So it seems that Jesus Montero is the man
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The Trenton Thunder were down 4-0 tonight against Portland in the seventh inning. Then they loaded the bases, Jesus Montero stepped to the plate and you can guess what happened next …Advertisement
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Anyone but him for Doc.
no dice for doc….
In honor of Michael Jackson, I have Bob Sheppard’s home run call: “Jesus juiced it!!!”
He’s looking good…
Idk who we are gonna offer for doc, but we NEED to trade for him
bob sheppard doesnt make home run calls hes the stadium PA guy.
So whom will he be traded for?
It’s been a long day… meant Sterling…
forget Halladay guys and gals. We need someone a lot more attainable – like Cliff Lee.
Kid sounds unreal.
And the fact that he ruined the Portland Dogs’ day? Better yet.
I know you’ve guys talked about montero’s future a ton, but what’s the biggest issue behind the plate for him?
His size or his defense?
Trade him now while his stock is high.
m: It’s his size.
There’s a reason I’m parading around as Montero Fanaticus Primus…
We need to stop with the Roy Halladay talk. We’re not getting him. The price is too high and the Yankees aren’t interested in gutting the farm system.
For those who didn’t read the piece about Cashman in the NY Times today, you should.
It will give you some insight into how Cashman, the one who would actually pull the trigger on this deal, views the situation.
He notes that the market for starting pitching is very thin, and that the more plausible solution would be to insert a reliver (Phil Hughes) into the rotation, and then acquire a bullpen arm.
Montero is the greatest thing since sliced Yankee breaf.
He is the man Jesus would be proud of Jesus lol
m,
don’t know personally, but I’ve read (maybe in comments here) that the issue is his speed and agility behind the plate to block balls and get in position to throw out runners. However I’m in the camp that believes he’ll stick behind the plate based on his offense.
Aaron,
Cliff Lee won’t be attainable, because he has one year left on his contract at an affordable rate.
As such, Clevelenad hasn’t shown much interest in trading him.
Indians have already said NO to the LADs.
“don’t know personally, but I’ve read (maybe in comments here) that the issue is his speed and agility behind the plate to block balls and get in position to throw out runners. However I’m in the camp that believes he’ll stick behind the plate based on his offense.”
Speed is hampered by his size.
when do u guys think that he will be promoted to AAA if he keeps raking
He might be a September call up
Clare
July 19th, 2009 at 12:01 am
m,
don’t know personally, but I’ve read (maybe in comments here) that the issue is his speed and agility behind the plate to block balls and get in position to throw out runners. However I’m in the camp that believes he’ll stick behind the plate based on his offense.
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There’s a belief because of his size that he’s just a big, lumbering oaf. He’s pretty agile and no slower than Posada behind the plate. His defense needs much work, but, he’s never really had an instructor on the team that could work daily with him.
The Yanks have a traveling catching instructor. I would think that he’ll get a lot of hands on instruction when the Trenton season is over. He’ll get plenty when he gets promoted to Scranton from Butch Wynager and again from Pena, Posada and Girardi during the last couple of weeks in September.
Thanks, guys.
I’d park him at first base and go with a defensive catcher.
Yes, I am talking about the future!
CC is my boy,
Interesting question. I personally have no idea. My best guess would be that he’s start next season in AAA.
Some people on this blog argue that he could be in the big leagues next year, so he may never even see AAA.
Rebecca,
True, but size doesn’t seem to be an obstacle for mauer.
Montero will probably get called up in late September, but, not to play. Only to sit, watch, and get instructions. Romine will probably get the same treatment.
Good to see CMW is going to start throwing on Monday. We need him in the rotation, and we need him to be right.
he will not be in the big leagues at 20 yrs old, no chance………….
tampa keeps pulling out wins late, we need them to lose……
the 3 best teams in baseball all are in the al east…..
m,
then what do you do with Tex? Montero will be here long before Tex is gone.
How can you park him at 1st base with Tex still around?
I hope that after some work in AAA and from Girardi, Pena, and Posada he will improve his defensive skills and if not his bat makes him valuable enough to have mediocre defense behind the plate.
From the previuos thread.
Joba, Hughes and Bucholtz are great examples of why it is much easier to develop pitchers in Seattle, KC, Cleve, SF, etc.
IMO.
-dennis
oops, Clare. Just thought of that.
Um. 3B? Wait, Not open until 2017?
Very funny, m.
GB, I wonder if anyone ever tried to change AJ’s delivery. I kind of like watching it, but I can see why he has mechanical issues from time to time. At this point though, it’s moot – he’s not going to be broken down and “fixed” at age 32. The most important thing to me is that the idea that he can’t compete without his dominant stuff hasn’t proven to be true (notwithstanding a couple of very bad starts against the Sox, but all pitchers have bad starts at some point or another)…….and he’s stayed healthy (thanks, Doc!).
Dennis, can’t say that I’m excited about the Sox having another good young pitcher, but it’s not like it comes as a surprise. CBuch (sorry, I’m a good speller, but I can not spell this kid’s name for my life) had a fantastic spring – sounds like he just had to go through the bumps and bruises that all youngsters go through. Loving the rivalry as I do, I do think it’s pretty great that the teams will have good young pitching for years to come. Lester, CBuch, Phil, Joba……..
I’m leaving for Philly on Wednesday – I will be going through blog withdrawal, lol. There’s no way I will be able to catch up on week’s worth of posts when I come home, so I hope I don’t miss anything interesting, lol.
Jesse Barfield……..you’ll kill me, but I liked Jesse. I loved watching him play right field – he had a killer arm. I didn’t know nearly enough back then (was this 1985, 1986? I was 14/15) to be upset or to know how good Leiter was. At least, that’s what I remember now.
I can see why Al sees in AJ something of himself now…..
Betsy,
Please. Stop fretting about AJ.
Okay, here’s the choices:
1)we let him be the starting catcher, but with an excellent defensive back-up catcher.
2)he learns all the infield postitions and is a super-duper utility player that plays every day
3)by the time he comes up, all our old guys will be gone and he can be a full-time DH. Wait, can’t do that until 2017?
CB, thanks for the response about Heyman/JP – makes sense. I’m really not even thinking of Halladay anymore – we’ll just have to wait and see what happens. I do hope that Cash is talking out of his rear end when it comes to not making any trades because the Yankees need 2 SP……..
If Burnett wants to pitch past this contract, he’ll need to start making changes somewhere, because once he loses some of the smoke on the fastball, he’s going to be very hittable and very wild.
M, I can tell you I am the furthest thing from fretting about AJ. What is to fret about? I’m thrilled with his performance to date ….
Every scouting report i read thinks that Montero will not stick behind the plate
I guess it’s possible that he’s one of those guys that can throw hard forever, but…….GB, what changes would you make now? I assume this is probably AJ’s last contract -he’d be 37 at the end of this, that’s old for a pitcher.
Betsy.
I look forward to your posts when you get back. I am in Philly 5-6 times a year so would like to hear your suggestions re: cheese steak; as per previous posts/threads.
-dennis
Betsy,
You seem so concerned about his mechanics.
And I know you’re thrilled.
As for Al Leiter. Something bugged me about him when he first came to the YES booth. But he’s really grown on me. I love his self-deprecating humor, I think he’s my favorite of the group.
m: you think Jesus Montero is going to learn all the infield positions and be a super-duper utility player? Are you including shortstop, second base, and third base in “all the infield positions”?
I hope whatever you’ve been smoking has been for medicinal purposes only!
Don’t worry, there will be at-bats and catching opportunities for Romine too!
The Tigers players quotes seem to be about a cheapie HR making the difference in the game and Leyland’s quotes are about his offense going 0-7 RISP being the difference in the game.
Perspective is an interesting thing.
Betsy
July 19th, 2009 at 12:28 am
I guess it’s possible that he’s one of those guys that can throw hard forever, but…….GB, what changes would you make now? I assume this is probably AJ’s last contract -he’d be 37 at the end of this, that’s old for a pitcher.
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He’ll need to learn a new pitch or two and maybe change the delivery some….not enough to hurt his arm, but, enough to make it easier to repeat. Then, too, Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson were two of the greatest arms of the last 50 years and it wasn’t until they eased up on the fastball in their early 30s that they finally found their control.
“The Tigers players quotes seem to be about a cheapie HR making the difference in the game and Leyland’s quotes are about his offense going 0-7 RISP being the difference in the game.
Perspective is an interesting thing.”
Can you prove links?
Thanks.
I think the launching pad effect caused Laird to GIDP in the 4th, that’s why he’s sore…
Nick,
Surely you can recognize a joke when it presents itself?
NickSF.
Why does it have to be for medicinal purposes? Mel may just want to walk in the shoes of Michael Phelps.
Mel.
Hope you are well. Good CC win today. Penny was worth his last name.
-dennis
The Tigers are complaining about Rodriguez’ homer (hit the opposite direction) but never said anything about the wall scraper that Thames pulled to left.
pat,
good point. and actually the difference in the game was the infield single. hard to bame the park for that one.
M, not really – it was just a discussion we were having about Leiter and AJ. I like the way AJ pitches – the way he flings his arm when he finishes his delivery; I think he’s fun to watch, lol.
AJ may never quite get rid of his quirks on the mound, but I am very happy with what he’s given us and I love the guy in the clubhouse.
The thing I wasn’t aware of until this year is that AJ’s pitches have crazy movement on them……holy cow, it’s hard to catch him.
m: I hope you were really joking. With Cervelli-ites, it’s hard to tell.
dennis: Steve’s Prince of Steaks. That’s all you need to know. Well, you need to know more, but that’s the most important thing. It’s the best, dennis, the best!
dennis,
Doing well. Your boy Buccholz did well. Of course that was to be expected. He was doing well even in Arizona Fall League.
I think Aceves and Verlander need to meet under the Oneil banner to see who had the cheaper homerun. Even though Verlander’s was cheaper, I’d put my money on Ace.
Dennis, I will certainly post about Philly when I get back. I have to be honest, I’m not sure how many cheesesteaks I will be eating because Philly is truly an outstanding food town. However, because it’s a great food town, I will definitely have recommendations. I am not a diary person, but I’m going to have to bring one to keep track of all the food I’m eating, lol.
You’re in Philly quite a bit – do you have any recommendations? I assume you go to the Reading Terminal Market quite a bit…….
LOL Nick. “It’s gold Jerry”..
Done. I am in Philly next month and will try it.
-dennis
GB, makes sense. He’s been throwing the change a bit more with Jorge (though not the last two times – then again, the last two outings he struggled with control, so……..) which I like. The Yanks have a long term investement with AJ, so it would behoove them to make tweaks if they feel it’s for his own good………
Betsy
July 19th, 2009 at 12:46 am
GB, makes sense. He’s been throwing the change a bit more with Jorge (though not the last two times – then again, the last two outings he struggled with control, so……..) which I like. The Yanks have a long term investement with AJ, so it would behoove them to make tweaks if they feel it’s for his own good………
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If he could fix his issues as well and as fast as Hughes did, he’d win 25 games a year.
The Tigers just sounded like whiners……
Speaking of tigers (sort of), I found myself in a tough situation this morning and I still feel bad about it. I was in a parking lot and I saw a tiny kitten – I mean, this kitten was maybe two weeks old. He was so tiny, so delicate. I didn’t know what to do – I ended up leaving and doing nothing, but I felt terrible because the odds are that the poor thing is going to get hit by a car. He certainly can’t survive on his own. What should I have done?
GB, I think you’ve hit on something……….put AJ in the pen.
I have to warn you, Steve’s is a little off the beaten track. I have been to two of them, both in north philly. Bustleton. It was worth the trip to me (driving one time, blue line/bus combo the other times) but I am dedicated and had the free time during my visits. If I’d had access to a car during my visits there I would have gone more often.
Ricks at the Reading Terminal Market is decent, and the Bassett’s ice cream is seconds away.
Abners is okay if you’re right by Penn and hungry, not worth it otherwise.
Soup is a meal… this IS the dinner.
Betsy
July 19th, 2009 at 12:50 am
GB, I think you’ve hit on something……….put AJ in the pen.
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LMAO. That’s not exactly what I had in mind. Am I imagining things, or is Hughes more over the top this year?
The Tigers sound no different from any other team that comes into NYS at the wrong time.
The mets, the Twins, the Jays, and now Detroit have all had their helmets handed back to them.
Frustration, thorough and utter frustration.
Dr. Cox
http://www.detnews.com/article.....-Verlander
Betsy.
I fly in and out of Philly from SAV and or Portland, ME.
I do not get a chance to visit as a guest. I am always with pretenious folks that think they are more important than everyone else. Time crawls. We usually end up by the Academy of music on South Broad at Ruth’s Chris or another place that does not allow my flip flops.
Your suggestions would be great as Amy and I are trying to go this Fall as guests.
-dennis
Different perspective- Swisher’s baserunning was the difference in the game.
http://www.newsday.com/sports/.....3505.story
Nick, you need to change your moniker to Nick in Philly – Rick’s is no longer at the Market (moved to Bellevue), lol. I know this because I’ve been spending a LOT of time on Philly food blogs. Basset ice cream rocks……..but there is another ice cream place I’m dying to try (Franklin Fountain – it’s one of those old fashioned ice cream parlors).
GB, mechanics are not my thing, but on the other board I go to, people think Phil looks more like old (2006) Phil, with his old arm slot……..I can barely explain it because I can barely understand it. They actually thought Phil was more over the top last year – hence the loss of velocity and command. Who knows? Phil was hurt last year, maybe even before he was diagnosed.
Betsy – Go to Old South Street. There is a bunch of culture there and a lot of little bars and sandwich shops. I believe it’s near the Ben Franklin bridge. It’s been a while since I’ve been there, but It’s a closed street you have to park and walk up a flight of stairs to get to. I witnessed the greatest street bum actor I’ve ever seen there. He had a wonderful outfit picked out.
Can’t wait until he’s ready for the majors!
Betsy
July 19th, 2009 at 1:00 am
Nick, you need to change your moniker to Nick in Philly – Rick’s is no longer at the Market (moved to Bellevue), lol. I know this because I’ve been spending a LOT of time on Philly food blogs. Basset ice cream rocks……..but there is another ice cream place I’m dying to try (Franklin Fountain – it’s one of those old fashioned ice cream parlors).
GB, mechanics are not my thing, but on the other board I go to, people think Phil looks more like old (2006) Phil, with his old arm slot……..I can barely explain it because I can barely understand it. They actually thought Phil was more over the top last year – hence the loss of velocity and command. Who knows? Phil was hurt last year, maybe even before he was diagnosed.
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Maybe so. I know he looks different, but, I haven’t really did a freeze frame analysis of him for comparison. Whatever he did, he needs to do it for the next 17 years. After that, he can learn to throw a knuckleball.
“I know this because I’ve been spending a LOT of time on Philly food blogs.”
?? So who has better mechanics? Pat or Geno?
LOL Dennis….. I will say this. One thing that Philly has going for it is a unique BYOB culture. Apparently, PA liquor laws are ridiculously arcane and it’s near impossible to get a liquor licenses. Thus, there are a great deal of restaurants where you can bring your own bottle……and, of course, the meal ends up being cheaper. Many of these places are of the tiny, cozy variety. I have 3 of these BYOBs on my restaurant list. What I’m trying to do is to give myself a nice variety of restaurants, types that I might not be able to get in NY. When I go away, I like to play to a destination’s strength – so, in this case, Philly is strong in BYOB’s, Italian restaurants (I never go out for Italian on vacation because pasta is so easy to make at home, but I have to hear), Mexican taquerias, sandwich places (not just cheesesteaks), etc…..
I have a list of places I want to eat at and try – but I will hold off on recommending them until I actually go there myself. If you want to, though, I will give you the names now.
Dan, I think I did that the last time I was in Philly – lots of tattoo parlors (during the off-season, AJ and CC can go down to Philly and try those places out, lol) and interesting street scene. I’m going to do that again because I enjoy just being out and about instead of always inside an attraction. Philly is a great town – the fans? Not so great.
Ramiro Peña played pretty good tonight in CF. Got a couple hits too.
Johnny D. July 19th, 2009 at 1:01 am
Can’t wait until he’s ready for the majors!
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would your name happen to be John Delfel?
Well Betsy hope you have fun. Hopefully Joba shows us something tomorrow go Yankees. Bye all.
JD,
Thanks for that. Pena only needs to learn how to catch, then we can have our very own Zobrist or Jesus Montero.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07.....f=baseball
Betsy.
After your trip if you have time!? Please emal Amy on her website http://www.amyfarrellphotography.com (the contact info is on there and you do not have to post your thoughts on the Lohud) Please give us your best spots. We love chef owned local spots.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers.
-dennis
GB, maybe in 17 years, Phil will have gotten the change down pat……..then, no need for the knuckleball. We’ll just change his mechanics. In fact, let’s start now……..as there is no time like the present to be thinking about the future, lol.
Here’s Phil from a few years ago that the people on the other board were talking about……
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....r_embedded
Whoa! Talk about coming out of left field. ^^
Mel.
Actually.
I think it was right field.
-dennis
M, lol- I won’t be going to Pat’s or Geno’s (too touristy and mediocre – from what I read) – their mechanics are no good and should be completely re-tooled. For my cheesesteak adventure, I’ll have to be like AJ’s control at times- no idea where I’m going, but somehow I’ll figure it out.
Dennis, absolutely………I’ll make note now and will e-mail Amy when I get back.
Betsy, I would love to be Nick in Philly, at least for a few meals. But my (former) primary reason to visit Philly is no longer in Philly, for one thing.
The last time I spent quality time there was about 4 years ago. I went to several ‘nice’ restaurants there too, a few of which were very good, but it’s really the memories of the cheesesteak that linger… the hoagies were great too.
Now I’m going to have to visit the Cheese Steak Shop here in SF…
Dang, do you have a (former) in every port?
Mel.
I just came in here to get warm. (freezing here in Maine)
Self deprication far exceeds self promotion.
Isn’t that Woody Allen and Costanza’s career?
-dennis
We all have our crosses to bear, Nick, lol.I’m sure somewhere in SF (maybe even the Cheese Steak Shop), you can get a a good cheesesteak. If not, at least you’ve got Rice-a-Roni. Speaking of which, I still resent SF for that calling it a San Francisco treat. I never thought it was a treat – I hated it, lol, and I would’t touch it (at least not the flavor my mother used). I did like the little Trolley on the box
Ha, m, alas it is not so. For example, I was just in Apple Valley, CA for a couple days and the only ‘former’ I have there would be my former brain cells lost in the 107 degree heat.
Nick.
Just glad you used “alas”
-dennis
oh, dennis.
I wasn’t kidding.
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“Unfortunately, it came into play in a big spot, in a 0-0 ballgame,” said Verlander, who wore an “are-you-kidding-me?” smile after watching the ball clear the wall. “If it was out by 10 rows, then you feel better about it. But it scraped the back of the wall. It’s frustrating.”
He added, “But Sabathia had to deal with it, too.”
Asked if he was surprised that A-Rod’s ball went out, Verlander said he wasn’t. “He didn’t hit the ball well,” the pitcher said. “But it had the right trajectory, and he hit it to the right part of the field. It is what it is.”
Tigers manager Jim Leyland, asked whether he thought A-Rod’s shot would clear the fence, responded, “Yes, I did . . . He’s just so strong and gets a good spin on the ball. Once he got it in the air, especially in this ballpark, I thought that it would go.”
Davidoff has the full quote. It doesn’t sound that bad. Do they actually teach journalism students to omit text for maximum sensational effect?
pat
July 19th, 2009 at 12:56 am
Different perspective- Swisher’s baserunning was the difference in the game.
http://www.newsday.com/sports/.....3505.story
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It really was a nice play, the shortstop did kind of stop for a second and did not charge the ball as much because of Swisher. That little hesitation made Melky safe because it was still a close play at first.
Yet some people think he should be traded for a 32 year old pitcher. It’s time to re-think.
Mel.
What? I am a knucklehead. Please explain.
Here is to long snappers that play for the Pats…
-0dennis
Its not freezing in Maine. I’m in Cumberland, ME right now and it’s like 80% humidity and 65 degrees outside
Shdw.
It has been very cold this summer. We live in Savannah the other 6 months so it is all relative. The island is about 60 and foggy right now. It is July. July.
What is cold for you for July?
-dennis
June sucked because it rained almost the entire month (I think it officially rained at least once 24 out of the 30 days). June’s not usually that bad but this is the norm for July in Maine. Around 60-85 or so. The heat waves don’t come till August and that’s when it gets to the mid to high 90′s at some points.
Ah, so Pete is around.
I have no idea why this needs repeating. But no political commentary whatsoever on this blog. None, zippo, nada.
I don’t care who it is, you’ll be banned if you persist in making political comments.
Thanks.
Shdw.
We have had the home here on Diamond Cove for 6 years and, as well as I grew up here in Maine. This summer has been been cold but perhaps you are correct that it is the rain that makes it feel worse.
Savannah is so hot and humid perhaps it has given me a different perspective.
-dennis
Yesterday it hit 107 degrees while I was still in Apple Valley. It actually said 110 on a bank time/temp display, but that figure is suspect. It was still over 100 when I drove through Mojave and parts of the Central Valley.
It was about 55 degrees in SF when I crossed the Bay Bridge last night and that’s about what it is now. I can’t say for sure, but I might be the only regular commenter on this blog who enjoyed a 50+-degree temperature swing yesterday.
It’s in the low-50′s outside now. July in SF. It’s a beautiful thing.
NickSF.
Jeez.
Sorry I brought up the the temps. At least it was not politics. It has been a brutal summer here this year in casco bay.
No doubt a 50 degree swing wins.
-dennis
I heard Gammons on an ESPN radio interview yesterday or the day before. He was discussing Halladay when Montero’s name came up. According to Gammons, “everyone” knows Montero’s future will be a DH and he’s progressing but it’s slow.
Gammons also added why would the Jays want to trade Halladay for a DH when there is always a Matt Stairs kind of hitter available for that slot?
If he were a Red Sox prospect you’d hear about how – despite his size – he projects to be a great defensive catcher. Additionally, if he were on the Sox, Gammons would claim Montero calls games like Jose Molina with the arm of Pudge Rodriguez, the bat of Mike Piazza but with Rickey Henderson’s speed.
And he’d be gritty and gutty and not afraid to get his uniform dirty.
But he’s not. He’s a Yankee. So he’s a DH comparable to Matt Stairs.
Nope, no bias there! LOL!
GGBG,
LOL. So true.
Gammons also goes by GGBG. Gangrous Green Biased Gammons.
dennis: not sure how my last post came across but no worries, just joining in with the temperature topic… I agree that 60′s in July is quite cool. Not sure if I even had a point, other than how odd it felt to experience such a big temp swing. Wasn’t arguing anything. It’s all good. Except for the folks back in Apple Valley.
You hear so many good things about Kurt Suzuki, the A’s catcher. One of his best attributes might be his big heart.
Great story about the survivor of the Adenhart crash.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl.....8;c_id=mlb
Man I didn’t realize how skinny Miguel Cabrera got from a couple years ago.
Nick.
All good.
Just remember that I am the guy that looks like he drove 7+ hours that did not take a turn.
Cheers.
-den
We are not getting Doc.
The best summers I ever spent in San Francisco were during the days in December……
I was at the game and videotaped the Grand Slam at bat.
I’ve got good news for Yankees fans. Montero is an absolute beast!
ok, he can sure hit. unfortunately he is not going to make it as a catcher. defense is too important at that position. 1st base is the natural home for the defensively challenged (check out miguel cabera in detroit) however last time we looked, 1st (and 3rd) were spoken for well into the next decade.
apparently the yankees always have aging hitters with bad contracts to place in the DH spot. (i think a-rod will wind up there eventually)
so… for me at the moment mr. montero represents a fantastic trading chip.
watching him rake in september could change my mind.
bardos
The kid will be a catcher. I remember they said the same thing about Posada. Posada worked hard and now hes a border line HOF.
Wow, this kid is going to be something. Its rare when you have a young prospect that you just have confidence in to be a Major League star, for example I’m not sure about Austin Jackson, but when it comes to Montero you just sense he is the real deal.
Looks like MSM is now taking notice. By the way, I think he’s playing in the AFL this Fall to continue work on his catching and hitting approach towards advance pitching. That way they can jumpstart his 2010 season.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07.....038;page=1
Someone tell Verlander the frustrating HR to A-Rod didn’t beat him.
It was the 3 two out hits to Cano, Swisher and Cabrera that did.
The stadium had nothing to do with those.
Did any of you realize that Montero used to be all All-League defensive shortstop!!!
(But that was in fourth grade)
“ok, he can sure hit. unfortunately he is not going to make it as a catcher. defense is too important at that position. 1st base is the natural home for the defensively challenged (check out miguel cabera in detroit) however last time we looked, 1st (and 3rd) were spoken for well into the next decade.”
Do the Yankees Win the WS?
I thought Sherman’s article was good. It’s impressive in many ways that the NY Post would even print something like that focusing in on the yankees development process. Particularly at that length – for the Post that column was War and Piece.
The yankee’s development process since 2005 is a story that’s gone under reported for far too long.
Sherman hit on an important point in the opening comparing the younger internally developed back up players the yankees have had to turn to this year vs. the Mets.
Nothing he said was earth shattering. Nor did anything seem egregiously wrong. His general categories and break down were fine.
But that’s the kind of story the major NY press needs to do more of.
Sherman takes a lot of hits on blogs and often rightfully so. But he should get credit as well and I thought that piece on the whole was a good one.
he’s going to make a great DH 1 day soon
Jesus is just all right with me!
he is ONLY 19 give him a few years to become a good catcher!! the rest of this year in AA all of next year in AAA then you deside when to bring him up 2011! if he has a good spring or will a few months back in AAA help him but by 2011 you have a allstar to replace jorge!!!!