Yankees Lose Out on Moncada by $4 Million

A report has surfaced on MLB Network & on WEEI that the Yankees lost out on signing Yoan Moncada by not upping the first offer - which was in the $25 to $27 million range. Besides the Red Sox, the Yankees, Padres & Dodgers were all around the same $25 million bonus money range on their first offers. When Moncada's agent went back to see if teams would make a second offer, the Yankees said no. How is that going to play in Gotham? Losing out on a young stud for $4 million or so? Michael Kay from YES tried to soft-peddle the loss of Moncada by saying who knows what any 19 year old will turn into. Nice try, Mr. See Ya. (I can't stand that "see ya" phrase on every Yankee home run!) If the Yankees were in for $25 mil, they certainly could have ponied up more to get a kid who could start bringing youth to an aging team. Injuries to Tanaka & Sabathia. Old age with A-Rod & Beltran. No Jeter, Rivera or Robertson. Teixeira & McCann coming off down years. The Yankees starting lineup is all mid-30 somethings & getting older. Brian Cashman let this Cuban kid get away for small money. Bad move when you need to get your team younger.