The Red Sox got Lackey and Cameron, and now are all but assured of losing Bay and Lowell.  I’m ok with that.  Does that mean the Red Sox outfield will be some combination of Cameron, Ellsbury and Drew?  With Beltre, Scutaro, Pedroia and Youkilis with Martinez catching?  I’m ok with that.  They dramatically overpaid for Lackey. 

I’m ok with losing Matsui.  He was a good Yankee and had an unbelievable ending to his Yankee career which almost became sort of….  he never got one. 

I think Cashman is playing a good game of poker.  I think we need Damon back and with Matsui gone, there is no “guilt” in going hard after Damon while leaving Matsui unsigned.  Bring Damon back into the fold so he can hit second and make Melky the fourth outfielder.  But don’t cry for Melky, there will be plenty of at-bats for him.  Granderson needs to hit down in the lineup around 6th or 7th, depending if Jorge is playing that particular day. 

I wanted Lackey, but 85 mill was too much.  We need one more pitcher.  Ben Sheets might fit the bill 6-7 mill with incentives for him to pitch 150 innings.  I want the Yankees to keep their finger on Wang’s pulse, but I must admit, Wang may not want to come back at this point.  I don’t mind Cashman talking about budgets for now… but let’s be honest – I heard on the radio the other day that the Yankees might not be able to sign Sheets and Damon.  What?  These are the NY Yankees for crying out loud, coming off of a world championship, in a new ballpark!  That’s small market thinking there.  I understand if you want to stay out of the big ticket items (having committed big bucks last winter), but trust me…. there’s enough sheckles to sign both of those two players.  

Right now…. the Mets are the ones acting like a small market team.