Torre’s (And ARod’s) Future Still In Doubt
Another day has passed and nothing new in Mets camp. Nothing is new in Yankees camp either but for some reason they’re in the headlines.
After another day of meetings Yankees have not yet announced any decisions regarding Joe Torre’s status as their manager. With his contract up at the end of the month Yankees brass is faced with the decision of either asking him back or going in another direction. I see some indicators that they have decided to ask Torre back. Like this from General Manager Brian Cashman:
“There have been no decisions made. The decision we are talking about is obviously rehiring somebody and there is negotiations if you do so. That’s a decision we have to come to if that’s the direction we choose to go.”
Though Cashman didn’t say if a decision had been reached there was really no need for him to bring up negotiations if the team wasn’t going to bring Torre back or if they were at least leaning in that direction. Another indicator is something that Don Mattingly’s representative, Ray Schulte, said:
“We haven’t been contacted at all, in any shape or form. I talked to Don and he hasn’t talked to the Yankees or Joe.”
If Torre is not asked back then Mattingly, as the lead candidate as a replacement, would at least have gotten a phone call.
None of this means that Torre will definitely be back. But it certainly seems like the team is leaning that way.
In other news, Alex Rodriguez has completed meeting with his agent, Scott Boras. Rodriguez can opt out of his contract after the World Series and there has been much speculation about what he will do. The Yankees, for their part, have already planned. Cashman said yesterday:
“If Alex Rodriguez opts out of his contract then we will not participate in free agency. That is accurate and that is definitive.”
The Yankees figure that ARod will cost too much in free agency. They could replace him with an ample third baseman and improve their outfield and pitching with the money they would save.
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