I'm sure you all have heard about the big, seven player/three team deal that went down earlier this week involving the Yankees, Tigers and Diamondbacks.
Yankees
+ CF Curtis Granderson
- SP Ian Kennedy
- CF Austin Jackson
- RP Phil Coke
Tigers
+ Austin Jackson
+ Phil Coke
+ Max Scherzer
+ Daniel Schlereth
- Curtis Granderson
- Edwin Jackson
Diamondbacks
+ Edwin Jackson
+ Ian Kennedy
- Max Scherzer
- Daniel Schlereth
It seems to work out for all three teams. The Yankees get immediate help and put an all-star in the CF for the first time since Bernie Williams retired. Granderson is looking to slot in the 2-hole (vs. RHPs and 7/8 vs. LHPs) if the team doesn't resign Johnny Damon, or possibly the 5- or 6-hole vs. RHPs if they do. A lefty pull hitter with Granderson's power projects to hit 35+ HRs playing half his games in Yankee Stadium III. The only Yankees centerfielders to accomplish that feat were Joe Dimaggio (twice) and Mickey Mantle (six times).
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The Twins have already sold over 16,000 season tickets for the inaugural season in Target Field, up from 11,000 in 2008. Internal estimates have them selling close to 20,000 total, which would place the club near the top of the league. This good news is not without a caveat, however, as the team is demanding clients pay in full by tomorrow or risk having their seats released. This is a new policy their president said was put in place to "keep up with industry standards and deal with the demand for seats." Target Field is slated to have roughly 6,500 fewer seats than the Metrodome.
Minnesota has talked to Mark DeRosa's agent, but according to GM Bill Smith, "There's been a lot of talking, but no action." The team doesn't expect to make any major moves before the conclusion of the Winter Meetings.
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