"Obviously you don't follow the Yankees very closely."
I follow them closely enough to know they are totally preoccupied with the Red Sox and they signed Luxury Taxiera mainly to keep him away from the Red Sox. All reports were the three players for the Luxury Taxiera were Boston, LA and Washington, the Yankees were not one of the players.
They needed him? Really? Why Swisher then? He now becomes what, a fourth outfielder, a fifth outfielder or do you trade him and Shemp and sign Manny? Why not Yanks, sign Lowe too, go for it, 500 million dollar payroll, why not?
Cashman, aka, the best check writer in baseball, basically told Borass come back to us with your highest offer and we will beat it. If the Sox had offered 180, the Yankees would have gone to 190, etc, etc.
They were not, repeat were not going to let this guy go to Boston.
That is about as pathetic as it gets, so take off your pinstripe glasses and get a clue.