How the Yankees Should Spend Their Extra Money With Projected Lineup

             With the Yankees being freed up of $25 million from Alex Rodriguez suspension, who should they pursuit to make their 2014 team the best it can possibly be? Which I will now show who should be the the Yankees top priorities.

        1. Masahiro Tanaka: This one is obvious with the Yankees in desperate need for starters Masahiro Tanaka is the best option that they have for a number 1/2 starter. Now Tanaka is in no way a sure thing, he has yet to pitch in the Major Leagues but he shows a lot of potential  with a 1.27 ERA and 24 wins and 0 losses.

         2.Grant Balfour: With a giant hole in the Yankee bullpen, Grant Balfour would fit perfectly in New York. He can handle the crowd he likes the energy, plus he is a great closer. Why shouldn't the Yankees go after him? He had a 2.59 ERA with 38 saves, this could fill the Yankees hole in the closer spot and keep David Robertson as their set-up man.

      3.Ubaldo Jimenez: If the Yankees could sign Masahiro Tanaka and add Jimenez to their starting 5 it could really add a lot of depth to their pitching staff. Almost fixing the problems the have with their starting 5. However Jimenez is a wild thing, last year he had a great season going 13 and 9 with a 3.30 ERA. His past 2 seasons he has had a 5+ ERA and the past 4 seasons he has had a 4.30+ ERA. I think that it was more of an issue of mechanics that have been fixed and that he would be a great pick-up for the Yankees.

     4.Eric O'Flathery: This is a guy that can really improve and add depth to the Yankees bullpen. Flathery did get hurt in the 2013 season but has been able to get the job done, he has a career 2.85 ERA with 245 strikeouts. Signing Flathery would very much improve the bullpen that they currently have.

     Now i will show the 2014 projected lineup, starting pitchers, and bullpen.

Projected Lineup                                             
1.Jacoby Ellsbury CF                                  
2.Derek Jeter SS
3.Carlos Beltran RF
4.Brian McCann                                                                            
5.Mark Texeria 1B                                            
6.Alfonso Soriano DH                                
7.Kelly Johnson 3B                                          
8.Brian Roberts 2B                                                                  
9.Brett Gardner LF

Starting Pitchers
1. C.C Sabathia
2. Hiroki Kuroda
3. Ivan Nova
4.Michael Pineda
5. Vidal Nuno
6.Adam Warren  
7.David Phelps

 Bullpen
1.Cesar Cabral
2.Prestine Claiborne
3.Matt Thornton
4.Dellin Betances
5.Jose Campos
6.Manny Benuelos
7.David Huff
8.Shawn Kelly SU
9 David Robertson C