Comments on: Yankees and Giants chat it up

By: Jesse

Jesse — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:18:31 +0000

Yeah in San Francisco, what about the nearby cities? Trust me there is a huge asian population here. Matsui and Fukudome come on over to the bay.

By: Chaz

Chaz — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:08:37 +0000

Vast Japanese population? The 2000 U.S. Census counted 11,410 people of Japanese descent in San Francisco. Nice try.

By: YanksFan412

YanksFan412 — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:11:54 +0000

if the yankees could trade matsui and igawa for lincecum, i would crap my pants. the yankees would potentially have the best rotation in baseball for many years, wang, chamberlain, hughes, lincecum, kennedy…FILTHY, and even possibly santana, wang, chamberlain, kennedy, lincecum… i better stop, dont want to set myself up for a big letdown if all doesnt fall as planned, but wow, wut possibilities

By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:49:23 +0000

Anyone have the latest scoop on Matsui? Will the Giants actually be willing to part with Lincecum or Cain? They have said over the past few days that Lincecum in “untouchable” but if the real deal comes to them i think that could change. Matsui, Kennedy(I know he is overhyped but a man w. good control and a surplus of pitches), Betemit, and even another mid-tier prospect for Lincecum. Matsui would play left field, and hit for power. Kennedy would make an impact by joining the rotation and probably being a #3,#4 type pitcher. Betemit would play 3rd. 3 major league ready players…What more to ask?

By: rover

rover — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:02:55 +0000

ok, matsui is not the most mobile dude, got it. however if you have three ofs with the offensive numbers matsui has, then that outfield is called devastating. his knee was cleaned up not rebuilt, huge difference. my guess is he is a better player this year than last, and last though not up to norm was not all that bad. trade him if you will, but you better get quality and not prospects. you are giving up one of the better run producers in the game. thats all.

By: Hiyooodoin

Hiyooodoin — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:46:32 +0000

I went to a few games and witnessed the decline of Matsui’s fielding abilities and the liability that it posed. In contrast, I saw Damon out there and it was like night and day. Damon gets such a great read of the ball in CF, but in LF he does even better. He gets to probably 55% more balls for outs than does Matsui. This He has extremely limited range, and now with the knee surgery, he is sure to be even more limited.

Yanks are fully aware of this, and are trying to get some value in return. A shrewd move if you ask me, his numbers will continue to decline as his best days are waaaay behind him, he is relegated to a fulltime DH. Already have one of those in Giambi & Duncan. We got rid of Andy Phillips and he had a damn good year last year on the field and at the plate.

The Yanks second half resurgence was due mainly to Matsui (incredible July), Cano, Abreu & Melky waking up and realizing that Spring training was over 3 mo prior.. but it was the improved defense in LF as well. Melky could then play a ‘lil more shallow in CF, and knowing that speedy LF was Damon, he could veer over to RF more to help close the gap there. This can not be understated.

By: Hiyooodoin

Hiyooodoin — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:33:58 +0000

I agree somewhat with Master Wangkee. I keep reading on here that we have 6 starters on the Yanks but the reality is that there only 3 proven starters in Pettitte, Mussina, and Wang. After that you have 3 kids Joba, Hughes, Kennedy who for the most part are unproven over the length of a season.

The biggest relief that the Yanks could have is that {ettitte was returning, that took pressue off of having to over sacrifice for Santana. Otherwise the Yankees would have had to sacrifice Hughes & Kennedy.

Lowery would/could be a given a shot on the Yanks staff as insurance becuase 1) you can never have too much pitching 2) injuries are inevitable 3)Uncertainity of the 3 kids 4)Declining abilities of Mussina.

Lowery isn’t great we all know that, but as a lefty if he pitched in Yankee Stadium only, that would take some pressure off of the kids. He could also, be like a Ramiro Mendoza type that could be llong relief.Best case scenario he goes 8-7 4.60 ERA pitching in the AL East.. that’s not too bad. This can help to minimize the dead arm phases of the kids during the late dog day summer heat.

By: Ludacris

Ludacris — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:57:27 +0000

They need a third baseman and an outfielder. What do you guys think about Matsui, Betemit, Kennedy, Marquez for Lincecum and Sanchez?

By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:48:13 +0000

Please dump Chopsui..I love having Damon in left fielder. It makes our outfield have an incredibly different look than with Chopsui. Chopsui would be spending most of his time between DH and LF but already with Giambi there is too much salary sitting on the bench. If we could spin a deal such as Chopsui, Kennedy, and another prospect i think we could have a good shot at aquiring a Lincecum or Cain. Who by the way would look gorgeous in pinstripes

By: matt

matt — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:35:59 +0000

why is sanchez interesting? 5.88 era? .284 baa?