Comments on: Move coming: Should it be Melky? http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/ A Yankees Blog by Journal News beat writer Peter Abraham Thu, 4 Dec 2008 03:42:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Chris NY http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28422 Chris NY Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:00:39 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28422 YankeesLuv, Melky was an everyday player last year and did quite well. Interesting how most of the people looking to send him down have forgotten that. jonathan, what exactly has KT done to earn anything? YankeesLuv, Melky was an everyday player last year and did quite well. Interesting how most of the people looking to send him down have forgotten that.

jonathan, what exactly has KT done to earn anything?

]]> By: Dizzy http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28379 Dizzy Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:22:25 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28379 Jose Tabatas from Venezuela and hes definetaly not ready and your retard factor per word ratio is off the charts Jose Tabatas from Venezuela and hes definetaly not ready and your retard factor per word ratio is off the charts

]]> By: Chris NY http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28368 Chris NY Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:11:59 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28368 Melky earned a spot on this roster and he was up most of last year. He's slumping through a whopping 14 games. As Jeter, A-Rod, Torre and a thousand of others have said, you go through slumps and have to play through it. Melky's slumping and he plays solid defense, leave him alone, he'll be fine. And for that matter, he has started hitting the last few weeks, so why are you all so convinced he's not coming through it? BBfan - "Bernie and O’Neil were bigger contributors for our dynasty, not Jeter." While Bernie and O'Neil were clearly huge contributors for those WS championships, Jeter was every bit as valuable. Maybe you didn't watch those playoffs, or maybe you've forgotten, but he did win a WS MVP and has set several playoff and WS records. I don't disagree that he is sometimes overrated due to his popularity, but to say he wasn't as big a contributor to those championships as anyone is purely absurd. Melky earned a spot on this roster and he was up most of last year. He’s slumping through a whopping 14 games. As Jeter, A-Rod, Torre and a thousand of others have said, you go through slumps and have to play through it. Melky’s slumping and he plays solid defense, leave him alone, he’ll be fine. And for that matter, he has started hitting the last few weeks, so why are you all so convinced he’s not coming through it?

BBfan – “Bernie and O’Neil were bigger contributors for our dynasty, not Jeter.”

While Bernie and O’Neil were clearly huge contributors for those WS championships, Jeter was every bit as valuable. Maybe you didn’t watch those playoffs, or maybe you’ve forgotten, but he did win a WS MVP and has set several playoff and WS records. I don’t disagree that he is sometimes overrated due to his popularity, but to say he wasn’t as big a contributor to those championships as anyone is purely absurd.

]]> By: Anthony http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28349 Anthony Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:45:50 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28349 Cash did a bad job sending us into this year with Pavano and Igawa being counted on, but before this I don't think he did a bad job. Each individual deal was or seemed it would be a good one at the time it was made. Brown was coming off a stellar year and had been an incredible pitcher throughout his career when healthy and we just gave up Weaver for him. Weaver was also awful and the reason we got Brown was we were willing to take on the salary, we took a chance and unfortunately it didn't work out. I'd personally rather have Brown on the DL than Weaver in the rotation. Weaver when we got him however was supposed to turn into an ace and we gave up only Lilly and maybe another prospect. But Lilly was never that great and while he would be an improvement over Igawa or Pavano at this time, it seemed that Weaver was going to be better. Vasquez, again, who would have known, the guy seemed like a can't miss and we didn't give up anything extreme. Nick Johnson is still not healthy and we have no place for Juan Rivera as our starting outfielders are all better. I don't see why we would have wanted to re-sign Lieber and by not re-signing Pettitte, we got to avoid his elbow injury. There's also Randy Johnson, another pitcher about whom it was unthinkable that he wouldn't be great. Everybody thought we had just bought the championship when we got him. It didn't work out, but that happens. I think Cash, until this year, didn't make any decisions I wouldn't have made, even the Pavano signing, it looked good at the time, while he may have had some injury concerns, nobody could have expected that he'd be injured for the better parts of three years, it's Mike Hampton-ish in its freakishness. Now Cash is trying another route in developing pitchers since the free agent market hasn't panned out. There may be some danger in him going too far in the opposite direction from reliance on veterans, but I'll give him time before I pass judgment. If this Hughes call up works out, Cash is going to be a genius again. Hopefully Wang and Moose will be able to stay healthy once back and things will return to some normalcy. We just had a pretty unlucky month. Cash did a bad job sending us into this year with Pavano and Igawa being counted on, but before this I don’t think he did a bad job. Each individual deal was or seemed it would be a good one at the time it was made. Brown was coming off a stellar year and had been an incredible pitcher throughout his career when healthy and we just gave up Weaver for him. Weaver was also awful and the reason we got Brown was we were willing to take on the salary, we took a chance and unfortunately it didn’t work out. I’d personally rather have Brown on the DL than Weaver in the rotation. Weaver when we got him however was supposed to turn into an ace and we gave up only Lilly and maybe another prospect. But Lilly was never that great and while he would be an improvement over Igawa or Pavano at this time, it seemed that Weaver was going to be better. Vasquez, again, who would have known, the guy seemed like a can’t miss and we didn’t give up anything extreme. Nick Johnson is still not healthy and we have no place for Juan Rivera as our starting outfielders are all better. I don’t see why we would have wanted to re-sign Lieber and by not re-signing Pettitte, we got to avoid his elbow injury. There’s also Randy Johnson, another pitcher about whom it was unthinkable that he wouldn’t be great. Everybody thought we had just bought the championship when we got him. It didn’t work out, but that happens. I think Cash, until this year, didn’t make any decisions I wouldn’t have made, even the Pavano signing, it looked good at the time, while he may have had some injury concerns, nobody could have expected that he’d be injured for the better parts of three years, it’s Mike Hampton-ish in its freakishness. Now Cash is trying another route in developing pitchers since the free agent market hasn’t panned out. There may be some danger in him going too far in the opposite direction from reliance on veterans, but I’ll give him time before I pass judgment. If this Hughes call up works out, Cash is going to be a genius again. Hopefully Wang and Moose will be able to stay healthy once back and things will return to some normalcy. We just had a pretty unlucky month.

]]> By: Adam http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28348 Adam Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:45:06 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28348 Anyone that thought Melky was ever going to be anything more than a weak hitting 4th outfielder is a moron. Dude has zero power. Anyone that thought Melky was ever going to be anything more than a weak hitting 4th outfielder is a moron. Dude has zero power.

]]> By: Anthony http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28342 Anthony Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:31:08 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28342 Melky sucks, trade him for a back up catcher. Bring up Tabata, the guy is ready and I doubt he's really only 18 anyway. He's from the Dominican and those guys all fake their ages. Who knows how old Melky and Cano really are. Melky sucks, trade him for a back up catcher. Bring up Tabata, the guy is ready and I doubt he’s really only 18 anyway. He’s from the Dominican and those guys all fake their ages. Who knows how old Melky and Cano really are.

]]> By: Russell http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28334 Russell Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:07:31 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28334 This is an easy answer: send Melky down and put Thompson in. Thompson isn't that far off defensively and his speed alone makes him more of an asset than Melky. Though a small sample size, Thompson looks more impressive than Melky this season and deserves a shot. This is an easy answer: send Melky down and put Thompson in. Thompson isn’t that far off defensively and his speed alone makes him more of an asset than Melky. Though a small sample size, Thompson looks more impressive than Melky this season and deserves a shot.

]]> By: PhilCube http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28292 PhilCube Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:20:01 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28292 Melky played Winter Ball. He just missed the caribbean series, because the Yankees didn´t allow him to participate. Melky played Winter Ball. He just missed the caribbean series, because the Yankees didn´t allow him to participate.

]]> By: Jake http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28275 Jake Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:00:36 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28275 Melky needs to play everyday. And he wont get that shot now. Triple A wont kill him. Plus he can work on his CF Defense. Melky needs to play everyday. And he wont get that shot now. Triple A wont kill him. Plus he can work on his CF Defense.

]]> By: saucy http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28252 saucy Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:00:05 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/04/23/move-coming-should-it-be-melky/#comment-28252 Did Melky play winter ball this past season? I'm pretty sure he did prior to the 2006 season and for some reason do not think he did this past year. Send him down. Let him work it out. Especially since Matsui and Damon are back (or at least seem to be) Give Thompson the shot he deserves. Did Melky play winter ball this past season? I’m pretty sure he did prior to the 2006 season and for some reason do not think he did this past year. Send him down. Let him work it out. Especially since Matsui and Damon are back (or at least seem to be) Give Thompson the shot he deserves.

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