Trade Your Yankees

People love themselves some A-Rod. And they should - he's producing like a madman, and the end doesn't seem to be in sight.

I subscribe to the "hitting breeds hitting" philosophy. Because of that, everyone around A-Rod should start producing more. However, no one will notice. Why? because most people already think they're producing. Take Matsui for instance. He was off to a great start, and isn't doing squat. In fact, he's rated about as well as Jay Gibbons, Raul Ibanez and Craig Monroe. But if you have him on your roster and offered him in a trade - you'd come out smelling like a rose.

But no one ever does! The one set of players I never see involved in trades are Yankee hitters. I see Pavano and Mussina moved around all over the place. But A-Rod certainly isn't being traded. Sheff, Jeter and Posada aren't. Why? Because the Yankee fans out there have big man-crushes on these players, and think they can do no wrong (especially Jeter). If you offered a Yankee to one of these people, they're going to overpay.

The thing is though, it's doubtful you have any Yankees unless you are one of those people. Yankees fly off the draft board quicker than you can say, "Billy Martin, you're fired!" If you have a Yankee, you've already overpaid for him.

If you're one of the small percentage of people who got a Yankee at actual retail value, why not float a few offers out there? Send out a few feelers asking what someone would offer for Derek Jeter? You'll be surprised what you'll get in return.