06-25-2012, 01:09 PM
Issue is that the trade may resemble what the Cubs eventually receive for Soriano.
Red Sox saved about $3 MM in salary and got back crap.
Youk is most likely done. He just can't seem to stay healthy and the Saux had little to no leverage in negotiations so it wasn't that the Saux would receive much. One way to assess the deal is to review how much cash was involved in excess of amount that Saux were scheduled to pay. Youk played about 50% of the season and his contract pays him $8.1 MM so anything under the Pale Hose pay $4.05 MM is their discount. The Saux will pay the Pale Hose an additional $1.5 MM in salary to have the Youk play for them in return for a reliever who just got sent to AAA and a journeyman infielder who can't hit his way out of a paper bag. Would think that $1.5 MM gets you more than that in this market but then again Kenny is a genius.
Red Sox saved about $3 MM in salary and got back crap.
Youk is most likely done. He just can't seem to stay healthy and the Saux had little to no leverage in negotiations so it wasn't that the Saux would receive much. One way to assess the deal is to review how much cash was involved in excess of amount that Saux were scheduled to pay. Youk played about 50% of the season and his contract pays him $8.1 MM so anything under the Pale Hose pay $4.05 MM is their discount. The Saux will pay the Pale Hose an additional $1.5 MM in salary to have the Youk play for them in return for a reliever who just got sent to AAA and a journeyman infielder who can't hit his way out of a paper bag. Would think that $1.5 MM gets you more than that in this market but then again Kenny is a genius.