Comments on: Crunching a few numbers http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/ A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:47:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bru http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/comment-page-3/#comment-537793 bru Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:40:17 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/#comment-537793 the yankees need to sign 3 pitchers to go with wang,joba.sabathia would be nice but i am not so sure if he will sign. they should also try and trade for a solid young pitcher in addition to signing 2 fa pitchers like sabathia and sheets,perez.i would love to see them trade for sherzer from arizona. sabathia,wang,perez,sherzer,joba. trade cano,kennedy,betances for sherzer,trade hughes and prospects for a center fielder,trade prospects and matsui for a first baseman,sign hudson or another second baseman.now you fix centerfield,first base,pitching and next year you can work on the corner outfield spots. it would be nice to at least hold onto brackman,ajax,montero,melancon but i would trade any and all of them to make the above a reality. brackman could be a monster and we will start to see him pitch in 2010. the yankees need to sign 3 pitchers to go with wang,joba.sabathia would be nice but i am not so sure if he will sign.

they should also try and trade for a solid young pitcher in addition to signing 2 fa pitchers like sabathia and sheets,perez.i would love to see them trade for sherzer from arizona.

sabathia,wang,perez,sherzer,joba.

trade cano,kennedy,betances for sherzer,trade hughes and prospects for a center fielder,trade prospects and matsui for a first baseman,sign hudson or another second baseman.now you fix centerfield,first base,pitching and next year you can work on the corner outfield spots.

it would be nice to at least hold onto brackman,ajax,montero,melancon but i would trade any and all of them to make the above a reality.

brackman could be a monster and we will start to see him pitch in 2010.

]]> By: bru http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/comment-page-3/#comment-537777 bru Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:21:03 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/#comment-537777 ant!-mussina September 17th, 2008 at 10:40 am CC, Wang, Joba, Burnett, Hughes what about that for pitching?: joba is not a # 3 pitcher yet,burnett is an injury risk and not worth 15 million a yera. how about sabathia,wang,billingsley(trade),mussina,joba? trade cano,kennedy,betances for billingsley. ant!-mussina
September 17th, 2008 at 10:40 am
CC, Wang, Joba, Burnett, Hughes

what about that for pitching?:

joba is not a # 3 pitcher yet,burnett is an injury risk and not worth 15 million a yera.

how about sabathia,wang,billingsley(trade),mussina,joba?

trade cano,kennedy,betances for billingsley.

]]> By: Joe Pepitone http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/comment-page-3/#comment-536901 Joe Pepitone Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:10:42 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/#comment-536901 I agree Nimrod...seriously, did anyone ever expect the output from Molina, Moeller and Pudge to equal Posada's peak year? It doesn't take a statistician to analyze what would happen at the position if Posada went down. Why do you think everyone was so down when it was announced Posada was done for the season? Some people like to complicate things by throwing around numbers that don't even need to be presented to prove a point. Breaking news....If A-Rod or Jeter went down for the season, the Yankees wouldn't be as good. I agree Nimrod…seriously, did anyone ever expect the output from Molina, Moeller and Pudge to equal Posada’s peak year? It doesn’t take a statistician to analyze what would happen at the position if Posada went down. Why do you think everyone was so down when it was announced Posada was done for the season?

Some people like to complicate things by throwing around numbers that don’t even need to be presented to prove a point.

Breaking news….If A-Rod or Jeter went down for the season, the Yankees wouldn’t be as good.

]]> By: Nimrod http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/comment-page-3/#comment-536847 Nimrod Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:33:33 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/#comment-536847 Haha, comparing the catcher's stats. It doesn't take a genius to see after a fluke contract year from Posada last year, and the total suckiness from Moeller, Molina and even I-Rod this season suck. Haha, comparing the catcher’s stats.

It doesn’t take a genius to see after a fluke contract year from Posada last year, and the total suckiness from Moeller, Molina and even I-Rod this season suck.

]]> By: clutch hitting http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/comment-page-3/#comment-536824 clutch hitting Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:06:47 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/#comment-536824 disagree with some of the posts. A guy hits 4th because he is the guy that has the best chance to drive in runs. If he performs like a 7, 8, or 9 hitter you cannot win consistently. The 7, 8, and 9 hitters are not players to be counted upon to win games regularly, as if they were they would be in RBI spots in the lineup. Its the same in any sport, If your best shooter cannot hit shots in the clutch dwon the stretch you dont win. The Yankees needed about 10 or so additional cltuch hits from the 4 and 5 spot over the course of the season and they`d be right there. I agree, Cashman put 40% of his rotation and starts into inexperienced untested rookies in toughest offensive division in baseball. Once they failed and contributed to 9 losses (which if they won 1/2 they`d still be in it) Cashman had no choice but to turn the 40% of starts over to AAAA pitchers or retreads. Then you have Wang go down, and you cant blame him for that disagree with some of the posts. A guy hits 4th because he is the guy that has the best chance to drive in runs. If he performs like a 7, 8, or 9 hitter you cannot win consistently.
The 7, 8, and 9 hitters are not players to be counted upon to win games regularly, as if they were they would be in RBI spots in the lineup.
Its the same in any sport, If your best shooter cannot hit shots in the clutch dwon the stretch you dont win. The Yankees needed about 10 or so additional cltuch hits from the 4 and 5 spot over the course of the season and they`d be right there.
I agree, Cashman put 40% of his rotation and starts into inexperienced untested rookies in toughest offensive division in baseball. Once they failed and contributed to 9 losses (which if they won 1/2 they`d still be in it) Cashman had no choice but to turn the 40% of starts over to AAAA pitchers or retreads. Then you have Wang go down, and you cant blame him for that

]]> By: trisha - BRING BOBBY BACK! http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/comment-page-3/#comment-536819 trisha - BRING BOBBY BACK! Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:59:06 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/#comment-536819 Anyone know how early the Stadium will be opened on Sunday? I think we will probably head down to get there as early as we can, but I don't want to have to hang out for 6 hours waiting to get in either. And my idea of a good time will not be sitting in one of the bars in the Bronx for 6 hours either. I know gates open 2 hours prior to game time but wondered if it would be any earlier on Sunday. Anyone know how early the Stadium will be opened on Sunday? I think we will probably head down to get there as early as we can, but I don’t want to have to hang out for 6 hours waiting to get in either. And my idea of a good time will not be sitting in one of the bars in the Bronx for 6 hours either. I know gates open 2 hours prior to game time but wondered if it would be any earlier on Sunday.

]]> By: Mark in Tampa http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/comment-page-3/#comment-536740 Mark in Tampa Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:01:45 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/#comment-536740 First game in the New Stadium--April 16 against the Indians. First sox series May 4. First game in the New Stadium–April 16 against the Indians. First sox series May 4.

]]> By: GreenBeret7 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/comment-page-3/#comment-536735 GreenBeret7 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:53:15 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/#comment-536735 Mel, Kennedy's number of pitches is because of the number of foul balls. The strikes to balls count isn't bad and neither are the walks. He has much the same trouble as Ponson, Rasner, Geise and this year, Pettitte....long at bats beause of the fouls. They couldn't miss bats enough. Not just getting strikeouts but pitches not good enough to hit and too bad to miss. Mel, Kennedy’s number of pitches is because of the number of foul balls. The strikes to balls count isn’t bad and neither are the walks. He has much the same trouble as Ponson, Rasner, Geise and this year, Pettitte….long at bats beause of the fouls. They couldn’t miss bats enough. Not just getting strikeouts but pitches not good enough to hit and too bad to miss.

]]> By: TKinDC http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/comment-page-3/#comment-536733 TKinDC Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:52:13 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/#comment-536733 Fredo - CC is younger than the average FA signing, plus he bears no resemblance to Barry Zero, um, Zito. Fredo –

CC is younger than the average FA signing, plus he bears no resemblance to Barry Zero, um, Zito.

]]> By: JERRY http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/comment-page-3/#comment-536731 JERRY Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:50:00 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/17/crunching-a-few-numbers-3/#comment-536731 Posoda should take care of himself terrible performance first,and stop talking about Joba or other starters. Posoda should take care of himself terrible performance first,and stop talking about Joba or other starters.

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