Comments on: Which of these pitchers would you want?

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:25:55 +0000

God, when is Pete getting back? Can we please have someone that doesn’t ask stupid questions leaving out vital information? For instance, Perez was just barely better than Pettitte according to only the stats you mentioned, despite being ten years younger, and did it in the National League in Shea, yet you want to give him a three year deal? Stupidity. And we all know the story with Sheets, so even including him in the discussion is senseless. The guy is great, but he can’t stay on the mound enough to be considered reliable.

By: PhatDaddy

PhatDaddy — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:27:48 +0000

When kicking the tires at the used car lot you need to make sure you not only look at the window sticker but the “buyer beware” in fine print.

I wonder if these models come with a 30-day money-back warranty?

By: PlungerPlum

PlungerPlum — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:05:18 +0000

“looking at those prices – and even knowing you’d have to give Perez three years and, probably, Sheets at least two, would you still pick Pettitte’s one-year deal as the one you’d want?”

Yes, it is still best to sign Pettitte. Pettitte is more reliable than Perez. As recently as 2006 Perez posted an ERA of 6.55 in the NL. Sheets is more injury-prone than Pettitte, and giving him anything more than a one-year deal is very quesrtionable. Those two guys both have much higher upside than Pettitte at this point. But the Yankees don’t need the upside for 2009. It’s ok to play this one safe since Pettitte is just the 4th or 5th starter. It is just a one-year deal, so this leaves time for Hughes to start in the 2010 rotation – remember that Hughes will not be able to be kept in the minor leagues too much longer before he is subjected to waivers. Also, the Yankees will lose yet another draft pick for signing Sheets or Perez. It would just be a 4th rounder, but even so, forfeiting 4 of your top 6 draft picks in one season seems like a counterproductive thing to do. Especially when there is a safe and reliable option out there that can be had on a one-year deal and that is also cheaper on a per-year basis than the other riskier guys who have higher upside.

By: JohnBlacksox

JohnBlacksox — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:30:37 +0000

Quick question for the board:

How would you rank the Yankees OF right now (Nady, Damon, Swisher) compared to the rest of the AL outfields?

The only OFs I’m sure NY is better than is Seattle and KC. Other ones, even Baltimore, you could make an argument.

What do you guys think? Which outfields are the Yankees superior to in the AL?

By: JoeT 28 in 10 KEEP PHIL FRANCHISE AND CANO!!

JoeT 28 in 10 KEEP PHIL FRANCHISE AND CANO!! — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:08:37 +0000

So DEREK JETER will be on UCF’s campus tomorrow – I plan on buying “The Yankee Years”

So you think Jeter will sign it?? lol

By: Mr. Faded Glory

Mr. Faded Glory — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:09:36 +0000

Doreen – I’d rather take 100 innings of a Sheets and 100 innings of Hughes/Aceves/Kennedy than 200 innings of Pettitte.

By: rover

rover — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:59:24 +0000

yeah, andy for me, you just can’t question the guys want to. You get every ounce of andy, the good, the great and sometimes the ugly, but you always get what hes got. No question for me.
besides i think he is comeback material.

By: YankFanDave

YankFanDave — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:19:55 +0000

Yes. The young talent has to have an opportunity at some point and that time will be the 2010 season barring injuries in 2009.

By: Pauly- Greetings from sunny Antarctica

Pauly- Greetings from sunny Antarctica — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:09:44 +0000

What a great half-time show, but does anyone know why Neil Diamond was doing all those Springsteen covers? Hi, Pete.

By: Doreen

Doreen — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:00:14 +0000

Mr. Faded Glory -

Pay attention to what people have been saying for months, now. If Sheets was healthy, almost everyone here would have loved to have had Sheets on the Yankees. Stated correctly, more people here prefer Andy Pettitte and his one-year contract to an injury-plagued/injury-prone Ben Sheets.

To further clarify, probably many people here would have preferred a healthy Ben Sheets to AJ Burnett, but are nervously satisfied with an AJ Burnett who might have turned the injury corner over a Ben Sheets who is probably thisclosetoapproaching the injury corner.