It is unbelievable how people react for every little thing here.

And Girardi said Johnson will compete for 5th starter, what is wrong with that? He not being given the spot like they did with Phil and IPK last year. If he pitches very well in spring, he had succes before, he will get his chance.

Ponson!

Johnson!

Ponson!

Johnson!

I would have offered him 8.”

My post of the day.

About Jason Johnson – if the Yankees signed him they had a reason for doing it. So it’s all good to me.

It might be a weakness on my part, but I still think the Yankee organization knows a lot more than the posters here as well as more than the the blog reporter. In fact, I KNOW they do.

No offense of course.

I wouldnt be surprised. We are known to struggle against sub 6 era starters.

GB7,
lol. That Johnson joke was classic. Ill make sure i never take a lunch again so i could pounce on the next one.
As iv said a couple weeks ago. That Silleto advertisement is getting hotter by the minute. I heard once Peter makes this blog a registration one, he’s going to ask for a major credit card and must be over 21 to get in. No need to worry your over.

Andrea,
I guess if its grammer that you look at on this blog. Iv officially flunked your class.

Frankly, i find it hard to believe oli perez will pitch much better than the combo of aceves, hughes, kennedy and company and if signed, he will cost far more than those three. I dont think he is worth a good amount of money. Second, he is not really worth a draft pick either.

Yes, i said in my post that is lights out some games but not enough games. And the games that he isnt lights out, he is just terrible and sometimes comes out in the first or second inning. You mentioned he pitched to 6 innings 20 times but how many times did he come out in the first, second or third innings? That takes a huge toll on the pen also. It isnt just a matter of how many times he pitches 6 innings.

Sheets is a risk but he is worth the risk if his price drops low enough. The complete lack of interest works in our advantage because at this point, he may even take a one year deal with incentives for almost the money we would have given to pettitte. And sheets would be our third starter and not our fourth or fifth. And honestly, i dont buy all of these rumors.

If sheets shoulder was a mess, why decline 14 million in arbitration? And why decline arbitration in a horrible market when he could have accepted and improved his health while jumping into a new free agent off season with a much better market? And if he knew his shoulder was a mess, why would he think the teams looking into him wouldnt look at his medical records and if he thought so, how could he possibly believe he would get more than 14 mil next season?

All of those questions make it seem very likely that this shoulder situation is completely overblown. Either that or casey close is a horrible agent but i would like to believe the former. And i think it is this injury tag that sheets has had to carry around the wide majority of his career that is turning a minor shoulder problem into “his shoulder is a mess” in the media. There is a big difference at times between reality and perception and when sheets has always been viewed as injury prone and he gets an injury right before becoming a free agent – that original title certainly goes a long way in turning perception far, far away from that of reality at times. I think this is one of those times.

Further, i think burnett after finally having an injury free season somehow turned the perception in the other direction making the yanks believe that he would be worth a 5 year deal when in fact he has rarely been healthy through his career and missed far more time than sheets in total due to injuries. It is a similar situation but in the other direction.

why dont we all ffffffff fade away……

Gardner has a major weapon that melky does not – a ton of speed. Enough speed to distract pitchers from the at bat and terrorize them on the base paths. Enough speed to hit an infielder grounder for a single and to turn every walk into a double. He also has the speed to create errors in the field and score from first on a well hit ball. Melky has no speed and little power and was a complete disaster/atrocity last season. I didnt think melky had the skills to hold the starting centerfielder job last off season and now, i dont think melky has the ability to take the job away from gardner during spring training. Melky could be the backup but i dont even think its likely they would platoon unless melky really turns things around for himself. Just my opinion

Mind you, I’m 25. These kids ARE of my generation.