Comments on: The deal with the draft http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/06/09/the-deal-with-the-draft-2/ A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:45:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DCYank http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/06/09/the-deal-with-the-draft-2/comment-page-4/#comment-839062 DCYank Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:43:23 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=12539#comment-839062 All the sites seem to have Sanchez going to the Pirates for signability reasons. Those of you who have strong opinions on who to pick versus someone else. Where do you get those views? I don't feel like I have seen any of these guys enough to know anything. I have to trust reports (and many differ). Those reports say that the offense is weak this year and pitching is strong. All the sites seem to have Sanchez going to the Pirates for signability reasons.

Those of you who have strong opinions on who to pick versus someone else. Where do you get those views? I don’t feel like I have seen any of these guys enough to know anything. I have to trust reports (and many differ).

Those reports say that the offense is weak this year and pitching is strong.

]]> By: KO http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/06/09/the-deal-with-the-draft-2/comment-page-4/#comment-838833 KO Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:27:51 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=12539#comment-838833 I think by now we all should have learned the Yankees are never working on a budget. That's a joke. If they spent 400 million some odd dollars in the offseason, they sure as hell aren't going to fret giving a few more millions to sign a couple draft picks. Give me a break. I think by now we all should have learned the Yankees are never working on a budget. That’s a joke. If they spent 400 million some odd dollars in the offseason, they sure as hell aren’t going to fret giving a few more millions to sign a couple draft picks. Give me a break.

]]> By: Tim Sherman http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/06/09/the-deal-with-the-draft-2/comment-page-4/#comment-838751 Tim Sherman Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:52:30 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=12539#comment-838751 Ohlendorf is 5-5 with a 4.85 ERA. How many fans would put up with this kind of mediocrity. He's a smart guy, no doubt about it, but that doesn't translate to exceptional pitching talent. He could've played a role as a reliever with the Yanks possibly, but no more. And he had a shot at that last year with mixed results. He is right where he belongs. Starting for a bad team. Ohlendorf is 5-5 with a 4.85 ERA. How many fans would put up with this kind of mediocrity. He’s a smart guy, no doubt about it, but that doesn’t translate to exceptional pitching talent. He could’ve played a role as a reliever with the Yanks possibly, but no more. And he had a shot at that last year with mixed results. He is right where he belongs. Starting for a bad team.

]]> By: Doreen http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/06/09/the-deal-with-the-draft-2/comment-page-4/#comment-838671 Doreen Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:07:37 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=12539#comment-838671 Considering that the All-Star voting has become a popularity contest, generally speaking, and purists excepted, I think argument can be made that there are several Yankees who deserve consideration from their fans. Certainly Teixeira and Jeter, but also Cano and Damon, and a write-in for Cabrera. I think Posada, too. If I was voting for players strictly on their numbers, I'm sure there are other players that are just as deserving, if not moreso. But given the rah-rah-vote-for-your-teams-players stuff that goes on with other clubs, why not stuff the ballot box for our home team favorites? I don't have a problem with it being a popularity contest; not really. Though what ends up happening is that instead of people researching the other players and finding out what they've done this season, people just look for familiar names or the names of their own players. It also stinks that the ballot is made up long before anyone has any idea if the players listed should even be on it. :) Considering that the All-Star voting has become a popularity contest, generally speaking, and purists excepted, I think argument can be made that there are several Yankees who deserve consideration from their fans. Certainly Teixeira and Jeter, but also Cano and Damon, and a write-in for Cabrera. I think Posada, too.

If I was voting for players strictly on their numbers, I’m sure there are other players that are just as deserving, if not moreso.

But given the rah-rah-vote-for-your-teams-players stuff that goes on with other clubs, why not stuff the ballot box for our home team favorites?

I don’t have a problem with it being a popularity contest; not really. Though what ends up happening is that instead of people researching the other players and finding out what they’ve done this season, people just look for familiar names or the names of their own players. It also stinks that the ballot is made up long before anyone has any idea if the players listed should even be on it. :)

]]> By: GGBG http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/06/09/the-deal-with-the-draft-2/comment-page-4/#comment-838649 GGBG Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:50:23 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=12539#comment-838649 Good afternoon all Anyone know the history of why MLB teams cannot trade draft picks like the other leagues allow? Good afternoon all

Anyone know the history of why MLB teams cannot trade draft picks like the other leagues allow?

]]> By: JohnC http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/06/09/the-deal-with-the-draft-2/comment-page-4/#comment-838647 JohnC Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:49:37 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=12539#comment-838647 Theres so much Yankee hatred around baseball that even the announcers of other teams can't control their bias anymore. Always has to be an excuse when the Yanks are sucessful. if its not their large payroll advantage, its because their ballpark plays to their advantage. Yankee hatred around baseball is a 'big joke' Bunch of crybabies. Theres so much Yankee hatred around baseball that even the announcers of other teams can’t control their bias anymore. Always has to be an excuse when the Yanks are sucessful. if its not their large payroll advantage, its because their ballpark plays to their advantage. Yankee hatred around baseball is a ‘big joke’ Bunch of crybabies.

]]> By: GreenBeret7 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/06/09/the-deal-with-the-draft-2/comment-page-4/#comment-838644 GreenBeret7 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:45:47 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=12539#comment-838644 Correction on the repoty. ***Here’s one more report*** Correction on the repoty.

***Here’s one more report***

]]> By: GreenBeret7 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/06/09/the-deal-with-the-draft-2/comment-page-4/#comment-838643 GreenBeret7 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:44:50 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=12539#comment-838643 Here's one more repoty from MLB on Sanchez. I'll leave it to SJ to comment on it's accuracy. It comes with a 30 video. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2009/reports.jsp?content=sanchez Here’s one more repoty from MLB on Sanchez. I’ll leave it to SJ to comment on it’s accuracy. It comes with a 30 video.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/.....nt=sanchez

]]> By: Carl http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/06/09/the-deal-with-the-draft-2/comment-page-4/#comment-838642 Carl Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:43:25 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=12539#comment-838642 New post New post

]]> By: Steve B (Wouldn't it be cool if AJ's ERA was 3.14) http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/06/09/the-deal-with-the-draft-2/comment-page-4/#comment-838640 Steve B (Wouldn't it be cool if AJ's ERA was 3.14) Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:41:04 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=12539#comment-838640 "Vote for Tex everyone! Not sure anyone else on our team really deserves it…" Think a reasonable argument could be made that Johnny Damon deserves a serious look. “Vote for Tex everyone!

Not sure anyone else on our team really deserves it…”

Think a reasonable argument could be made that Johnny Damon deserves a serious look.

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