MFY Off-Season/Pre-Season Circus

[MFS62]

According to the Daily News (early print edition, full page article. Must have been a slow sports news day), Robinson Cano became a US Citizen.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

MFS62 wrote: According to the Daily News (early print edition, full page article. Must have been a slow sports news day), Robinson Cano became a US Citizen.

That'll allow him to jog for political office one day.

[Frayed Knot]

Pettitte deal with the Yanx said to be done. The team of course has yet to say anything but, until after the ink is dried and physicals are taken, the Yanx tend to deny that they've even heard of the player that everyone on the planet knows they're in the process of signing or, as in this case, re-signing.
Terms said to be for $12mil+, a significant jump over the $2.5 plus incentives he made last year although between his late start and his broken ankle they only wound up getting 12 starts out of him in 2012. He'll turn 41 during next season.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Frayed Knot wrote: Pettitte deal with the Yanx said to be done. The team of course has yet to say anything but, until after the ink is dried and physicals are taken, the Yanx tend to deny that they've even heard of the player that everyone on the planet knows they're in the process of signing or, as in this case, re-signing. Terms said to be for $12mil+, a significant jump over the $2.5 plus incentives he made last year although between his late start and his broken ankle they only wound up getting 12 starts out of him in 2012. He'll turn 41 during next season.

And to make room they DFA'ed catcher Eli Whiteside, who they claimed on waivers three weeks ago. Francisco Cervelli, upon hearing the news, pumped his fist and accidentally knocked out his daughter's first-grade teacher.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

And Russell Martin signs with the Pirates before the MFYs even make him an offer, supposedly.

[bmfc1]

How great is this?
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/exclusive_photo_captain_munch_QNmVyqVl7eIPeKPH0sR53H

[Frayed Knot]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: And Russell Martin signs with the Pirates before the MFYs even make him an offer, supposedly.

I suspect that if the Yanx didn't make him an offer by this point then they weren't really interested in doing so.

Martin was their one unsigned guy where I didn't know where they were going. On the one hand his barely .200 BA all year (.211 at the end) and high Ks (95 in 422 ABs) were bad signs, but he still got his walks (.311 OBA) and, as with most of his crew, was a HR savant: 21 HRs (and 38 XBHs) in just 89 hits. Plus the guy's still not yet 30 (February), is reasonably durable for a catcher, and is pretty good defensively.

They supposedly have some catchers in their system but I'm not sure any of them are ready for prime time.
Not sure where they go from here.

[Ceetar]

How great is this? http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/exclusive_photo_captain_munch_QNmVyqVl7eIPeKPH0sR53H

Jeter has also been seen at the team�s minor league complex in Tampa a couple times this offseason, but not on a regular basis. It�s unknown if he has been there for treatment, workouts or something else.

Picking up baseballs to sign for his gift baskets probably.

[Frayed Knot]

Not that I don't enjoy a good yarn that dishes dirt on Yanquis, but this sort of building a entire story based on one photo which, depending on the angle, posture, etc., may or may not show what they're claiming it shows reminds me of the 'baby-bump' "scoops" involving celebrity women. An actress gets snapped walking around in some outfit where it suddenly doesn't look like she's got a 19-inch waist causing all the tabloids go nuts and it's really tiresome.

So I hope you've all learned your lesson for day and that there's only one conclusion to draw from this.
And that's that Derek Jeter is clearly pregnant.

[Edgy MD]

HEY! There's TWO photos.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: HEY! There's TWO photos.

twins!

[Edgy MD]

I'm more moved by the slender forearm.

[metirish]

How great is this? http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/exclusive_photo_captain_munch_QNmVyqVl7eIPeKPH0sR53H Jeter has also been seen at the team�s minor league complex in Tampa a couple times this offseason, but not on a regular basis. It�s unknown if he has been there for treatment, workouts or something else. Picking up baseballs to sign for his gift baskets probably.

Ha!

[Edgy MD]

I have to say, Derek would have a hard time taking a less flattering photo.

I mean, I can do it, because I'm routinely a disaster on camera.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: I have to say, Derek would have a hard time taking a less flattering photo. I mean, I can do it, because I'm routinely a disaster on camera.

I dunno, sneaking out the back door of a club with a drunk girl on his arm? I'm not sure why there aren't pictures of this actually. I guess papparazzi don't stalk sports celebrities the same way as hollywood ones.

[Frayed Knot]

Ceetar wrote: Edgy MD wrote: I have to say, Derek would have a hard time taking a less flattering photo. I mean, I can do it, because I'm routinely a disaster on camera. I dunno, sneaking out the back door of a club with a drunk girl on his arm? I'm not sure why there aren't pictures of this actually. I guess papparazzi don't stalk sports celebrities the same way as hollywood ones.

Oh yeah they do.
Jeter's greatest accomplishment of his career may just be that he's managed to keep himself out of the tabloids for the most part despite all the Hollywood tail he's been linked with over the years.

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: Ceetar wrote: Edgy MD wrote: I have to say, Derek would have a hard time taking a less flattering photo. I mean, I can do it, because I'm routinely a disaster on camera. I dunno, sneaking out the back door of a club with a drunk girl on his arm? I'm not sure why there aren't pictures of this actually. I guess papparazzi don't stalk sports celebrities the same way as hollywood ones. Oh yeah they do. Jeter's greatest accomplishment of his career may just be that he's managed to keep himself out of the tabloids for the most part despite all the Hollywood tail he's been linked with over the years.

I dunno, couldn't Jeter's gift-basket exploits been blown up to Tiger level proportions? or is it only the infidelity? It certainly seemed like the media enjoyed getting statements from those women, and it seems like the type of woman to go after a star like that is also one that would give a statement to the post to get talked about.

[Edgy MD]

New York tabloids --- particularly the News --- have a professional interest in keeping his halo shiny.,

What makes it great for him is just about that time in his career when "Derek is our savior" was becoming an old story, and they might have thrown him overboard during the absence of post-2000 championships, along came A-Rod, to play out as bad boy to Derek's good boy, like Anglina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston. Us Magazine got seven years or more of sales out of that story, and the NY tabloids get similar legs out of the Derek and Alex opera.

[Frayed Knot]

The point remains that if the tabs got a hold of film-clips, cell-videos, snapshots, pictures, descriptions, or accounts of Jeter's dates they'd run the hell out of them. They may play it up nicely once they did but they still wouldn't be shy about running them.
The reason they haven't - or why there have been so few examples - is that he goes to great lengths to make sure he stays out of range as has been detailed in various stories over the years. Some of those tactics may border on douchebaggery (you can't enter Derek's VIP room here without prior approval) but staying out of the press is not an easy thing to do in this city, with his profile, in this era, and I kind of admire the fact that he's been able to pull it off so well for so long.

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: The point remains that if the tabs got a hold of film-clips, cell-videos, snapshots, pictures, descriptions, or accounts of Jeter's dates they'd run the hell out of them. They may play it up nicely once they did but they still wouldn't be shy about running them. The reason they haven't - or why there have been so few examples - is that he goes to great lengths to make sure he stays out of range as has been detailed in various stories over the years. Some of those tactics may border on douchebaggery (you can't enter Derek's VIP room here without prior approval) but staying out of the press is not an easy thing to do in this city, with his profile, in this era, and I kind of admire the fact that he's been able to pull it off so well for so long.

those gift baskets problem have non-disclosure agreements.

[seawolf17]

Hi-frickin-larious.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/fat-derek-jeter-meme

[A Boy Named Seo]

Ceetar wrote: Ceetar wrote: Edgy MD wrote: I have to say, Derek would have a hard time taking a less flattering photo. I mean, I can do it, because I'm routinely a disaster on camera. I dunno, sneaking out the back door of a club with a drunk girl on his arm? I'm not sure why there aren't pictures of this actually. I guess papparazzi don't stalk sports celebrities the same way as hollywood ones. Oh yeah they do. Jeter's greatest accomplishment of his career may just be that he's managed to keep himself out of the tabloids for the most part despite all the Hollywood tail he's been linked with over the years. I dunno, couldn't Jeter's gift-basket exploits been blown up to Tiger level proportions? or is it only the infidelity? It certainly seemed like the media enjoyed getting statements from those women, and it seems like the type of woman to go after a star like that is also one that would give a statement to the post to get talked about.

No way Tiger. C'mon, dude. The swag-basket is super fucking lame & makes Jetes look like an out-of-touch, self-important prick, but he's not screwing around on his wife and the mother of his kiddos. Say what you will about the 'Limo-ride-of-shame' parting gifts, but he's just a single dude bedding, what sounds like, a parade of women. No foul there. #unlikelydefenderofjeter #aboynamedjetes

[Ceetar]

I have no problem with Jeter in that regard, beyond the fun to make fun of angle but.. it's not like the media was portraying Tiger as a scoundrel husband, they were practically salivating at the sex-addict let's find out more about the babes stuff. They took the one point and went full-throttle character assassination. What, they don't think people would want to hear from the Jeter girls because it doesn't fit their pre-defined narrative?

Of course, at least from where I stand, it seems like they totally gave up on harassing Tiger about it once he got divorced, unless it's just because he's sorta not dominating anymore?

regardless, I messed with the Jeter image to try to make him appear even fatter. just because.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Tiger assassinated his own character, no one else. And the media stopped 'harassing' him because he's no longer fucking a bus-load of women behind his wife's back and giving tearful, toothy 'it's not my fault, i'm a sex-addict' pressers. The media wants blood that bleeds, bro. That shit dried up.

And do you want to hear from Jeter's girls? Do you think other people do? Maybe they do. Shit, I don't care. At all.

[Frayed Knot]

Back to on-field news: with Mariano back in the fold (at a wage cut) but not Russell Martin, apparently now Ichiro is getting itchy.
He said ahead of time that he wanted to stay in the Bronx (it was his childhood dream you know) but that he's hearing a lot more from other teams lately than he has from the Yanx which sounds a lot like what Martin said on his way outta town.

[Ceetar]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Tiger assassinated his own character, no one else. And the media stopped 'harassing' him because he's no longer fucking a bus-load of women behind his wife's back and giving tearful, toothy 'it's not my fault, i'm a sex-addict' pressers. The media wants blood that bleeds, bro. That shit dried up. And do you want to hear from Jeter's girls? Do you think other people do? Maybe they do. Shit, I don't care. At all.

I didn't care about Tiger either. none of my business. Page 6? E! all that stuff? yeah, I'm sure a ton of people want to hear about Jeter's girls. Maybe there just isn't enough there. Beyond the sneaking the girls out the back door and sending them home with gift baskets, maybe that's all there is. But we certainly seem to hear about every girl A-Rod dates.

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: Back to on-field news: with Mariano back in the fold (at a wage cut) but not Russell Martin, apparently now Ichiro is getting itchy. He said ahead of time that he wanted to stay in the Bronx (it was his childhood dream you know) but that he's hearing a lot more from other teams lately than he has from the Yanx which sounds a lot like what Martin said on his way outta town.

Yankees are getting older and doing roughly nothing so far to get better. But sure, re-sign Ichiro.

[Frayed Knot]

Resigning Ichiro may or may not turn out to be a good move.
They certainly got post-trade use out of him far beyond what they c/should have expected [sea 2012 = .261/.288/.353 vs MFY 2012 = .322/.340/.454]. They started off by telling him he was only acquired to bat 9th, hit just against RHPs, and for late inning defense because that's kind of what his profile suggested he was good at at this point in his career. But within a month in NYC he was playing every day and hitting leadoff again. Some of that difference can be explained by park factors, part to small sample size, and maybe part to 2012 simply being a good year to trade for Suzukis*, but with Swisher almost certainly gone they need somebody out there even with Brett Gardner coming back.

I bring up Ichiro here only because it seems like the Yanx are taking his desire to be back in NY for granted to the point where his agent feels the need to flaunt that there's been interest from, I believe he used the word "numerous", other clubs in an apparent effort to light a fire under Cashman's butt. Both Ichiro (through his agent) and Martin have either stated or implied that they heard virtually nothing from the club whilst others came-a-courtin'. MFY mgmt, it seems, are so focused on their pitching that they've yet to even talk to their position players except to reassure Alex that they still love and care for him even if all the other kids in the class pick on him and call him names.



* Kurt Suzuki's 2012 saw an OPS of 536 with Oakland then a post-trade 725 in Washington. Ichiro = 641 w/Seattle vs 794 w/Yanx
Pre-trade the Suzukis hit 5 HRs in 680 ABs [4 for Ichiro, 1 for Kurt]. Post-trade they hit 10 in just 404 [5 + 5]

[Ceetar]

more hip surgery for A-Rod. re-tear. likely missing the beginning of the season.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

LOL.

Meantime the Snooze today ran a picture of Jeter, the caption remarking how "fit" he looked.