1b - Youkilis vs. TBD
2b - Pedroia vs Cano
SS - Lugo vs Jeter
3b - Lowell vs. ARod
LF - Manny vs. Matsui
CF - Coco/Pena vs. Damon
RF - Drew vs. Abreu
c - Posada vs Varitek
DH - Ortiz vs. Giambi
Besides the Manny/Ortiz combo, I like our lineup just as well.
Rotation:
Bost: Schilling, DMat, Papelbon, Beckett, Wakefield/Clement
NYY: Mussina, Wong, Pettitte, RJ, Pavano/Igawa
Bullpen:
NYY: Myers, Britton, Bruney, Proctor, Farnsworth, Mo, lhp TBD
Bost: Tavarez, Okajima, Delcarmen, Hansen, Timlin, TBD
Bench:
Bost: Cora, Pena, Hinske, C TBD
NYY: Cabrera, IF TBD, C TBD
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Yankees will fight back and strikes against Redsox. The Yankees Will Rise again...
I Believed in Cashman and Go Yankees.
I'm between Geraldo Rodriguez and Brett Smith for my next profile. Thoughts? Any other suggestions?
If you could, I'd be interested in a profile of the Yankee catching prospects - especially PJ Piliterre but also Francisco Cervelli.
These prospect profiles are amazing, EJ, keep up the good work.
I was wondering, do you have any idea who the most promising LOOGY's are in the Yankees system?
David Cone? Come on, that comparision is absurd. David Cone had numerous plus pitches, and plus command. He was one of the best pitchers of his time period and would have had a case for the Hall of Fame if he was still pitching.
Comparing Desalvo to Cone is wrong. They are two totally different pitchers.
Chris, read the whole paragraph. "A lesser David Cone". I'm talking about style, not quality.
Cervelli is certainly getting a profile, as is P.J. (who is quickly becoming a sleeper favorite of mine).
LOOGY's? We don't have a ton of lefty pitchers in our system, but I will be doing a profile on R.J. Swindle soon, a submariner.
So Cervelli, Swindle, P.J., Geraldo, and Smith. Anyone else that should go on the list?
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While the Yankees aren't going to give up Chien-Ming Wang or Phil Hughes for Sexson, a package headed by Melky Cabrera could entice the Mariners if they are willing to eat some of Sexson's money. If they don't pay part of the money, they can't expect much back.
Not sure about this move, Sexson is a whiff king and I'm not sure about his defensive abilities. I definitely wouldn't give up Cabrera for him. The remainder of his deal isn't bad though, 2 years/$28 million. Might be worth a shot if you can get him cheap and just take on the salary I guess.
Please Mr.Cashman , Don't trade for Sexson. This guy strikesout too much and has low obp.
I hope the Yankees go for Zuleta rather than Cancers Like Hillebrand and Sexson.
Yankees raises prices and Trimmed payroll, Welcome to the Steve Swindell era.Goodbye George....
1st Priority - make lots of money and revenue
2nd Priority - Sign Free Agents and Make the playoffs every year
BOSS- George - Where have you gone? Are you sick?
1) JD Drew -- Worth 70 Mil? Probably not. A Red Sox need? Yes they needed a right fielder. Does it affect the Yankees? Not particularly. Drew is a slight upgrade over Nixon and he has a hard time staying healthy a full season. Is there 3 - 4 - 5 better? Of course! Ortiz - Manny - Drew is very good. But realize we do have an offense as well Abreu - Rodriguez - Giambi. So don't worry so much about JD Drew.
2) Julio Lugo -- Worth 40 Mil? Again Probably not. Another Red Sox need? Yes they need a Shortstop. Does it effect the Yankees? Maybe? Who knows? However last year in 121 games he batted .278 12 HR 36 RBI and 24SB with a .325 OBP. I wouldn't start trembling with fear. He's going to steal bases. He will hit. But he really is an average player. Again Breath
3) Daisuke Matzusaka -- Worth what he will get? Maybe. A Red Sox need? Look at the bid, what do you think? Does it effect the Yankees? No one knows yet. The truth is we have no idea how Matzusaka will be let alone Igawa who we have. However we do know that Schilling is older and wasn't that effective at times last yr. Beckett gives up a ton of homeruns. Wakefield is coming off being hurt for a year and Papelbon shut it down after 65 innings last year b/c of arm problems and now will be a starter. So the Red Sox pitching is very very enigmatic.
4) There a Rumor Sawx may sign Gagne but He's still not a redsox. If he succeeds there that is a great signing. He is a tremendous closer. So was Papelbon last year. We have a lineup very few pitchers really can get around. We'll see what happens.
The point I'm making friend is that these moves helped fill needs for the Red Sox. These moves however in no way make this team better then the Yankees. We won our division last year. We will win it agian this year. The Red Sox improved. But how much will 4 players really improve a team that finished in 3rd place. Their pen is still very much in shambles. Their bench is as good as ours. Their lineup is good, not as great as it once was. Their SP is more questionable then ours. The Yankees do not need to make knee jerk reactions. We aren't thinking hey the Red Sox made a move we have to now to. Instead Cash is thinking how he will improve the Yankees. Not how to effect the Red Sox. Have a little faith in what our team looks like. Truthfully we are not in that bad of shape.
Josh, this is one point where we disagree.
Don't blame the Yankees for raising ticket prices. Any price is determined by the demand of the commodity and the quantity of it in supply. The Yankees have a limited supply of their product - 55,000 seats - and a huge demand - millions and millions of fans.
Notice that all ticket prices were not raised. Only the very top-end seats. This is because there is a huge demand for those seats. They are filled every game, and stubhub tickets cost hundreds and hundreds of dollars. The Yankees would be stupid not to charge as much as they could for the seats.
Blame the people buying the tickets for the higher ticket prices, not the Yankees. As long as people are willing to pay more and more, the price will go up.
In terms of payroll, I don't understand where your complaint is. The Yankees are going to run a 170 million dollar payroll instead of a 200 million dollar one. Guess what? This is a great thing! This means that we're going to benefit from home-grown young pitchers, high ceiling players in their prime, and roster flexibility. The free agent strategy isn't working.
Gregg, I think I am going to write a little about Sexson later today. Stay tuned.
If the Redsox signed Injury prone J.D Drew to ludicrous contract? Why not the Yankees pursue and sign Bonds to a one year deal? There's no risk involved. Bonds could protect Arod's Behind like J.D Drew bats behind Manny. Bonds had .400 obp percentage on his career and walk ratio. Unlike Sheff's who stinks playoffs while Bonds had 7 homeruns.
Jan, I don't really understand your logic.
The Red Sox won 86 games last season. We won 97. The Red Sox have to improve by 9 wins to catch up to us, and I believe that we're going to improve as well.
The Red Sox are replacing Trot Nixon with J.D. Drew. They both cancel each other out with good defense, and Drew is a better hitter (especially against left handed pitching).
We don't have to sign someone like Bonds. We already have our DH and outfield corners set, so there is no place for Bonds to play. And do you really want the controversy? Bonds may hit .280/.430/.550, but is that really worth all the booing and negativity that he'll bring?
[b]Mets to meet with A's, seek Harden[/b]
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[b][quote]LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Mets are expected to meet with Oakland today about acquiring right-hander Rich Harden or possibly another of the A's top starting pitchers, SI.com has learned.
A's GM Billy Beane is due to arrive here Wednesday night. The Mets are seeking to add a No. 1 pitcher, possibly free-agent Barry Zito, but there have been five or six trade options discussed as well, including with Oakland.
Harden was limited to 46 2/3 innings last year because of an elbow injury and a muscle strain in his back. In 2005, he went 10-5 with a 2.53 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 128 innings. He struck out 167 batters in 189 2/3 innings in 2004 while winning 11 games.
The A's sought a package of Aaron Heilman and Lastings Milledge at the trade deadline last season when the Mets inquired about Zito. The A's believe Heilman can be a starting pitcher, though the Mets view him strictly as a reliever because he features only two pitches, fastball and changeup. There is a mix of opinions regarding Milledge within the Mets organization, although other teams say the asking price has been high when they have inquired about his availability.
Padres ace Jake Peavy is another top starter who could be of interest to the Mets.[/quote][/b]
Why would Billy Beane trade Harden who is young and has cy young stuff?
Yankees Lineup vs Redsox Lineup
Damon Coco
Jeter Lugo
Abreu Ortiz
AROD Manny
Giambiü Drew
Matsui Varitek
Posada Lowell
Cano Cora
Phillips Youkilis
The Yankees starting pitching rotation is still question mark. The Yankees lineup is excellent, the Sox lineup is now much improved if Manny is not dealt. The difference has been and WILL ALWAYS BE the pitching.
Last season, the Yankees pitching was better. If the Sox sign D-Mat, get a couple BP guys, they will be improved in that area. The question mark there is a closer.
A Boston rotation of D-Mat, Schilling, Beckett, Pappelbon, and Wakefield is a pretty good rotation vs. Mussina, Wang, Johnson, Wright and .......
Yanks possess Rivera. That is the key difference.
Besides, it's the team that makes the best moves at the break, where the Yankees have been the victor's more times than not.
The Yankees can't win in both ways?
The Yankees spend and buy players - Yankees haters will say They are trying to win and buying a pennant. When Yankees lose, Haters will say they aren't good enough and doesn't have enough pitching.
This Year when Yankees and Cashman are being patient this offseason. Yankees fans are screaming that They are cheap and put the blame on George.
b]Cash Money and Boras return from dinner [/b]
[b][quote]Sometimes in this business, you need a break. After writing my story, I went back to the lobby and chatted for a few minutes with George King of the Post.
A minute later, in walks Brian Cashman and Scott Boras. They had left the hotel for a meeting that lasted four hours. King and I were the only writers there to greet them. Like I said, sometimes you get lucky.
"Just two old friends having dinner," Cashman said with a wide, wide smile.
No, A-Rod is not getting traded. Cashman would not go into specifics but you can bet Boras will try and tie the Yankees to Barry Zito to raise his value even more. Cashman's agenda probably included Bernie Williams and lefty reliever Scott Schoenweis.
You can bet Cashman hanging with Boras for so long will start some buzzing tomorrow.
In a rare burst of public candor, Cashman said he respected Ted Lilly as a pitcher but the timing wasn't right to make an offer. He talked a bit about Andy Pettitte, saying there was nothing new to report. He said there was no side agreement with Ron Villone to decline arbitration so the Yankees can get a draft pick.
"He's free to accept it," Cashman said.
Given Villone seems to have no other firm offers, he probably will.[/quote][/b]
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The Yankees selected Josh Phelps. Victor hall an oufielder from Yankees was selected from Phillies.
Does anyone what the scouting report by Redsox selecting Nick De barr from Devil Rays? thanks
Phelps is a decent pick. He's a career league average hitter at 1st, but has put up some nice minor league lines recently. He could very well post an .800 OPS in the majors.
Still, he's a bad defender. I don't think that he's a huge upgrade from Phillips, and at least Phillips can play defense very well.
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