Royals Zack Greinke Reportedly Willing to Accept Trade to Yankees - Page 8

teedubya · 11-30-2010, 05:35 PM

****in' Yankees.

The Yankees still have their hearts set on signing Cliff Lee as a free agent, but their chances at getting a guy to ride shotgun to CC Sabathia might not be up in smoke if he remains with the Rangers.

Royals ace Zack Greinke is reportedly OK with the prospect of a trade sending him to the Yankees. That runs counter to earlier reports that Greinke isn't interested in pitching in the highly pressurized New York market, reports that stemmed from the fact that he has a no-trade clause that includes the Yankees. According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports, though, Greinke is open to going anywhere with a winning team.

"I wouldn't put it past him to go to New York," Passan's source said. "I don't think he'd rule out anybody. He says he likes New York. Especially because they're winners. He wants to go to a team that wins."

Imagine that, a player who prefers winning to losing. Stop the presses!

Seriously, though, this is eye-opening because it flies in the face of the perceptions about Greinke that have built up over the last couple of years. The no-trade clause mixed with his previous issues with social anxiety disorder and depression made it seem like the atmosphere around a team like the Yankees would make any attempt to add Greinke a non-starter. This would appear to change that equation.

What's more, Passan reports that the Royals have had discussions with the Yankees about a trade that would send Greinke to the Bronx. Obviously such discussions are in very early stages as the Yankees would almost surely prefer signing Lee to spending prospects on a deal for Greinke.

A trade for Greinke, who is 27 and signed for $27 million over the next two seasons, would come at a high price in terms of big-league talent and/or highly regarded prospects. For the Yankees, such a deal would likely have to include Jesus Montero, expected to be the catcher in 2011, and at least one of the top pitching prospects Manuel Banuelos and Dellin Betances.

That's a steep price and there would certainly be other bidders, but the Yankees are likely cheered by the prospect that the cupboard isn't bare if they can't lure Lee to their clubhouse.

http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/11/30/z...de-to-yankees/

Consistent1 · 12-02-2010, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

That's cause it is.

I would tend to agree with that, but his potential to inexplicably go bust at some point is certainly there too. I'm not a Royals fan, usually follow players more than teams in baseball. What I have seen of him has been very impressive. One problem to me is it is nice to see guys with marginal W/L totals get rewarded for pitching well for poor teams, but the environment of still losing is not a good one to me. Really, if the guy has all the talent he has, he should be wanting the **** out of KC yesterday. He probably does. As much as I hate the Yankees, players that want to win titles should want to be on the first plane there. There won't be any year they are out of the chase at a minimum. If all the media stuff and "pressure" is such a problem, how is a player ever going to do well in the postseason? I'm sold on his talent, but I'm not sure we will ever see several 20 win type seasons out of him wherever he ends up. I hope to be wrong, I like him as a player.

cookster50 · 12-02-2010, 07:03 AM

Dude had a problem a few years ago, got help, got it taken care of. For those that keep bringing it up, get over it. It's a non-issue now. This isn't 2007, this is 2010.

Consistent1 · 12-02-2010, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by cookster50

Dude had a problem a few years ago, got help, got it taken care of. For those that keep bringing it up, get over it. It's a non-issue now. This isn't 2007, this is 2010.

Sure, fair enough. The only thing is those type of issues can be problematic in terms of relapsing into it. What I'm saying is if he doesn't want to go to the Yanks, Boston, etc...he must still have concerns. We don't know this anyway, it shall be seen. If a record hovering just over .500 with some quality ND's on a shaky team is good enough to him, then he isn't much of a player. There isn't any reason to personalize it, I would like to see him win and contribute in the postseason somewhere. Like I said, I am a fan of his, not the Royals.

11-30-2010, 05:35 PM
teedubya Most Valuable Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Casino cash: $9470002	Zack Greinke Reportedly Willing to Accept Trade to Yankees ****in' Yankees. The Yankees still have their hearts set on signing Cliff Lee as a free agent, but their chances at getting a guy to ride shotgun to CC Sabathia might not be up in smoke if he remains with the Rangers. Royals ace Zack Greinke is reportedly OK with the prospect of a trade sending him to the Yankees. That runs counter to earlier reports that Greinke isn't interested in pitching in the highly pressurized New York market, reports that stemmed from the fact that he has a no-trade clause that includes the Yankees. According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports, though, Greinke is open to going anywhere with a winning team. "I wouldn't put it past him to go to New York," Passan's source said. "I don't think he'd rule out anybody. He says he likes New York. Especially because they're winners. He wants to go to a team that wins." Imagine that, a player who prefers winning to losing. Stop the presses! Seriously, though, this is eye-opening because it flies in the face of the perceptions about Greinke that have built up over the last couple of years. The no-trade clause mixed with his previous issues with social anxiety disorder and depression made it seem like the atmosphere around a team like the Yankees would make any attempt to add Greinke a non-starter. This would appear to change that equation. What's more, Passan reports that the Royals have had discussions with the Yankees about a trade that would send Greinke to the Bronx. Obviously such discussions are in very early stages as the Yankees would almost surely prefer signing Lee to spending prospects on a deal for Greinke. A trade for Greinke, who is 27 and signed for $27 million over the next two seasons, would come at a high price in terms of big-league talent and/or highly regarded prospects. For the Yankees, such a deal would likely have to include Jesus Montero, expected to be the catcher in 2011, and at least one of the top pitching prospects Manuel Banuelos and Dellin Betances. That's a steep price and there would certainly be other bidders, but the Yankees are likely cheered by the prospect that the cupboard isn't bare if they can't lure Lee to their clubhouse. http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/11/30/z...de-to-yankees/
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cookster50 Supreme Commander of My House Join Date: Apr 2004 Casino cash: $2923622	Dude had a problem a few years ago, got help, got it taken care of. For those that keep bringing it up, get over it. It's a non-issue now. This isn't 2007, this is 2010.
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