If the Yankees want to win next year

If the Yankees want to win next year, this spending spree only makes sense if they re-sign Cano, even at $200 million. Indeed,Forklift forks signing Brian McCann and Jacoby Ellsbury makes it all the more imperative to keep Cano in pinstripes; otherwise they haven’t really accomplished much.For the first time in years the Yankees brought the Big Press Conference back to the Bronx, complete with all the trimmings on Thursday as they introduced Brian McCann and continued to announce their intention to immediately spend their way back into the postseason.The purists can rail about developing the farm system all they want but it’s not realistic at the moment, and come on,party paper straws this is the Yankees doing what they do best.Who cares if they overpaid for Jacoby Ellsbury? They are never going to run out of money and the truth is that it’s good for baseball because when they spend big on stars and they win,Buy Cheap Coach Grade AAA Handbags, Custom Fit Stripe Shirt and more. this is the one team that the rest of the country loves to hate.But here’s the issue: If the Yankees want to win next year, this spending spree only makes sense if it includes re-signing Robinson Cano, even at $200 million.wholesale Best Dsquared Long T-Shirts from www.alipaytrade.com homepage. Indeed, signing McCann and Ellsbury makes it all the more imperative to keep Cano in pinstripes; otherwise they haven’t really accomplished much. 

It would be one thing if the Yankees were taking a step back, making sure they reset their luxury tax rate by staying under $189 million next year and hanging on to their draft choices in an attempt develop the next Core Four.Instead they’re trying to reenergize their fans by signing stars, after a season in which TV ratings on YES fell by 31% and there were more empty seats at the Stadium — new or old — than there had been in 15 to 20 years.“We’ve got more money to spend," Hal Steinbrenner said Thursday, “and we’re going to spend it as we always do."They may stay under $189 million anyway, even if they re-sign Cano, but probably only if Alex Rodriguez’s suspension is upheld for at least 150 games.But in any case, it just doesn’t make sense to let Cano walk. And maybe they won’t.Party Supplies online You can’t argue with the way the Yankees have handled negotiations so far, refusing to bid against themselves, but they sure have made it tougher to justify holding the line at $170 million or even $180 million after they threw $153 million at Ellsbury over seven years.It’s not only that Cano is the better player, and has considerably more value as a Gold Glove-caliber second baseman who hits for average and power, but unlike Ellsbury he has also been an iron man, never out of the lineup. Cano has played 256 more regular-season games than Ellsbury over the last four seasons.So let’s be honest: if Cano had been the Red Sox second baseman all these years, the Yankees already would have signed him for eight years and $200 million.Instead they seem determined to get him at a price they deem reasonable. GM Brian Cashman even made a point on Thursday of saying the Yankees have already made Cano an offer, reportedly in the $160 million-$170 million range, “that’s higher than where we thought we’d be."Again, maybe this is merely negotiating rhetoric and the Yankees will adjust to the situation, particularly now that the Mariners seemingly have emerged as a genuine threat.