Bruney agrees to deal
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Feb 05, 2008 
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The Yankees signed Brian Bruney for one year and $725,000, avoiding arbitration.
Bruney had been seeking $845,000 and the Yankees were offering $640,000. The only unsigned Yankees is now Chien-Ming Wang. His arbitration hearing is reportedly scheduled for Feb. 15 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
It’s likely the Yankees willcome to some sort of agreement with Wang before then. They are only $600,000 apart.
I know this is off topic, but what the heck is going on with Don Mattingly’s wife? She looks absolutely looney in that mug shot. Can you imagine him being the mgr having to go through all of this? Yikes!
Ahh.. The Bru Crew is back for another year of fastballs and free-passes. If Eiland can get Bruney to actually place a bit more value on location over velocity he might be able to yield consistently good results. As a scrapheap pickup, he gave an outstanding return before quickly regressing into the player he had been criticized for.
CMW hearing seems more a formality than anything else, though I’m sure he’s got some jealous eyes for Cano’s new deal. Then again Wang has been nothing short of unbelievable regarding off the field issues. He just wants to win and certainly redeem himself for a horrid postseason.
Only $600,000 apart… let that sink in to average Joe.
Laura, have you ever seen a flattering mugshot?
I’ve got a couple of bucks in my pocket. Come on, people: let’s kick in for CMW!
Pete’s got 600k laying around in his sock drawer, right?
Bruney…Great.
My drunken grandfather throws more strikes than Bruney.
All joking aside…Atleast we know we have that guy who can come in…in the 7th and walk a batter for us.
Go fig, 600k is a bit over 50% more than the minimum yearly salary for Major League service (390k in 2008, 400k in 2009 and 2010)
Random fact while perusing minimum salaries: the minimum salary for Minor League service, provided that you have at least one day of Major League service OR signed a 2nd/3rd/subsequent Major League contract, is 62,500$ in 2008.
If you’re only on your first Major League contract and haven’t had any Major League service, then it’s 31,250$ in 2008.
Perhaps I’m not getting my terminology right, but I’m not seeing a section for those players who only have minor league contracts…or I’m looking in the wrong area, since this is the CBA for the majors.
OMG go look a Phil’s blog, he posted a picture of an alligator that was on the golf course he was at today.
Here’s an interesting story that Jeter has a good shot to break Pete Rose’s hits record.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/s.....39;s-4,256
Igawa has by far the best minor league contract.
“Igawa has by far the best minor league contract.”
Our-Favourite-Whipping-Boy has better
hah!!!
I forgot about Carl the playboy.
Pavano has a major league contract.
“Pavano has a major league contract.”
So does Igawa, for that matter.
…Dang, I missed a lot today.
Stupid French sailors and syphillis.
(Seriously, that’s what we talked about in class today.)
So what gets added to the list of discussion killers; the French, sailors, STDs, or combinations of them?
If we’re comparing Igawa to Pavano. Igawa having as many starts in one year than the 3 that Pavano has. If I was Igawa.I think I would ask for a raise. Rightfully so. Pavano has set the minor league bar high. Inflation at its best.
Blargh: Who knows?
Whoa! Not a single comment about Bruney.
I’ll give it a go. I hope Bruney returns to ’06 end of the season form. He went out there and just threw the ball. I hope he keeps his head screwed on straight because Girardi won’t have patience for that crap.
“I hope Bruney returns to ‘06 end of the season form”
I have bad news…2007 WAS his 2006 form. It was just that batters realized they didn’t really need to swing unless he grooved one.
He gave these BS excuses that Torre just didn’t understand the way that he (or Kyle) pitched…that they’d rather walk a guy than give up a homer. Ok, fine…but, hey, Brian…did you realize that MAYBE by locating your pitches better you’d wind up having to choose between walking a guy a grooving a fastball a LOT less often?
Whatever is the story with Bruney, I just hope he gets his act straightened out for us. When he’s right, he’s a weapon. Whether it’s Joe G, Dave Eiland, Mo, or the moment, I just want him to get it together for the WHOLE season, and be one of the group that spares our starters and Mo.
Is that too much to ask?
I just hope he doesnt throw chairs in the clubhouse anymore. I think Girardi would kick his a$$ for a reaction like that.
Bruney….ehm. Yeah. That thing about if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say it at all?
I’m sure he’s a very decent human being, minus some chair incidents.
Wang might have a 600,000 with the yankees but he saw Cano get a nice contract why won’t he demand some kind of contract maybe four years with an option by the yankees for another two. Sounds like Cano’s contract, well it is but either pay the 600,000 or give a contract or go to court. Your choice (That’s what I would say in his position).
Bruney and others on the spring training bubble will be given until March 20 to show their worth or be part of a late March deal in the final shaping of rosters.
From the link that Buddy Biancalana posted…
“Of the 27 players to reach 3,000, only Dave Winfield and Rickey Henderson were Yankees — and both spent the majority of their careers with other clubs.”
I guess I knew that, but it really is interesting.
DErek Jeter will not come close to Pete Rose record in hits.He will hit 3,000 but thats it.
Who voted today and how?
i voted!
Ah my first love baseball. Time to get back together. After attending the Giants Rally in the Meadowlands today, my football rooting season has come to its picture perfect ending. I actually liked the rally much better than the parade I taped on TV. The crowds were louder, Tyree held the football to his head, lots of NJ celebration (at the expense of NYC) and just genuine excitement. Anyone else attend the rally?
I’m registered not-with-a-party and thus am not allowed to vote in the state of NY today.
boggs got to 3000
whatevered, cmw can’t ‘demand a contract’ because he saw cano get one. he is not a free agent. he has no leverage at all.
i didnt vote today cause pa doesnt vote for another month. they are gonna be coming here promising everything since we will be one of the last decent sized states to hole a primary
Wang told Taiwanese media before he left Taiwan for this contract issue. Wang feels happy for Cano. Only thing he care now is building up strength and endurance for new season. The rest of issues he just let his agent handle. Basically, he said he didn’t care. Of course, He said it’s nice to have contract on hand, but contract just add sort of protection. That’s all. It won’t effect his goal for new season which is the same every year: Don’t get hurt and be able to pitch the whole season.
I just got back from voting in NYC
Pete
If you go to the Munson Dinner tonight can you tell us if Melky looks like he’s been working out in the off season?
Haven’t I told my Bruney story before? I think he really is a good human being.
who ?
Anyone attended the parade today? Unfortunately, I live a couple of states and lakes over, so I wasn’t able to make it.
Jess, thanks for the information!
Too bad Rebecca, you should excercise your right to vote, you can always register as an Independent & send in an absentee ballot, if you can’t be in New Jersey to vote.
This is the first time I’ve voted in a primary.
it really will be interesting to see what kind of impact ( if any) that girardi and more importantly eiland can have on bruney and farnsy.
look at the results that john farrell got with beckett this year
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=3232883
I can’t wait for Rudy to come to Yankee Stadium and he is booed out of the stadium.
i’d happily boo him jennifer
Welcome, Rebecca.
I still don’t get how you root for your hated rival? Do you think any Red Sox fans were rooting for the Yankees in 2000, 2001, 2003? He was a jack when he said that.
Pics from Munson dinner.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/photoga.....65438.html
Melky is growing up before our eyes.
Rudy proved to everyone in the country who is at least barely conscious of baseball that he would lie about absolutely anything in order to become President.
George isn’t that the truth!
Silly Rudy for being a politician
(not that I’m defending him; politicians are in that tier of scum just above the tier reserved for murderers/drunk drivers/rapists/etc.)
Buddy: I’m registered in NY, and NY has closed primaries.
…So either we all watch House or I should stop commenting altogether.
you’re right jennifer, melky has lost the bay fat
baby fat, that is
Rebecca-
Understood, but in CA you can write in who you want even if you are not registered with a particular party.
I voted in a Primary for the first time today.
New Jersey had their FIRST Presidential Primary Today.
Utilityman-
getting any sleep lately?
I have one comment on the Bruney signing…Why?
By the end of last season he was petulant jerk.He’d walk the 1 or 2 batters he was in there to face and not even look at Torre.
drive: i completely agree with you…i can’t stand bruney. to put it politely, he’s a jackass
BUT…if the new coaches can get him to get outs instead of walks…then that would be awesome. right?
Bruney has a great arm, Girardi must have faith in him like he does with Farnsworth. I think it’s at least worth a shot to see if Giardi can get through to those guys.
pat,
Thanks for the pics. I’m so glad the Yankees have that facial hair policy – I really didn’t like Melky’s beardish thing.
the facial hair policy is out-dated and ridiculous. i don’t like players being treated like school boys
I don’t see why you can have a moustache but nothing else. Either you are in or you’re out.
Buddy B
Thanks for asking….the answer is YES….I work 4 jobs,so getting up in the middle of the night,isnt my one of them.
Plus the little one isnt too bad.
I dig long hair on guys, and facial hair, especially stubble.
If Brunney cant cut it..there are lots of righties ready to take a shot—-Ramirez,Patterson,Giese,Britton.
No wonder Don Mattingly needed a break to take care of some personal business….
http://www.indystar.com/apps/p...../802050451
Sorry, I guess my previous postg was old news. I’m just glad Joe Girardi was the Yankees choice
Mattingly, cut those sideburns!!
If somebody who paid me $20M told me to shave my face it definitely wouldn’t bother me.
BTW, most women like the clean-shaved look. You have to be really hot (like a model) to pull off the stubble look.
Bruney was good until joe took him out in one game. He came in and walked the first batter, Joe took him out. There is a story behind it though. Two games in a row the bull pen walked us into a loss. The next game, Bruney walks the first batter up…Joe pulls him. After that it was all down hill. When you pitch IN FEAR you can’t pitch at all…everything steam rolled from there.
Couldn’t vote today in NY, out of the state…back home in Nebraska. 27/08.
mel-
are you sporting a goatee then?
Buddy,
LOL! Most women like the clean-shaven look on a man! And vice versa!
I am so not most women.
Rebecca-
I am thinking your ideal man would be Robinhood, am I totally off?
I like stubble on some guys, as long as it’s the haven’t shaved at all look, but I can’t stand the carefully designed partially shaved looks – like the tuft of chin hair, or Melky’s outline of a beard.
Buddy: eh, more lie Henry Tudor in his youth
(that’s the seventh, not the one what killed his wives)
I just looked up Brian Bruney’s game logs for 2007, trying to find the one day in which Joe Torre supposedly ruined this delicate flower. Nothing really stood out. Mid season Bruney walked 2 batters in 2 consecutive appearances (separated by a couple of days). One day late in the season he pitched one out but gave up 3 walks. Relief pitchers are impossible to come by, so I’m glad to have just about anyone. The myth of Torre making some whimpy pitcher “afraid” is mainly a story line put forth by Michael Kay and certain others for something to say. If Bruney couldn’t pitch maybe he had other problems. The team had very little starting pitching, period. Torre did what he could last year and ended up with a much better record than anyone expected.
Susan… You are right.
Torre did as good as could be expected, I’m not saying he didn’t. There were many problems with the team let alone the pitching staff. And the only stores we get are those we get from people such as Pete, Kay etc. Joe G. has faith in his pitching coach and in himself, to stick up for Fansy, Bruney. Let us all hope he is right. 27/08
You can never have too many relievers. Anyone else remember when Yankees fans were loving him after his 2006 season in which he had an ERA of 0.87 with a K/9 of 10.89.
man, A-Rod is DARK
I wish I could have been at that Munson dinner. Seemed like a nice place to be.
O.k. lemme get this straight:
The locks after Mo are Kyle Farnsworth ($5.75M in the final year of his three-year contract), LaTroy Hawkins ($3.75M for 2008 only) and Brian Bruney ($725K for 2008 only). Then the Yanks are relying on kids with little to no M.L.B. experience to fill the final three slots (assuming an expected 7-man bullpen) AND be M.L.B. competent. Kei Igawa has to be in the mix cuz he’s making $4M per. That’s a bad bullpen after Mo thus a bad job by Cashman, folks. Then again, he can’t develop a reliever from the farm system to save his life and his only really good reliever signing was Tom Gordon who unfortunately wilted in the postseason. Tom Gordon now is better than Farnsworth, Hawkins, or Bruney.
Let’s go back to the recent championship years, shall we?
Mo, Nelson, Stanton, Mendoza, Grimsley
The ONLY guy out of the five Cashman brought in was Grimsley who as you can see is last listed cuz he was the least of them.
Farsnworth, Hawkins, or Bruney would be at best #6 on the depth chart after Grimsley, and they’re expected to be the #2-4 in any order this year.
Again, awful job by Cashman.
Here’s what Cashman should’ve had in the after-Mo 2008 Yanks bullpen besides the untradeable $5.75M Farnsworth (who you grin and bear):
Troy Percival signed before Mo re-signed.
Jeremy Affeldt and Ron Mahay signed as the primary and secondary lefties, respectively.
A lock from the farm system I call “F.S.L.”
Whoever wins a slot in spring training I call “T.B.D.”
There you go: Mo, Percival, Affeldt, Mahay, Farnsworth, F.S.L., T.B.D.
DON’T tell me that isn’t better than Mo, Hawkins, Bruney, Farnsworth, a wing, a prayer, and a lucky coin. It is.
DON’T tell me Affeldt and/ or Mahay would’ve been “too much money” when the Yanks just threw $3.75M at Hawkins and another $725K at Bruney and are willing to pay Morgan Ensberg minimum $1.75 and maximum $4M to be the backup 1B/3B.
PERCIVAL! you gotta be joking right? Mr. DL?
“The locks after Mo are Kyle Farnsworth ($5.75M in the final year of his three-year contract), LaTroy Hawkins ($3.75M for 2008 only) and Brian Bruney ($725K for 2008 only). ”
Who said Bruney was a “lock”? he isn’t. far from it. he’s competing just like everyone else for a spot. he had to settle for a contract because he has the service time, but the yankees won’t hesitate to drop him if he doesn’t perform.
since you can’t grasp that basic concept, i don’t see why i should take the rest of your inane drivel seriously.
“DON’T tell me Affeldt and/ or Mahay would’ve been “too much money†when the Yanks just threw $3.75M at Hawkins and another $725K at Bruney and are willing to pay Morgan Ensberg minimum $1.75 and maximum $4M to be the backup 1B/3B.”
also, the only way Ensberg will make $4M is if he becomes the STARTING 1Bman, since he needs 525 ABs to make that money. there is no situation where he can make $4M as a backup.
just another one of those pesky “facts” that ruin your arguments.
there’s a reason affeld and percival are on thier 4th teams in 4 years.
Percival is good friends with the Devil Rays manager. he took LESS money to sign there, because that’s where he WANTED to go.
Affelt signed with the Reds because he was offered a spot in the Reds’ STARTING rotation. this was not something the Yankees could offer him.
also, he isn’t very good.
this notion that the Yankees can simply MAKE players sign with them is silly.
Damm Hmmmm…
You are hitting on all cylinders to day. I’m proud of you, go get’um. 27/08.
NO, NO, MY REAL BAD! I went back and re-read the story on Bruney…that I had mentioned…no source! Just a, he said, type of thing…always check you source, I’ve heard it mmmmmmany times, and goofed big time! Never again will I get lazy, sorry….SUSAN, and thanks. 27/08.
Chris,
hmmm owns you like a little boy. sit down for the rest of the week.