Comments on: Cashman to get face time with Pettitte http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/11/cashman-to-get-face-time-with-pettitte/ A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:54:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: maytrix7 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/11/cashman-to-get-face-time-with-pettitte/comment-page-6/#comment-612786 maytrix7 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:33:48 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5523#comment-612786 kennedy will become a great ptcher.......you heard it here first! kennedy will become a great ptcher…….you heard it here first!

]]> By: Bill http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/11/cashman-to-get-face-time-with-pettitte/comment-page-6/#comment-612721 Bill Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:55:44 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5523#comment-612721 I hope Andy says no, and we get Sheets. And if Sheets misses some starts, we have Phil Hughes. Sheets has so much more upside, and I feel it is time to move on from Pettitte. Also, I want no part of Derek Lowe. I feel his great era is due to the national league and the Dodger's stadium. He was terrible with Boston, his last few years. And please NO oliver perez. I hope Andy says no, and we get Sheets. And if Sheets misses some starts, we have Phil Hughes. Sheets has so much more upside, and I feel it is time to move on from Pettitte.

Also, I want no part of Derek Lowe. I feel his great era is due to the national league and the Dodger’s stadium. He was terrible with Boston, his last few years.

And please NO oliver perez.

]]> By: Brad http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/11/cashman-to-get-face-time-with-pettitte/comment-page-6/#comment-612715 Brad Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:51:17 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5523#comment-612715 If Cashman lands Burnett, and Andy, he will not have signed a Scott Boras client assuming Lowe is off the radar and Teixeira signs with the Angels. If Cashman lands Burnett, and Andy, he will not have signed a Scott Boras client assuming Lowe is off the radar and Teixeira signs with the Angels.

]]> By: CB http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/11/cashman-to-get-face-time-with-pettitte/comment-page-6/#comment-612656 CB Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:13:52 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5523#comment-612656 "Answers please. tell me how we pick up 8-10 more wins, with the loss of Mussina, Abreu, Giambi!!" Not sure I can play GM but... Add CC and AJ to the rotation along with a healthy Wang and Joba and a league average Pettite. Now the big issue there is that they lose moose. So those pitching upgrades are around 4 additional wins. Cameron is a 2 win upgrade on CF from last year. So I think those are 6 wins. The defense I think will be 1-2 games better. Now the thing that's really hard to estimate is what the offense will do. That's the wild card if CC, AJ and Pettite are in the rotation. Are they worse than last year? Same? Little better? But this is what the team looks like to me. I think it's much better as long as you assume AJ will stay healthy and have a season in 2009 like he had in 2008. That's a huge question mark. If AJ falters it gets tough. “Answers please. tell me how we pick up 8-10 more wins, with the loss of Mussina, Abreu, Giambi!!”

Not sure I can play GM but…

Add CC and AJ to the rotation along with a healthy Wang and Joba and a league average Pettite. Now the big issue there is that they lose moose.

So those pitching upgrades are around 4 additional wins.

Cameron is a 2 win upgrade on CF from last year.

So I think those are 6 wins.

The defense I think will be 1-2 games better.

Now the thing that’s really hard to estimate is what the offense will do.

That’s the wild card if CC, AJ and Pettite are in the rotation. Are they worse than last year? Same? Little better?

But this is what the team looks like to me.

I think it’s much better as long as you assume AJ will stay healthy and have a season in 2009 like he had in 2008. That’s a huge question mark.

If AJ falters it gets tough.

]]> By: Yankee Trader http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/11/cashman-to-get-face-time-with-pettitte/comment-page-6/#comment-612635 Yankee Trader Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:01:44 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5523#comment-612635 The pitching staff is shaping up nicely. However the hitting is still suspect: We need hitters to get on base for A-Rod to see good pitches with a good bat behind him. If this becomes the lineup, against a righty pitcher: Damon -got on base and stole bases at a good % Jeter -hit into the 2nd or 3rd most DP's in AL A-Rod- probably 3rd- if no one on he's pitched around Matsui-didn't help down the stretch, can't run- BIG ? Nady-Hit .268 with Yankees Cano-Must be better-can be .300 hitter again Posada-can he reproduce 2007 numbers- BIG ? Swisher-Hit .227 against righties Cameron-Hit .231 against righties How did we win 89 games last year with the injuries and relying on Mussina as your #1? Where are the Red Sox weaker, especially if they sign Tex? Where are the Rays weaker if they sign Bradley, and pick up one of the plentiful bullpen arms? CB- Answers please. tell me how we pick up 8-10 more wins, with the loss of Mussina, Abreu, Giambi!! The pitching staff is shaping up nicely.
However the hitting is still suspect:

We need hitters to get on base for A-Rod to see good pitches with a good bat behind him. If this becomes the lineup, against a righty pitcher:

Damon -got on base and stole bases at a good %
Jeter -hit into the 2nd or 3rd most DP’s in AL
A-Rod- probably 3rd- if no one on he’s pitched around
Matsui-didn’t help down the stretch, can’t run- BIG ?
Nady-Hit .268 with Yankees
Cano-Must be better-can be .300 hitter again
Posada-can he reproduce 2007 numbers- BIG ?
Swisher-Hit .227 against righties
Cameron-Hit .231 against righties

How did we win 89 games last year with the injuries and relying on Mussina as your #1?

Where are the Red Sox weaker, especially if they sign Tex?
Where are the Rays weaker if they sign Bradley, and pick up one of the plentiful bullpen arms?

CB-

Answers please. tell me how we pick up 8-10 more wins, with the loss of Mussina, Abreu, Giambi!!

]]> By: bodhisattva http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/11/cashman-to-get-face-time-with-pettitte/comment-page-6/#comment-612618 bodhisattva Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:52:46 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5523#comment-612618 ^^^His health is something of an issue. The guy is unflappable with not great, but decent stuff. ^^^His health is something of an issue. The guy is unflappable with not great, but decent stuff.

]]> By: bru http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/11/cashman-to-get-face-time-with-pettitte/comment-page-6/#comment-612615 bru Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:51:11 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5523#comment-612615 everybody is happy when a trade happens that they like & not happy when a trade happens that they dislike & then they change their minds ten times in the process. on paper we are much better with cam in cf. that is all you have to rely on. everybody is happy when a trade happens that they like & not happy when a trade happens that they dislike & then they change their minds ten times in the process.

on paper we are much better with cam in cf.

that is all you have to rely on.

]]> By: pat http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/11/cashman-to-get-face-time-with-pettitte/comment-page-6/#comment-612613 pat Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:51:00 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5523#comment-612613 ro = or ro = or

]]> By: pat http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/11/cashman-to-get-face-time-with-pettitte/comment-page-6/#comment-612610 pat Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:49:41 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5523#comment-612610 Hank ro more than Hank? "There are some in the Yankees' organization who believe the team's lineup is short on power - that the only real home run threat is Alex Rodriguez. That's why the Yankees can't be completely ruled out of the Mark Teixeira race. They would jump in on Teixeira if all of their pitching plans fell apart. It's also why they can't be ruled out of a pursuit of Manny Ramirez, who they could bring in on a shorter-term deal even if they did get Burnett." http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2008/12/winter_meetings_wrap_yankees_e.html Hank ro more than Hank?

“There are some in the Yankees’ organization who believe the team’s lineup is short on power – that the only real home run threat is Alex Rodriguez. That’s why the Yankees can’t be completely ruled out of the Mark Teixeira race. They would jump in on Teixeira if all of their pitching plans fell apart. It’s also why they can’t be ruled out of a pursuit of Manny Ramirez, who they could bring in on a shorter-term deal even if they did get Burnett.”

http://www.nj.com/yankees/inde.....ees_e.html

]]> By: bru http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/11/cashman-to-get-face-time-with-pettitte/comment-page-5/#comment-612602 bru Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:46:53 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5523#comment-612602 we all saw what a 300 obp cf can do to a team. any time you can upgrade obp you do so.take money out of the uquasion.it is not you'res. we all saw what a 300 obp cf can do to a team.

any time you can upgrade obp you do so.take money out of the uquasion.it is not you’res.

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