Comments on: Don’t blame Farnsworth

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:10:20 +0000

Although I have been a huge Cashman fan for years based on the fact that I think he understands player development better than 99% of people in the game I have to say he just keeps doing the same thing and it keeps backfiring. He thinks he can put together a mediocre bullpen and and old or unexpired rotation in hopes that he hits on a few of these players and makes up the rest through the farm system. At some point he has to face the fact that putting together a major league bullpen IS important or else he will probably loose his job at the end of the year. The only blame I can place on Girardi is that he continues to go with Farnsworth over a far more skilled Edwar Ramirez, however I do have to admit he has almost nothing to work with. Hopefully Melancon and/or Cox comes up and can work in the pen with Edwar and Mariano to close out games, and based on Cashman’s track record with young pitchers it seems possible, however that is still probably a few months away. This could be a long summer.

By: Vic D

Vic D — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:48:02 +0000

This is the most absurd blog entry you’ve ever written. “Don’t blame Farnsworth blame the people that choose to play him.” Under these conditions Farnsworth should be DFA’d. When a major league pitcher of Farnsworth’s skills and salary fails, yes it’s the front office’s fault for signing him but the majority of the blame must go on the player who is unable to fulfill his end of the bargin. I know you’ve defended Farnsworth time and time again this season, stating his wonderful manners and the like and I take your word on his value as a young man, perhaps he should work with you in the press box. It’s Farnsworth’s fault he can’t rise to the level of pitcher the Yankees need, not the team’s for giving him a golden chance to succeed on the big stage.

By: ramar

ramar — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:18:52 +0000

Pettite lost this game!!! Not once or twice but THREE times. Farnsworthless is just that!

By: K-rod

K-rod — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:12:52 +0000

Trade Farns for a bag of Rocks

By: Vagitek

Vagitek — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:51:57 +0000

Aren’t you afraid that Farns will shoot you for this?

By: EN

EN — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:18:48 +0000

Jonah: Your comments are right on the money!
Cashman has done Squat to improve this team since he
was foolish enough to allow Clemens, Pettite, and Wells
to leave after the 2002 season! How in the hell do you
let 3/5 of your starting pitching go in one year!
Cashman has still been unable to rebuild the staff!
He brought in Vasquez, Randy Johnson, Kevin Brown,
Carl Pavano(has he pitched 5 games for the Yanks?),
Loiza etc! In the bullpen he brought in Benitez, Farnsworth,
Gordon, etc! Currently you have Mussina who is almost 40 in the rotation and Pettite is is still effective at 36 and
Wang but if either Mussina or Pettite gets hurt the Yanks are done for the year! God knows who the fifth starter is!
Anyway you slice it Cashman is not and has not done the job
for quite some time! He has to go(should have been fired along with Torre)!

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:53:49 +0000

Everyone’s overreacting. In the spring, I think I remember Pete praising Cashman for not panicing and locking in rich, 3 year deals for Dotel, Linebrink or Vizcaino. Our bullpen today will not be the bullpen we close the season with. There will be help from our bullpen prospects in the minors in the 2nd half, and if we don’t find solutions internally then Cashman will trade for someone else. Its hard to blame him for wanting to see what we had internally before giving away top prospects for middle releivers. I think I remember Pete saying that the 8th inning is overrated and that a lot of people could fill that role. What’s changed?

By: george

george — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:47:21 +0000

well, blame Farnsworth too insofar as he’s accountable for consistently making crappy pitches.

unless he’s planning to give back a lot of his salary to offset his underperformance. he’s being paid as though he’s a good pitcher for key slots.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:24:17 +0000

vin,

this is a test tonight for the farm system. Joba has been anointed by everyone as the phenom starter. If he falls on his face over the next few weeks like all the other young pitchers that were over-hyped by the yankees as the jewels of a great farm system, then it is the right of everyone to step back and ask how good the yankee farm system is or at least how it is being run.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:47:07 +0000

What you say is all true, Pete, but the game story was Andy coughing up 3 leads, not Krazy Kyle’s performance.

Bob