Comments on: Hank: We want all the pitchers http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/ A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:31:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jack http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/comment-page-4/#comment-591591 Jack Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:01:56 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/#comment-591591 The Yankees main priority is starting pitching. Their pitching sucked in 2008. As I watched them suck in 2008 I thought that this offseason is going to be crazy. Here is what we need to do sign Sabathia, Burnett, Lowe, Pettitte, trade Hughes and Kennedy for Peavy and include the signing of Marte and the the Swisher trade and were good to go. All we need to do is have Moose retire. So here is the perfect team. Damon,LF Jeter,SS Nady,RF Arod,3B Matsui,DH Posada,C Cano,2B Swisher,1B Gardner,CF CC AJ Wang Lowe Peavy Pettitte Joba use for an injured starter keep in bullpen This is what the 2009 Yankees will look like GO YANKEES The Yankees main priority is starting pitching. Their pitching sucked in 2008. As I watched them suck in 2008 I thought that this offseason is going to be crazy. Here is what we need to do sign Sabathia, Burnett, Lowe, Pettitte, trade Hughes and Kennedy for Peavy and include the signing of Marte and the the Swisher trade and were good to go. All we need to do is have Moose retire. So here is the perfect team.

Damon,LF
Jeter,SS
Nady,RF
Arod,3B
Matsui,DH
Posada,C
Cano,2B
Swisher,1B
Gardner,CF

CC
AJ
Wang
Lowe
Peavy
Pettitte
Joba use for an injured starter keep in bullpen

This is what the 2009 Yankees will look like
GO YANKEES

]]> By: mike http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/comment-page-4/#comment-591092 mike Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:15:28 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/#comment-591092 Ok how about we sign CC, Lowe and Manny. Trade Matsui For pitching and Go with Damon and Manny sharing time for DH/LF. The Rotation would look like this.. 1.cc 2.Wang 3.Lowe 4.Chamberlain 5.Pettite CC gets 6 for 150mil Lowe gets 4 at 75mil Manny gets 4 at 80 with incentives and a team option of 18 million with a 8 million dollar buyout Ok how about we sign CC, Lowe and Manny. Trade Matsui For pitching and Go with Damon and Manny sharing time for DH/LF. The Rotation would look like this..
1.cc
2.Wang
3.Lowe
4.Chamberlain
5.Pettite

CC gets 6 for 150mil
Lowe gets 4 at 75mil
Manny gets 4 at 80 with incentives and a team option of 18 million with a 8 million dollar buyout

]]> By: Jack http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/comment-page-4/#comment-591006 Jack Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:21:27 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/#comment-591006 The Perfect Team Damon,LF Jeter,SS Teixeira,1B Arod,3B Nady,RF Matsui,DH Kemp,2B Posada,C Swisher,CF CC AJ Lowe Wang Pettitte Joba The Perfect Team

Damon,LF
Jeter,SS
Teixeira,1B
Arod,3B
Nady,RF
Matsui,DH
Kemp,2B
Posada,C
Swisher,CF

CC
AJ
Lowe
Wang
Pettitte
Joba

]]> By: Jeff http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/comment-page-4/#comment-590993 Jeff Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:11:01 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/#comment-590993 One of the biggest knocks on both the Yankees and Yankee fans has always that we are laughably impatient. Perhaps this is just a reflection of life in New York City as we know it. But I think we all just need to calm down. Seriously. Why do we change our minds so much? I thought we finally came to our senses and realized why the rest of the league made so much fun of us for giving away all our young talent for washed-up veterans. And now, after ONE playoff-less season, it seems as if we're willing to ship off Hughes, Cano, Melky, Kennedy, etc. for more established players who may or may not fulfill our expectations. Cano had ONE off-year and now everyone is talking about trading him or getting him to learn another position. Hughes had an injury-plagued season and never really had a chance to find his groove. I mean who in the world doesn't want C.C., Burnett, Lowe, Tex, Peavy, and everyone else people on this thread have been calling for. In a perfect world, we'd have all of them. And then if they flop, we'll be complaining about spending that much money on veterans. Again. Can we just all calm down and have some faith in our team and our decision-makers? One of the biggest knocks on both the Yankees and Yankee fans has always that we are laughably impatient. Perhaps this is just a reflection of life in New York City as we know it. But I think we all just need to calm down. Seriously.

Why do we change our minds so much? I thought we finally came to our senses and realized why the rest of the league made so much fun of us for giving away all our young talent for washed-up veterans. And now, after ONE playoff-less season, it seems as if we’re willing to ship off Hughes, Cano, Melky, Kennedy, etc. for more established players who may or may not fulfill our expectations.

Cano had ONE off-year and now everyone is talking about trading him or getting him to learn another position.

Hughes had an injury-plagued season and never really had a chance to find his groove.

I mean who in the world doesn’t want C.C., Burnett, Lowe, Tex, Peavy, and everyone else people on this thread have been calling for. In a perfect world, we’d have all of them. And then if they flop, we’ll be complaining about spending that much money on veterans. Again.

Can we just all calm down and have some faith in our team and our decision-makers?

]]> By: www.spinsurance.com http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/comment-page-4/#comment-590709 www.spinsurance.com Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:43:42 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/#comment-590709 As a Dodgers fan, I'm disappointed to see Derek Lowe leave without an effort to re-sign him. It remains to be seen whether or not he'll be able to continue his model of consistent pitching. I suspect it'll be much tougher in the AL East than in the NL West. As a Dodgers fan, I’m disappointed to see Derek Lowe leave without an effort to re-sign him. It remains to be seen whether or not he’ll be able to continue his model of consistent pitching. I suspect it’ll be much tougher in the AL East than in the NL West.

]]> By: ian from denver http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/comment-page-4/#comment-590689 ian from denver Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:01:48 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/#comment-590689 I am curious why the Yankees never tried to go after Holliday of oakland. I have been out here for some time and i tell you, some scout missed it on him. he is the real deal. he is a anchor type player. someone you could build a team around. if he is avaialble come july. GET HIM!!!! I am curious why the Yankees never tried to go after Holliday of oakland. I have been out here for some time and i tell you, some scout missed it on him. he is the real deal. he is a anchor type player. someone you could build a team around. if he is avaialble come july. GET HIM!!!!

]]> By: Braintrust http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/comment-page-4/#comment-590672 Braintrust Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:38:09 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/#comment-590672 "I drink your milkshake, I drink it all up!"- Hank “I drink your milkshake, I drink it all up!”- Hank

]]> By: Bret the Hitman http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/comment-page-4/#comment-590659 Bret the Hitman Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:17:30 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/#comment-590659 The most likely combo is CC, Burnett and Pettitte. The second most likely is CC, Lowe and Pettitte. No matter what we're going to see Pettitte because he's the only guy willing to take a short deal that leaves room for Hughes to step in. If they sign CC, Burnett and Lowe (instead of Petttitte) then Hughes has no spot in the rotation for the next 3-4 years. He'd be blocked for the duration of the Lowe deal. That makes no sense. This is our most likely rotation from 2009-2010: 2009 CC Wang Burnett/Lowe Chamberlain Pettitte (Hughes in AAA) 2010 CC Wang Chamberlain Burnett/Lowe Hughes (Pettitte contract expired) The most likely combo is CC, Burnett and Pettitte.

The second most likely is CC, Lowe and Pettitte.

No matter what we’re going to see Pettitte because he’s the only guy willing to take a short deal that leaves room for Hughes to step in.

If they sign CC, Burnett and Lowe (instead of Petttitte) then Hughes has no spot in the rotation for the next 3-4 years. He’d be blocked for the duration of the Lowe deal. That makes no sense.

This is our most likely rotation from 2009-2010:

2009

CC
Wang
Burnett/Lowe
Chamberlain
Pettitte
(Hughes in AAA)

2010

CC
Wang
Chamberlain
Burnett/Lowe
Hughes
(Pettitte contract expired)

]]> By: bodhisattva http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/comment-page-4/#comment-590615 bodhisattva Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:29:07 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/#comment-590615 ^^^I suppose you mean like they did on Gagne and Clement ^^^I suppose you mean like they did on Gagne and Clement

]]> By: Knudson http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/comment-page-4/#comment-590602 Knudson Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:15:43 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/14/hank-we-want-all-the-pitchers/#comment-590602 Pat, I would re-sign Pettitte rather than Lowe....Lowe has done ok in an incredibly weak NL West but will get lit up in the AL East at this point in his career. I would wait on another pitching acquisition (other than CC) to see if Moose really isn't coming back... In any event, if the Red Sox, who do far better due diligence than the Yankees, pass on Lowe (as Boston is the destination of his choice) it speaks volumes. If CC turns down the Yankees, we are in trouble, pitchingwise, under any scenario. Then, there will be more reliance on the youngsters. Pat,

I would re-sign Pettitte rather than Lowe….Lowe has done ok in an incredibly weak NL West but will get lit up in the AL East at this point in his career. I would wait on another pitching acquisition (other than CC) to see if Moose really isn’t coming back…

In any event, if the Red Sox, who do far better due diligence than the Yankees, pass on Lowe (as Boston is the destination of his choice) it speaks volumes.

If CC turns down the Yankees, we are in trouble, pitchingwise, under any scenario. Then, there will be more reliance on the youngsters.

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