Yankees West
ESPN is reporting what has been rumored for awhile, Don Mattingly and Larry Bowa are heading out to LA with Joe Torre. I had forgotten that the Dodgers have one last season in Vero Beach, so there is a decent chance we might actually see Torre manage against the Yankees in Spring Training 2008. There is also the All-Star Game and I hope Clint Hurdle names Torre a coach for the NL and that Torre accepts.
About the whole Torre thing, Bill Madden brought up a good point Sunday in his column (scroll down) about both Girardi and Torre acting dishonorably in their negotiations with the Dodgers. Also interesting was the assertion that I read in a couple of places that the Dodgers contacted Torre before he met with the Yankees in Tampa. I imagine the Yankees won't make much of it, but if true, it is clearly tampering and the Dodgers should be punished by MLB in some way.
But, I think everyone will move on and that is for the best. GM meetings start today in Orlando, I will update as news/rumors become available.
Comments
Peter, how would it be tampering if his contract was up and there was no option held by the team?
For free agent players, a team can contact a player in the 1st 2 weeks to indicate interest without talking specifics. With coaches, I'm not sure any such language/policy exists.
Explain your idea that it would be tampering.
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November 5, 2007 04:59 PM
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Andy
Contracts for managers and coaches do not expire until October 31st, so Torre was still under his 2007 contract to the Yankees when this reportedly happened. Now, I don't think they would have cared after Torre met with them in Tampa, but the fact that it happened before that could lead you to conclude that his actions were influenced by that.
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November 5, 2007 05:40 PM
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I suppose. But obviously the 10/31 date is to cover any manager/coach that makes it deep into the post-season. No negotiations while your team is still alive.
So given that the season was over, I can't imagine MLB doing anything.
Question, what if a team has to play into November (game 7 of the WS would have been Nov 1 I believe), then what about contracts in that situation?
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November 5, 2007 06:01 PM
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Yes, but he was under contract and the Yankees were making an attempt to retain him, so why isn't that tampering?
That happened with the 2001 World Series, Torre's deal was up and the series went to November 4th I believe.
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November 5, 2007 06:17 PM
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