Angels ace pitcher John Lackey is a free agent looking for a $100M contract

Yanks have CC, Pettite, Burnett...they could pay Lackey that contract without twitching a nose. That gives them 4 starters for the playoffs.

game over for the rest of baseball for 2010 ..... on paper, at least.

I'm sure that once the Yankees decide to not re-sign Matsui, Damon, Swisher (Swisher, not sure if he's a free agent) to name a few, they will be in good position to try and sign Lackey or Jason Bay, or Matt Holliday.

And if they have money to spend, why not try and extend Mariano Rivera's contract, then they will be in position to win more championships.

Congratulations to the Yankees even though I'm not a fan of theirs. There was nobody close in 2009. They won't repeat however. I'll make that prediction now. They won't even represent the American League in 2010.

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Angels ace pitcher John Lackey is a free agent looking for a $100M contract

Yanks have CC, Pettite, Burnett...they could pay Lackey that contract without twitching a nose. That gives them 4 starters for the playoffs.

game over for the rest of baseball for 2010 ..... on paper, at least.

 

The difference is Mark Buehrle is still left handed.... which deserves more money right off the bat. 

Also, Mark is a reliable, injury free veteran.  Lackey, on the other hand, not so much.  

I know Cashman said they will not be big in the FA market, but they always ssay that.  I fully expect them to sign Jason Bay instead of Holliday since Bay is a proven commodity in the tough AL East.  

Montana:

Baseball lasts way too long. Pretty soon they will be playing on Thanksgiving.