An article hit the newspapers yesterday about Mariano Rivera pondering life after 2007. This year is an option year for Mo and the Yankees have not yet approached him about an extension.
My advice to the Yankee brass is, GET IT DONE NOW!!! Mo is the greatest relief pitcher in the history of the game and it still performing at an excellent level. He has pitched the last four seasons with an ERA of under 2.00. The injury he had last year was not that serious. The Yankees pampered him because they had such a huge lead.
Mo has publicly said that he wants to pitch in the new Yankee Stadium. The Yankees should at a minimum sign him for 2008 with an option year for 2009 at about $12 million a year. They gave the money to Mussina and he was only so-so. They paid Randy Johnson $16M a year for two years and he did not deliver like Mo has. Do I need to go on.
Pitchers that aren't even close to his talent have already been signed for more money. I hope they don't let this siutation linger and offend a class act like Mo.
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