If Pavano comes back and pitches well should we re-sign him?

[Metroidman]

*ducks objects thrown his way*

[Kluivert4Ever]

If he signs for a buck fifty sure.

[nnysiny]

whyyyyy

[ppa79]

Only if he pays us

[hellonewman]

"If Pavano comes back."

The whole premise is faulty.

[Jglaubman]

uhhh... no?

[Janttje]

Nein.

[yankees135]

the question is trivially true since the if part of the implication will not be satisfied

[4bronxbombers]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[I Heart Jeter]

I'd rather see Igawa than Pavano

[smckdwn989]

of course................. not

[hellonewman]

I'd rather see Igawa than Pavano

I'd rather see Pavano, it's just that I'm certain we won't.

[Yankees13]

This is a bit like asking if the Yankees should sign me if I learned how to throw 100 MPH on the black every pitch. Of course, but it's not something that's going to happen.

[gdn]

Why not. For real cheap.

[jnewmark]

Never ever never ever, no, nine, forget it, hell no.

[Jace]

Isn't he scheduled to start rehab starts in the minors in like late July? And TJ guys get their control back like another 6 months after that? And Pavano fulfills every injury recovery worst case scenario anyway? I don't think this is even possible

[Casey37]

Absolutely not, and I sincerely hope Hank doesn't even think about it.

[NYDCYankee]

If he promises to wear the Iron Man suit so he won't get hurt.

[teknetic]

Put down the kool-aid.

[apalradio]

First of all, he won't come back and pitch well. Second, if he comes back at all, he wouldn't go more than 20 innings before the next season ending injury.

[Yanks4eva1]

Hell naw....

[Skars]

Of course. Why would anyone here say no?


It's obvious that he's not going to come back or pitch well, but if he were to come back in August and pitch us to the playoffs and then come back on a 1 year deal, how could we resist? Asshole or not, good pitching is good pitching.

its a pipedream anyway

[Dirty Coke]

If he pays the Yankees to play, then sure.

[hellonewman]

Of course. Why would anyone here say no?


It's obvious that he's not going to come back or pitch well, but if he were to come back in August and pitch us to the playoffs and then come back on a 1 year deal, how could we resist?

I think the fear is that he wouldn't come back on a 1-year deal, that Hank the Bank would get soppy and swoony over those 2 good months and give him a 3-year deal or something, at which point the injury merry-go-round would start again.

[YanksFanTillDeath]

I cant beleive my eyes just read this ...

[njdhockey]

Hell No!

[DJ27]

Funny joke! Send him away, please!!!!

[R.V.47]

I wouldnt re-sign him but Id be pretty happy if he comes back and pitches well.

[iWant27]

yeah sure . Yankees should sign him to a 4 years $40 million deal .

you got some sense of humour dude .

[NelsonMuntz]

Wouldn't this literally be the definition of insanity (i.e., doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result)?

[cyhughes22]

I think there's a better chance of Kei Igawa signing a 10 year 300 million dollar extension to hit cleanup for us.

[__starr69]

Only so he doesn't sign with Boston and win the Cy Young.

[YanksFan1992]

When looking at the Pavano situation I think this saying fits perfectly:

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."


So that's a no from me.

[Ynkcpt23]

I'd rather see Pavano, it's just that I'm certain we won't.

Yes. Excellent. I want Igawa to be on the next plane back to his native land. He can keep the money, and I wish him well.

And your point is exceptional: we're more likely to see Mantle rise from the grave than see a productive Pavano pitching for us. I can only imagine how he hurts himself this time back...

[DJ27]

I would much rather keep Igawa than see "not sure of an appropriate name here" stay in the Pinstripes.

[hellonewman]

Hey no fair "WTF?!" wasn't a choice yet when I voted.

[KLJ]

another useless poll.. congrats..

[Yankeesfan924]

If he does well, saves 10 kittens in an apartment fire, stops the genocide in Darfur, fixes the economy, and kills Hillary Clinton, then give him the minimum.

[hellonewman]

another useless poll.. congrats..

So which way did you vote?

[Retire21]

Where's the obligatory "Who's Pavano?" line?

Since he fired an agent for not getting him $40 million (he got 39.95 instead), if he comes back and pitches well, the best we should offer is the $5,000 his former agent robbed him of the first time around.

[Retire21]

And, per the poll choices, it is worth pointing out that Batman continues to fight crime despite numerous injuries. In other words, Batman is the anti-Pavano. It would be like trading a weasel for a warrior.

The one time Batman had a near-fatal injury in 1994, he rehabbed and got back into his own monthly comic book within months. Pavano hurt his butt in March and sat out four years.

[Sam18]

please please please let him be traded for batman please

[Krall]

First of all, he won't come back and pitch well. Second, if he comes back at all, he wouldn't go more than 20 innings before the next season ending injury.

He's a weasel in a contract year, of course he's going to pitch well if given the opportunity.

But I'd still like to ask if the OP is on illegal medications?

[just-blaze]

And, per the poll choices, it is worth pointing out that Batman continues to fight crime despite numerous injuries. In other words, Batman is the anti-Pavano. It would be like trading a weasel for a warrior.

The one time Batman had a near-fatal injury in 1994, he rehabbed and got back into his own monthly comic book within months. Pavano hurt his butt in March and sat out four years.

Yeah exactly....who the hell would trade Batman for Pavano.

I would trade Pavano for the George Clooney Batman.

[nyyfanatic85]

I would like nothing better than for Pavano to come back, pitch to the tune of a 1.10 ERA in the playoffs and win Game 7 of the World Series.

[Dexileno51]

Seriously. WTF?

But I have a question

If (a big if) He come back this season and pitches extremely well for us down the stretch. Could he become a Type A free agent?

[themgmt]

There are at least 3 impossible statements in that questions.

[jbro]

it takes a post like this every now and then to remind me that such a person actually exists, and he'll make more money then I might ever will.


BULLOCKS

[Bub]

If it was just plain bad luck that got him to this point, I'd think about it. However, considering the huge infusion of sheer stupidity on his own behalf, no way.

[YankeeZim]

no...