Comments on: Today in The Journal News

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:51:04 +0000

Trading Cano would not be a good idea if the plan is to make a run this year. He may end up batting .350 or higher from July on… if you’re wondering why the team’s runners in scoring position average is up so much since the break, look to him. But if the team has become too frustrated with his first-half performances and feels like they need to trade him, I would certainly wouldn’t do it for those two Dodgers.

By: Nick in SF but now in Charlotte

Nick in SF but now in Charlotte — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:20:49 +0000

How many extra wins does Washburn give us this season? No one can answer that question, obviously, but is Washburn worth it (ignorning the Igawa angle) if the answer is 1 or 2 extra wins? That too is tricky when we’re 4 games back in the loss column. 2 extra wins could be the difference between the postseason and October tee times. Zero extra wins… well, who knows.

And then, what does having Washburn on the roster mean for 2009? As of now we have two slots in that rotation filled for sure, Wang and Joba. We think/hope that Hughes gets another of them. As of July 2008 both Mussina and Pettitte look really good too, but we can’t assume that both or either would come back next year.

So Washburn might be taking someone’s slot or he might not. We can probably agree that he’d be vastly overpriced for whatever role he would fill. If Igawa is not part of this deal, it would be not so nice to have them both on the books.

By: Yanksrule57

Yanksrule57 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:14:01 +0000

For those interested (hmmm) here’s Washburn’s record since his last good year (2002)…

2003 ANA-A 10 15 0 4.43
2004 ANA-A 11 8 0 4.64
2005 LA_-A 8 8 0 3.20
2006 SEA-A 8 14 0 4.67
2007 SEA-A 10 15 0 4.32
2008 SEA-A 4 9 1 4.75
More hits than IP every year since then also.
Looks like a borderline 5th starter to me. Yeah he’s really impressive (sarcasm off).

By: Fredo Corleone

Fredo Corleone — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:58:21 +0000

“Fredo-
For our team, yes. there are plenty of players playing in the majors that would not be major leaguers on the Yankees.”

Maybe. Doesn’t change that Igawa is not an MLB pitcher though. He adds nothing to that team. If Seattle’s goal is as it appears to be, which is to say dump salary, why would they take someone as useless as Igawa and his contract back. As I said, they’d likely prefer a couple non-prospect, minor league roster filling types who costs nothing.

By: Yanksrule57

Yanksrule57 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:53:24 +0000

I saw Jeter do the exact same thing Melky did in a game at the stadium this year against the Blue Jays.

The difference was Jeter acknowledged the creatures and made the play without missing a beat.

It was another example of Jeter’s athletic ability and powers of concentration.

Yesterday, he makes a play at second where he catches the ball while in mid-air, steps on the bag, and is blowing a bubble all at the same time. The little things he is able to do is amazing sometimes.

By: JoeyA

JoeyA — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:51:01 +0000

Fredo-
For our team, yes. there are plenty of players playing in the majors that would not be major leaguers on the Yankees.

By: rconn23

rconn23 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:47:41 +0000

As far as Cano, the only thing I would trade him to the Dodgers for is a combo of Billingsley and Kemp or Kershaw. Other than that, no thanks.

By: Fredo Corleone

Fredo Corleone — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:45:49 +0000

“who says Igawa would be a minor leaguer”

His talent does.

By: JoeyA

JoeyA — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:42:39 +0000

Fredo-
who says Igawa would be a minor leaguer.they love Asian players. their Asian market is one of the biggest, mostly off of Ichiro. Also, who knows, maybe Igawa performs better there than here. This is NY. maybe it was too much for him or whatever a la Kaz Matsui. who would have ever thought he would be an asset for a team after his Mets debut. same could go for Igawa, if not a SP, a bullpen arm.

By: JoeT 28 in 09!!

JoeT 28 in 09!! — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:42:26 +0000

ugh just read that Cano rumor – PLEASE NO!! and I was NEVER one of the people saying to trade him during the first half of the year.

But Robby is one of the key bats that are going to help carry this team in the second half – we can get Lowe for a different price