I Love When Michael Kay Gets Angry!

“I’ve always been very, very honest when people were saying, ‘Why aren’t they signing LeMahieu?’ I said, ‘Well, what’s the rush? The great (free agent) players are still out there. Trevor Bauer hasn’t signed. George Springer hasn’t signed. J.T. Realmuto hasn’t signed. And DJ hasn’t signed.’ Very slow-moving market. But if this slow-moving game of chicken that the Yankees and LeMahieu are playing with each other cost them the chance at Lindor, that’s a bad job,” said Kay on his radio show on Thursday via the New York Post. 

He’s absolutely right. Francisco Lindor was Plan B for the Yankees and now that this plan is no longer relevant thanks to cross-town rivals the New York Mets, the Yankees have to move quickly before, well you know. 

“You can’t sit here until February and allow DJ LeMahieu to make a decision,” said Kay, who started his Thursday show an hour early to discuss the breaking Lindor news. “And if you’re DJ LeMahieu, you can’t sit there and let the Yankees play their game. They both have to come together: ‘What’s your best offer for me right now?’ reported the New York Post. 

The Yankees and LeMahieu are about 25 million dollars apart as Joel Sherman of the Post shared back in mid-December. He went further to say, “If LeMahieu wants to go, teams like the Blue Jays, Dodgers, Giants and so many more will line up. He can play three positions well, hit like a batting champion and provide zero headaches in a clubhouse. Add that all up and why in the hell would the Yankees let go a player who has finished fourth and third in the AL MVP voting in his two years with the team? Money,” Yep, drop the mike! 

Bottom line, does Kay getting fired up do anything for us as fans? Yes. What about the Yankee front office? Maybe. And LeMahieu? Eh. This game of you want and we want needs to end. The Yankees need to sign LeMahieu. Them’s the facts. Let’s see if they can get this done by mid-week. 

–Suzie Pinstripe
BYB Managing Editor
Twitter: @suzieprof