The Yankees and Damon are miles apart

By Craig CalcaterraDec 11, 2009, 1:20 PM EST
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I guess that stuff about the Yankees playing hardball with Johnny Damon is legit.  According to Heyman, the team and the player are currently two years and $34 million apart, with Damon wanting $52 million for four years and the Yankees offering $18 million for two years.

Heyman asks “doesnt this have to get done tho?”  You know what? If I’m the Yankees I say nope. Not at all. Not at what Damon wants.  He’s worth $9 million over two. Maybe a bit more. Even if you put a Pettitte-style bumper on it because, hell, it’s the Yankees, you don’t get to four years and $52 million. 

I like Brian Cashman’s slow-and-easy approach to this.  Leave the offer out there for a month. Heck, make it an even $20 million if you want.  If Damon can go and find four years from someone, mazel tov. If not, he’ll sign at what I’m offering.

Report: Mike Redmond has interviewed for the Orioles’ manager job

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By Bill BaerDec 9, 2018, 9:05 PM EST
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that former player and manager Mike Redmond is among those who has interviewed for the Orioles’ open managerial position. Those others include Mike Bell, Pedro Grifol, Chip Hale, and Brandon Hyde.

Redmond, 47, spent 13 years in the majors as a player from 1998-2010. He took over as manager of the Marlins in 2013 but had a short and unsuccessful stint. The team went 62-100 in his first year, 77-85 in his second, then went 16-22 to start the 2015 season before he was fired. It was hard to put too much blame on Redmond, though, considering that the Marlins have nearly perpetually been non-competitive over the last eight years.

Redmond has served as the bench coach with the Rockies for the last two years.

Whoever becomes the Orioles’ next manager will be taking over a team that went 47-115 in 2018. It was the first season in franchise history and one of the worst seasons of all time. The Orioles traded Manny Machado during the season to help facilitate a rebuilding process that will likely take a few years.