Archive for December, 2009
Know Your Prospects: Melky Mesa, OF, New York Yankees »
If I had to describe New York Yankee's prospect Melky Mesa in one word, it would be "polarizing." Those that scout him have routinely and simultaneously been blown away by his explosive raw power and baffled by his superiorly under-developed and sophomoric plate discipline. To add to Mesa's mystique, he looks like a ballplayer : at [...]
Is Recent 40-Man Addition and Yankees’ Prospect »
During Spring Training in 2009, Eduardo Nunez and Ramiro Pena started to get a lot of hype after showing decent hitting skills and making flashy defensive plays. A quick glance at either of their numbers would've told you that neither was a particularly strong prospect, and neither could be counted on as thee Yankees' shortstop of the future. That [...]
Yankees Must Start 2010 Free Agency by Bringing Back »
Next week will begin the annual General Managers meetings in Indianapolis. Many expect the free agency period to really get into motion once those meetings take place. Yankees' GM Brian Cashman has a lot of decisions to make as far as the 2010 roster, which will be looking to defend their World Series. Everyone has been talking lately of the [...]
The Importance of a DH »
What is a Designated Hitter or DH? A Designated Hitter is a baseball player that is assigned to bat in place of the pitcher. This allows the pitcher to concentrate on pitching thus speeding up the game (less bunting). This was adopted in MLB by the American League in 1973 and the game has never been the same ever since. Although there are a lot [...]
One Room, One Yankee Game: How Baseball Led To Bonding »
This article was originally published in the November issue of my school's newspaper. It discusses how a Yankee game led to bonding on the Shabbaton, our school-wide overnight trip. Top of the ninth. Bases loaded. Three balls. Two Strikes. Two outs. Down one run. All 10 of us huddled around the television as Nick Swisher found himself in the [...]
Catching Up with a Gleeful Yankee Universe »
Good news for people who like their Yankees blogs served extra rare. (Of course, I refer to both the content's figurative juiciness and the blog's relative uniqueness.) Two meanings...rare...it's a homonym. Forget it. What I'm trying to say is that the offices of River & Sunset are back in business after a month-long hiatus. We apologize for [...]
Is CC Sabathia or Felix Hernandez the Next 300-Game »
The experts agree, there is a great chance Randy Johnson is the last 300 game winner: the bullpens, the lack of 20 game winners, it all points in that direction. But does it really? A little analysis of history and current top pitchers indicate something else. I am sure we will see a 300-win man again. Definitely. Not for another 10 to 15 years, [...]
Yankees’ Prospect Jesus Montero: The Best »
Adam Foster of Project Prospect thinks so , and heaps a ton of praise on the 20-year old. He says that, "we see Jesus Montero as a potential once-in-a-generation hitter. And to us, that gives him the edge over Santana and Posey, even though Montero is a poor bet to stick at catcher." That last note is the only reason this is debatable. If [...]
Yankees Interested in Former Red Sox Pitcher Brandon »
MLB Trade Rumors has reported that the New York Yankees are interested in former Boston Red Sox reliever Brandon Lyon. Lyon, a Type B free agent, formerly of the Detroit Tigers, posted a 2.86 ERA with a WHIP of 1.11, and a record of 6-5 last season. The Tigers offered him arbitration, which means that Detroit will get a [...]
MLB: Waivers, the Trading Deadline, and the Integrity »
The year was 1967. The columnist was Leonard Koppett. The topic was trading a player for "a player or players to be named later." Waiver Deals In 1967, June 15 was the trading deadline. After that date, only waiver deals could be made. In a waiver trade, each team is given the chance, based on reverse order of won-lost record, to buy a player's [...]