Yankees have acquired Blue Jays outfielder Raul Mondesi

ESPN ^ | July 1, 2002 | ESPN

[jern]

George Steinbrenner wanted outfield help, and he got it Monday. The first-place Yankees have acquired Blue Jays outfielder Raul Mondesi, the team announced. The Yankees have also planned an anouncement for 7 p.m. ET.

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

super (/sarcasm)

[dennis1x]

another reason to hate the most despised team on the planet.....

go break a leg....seriously.

[colorado tanker]

Flash: The New York Yankees just announced that George Steinbrenner has bought the entire American League. The League will now operate as the Yankees farm system, all players subject to call up.

[big'ol_freeper]

I root for the Red Sox and anyone who is playing the Yankees....

[My2Cents]

Steinbrenner thinks the Yankees have a divine right to win the World Series every year. They go out and grab up whomever is available whether they need them or not. Their strategy is to suck the air out of baseball's players market, denying competitors the services of needed players.

If Bud Selig is concerned about he "inequity" of competition within MLB, he needs to fold the Yankees, not the Twins and Expos.

[My2Cents]

I've thought for some time the Yankees should simply tour the nation playing exhibition games against a perpetual faceless opponent -- call this team "The Washington Generals." It will be all Yankees, all the time, and this is how King George prefers it.

[colorado tanker]

"Damn Yankees."

[Dog Gone]

Well, good. I have one of Raul Mondesi's autographed Rookie of the Year bats that I picked up when he was a Dodger. To be honest, I wasn't aware of what happened to him after he left that club (I have only a casual interest in baseball).

This will probably increase the value of that bat. It certainly has to be a better investment than WorldCom stock.

[Huck]

Steinbrenner thinks the Yankees have a divine right to win the World Series every year.

No. Steinbrenner thinks that as owner he should do what he can to give the Yankees the best chance to win.

They go out and grab up whomever is available whether they need them or not. Their strategy is to suck the air out of baseball's players market, denying competitors the services of needed players.

Ridiculous. If that were true they would have Scott Rolen and Jeff Kent right now. The Yankees go out and get guys that will help them win.

If Bud Selig is concerned about he "inequity" of competition within MLB, he needs to fold the Yankees, not the Twins and Expos.

Again, ridiculous, but at least close to reality. The major problem in baseball is between large market and small market teams. Something needs to be done to make it more fair. Salary cap, or luxury tax, or revenue sharing (probably the best option.) But you can't blame George for doing what he can to win. What's he supposed to do? Not try?

[Citizen of the Savage Nation]

Talk about buy low/sell high. This means that the Blue Jays basically traded away Shawn Green for Sean Wiggins. Ouch.

[Iowegian]

He's a cancer to any team. I can only hope he does for Yankee team chemistry what he did to L.A. and Toronto's. Hehehe.

[Citizen of the Savage Nation]

True, but I look at the Lakers as an example of a team that goes out to win while at the same time maintaining a respect for the system that they play under. Even as 3-time champs, they have avoided the luxury tax, in fact, their team salary lies in the low-mid range of the league while teams like the Trailblazers and the Knicks try to buy a championship with massive payrolls.

Up until recently, I counted the Yankees as such a team but their payroll now is obscene, they are making no bones about abusing the system and trying to buy their way into championships. Fortunately, it doesn't usually work. OTOH, I kinda chuckle at them getting Mondesi, a consistently underperforming player who has yet (and probably never will) reach his potential (but costs lots and lots of $$$$).

[hole_n_one]

Quit laughing!

[rohry]

"He's a cancer to any team."

Hope you're right...

Signed,
A Red Sox Fan

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

we will give you tim wakefield for him

[Mike Fieschko]

Can anyone explain why Boston's under .500 at home?

When they had a big lead in the middle of May, it was because they were something like 16-2 on the road, not because they we're beating the tar out of visiting teams.

[subterfuge]

I guess Sammy Sosa or Barry Bonds weren't available.

Hey, maybe A-Rod can play outfield!

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

just a little slump not to worry

[Dales]

I am not sure that this move actually helps the Yankees any on the field. Mondesi's 736 OPS is nothing special. And not that the cost matters to the Yankees, but to me it looks like they just gave away some money and whatever they traded to get Mondesi without doing anything to improve their team.