Frayed Knot wrote: ... Rafael Soriano 3 years 35 million. HOLY GET THE HOOK BATMAN!! That's a lotta scratch for a set-up man. They didn't pay Mariano that kind of cash until about four years ago. Or, put another way, $27 mil/year invested just to get through the 8th & 9th innings. Oh well, at least Yanx fans can feel confident in Cashman's excellent track record for signing multi-million dollar set-up guys: - Steve Karsay -- 4 yrs/$21mil at age 30 ... pitched one full season and then a total of 12 innings over the next three - Kyle Farnsworth -- 3 yrs/$17mil at age 30 ... ~ 170 IPs; 4.50 ERA; 1.45 WHiP - dealt away before the deal ended - Damaso Marte -- 3 yrs/$12 + option at age 34, 1 year (plus option) still remains ... so far: 31 IPs; 6.39; 1.36 WHiP - LaTroy Hawkins -- 1 yr/$3.75mil at age 35 ... 41 IP; 5.71 ERA; 1.44 WHiP - paid Houston to take him by the end of July - Luis Vizcaino -- 1 yr/$3mil at age 32 ... 75 IPs; 4.30 ERA; 1.45 WHiP - Tom Gordon -- 2 yrs/$7.25 at age 36 ... ~ 170 IPs; 2.40 ERA; 1.00 WHiP - Paul Quantrill -- 2 yrs/$6mil at age 35 ... ~ 125 IPs, 6.00 ERA, 1.60 WHiP Gordon worked out well while he was there. The others, not so much. When I first saw this I thought Alfonso Soriano was in LF again. This Soriano can be the Yankee closer in the future.