The most common theme for New York Yankees this season has been how much the club has needed the surveys’ enclosure. Even now, with reinforcements from the deadline for trade in the mixture, it would have been good to have a reliable and reliable friend there.
And for a large part of the season, there was a familiar face sitting there for picking. He was perhaps 40 years old, but David Robertson proved that he still had the goods with a 3.00 MPM presenting last year for the Texas Rangers. For any reason, its market did not materialize during the offseason, however, and its recent comments show why it could have been, and why the Yankees have never really approached their old farm hand for the third time, despite the way the adjustment could seem.
David Robertson reveals why Yankees have never been a real option to sign it
When David Robertson finally signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on July 21, he came at a high price. The salary of $ 16 million in prorata, around $ 6 million for the rest of the season, was too rich for the blood of the Yankees … or, at least, that is what many of us have (legitimately) supposed).
During a recent appearance with a coarse territory, Robertson confirmed this reality when he detailed exactly what he was going to take to bring him back. He shed light on the reason why it could have taken so long to sign in the first place.
“At this stage of my life and my career, I am not trying to come back unless it is [for] Something I think I’m worth, “said Robertson.
This is exactly what he got phillies, and also shows how Yankees, always concerned about the high -level luxury tax threshold, have never really been a realistic option.
Of course, this is another brand in the long line of frustrations for the fans who have always watched the front office stop before adding pieces that could put the team above, instead of hanging on a precarious way and looking for things with lower level options that are regularly exposed.
It is difficult to say that Robertson, despite needing a few weeks to accelerate, would not have been a better option to fill the Yankee enclosure in difficulty than Jake Bird, who has reached a real cost of prospects, even if his salary is a recycling compared to Robertson.
Thanks to three appearances with Philadelphia, the advised right -hander has not yet allowed a race won while displaying a huge 12 k / 9, while the Yankees watch the Camilo Doval Pitch to a 6.43 MPM since his arrival in the Bronx. Bird continues to swing up to an era of 9.00 for Triple-A Scranca / Wilkes-Barre.
The jury has always been released, but it seems that the Yankees can live to regret not express what Robertson is worth and bet rather on two cheaper (and much less effective) options, all in the name of saving money. What a shame.
