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Behind the Bombers NY Yankee Fansite :: Bomber Boards :: Beyond The Bombers :: Abreu resigns Author Topic: Abreu resigns (Read 39 times) adam Refugee member is offline Joined: Feb 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 415 Location: frunabulax Abreu resigns « Thread Started on Nov 6, 2009, 9:57am » The veteran outfielder agreed Thursday to a $19 million, two-year contract to stay with the Angels rather than test the free-agent market again. "I really feel happy here with Los Angeles," Abreu said in a telephone interview from Las Vegas. "I really enjoy to play for them, and I think when they started with the conversation for the contract and we didn't have any problems back and forth, it was a nice negotiation. It was no problem to stay and come back with the Angels." Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged BernzAMatic Global Moderator Commissioner of BTB member is offline Joined: Apr 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 5,253 Location: How in hell did I end up in NJ Re: Abreu resigns « Reply #1 on Nov 6, 2009, 10:12am » Good for Bobby and a well deserved raise...still less than he made here, but what do you expect Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Bernz-A-Matic In the end, EVERYONE has adversity, it is how you deal with it that shows what you are made of... BernzAMatic for MLB Commissioner in 2009!!!! Yankin'It in Beantown Big Stein member is offline Joined: May 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 4,090 Location: Bedford, NH Re: Abreu resigns « Reply #2 on Nov 6, 2009, 10:36am » I hope Damon and Matsui don't see Abreu's deal as the benchmark going rate for aging outfielders or we won'e see either one again. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged DavidL Global Moderator member is online Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. Joined: May 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 21,612 Location: Takoma Park, MD Re: Abreu resigns « Reply #3 on Nov 6, 2009, 10:41am » 2 years might be a reasonable gamble on a still-productive 35-year old. And the money is not outrageous. But I can't help but think that this year is going to end up being his best one in LA. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged DavidL Global Moderator member is online Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. Joined: May 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 21,612 Location: Takoma Park, MD Re: Abreu resigns « Reply #4 on Nov 6, 2009, 10:49am » I think Matsui realizes that he's very likely the primary DH if he comes back to the Yankees, and he seems to really want to do that. Plus, he's also still very productive (and don't forget how bad his knees were at the beginning of the season). Would a one-year deal for about $10M with an option for a 2d year be too much? As for Damon, I'm not sure. He's more than a year older than either Matsui or Abreu, and he's clearly lost a step or 3, but his bat is still productive and he seems to want to play til he's 40. He may be looking for a 3 or 4-year deal. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't do that (and, more importantly, neither would Cashman). And while he seems to enjoy playing in the Bronx, he seemed to enjoy Boston, too, but he took the Yankees bigger offer back in 05. I guess the question is whether anybody's going to offer him a multi-year deal. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged tarheelbomberfan Major Leaguer member is offline Joined: Dec 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 935 Location: North Carolina Re: Abreu resigns « Reply #5 on Nov 6, 2009, 11:46am » That is the question, DavidL. It might be a hard market for a long term deal for Johnny, even though he had a great year. It will be interesting to see what happens with JD and Godzilla. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Forum Jump--------------------» Home--------------------» Bomber Boards--------------------- Bomber Babble Board- BTB Gametalk- Baby Bomber Talk- The Off Topic Board- JUST POLITICS- Beyond The Bombers- Yankees and other Baseball Trivia --- Off Topic Trivia- Metro Sports- BTB-Mart --- Ticket Swapper --- Swap N Shop- The BTB Roto-Rooters Fantasy League- WAY OUTSIDE THE LINES!!!!- PEDs and More- Ask The Publisher

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