berkman is worth slightly above a replacement player. The Yankees got less richer with this deal.
When you have deep pockets you can be willing to take chances on guys with career lines like Berkman. Is he the monster he used to be? Nah but still hes a 2 or 3 WAR player in most cases.
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Old 07-31-2010, 01:01 AM   #15
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When you have deep pockets you can be willing to take chances on guys with career lines like Berkman. Is he the monster he used to be? Nah but still hes a 2 or 3 WAR player in most cases.
He is worth maybe, maybe 1 win the rest of this year (1.2 over the first 112 games).

Can they take a chance? Sure. Is it much ado about nothing on a Reds board? Yep.

Berkman is damaged goods. Let him go to the Yanks. They can pay him for being done.
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