Comments on: Today in The Journal News

By: bru

bru — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:27:31 +0000

you don’t sell the whole team if you are only 5 or 6 games out and the reason the a’s get a lot in return is because they got rid of real good pitchers with cheap contracts and at the right time.the yankees are learning,give them time.nobody will give you a boatload of players for matsui,damon when they are making 13 million a year and if we traqded for cc or haren teams were asking for joba or a package of hughes,cano and a prospect.i wouldn’t mind trading kennedy,melky and a prospect but i think teams wanted hughes and a lot more.i just hope the yankees don’t hold onto some of these prospects to long and miss the party.keep hughes,ajax,montero,brackman and wait for free agency and get an ace at all costs.with cc,wang,joba the yankees will be untouchable.

By: Paulie

Paulie — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:23:34 +0000

Al from BK—Austin Jackson has 8 home runs in 95 games in double a. I hope he does develop but certainly he has a very very long way to go. When Kai Igwaw is the leading pitcher in the farm team you have to wonder where all the talent is.

By: Al from BK

Al from BK — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:52:54 +0000

Paulie- Jackson has developing power and the stance of a power hitter similar to sheffield I think in another years or so he will be highly touted.

By: Paulie

Paulie — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:44:15 +0000

I cant believe we are ready to wait until 2010 for a good team. If you check out the farm system (at all levels) there is no one who can hit and no one who can hit with power. Other than Joba where are all of the young arms? Certainly not Kennedy or the man with mystery ailmanets Hughes. The fact is that we have a very old team that are all showing their age in the same year. In addition our “young guys” Canoe and Melky have been duds. This team was shaped by Cashman so he owns the results. I think if you accept that this is a transiton then how about really cleaning house and bringing in someone that can evaluate talent (especially pitchers) like the Red Sox, Angles and A’s have? These are the Yankees, you expect more

By: The Mad Prince in Pinstripes

The Mad Prince in Pinstripes — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:36:46 +0000

Al,

That is along the lines of my thinking as far as Tabata and AJax go. I hate headcases and I get the feeling that Tabata might be one.

By: retire #51 (in the stadium)

retire #51 (in the stadium) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:36:24 +0000

I think tabata has more upside, but has shown he is riskier. I would trade him, but it would have to be for a good position player who we could sign long term

By: The Mad Prince in Pinstripes

The Mad Prince in Pinstripes — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:35:39 +0000

Al,

I think there are a lot questin marks hanging over Hughes because of his injury history. The hope is that he gets healthy, his body matures, and he lives up to the hype. On the flip side, you hope the Yankees don’t give him as much time as the Cubs gave Prior or Wood because those were two retarded waiting periods.

By: Al from BK

Al from BK — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:32:53 +0000

“Call me crazy, but Tabata is a guy I would send packing. Too many question marks these days. The only reason I am reluctant to trade him is because of the low amount of position prospects of value that we have.”

Well put Tabata still has value and I see Ajax as the stronger prospect if he can be a cornerstone of a good deal pull the trigger.

By: retire #51 (in the stadium)

retire #51 (in the stadium) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:31:22 +0000

Perhaps you can offer IPK and Olhy, and then a upside arm below like Betances or McAllister, or Christian Garcia, or Jairo Heredia. we have an abundance of these guys, and tell them we want Bay and Marte back in return.

yea i would try to keep betances out of it

By: Al from BK

Al from BK — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:31:09 +0000

IPK was the better out of him and Franchise even though both of them were terrible. I am very concerned about Hughes IPK was never supposed to be an Ace type 1 or 2 guy Hughes is supposed to be that guy. This season even prior to his latest rash of injuries he couldn’t find the zone and his stuff didn’t look sharp.