The Yankees signed Jorge Posada yesterday and while the price tag was up there (four year, $52 million), you’re talking about a special catcher. Posada rakes for one and he has a .381 OBP with a career .860 OPS. While those numbers look just good, keep in mind most catchers don’t come anywhere near these numbers in a season while Posada has done it over his career. Age is an issue, but Posada is coming off of a career year in 2007 and you’d hope his production wouldn’t take a nose dive too quick.
The Yankees are also close to signing Mariano Rivera and again, while the money is out of hand, this is one of those impact signings the Yankees almost have to make. The purported deal is rumored to be at three years, $45 million and that would be simply unheard of a closer. You’d think Rivera would be all over it so I expect him to sign on the dotted line as well.
Third base is still a big hole so it’ll be interesting to see what Cashman and the Boss end up doing. It’d be nice if the Marlins would come down a tad on their demands for Miguel Cabrera but you also get what you pay for.
