The Redsox are batting .377 lifetime vs Andy..
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Manny .424
Varitek .361
Ortiz .409
J.D Drew .375
Julio Lugo .500
WIly Mo Pena .429
Good thing that we have 143 other games to play.
Why would the Yankees trade away Bruney? Remember how he gave up like 1 run in 14 innings last season?
Okay, so I guess that's Matt Smith too, but it sounds like you think Bruney's just going to be a throw-away. I like what he showed, and he's in the low-20s.
we are looking pretty good
and if the matsuzaka deal falls through, which it could, then even better, we can get him next year to replace randy gallstone johnson.
Lure of Yankees draws Pettitte in; Red Sox have issues
Cashman, who with president Steve Swindal got the organization refocused on development (ask their scouting people what it's like in the new Cashman World), not only refused to trade off Philip Hughes and gave Melky Cabrera a chance, but has also moved Gary Sheffield and Jaret Wright for four young pitchers, two of whom, Humberto Sanchez and Kevin Whelan, could be major parts in the second half of the 2007 season. He also signed Kei Igawa for depth and inventory.
Pettite may not be the dominant top-of-the-rotation guy he once was, but as he turns 35 in June he gives the Yankees a third proven starter with Chien-Ming Wang and Mike Mussina. Mussina was fourth in the AL in quality starts with 23; Wang sixth with 20; Pettite had 20 in Houston -- albeit far from the AL East. Now there is less pressure on Randy Johnson to rush back and no pressure as they spend half the season figuring out who will be the 4-5 starterts down the stretch between Carl Pavano, Igawa and Hughes. Now Scott Proctor can remain in the bullpen.
Pettite is a great signing on a one-year deal, even with the player option for 2008, and at the end of the season Johnson, Pavano, Jorge Posada and Abreu come off the books as Vernon Wells, Torii Hunter and Andruw Jones come onto the market. The next year, they can have Mark Teixeira at first base in their new stadium.
It's very different, now, and a lot more difficult for the Blue Jays, Red Sox and Orioles.
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yeh peter gammons rules.
What people don´t realize in Pettite´s contract is that Cashman basically gave him what he saved on Sheff´s and Wright´s contracts. It´s well used money, and for just a while.
So in the end of things, Cashman now has Pettite, Sanchez, Britton and 2 more promising young arms with the same resources he used in Sheff and Wright, without trading or blocking the farm. He did a heck of a job.
got this from over on Sosh.
Gammons has edited his article on the Matsuzaka. He now reports, quite similarly to what DH3 posted, that Red Sox officials feel that Boras will bring Matsuzaka back to Japan for two years, then return to MLB with the intention of receiving $140 million over seven years.
sad part is.... he'll probably get it from someone.
I agree with Andrew. Bruney will almost certainly not be traded. He's 24 years old, has fantastic stuff and doesn't lack for mental toughness. He's also quite cheap. The Yanks would have to get a great return to let a guy like that go. Personally, I'd rather deal Farnsworth or Proctor than Bruney.
He's also out of options and the worst member of our bullpen.
His ERA was an abberation last season. We're talking about a guy who walks nearly 7 per 9. No pitcher can have success with those walk rates.
Is he capable of becoming a very good reliever? Absolutely. That is why we should trade him while he has value, because it is more likely that Bruney's control problems prevent him from making a long term contribution.
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"And is there any doubt that if the yankees won the bid he would of been signed already. Yankees dont play harball if they think your worth the money."
Couldn't be further from the truth. The Yankees and Cashman would not be doing their job if they didn't play hardball with players and agents. Wouldn't they have won the bid if they could just snap their fingers like that and get who they want? It's been reported that Matsuzaka was their main priority this off-season.
And what about Sheffield? They didn't play hardball? They better, or else they'd be in a lot of trouble.
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