He is a great pitcher, but I don't think the yankees should waist their future on trading for Johan and then signing him to a mega-bucks extension. I'd rather have Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, and Ian Kenndey pitching in their primes with the yankees (3-5 years) than have just Johan putting up good numbers every year for the next 5 years.
In this question, I want you to factor in that Johan has pitched in Minnesota all his career. The yankees have tried to buy world championships in the past when they traded for Javier Vasquez in 2004. However, he was inconsistent in the second half. The yankees tried to right those problems by trading for Randy Johnson a couple years back but he couldn't get it done in the postseason. When the Mets first signed Tom Glavine, he struggled his first two years in the big apple before finally coming around.
Yankees fans: Evaluate this question based on risk vs. reward
2007-11-27 11:18:55 · 6 answers · asked by Brian B 6 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Let me say that we dont know the risk until the deal is sealed...that being said, i believe we can throw out the factor of Johan, and His ability to Handle N.Y. as he has shown poise and Focus on the mound...i believe that this will be a trait in him that IF traded to the Yanks will help him through the transition...
2007-11-27 11:32:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Johan will do well in the Big Apple. First Off he's an American League pitcher and has faced the likes of the Red Sox, The Orioles and the rest of the East and has fared well against them. Javier Vasquez came from the NL and NL pitchers don't do well in the AL. I just don't like all of the talent we'll be trading to get Santana.
2007-11-27 12:07:43 · answer #2 · answered by Oz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting a pitcher you never know for sure how he will perform. The Yankees want a championship now not a few years down the road. That is why they will take the gamble with Santana thinking he will help bring that to them in 2008.
2007-11-27 11:30:14 · answer #3 · answered by Sharon S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This whole Santana thing is getting out of hand! He hasn't signed with us yet,and there are other teams that will speak with him.If the deal gets done then we can all get excited.As to your question.YES he will be able to handle NY just fine.In fact he'll fit right in.Randy Johnson got along with NO ONE!!
Santana will be fine he looks like a tough SOB!! He'll fit right in.But let's get the guy first!
2007-11-27 11:41:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i doubt it, new york and boston seem to have a way of eating up great talent because of the lack of supportive fans
2007-11-28 03:59:08 · answer #5 · answered by denisgack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Santana cant handle NY. Twins have better defense. NYY defense has a big hole up the middle with Jeter.
2007-11-27 11:28:38 · answer #6 · answered by jasonpickles 3 · 3⤊ 5⤋