The door has pretty much closed on this Yankee offseason and it looks like we're about to go an entire year without a major league free-agent signing. Cashman hasn't exactly been standing around with his dick in his hand but these last two winters have certainly left something to be desired. I'm not saying the Yankees need to go out and sign Justin Upton just to sign Justin Upton but if they can get a decent return on Brett Gardner, whether it's in the form of young minor league starting pitchers or major league infield depth, I think they need to pull the trigger.
Justin Upton is not a great player by any stretch. He strikes out a ton and he's limited defensively but he hits fucking BOMBS. Plus he swings from the right side, is extremely durable, is four years younger than Gardner and is going to cost WAY less than everyone projected he would two months ago.
I've never been the biggest Upton fan so this is probably more about me wanting to get rid of Gardner than anything else. I love Brett but there's a carbon copy of him playing in centerfield. We need to balance this lineup. Sure Upton's game encompasses many of the flaws of the 2015 lineup. He's a guy who's probably going to be challenged by good pitching but so was Gardner for the last 3 months of the season. I won't be doing backflips if Cashman pulls this off but it would be a nice, sexy transaction that would take everyone by surprise and remind us all why being a Yankee fan is so great (most of the time).
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