Still Quiet On The Hot Stove Front

The Winter Meetings are right around the corner and it's looking like we're going to be in for another week of twiddling our thumbs and writing about how the Yanks could swing a 3-way trade to get Wandy Rodriguez and Ryan Braun without giving up Montero or ManBan.

Cash is going beyond just preaching patience this year.  He's flat out said he doesn't expect to get anything done.  It sounds like most trade talks he's had with other clubs are stalled because the asking price is too high, so it's probably for the best that he doesn't get too deep into those.  And truth be told, I'm OK with the Yankees standing pat on the trade front.  The only guys who really intrigue me are Danks and Matt Garza, and I don't see Ken Williams letting himself get swindled again like he did for Swish or Theo making a straight salary dump for Garza and trading him to his former rival for peanuts.

The lone bit of news on the free agent side is also a lot of nothing.  After their first face-to-face with C.J. Wilson's agent, the report from Marc Carig is that the Yankees haven't been rushing to set up a second meeting, which suggests a lack of interest from the Yankees' side.  Again, I'm alright with this play if the Yanks truly aren't interested in Wilson.  He's going to be the most expensive guy to sign in terms of years and money and the $100 million figure has already been thrown out there.  Thanks, but no thanks, dude.

It's boring and it's slow, but when you already have pretty much your entire roster intact and not a lot of holes to fill like the Yankees do, that's alright.