Penny now a free agent
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Aug 31, 2009 
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As expected, Brad Penny has gone unclaimed and is now a free agent.
He was not especially good for the Red Sox (7-8, 5.61) but he is still throwing 95. Do you think the Yankees should make a play for him?
I would say no — unless Sergio Mitre’s bruised right arm is an actual issue. Penny would be smart to go the John Smoltz route and retreat back to the National League.
UPDATE, 4:09 p.m.: Penny signed with the Giants.
He throws 95. That’s great. But he has one pitch. It’s the same speed and it’s straight. May have been good enough to beat the Yankees a few months ago, but it’s been good enough to beat nobody the past couple months. At least, nobody in this league.
Better than mitre
Here’s who is in for today’s thrilling round of “Guess the Line Up” so far. Submissions until 3:30:
Upstate Kate, Benfica356, NYY626, Bronx Jeers, Chambliss
WTTALDS
R-Tek
Rockks
Fran, Andrew
Rosenthal says the Giants are the favorite for Penny. It would make sense for him to go there since that’s his best chance to reach the postseason. There’s a much more likely chance that the Giants will be playing meaningful games deep into September than the Marlins, and I head the Rockies weren’t interested. I never took the Penny staying in the AL talk too seriously, unless someone claimed him.
heres my lineup – nice and easy – thanks erica
1. jeter ss
2. damon lf
3. tex 1b
4. arod 3b
5. matsui db
6. posada c
7. cano 2b
8. swish rf
9. melky cf
Chris V. August 31st, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Why is anyone even entertaining john locke. He used the word logic and Mark Reynolds for MVP in the same sentence. Either he has no idea what logic means or he is just trolling for responses.
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Either you are illiterate or don’t understand sarcasm..I’m gonna say both, because I said NO SUCH THING.
Either way, nobody asked you.. Unless you have something to counter my points with, go away.
Yeah I’m trolling on a YANKEE board.. A board I post on everyday.. And Defending Jeter over Mauer for MVP. If I was a troll, wouldn’t it be the other way around?
Gee another winner.
Penny should definitely go back to the NL. And as for his 95 speed, Krazy Kyle had that too, so there you go. Yanks don’t need him.
penny is not better than anyone. i don’t care how hard he can throw he can’t, and never has been able to except for one season for LA.
plus, he was granted his release on the stipulation that he does not sign with an AL team. come on guys, the news is out there you just gotta READ it.
Last lineup guess. Thanks Erica.
Jeter SS
Swisher RF
Tex 1B
ARod 3B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Hairston LF
Cabrera CF
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! We don’t need his 95 mph fastball. Not a good fit on this 2009 Yankees team.
Just say No to Penny. The Yankees can survive with their in-house options. The more important thing is to fix Joba.
send him to da pen so he can ova power
might give damon a day at DH after the cramps…
Jeter SS
Damon DH
TEX 1B
A-Rod 3B
Posada C
Swisher RF
Cano 2B
Hairy LF
Melky CF
my lineup Im giving Arod the Day off
SS Jeter
LF Johnny
1B Tex
DH Matsui
C Posada
2B Cano
RF Swish
3B JHJ
CF Melk
G, I thought there was a an agreement that you would learn proper English before you were allowed to post here again. Are we going to have to decipher your idiot slang for the whole thread today?
And here I am with a typo while nagging on G. Nice move on my part, eh? My apologies.
If he’s gutless he go to the Giants and their pitchers park.
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jeter ss
damon lf
tex 1b
arod 3b
matsui dh
posada c
cano 2b
swish rf
melky cf
i think he did go to the giants.
SI_JonHeyman: penny is signing with #giants. good call by him. NL team in race.
a typo is not comparable to the 12-year-old internet jive.
GTLU
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Tex 1B
Alex 3B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Swish RF
Cabrera CF
Thanks.
So, Tex, would Penny be picking up Zito’s slack, or would it be the other way around?
Thank you, Tom B.
I see no need for the Yankees to add Brad Penny. If they had bullpen woes maybe they could convert Penny into a bullpen guy but with Robertson, Hughes and Bruney I think the Yankees have enough RH power arms in the pen.
Penny’s secret is out he has a good fastball so look for it early in the count. Any good major leaguer can rock a fastball taht they can get ahold of. He doesn’t fit for this Yankees team.
Line-up Guess, Thanks Erica.
Jeter-SS
Damon-DH
Tex-1B
A-Rod-3B
Jorge-C
Cano-2B
Swish-RF
JHJr-LF
Melky-CF
Last Call for Guess the Line Up. Submissions end at 3:30. (I need to walk away from my desk now. NO submissions after 3:30 accepted)
Here’s who is in so far:
Upstate Kate, Benfica356, NYY626, Bronx Jeers, Chambliss, Andrew33, MikeBoston, Unknown (all the same)
WTTALDS
R-Tek
Rockks
Fran, Andrew, Miggs (same)
FreeMikeVick
Adam
jeter ss
swisher rf
tex 1b
arod 3b
posada dh
cano 2b
hairston lf
melky cf
molina c
Krazy Kyle throws 98… how’d that turn out?
jeter ss
swisher rf
tex 1b
arod 3b
matsui dh
posada c
cano 2b
hairston lf
melky cf
is this the last one?
So, Tex, would Penny be picking up Zito’s slack, or would it be the other way around?
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The two of them can pick up each other, after a drunk night or who pitched worse.
My initial reaction was no BUT I’m not sold on Mitre yet. He was great his last start but it takes more than one start. Penny has shown a few times this season that he can pitch 6 innings. His era sucks but we have an offense to combat that this year. And just incase Mitre does start to heat up, we can use Penny as a back up on Joba starts.. Why waste Ace on those games?
Penny signed with San Fran – per MLBTR
Jeter SS
Swisher RF
Tex 1B
ARod 3B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Cabrera CF
Hairston LF
That was quick.
Uncle E-
benfica356 is taking over for me tomorrow. But all statistics are getting reset
Flat 95 MPH fastballs tend to get hit a long, long way. We proved that against Penny. We shouldn’t let other teams prove against us with him wearing pinstripes.
Do.
Not.
Want.
gaudin is better than penny…
Jeter SS
Swisher RF
Tex 1B
ARod 3B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Hairston LF
Cabrera CF
jeter ss
swish rf
tex 1b
arod 3b
matsui dh
posada c
cano 2b
hairston lf
melky cf
Erica – always OPPC
August 31st, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Uncle E-
benfica356 is taking over for me tomorrow. But all statistics are getting reset
Maybe I can win once under the Erica Dynasty!
No further submissions for Guess the Line Up
“This isin’t even Teixeria’s best year
He is not going to match his .301/43/144 line from 2005.
He might not even match his 121 RBI total from last year unless he has a hot September.
He may also have the lowest or 2nd lowest BA of his career.
His yr is not that impressive…”
LOL…
Can Mo teach him the late-breaking cutter??
Washburn is garbage. Good thing the Yankees didn’t trade for him. The Rays are beating down the Tigers right now.
Brandon,
From the last thread…
You can’t possibly be serious about replacing Pena replacing Jeter.
Any defensive upgrade that Pena would provide, and it’s not that much, would be FAR overshadowed by the gaping offensive hole you’d have by taking Jeter out of the lineup.
As I said before, Cashman would have many more trade options to fill the gap at first base if Teixera had not come to the team.
Jeter was scoring 100 runs a season, getting on base a ton, and a premiere tablestter long before Tex came to the team.
The difference between Swisher versus Tex and Pena verus Jeter is astronomical in terms of offense.
Pena is not even a league average bat. In fact, he’s far below it.
I added Washburn to my fantasy team because he has two starts this week. Big mistake. He gave up 6 runs in the first inning. He would have been a disaster with the Yankees.
As for Penny, let him go to the Giants.
Tex has had a great season but he’s not the Yankee MVP.
You have to take position into account, of course. Jeter is much, much better than the average AL SS. Tex is a much smaller amount better than the average AL 1B. Jeter’s comparative advantage is too great for Tex’s better numbers to overcome.
No Yankee will win the MVP award.
Jeter is not a MVP and was never one.TExiera is our MVP (Even though Mauer will win it).
Jeter is having a great season one of he’s best but he’s still 35.Remember Jorge best year it came at age 36 back in 2007.
Mlbtraderumors are saying Penny being added to the Giants,makes them the best Pitcing rotation in MLB.
They are tied for the wild card,as of yesterday Rockies lost.