Which players should we as Yankee fans covet most and root for the Yankees to sign.

I think I caught the Baseball America guys mention some Latino 17-yr-old or 18-yr-old phenom that occupies the top of everyone’s wish list? Do you know who I’m talking about? What’s his name? And what are the chance the Yankees could sign him?

Would love it if someone can find the numbers from that series. I distinctly remember Hansen lost two of those games, and I think Giambi owned him as he currently does Timlin.

Whenever I hear Sox fans brag about Hansen, I always play the 5 game sweep card.

Probably JD Drew, he’s been hot the last few weeks which makes him better then everyone else in the AL East.

Anyways, my JV team has a tournament starting today… wish me luck, I’ll be back for the game

cb-

you had said something a little while ago about how you trusted probability with the numbers of yankees pitching prospects that were being developed and drafted.

i’m in agreement with that because you never know what is going to happen to any one pitcher.

things can happen with an everyday player like arod or jeter, but when they are at the point of free agency, you have a high probability that they are going to play most of the years.

with any free agent pitcher who wants a long contract, you don’t have the same certainty or probability that they will pitch most of the contract.

with a minor league pitcher like hughes or even joba, if they get injured the team is out about 3-5 million and no permanent fiscal damage is done.

it’d be unfortunate, but it’s not an albatross around the neck of the team for years to come.

Have a good afternoon.

-dennis

Maddon also cited Hansen as one of the pitchers the Red Sox have “successfully” developed in his ridiculous column a few weeks ago.

If a 5.09 ERA (his current ERA ) with the Red Sox is “successful” development, I hearby nominate Kyle Farnsworth for Hall of Fame consideration.

Craig Hansen is a figment of northeast writers imagination. He played for a non-baseball school (St. Johns) in a weak baseball conference, and the hype has been out of control.

He’s not that good. Never has been.

If Craig Hansen played in the SEC, ACC or Pac-10, he would have never been a first round pick.

For Gammons to call him the best setup man in the AL East was beyond laughable. It was sad.

I can’t wait to hear which Red Sox player he declares is the best in the AL East today.

because people who ask the questions, like Michael Kay, either arent intelligent enough to know the players and prospects around the league to call him out on it, or are just drinking the company kool-aid and allow the “Dalai Lama” of ESPN’s baseball coverage to spew nonsense.

Heck, I’d take everyone in Toronto’s bullpen over Hansen. Camp, Carlson, Downs, Frasor, Tallet and Wolfe all have better stats and I’m not even including BJ Ryan.