Archive for March, 2010
Spring Training Stats Don’t Matter: Example B, »
When it comes to spring training and statistics I am a non-believer. I am obsessed with watching the games, but it is more to get a feel for the players involved and it hardly ever matters to me who won, who lost, or if the players do really well or really poorly. Sure, part of me cringes a little bit if someone has a horrible day, but in the [...]
New York Yankees Cut Two More: Pope and Sanchez »
The Yankees have sent two more players, right handed pitchers Romulo Sanchez and Ryan Pope, to the minor league camp cutting the total number left in camp down to 50, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com . Not that either player had a realistic shot at making the team out of spring training, but the bigger shock here is with Sanchez. Not in the fact [...]
Don’t Expect Rule 5 Draftee Texeira to Return »
Kanekoa Texeira is a hard-throwing right handed pitcher who the Yankees got as part of the trade with the White Sox for Nick Swisher. Pitching in double-A Trenton last season, he went 9-6 with a 2.84 ERA in 41 games and 101.1 innings. Good, but not great, numbers. Unfortunately for Texeira and the Yankees, he didn’t have the outstanding [...]
Elijah Dukes Would Give the Yankees Necessary Depth in »
I am not of the mindset to obtain some other team's castoffs. When a veteran player is released or available, usually the call from most Yankees fans is for the Yankees to sign the guy. Reed Johnson, Rocco Baldelli, Randy Winn, and others were available for left field, and many pieces were written about the Yankees signing one over another. For [...]
Yankees Hit and Run: Interview with Mark Newman »
Mark Newman was nailed with a DUI the other day, but unlike former Yankee executive Steve Swindall it appears that Newman’s status within the organization is secure. Or at least he’s giving interviews and acting as if everything is all right. For those of you who don’t know who Newman is, he’s the Senior VP of Baseball [...]
Derek Jeter’s Hand Looks Just Fine »
There was some concern over over Derek Jeter’s right hand yesterday after he came up visibly sore on a diving play in the fourth inning. It didn’t appear to be a big deal at the time, and manager Joe Girardi said he didn’t even notice Jeter’s discomfort. But when it comes to The Captain, injuries are almost literally the [...]
New York Yankees: The Battle for the Fifth Spot Lives »
The spring training statistics of the five guys battling for the fifth spot in the rotation (in order of least to most likely to win the job): Chad Gaudin Toronto+Blue+Jays+v+New+York+Yankees+cNIqLGRkuYbl.jpg" border="0" height="277" width="356"> 0-2 (W-L), 7.71 ERA, 3 GP, 2 GS, 7.0 IP, 9 Hits, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 HR, 2 BB, 4 K Career as Starter: [...]
Enough Is Enough: Joba Chamberlain Should Be Put Into »
Going into spring training, the Yankees were trying to figure out who their fifth starter was going to be. The two favorites going in were Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain, with Chad Gaudin, Sergio Mitre and Alfredo Aceves as the longshots. It's already the middle of March, halfway through the 2010 spring training season, and I am making a case [...]
Arizona Is One Possible Destination for Yanks’ »
So far this spring the Yankees have not had to deal with major injuries to their pitching staff and while that is fantastic, it’s bad for Chad Gaudin and Sergio Mitre, if they want to stay in the Bronx. I’ve written before that it is likely that one of them gets traded, but today, Joel Sherman of the NY Post wrote that, [...]
Hit and Run: Joba Chamberlain Edition »
As the season draws closer, the Yankees have a big decision coming up as to who they are going to pick to be their fifth starter this year. Despite my belief that it would be a waste to go with anyone other than Joba Chamberlain , there is a very real chance that he could get passed over especially considering he hasn’t really pitched all [...]