Comments on: Matsui placed on disabled list; Igawa back

By: rconn23

rconn23 — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:20:12 +0000

“In 2 or 3 years Jeter will be 37 and A Rod 38, Posada 39 and Mo 40. The time to win with this team is now.
I fully understand player development. But there needs to be some balance. also, the Yankees have drafted their best prospects as pitchers and neglected their position needs.”

That’s a great point, and I agree. It’s great to have a wealth of young pitching in the farm system and you’ve got to continue to stockpile it.

But the farm system is dearth of position players. The only possibilities are in Low A ball (Montero, Snyder, Angelini).

Matsui’s knees just aren’t going to last much longer, he’s 34 but has the knees of a 44-year old. Giambi and Damon are injury risks that you just can’t resign when their contracts are up.

A-Rod is the only player we can really count on to play at a high level over the next 3 years. That’s why I still say it makes sense to make a run at Tex. He’s 28, a excellent run producer and defender. That position would be set for the next 6 years.
He’s a first baseman, not some slug you stick there because he can’t play anywhere else. You hope Cano picks it back up, Austin Jackson progresses enough to be ready for CF in 2010, and go from there.

By: Drive 4-5

Drive 4-5 — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:47:14 +0000

BG,

In 2 or 3 years Jeter will be 37 and A Rod 38, Posada 39 and Mo 40. The time to win with this team is now.
I fully understand player development. But there needs to be some balance. also, the Yankees have drafted their best prospects as pitchers and neglected their position needs.

By: Astoria John

Astoria John — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:46:48 +0000

ok tv cameras don’t lip read, it’s us at home.

By: Astoria John

Astoria John — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:43:53 +0000

...and Sydney with a “F**K Yeah!” and a fist pump for the tv cameras to lip read….Go Yanks!!

By: Terry in NH

Terry in NH — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:36:10 +0000

I still say CC Sabathia, Joba and Wang would make one hellavu front 3..

By: BG

BG — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:30:14 +0000

Drive 4-5,

Igawa wasn’t a prospect. He’s a bust for sure and blame whoever you want for that—Cashman, the scouts, others in the organization. I’m sure there’s enough blame to go around. But he was a major league free agent signing not a minor league prospect. The fact that he stinks is not a reflection on our minor league system.

Edwar is a player we took a flyer on who may or may not help us, much like Patterson or Aceves. He’s not a guy we drafted and developed. We signed him off the scrap heap and He cost us next to nothing to sign. I don’t get why everyone likes to hate on Edwar. He’s not the problem. The problem is that we don’t have 4 guys better than Edwar at the major league level.

For years, the yankees did both a poor job of player development and they traded away what talent they did develop. The reason we’re relying on marginal guys now is not that our farm system sucks now, but that it sucked 3-4 years ago. They’ve turned the corner on that. There’s plenty of talent in our farm system now. Its just not major league ready yet. Joba flew through the system. That’s rare though. Most guys need a few years. I think we’ll be in great shape in two or three years in terms of young talent. We’ve got to bridge that two to three year gap.

By: GreenBeret7

GreenBeret7 — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:29:37 +0000

Apparantly, Rebecca’s grandmother didn’t give her those “Evil Eye” lessons that are a part of a Jewish girl’s proper upbringing.

By: Someone Else

Someone Else — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:23:42 +0000

Looked like Ponson was pitching around Beltran there.

I actually don’t mind it.

By: MrMulligan (Ponson / Igawa Fan)

MrMulligan (Ponson / Igawa Fan) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:17:36 +0000

Everyone downing their first adult beverage?

Sir Sidney ready to take the mound for the Bronx Bombers…

By: bronxbomber77 "Fear the 'Stache"

bronxbomber77 "Fear the 'Stache" — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:15:11 +0000

Lets not forget, Cashman started with the Yankees by helping security eject drunken fans during games.

I bet Cashman could beat Igawa up…

Maybe not Giambi, Posada or A-Rod. Definately not Krazy Kyle.

I would add Kennedy and Hughes to the list of people that Cashman could jack up.