RKMBs Forums .::Robegories::. Sports and Wrestling How 'bout those Yankees!

Ortiz is signed, I believe, through 2007. Don't see him as a Yankee.

If he'd accept the role of 4th outfielder (and I don't think he would), Bernie will stay on with the Yankees as a player. Otherwise, he'll sign with a team that could use a veteran presence for not a ton o' dough. KC? Bernie retires and becomes a coach, a la Luis Sojo? Interesting...

Kevin Brown...gone.

I'd be surprised if they let Matsui go. This series aside, he was one of the cogs who got them into the postseason. He's a Yankee.

Damon and Beltran as Yankees are intriguing. I think the Red Sox will make a run for Damon, but they won't go overboard. So he stands a chance of wearing pinstripes. Or joining the Cubs. I don't see the Mets trading Beltran to the Yankees. What would the Yankees give in return? I think Beltran will either stay a Met or be part of the trade to Boston for Manny.

Speaking of Manny, I wouldn't rule him out as a Met. I see him getting traded for pitching (mostly), and then the Red Sox go after Matsui, Giles, or another outfielder to play behind Ortiz. But I can also see him staying in Boston.

Konerko as a Yankee or Red Sox? Intriguing...both teams could stand to be shored up defensively (and offensively) at first, allowing their sub-par defensive option (Giambi and Ortiz) to DH.

I think both teams will go after AJ Burnett, no matter how bad an idea I think that is. I'd prefer to see one or the other make a run at Millwood, who pitched better than his record.