Comments on: For the Love of All Things…No. Just…No. http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=1821 A CLEVELAND INDIANS BLOG FROM THE ESPN SWEET SPOT NETWORK Mon, 20 May 2013 02:27:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Stephanie Liscio http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=1821#comment-1183 Stephanie Liscio Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:57:30 +0000 http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=1821#comment-1183 I’m not as familiar with the Pirates’ internal options, but I guess I feel the Indians can get someone equivalent for much less money in-house.

I mentioned Pavano in the earlier story, and I do think Burnett will likely be better outside of New York. I think I’d be less against this if Burnett just had one year to go, like Hafner. For 2013, Carrasco will be back, and there may be someone else in the organization that steps forward. Plus I kind of don’t want to see the Indians help the Yankees off the hook for this one. Sometimes I feel like if they make these crappy deals, they should be stuck with them.

]]> By: Ken http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=1821#comment-1182 Ken Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:51:50 +0000 http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=1821#comment-1182 Your logic is flawed in that the Yankees would probably pick up $6 Million per year of AJ’s salary. At $10 million a year you are saving money (hafner making $13 million) and getting a pitcher that will give you 200+ innings. On top of that, there is a good chance AJ just has an issue playing in NYC. Just look at Vasquez and even Pavano, both pitched very poorly in NYC but did very well anywhere else they pitched. It’s not as bad of a deal as you make it out to be.

]]> By: The Grandstander http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=1821#comment-1178 The Grandstander Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:13:40 +0000 http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=1821#comment-1178 Well, this makes the thought of the Pirates obtaining Burnett all the more palatable! Actually, the Pirates getting Burnett (assuming that the Yankees will be paying A LOT of his salary) sounds pretty good to us here in Piratesland. Of course, the Bucs will not be giving up someone like Haffner – they already decreed that Garrett Jones, for God’s sake, was off limits in this deal – so obtaining Burnett cannot possibly hurt the Pirates. As it is, he would probably be the #2 starter in the rotation. That says an awful lot about the state of the Pirates, much of it not good.

]]> By: Stephanie Liscio http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=1821#comment-1171 Stephanie Liscio Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:54:49 +0000 http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=1821#comment-1171 I should! It’s like I’m the Miss Clio of crappy trade proposals!

]]> By: Will McIlroy http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=1821#comment-1170 Will McIlroy Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:40:14 +0000 http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=1821#comment-1170 Never knew you were so prescient, did you? Play the lottery?

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