· Andy Pettite – if he doesn’t retire

· Doug Davis – I think he will be cheap

· Rich Harden – injury prone, but he is good

· Jason Marquis – cheap

· Justin Duchscherer – cheap

· Jon Garland – cheap

· Randy Wolf – I think he will not seek long term so that’s good

· TRADE for ROY HALLADAY

· TRADE for MATT CAIN

· TRADE for JOSH JOHNSON

*1st half JOBA, 2nd half WANG then put Joba @ the pen

2. Revamp the Outfield.

· Johnny Damon – LF sometimes DH

· Jermain Dye – RF

· Jason Bay – if he comes cheap, LF (doubt it though)

· Rick Ankiel – CF

· Chone Figgins – sign him to play LF

· Mike Cameron – 1 year deal is good..

· Randy Winn – 1 year

· TRADE for MATT KEMP

3. DH scenario.

· Hideki Matsui – if he resigns

· Johnny Damon – if he resigns, and we get another outfielder.

· Aubrey Huff – cheap, plays 1b/3b too

· Nick Johnson – cheap

· Jim Thome – he has a power bat, good to protect A-rod

4. Bench.

· Jerry Hairston Jr. – very good bench player

· Jose Molina – good catcher to back up Posada

· Gregg Zaun – backup Posada

· Mark Derosa – cheap

· Joe Crede – injury prone but has a good power bat

· Miguel Olivo – good backup for Posada

* if we didn’t get a backup for Posada just brink up Cervelli

5. Bullpen.

· Rafael Soriano – can set up MO, if Hughes fails

· Kevin Gregg

Combined to hit .265 (118-for-446) with 64R, 34 doubles, 16HR and 96RBI in 122 games with Class A Advanced Tampa and Double-A Trenton…ranked first among all Yankees farmhands in RBI and fourth in HR…collected 10 sacrifice flies, tying for fourth-most among all Minor Leaguers…batted .317 with runners in scoring position (44-for-139, 7HR, 78RBI)…began the season with Tampa, batting .264 (66-for-250) with 35R, 9HR and 50RBI in 67 games…hit .284 (52-for-183) off right-handers…was tied for third among Florida State League first basemen (min: 500TC) with a .991 fielding percentage (5E, 566TC)…recorded his first career multi-home run game on 5/24 at Vero Beach with a pair of two-run homers…beginning with that game, fashioned a 15-game hitting streak from 5/24-6/10, batting .426 (23-for-54) with 12R, 9 doubles, 1 triple, 4HR, 22RBI, 8BB and six multi-hit games during the stretch…drove in at least one run in 13 of those games, including nine straight from 5/31-6/10…the team went 12-3 during his hitting streak…was promoted to Double-A Trenton on 6/22 and hit .265 (52-for-196) with 29R, 7HR and46RBI in 55 games…drove in an organization-high 27R in 25 July games…helped lead Trenton to its ninth straight win on 7/8 at Harrisburg, hitting his first career grand slam off Jerome Williams and establishing a career-high 5RBI…also recorded with 5RBI on 8/9 at Binghamton…hit in eight straight games from 7/18-25, collecting 5 doubles and 10RBI while batting .393 (11-for-28)…appeared in two postseason games with Trenton, batting .250 (2-for-8) with 1R, 1 double, 1RBI and 1HBP…played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League, hitting .295 (23-for-78) with 16R, 5 doubles and 5HR in 22 games…led the league, averaging a home run every 15.6AB,tied for fourth with 5HR, placed fifth in on-base percentage (.423), tied for fifth in RBI (17),ranked sixth in slugging percentage (.551) and tied for seventh with 16BB…was named to the 2007 Arizona Fall League Top Prospects Team.
Awards/Honors:
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04/13/2009 INT Player of the Week
11/30/2007 AFL All-Prospect Team

Batted .400 (4-for-10) with 1 double and 1 RBI in five games (three starts at 1B) with the Yankees as a September callup in his first Major League action. … Reached base safely in four of his five games. … The left-handed hitter doubled in his only at-bat vs. a left-handed pitcher on Sept. 24 at Toronto (Jesse Carlson). … Was promoted from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 17. … Made his Major League debut in Sept. 18 win vs. Chicago (AL), starting at 1B and going 0-for-2 with 1 R and 2 BB. … Became the 15th Cuban-born player to appear in a game with the Yankees. … Was one of three Yankees to make their Major League debut in the Sept. 18 game (also Cervelli and Sanchez). … According to the Elias Sports Bureau, was the first time three different Yankees made their debut in the same game since March 31, 2003 when Hideki Matsui, Jose Contreras and Jason Anderson each debuted in the Yankees’ 8-4 win at Toronto. … Made his second Major League start in Sept. 24 win at Toronto, going 2-for-4 with 1 double. … Collected his first Major League hit with a fourth-inning single off A.J. Burnett. … Recorded his first Major League RBI in Sept. 28 (Game 2) loss at Boston with a ninth-inning sacrifice fly. … Batted .287 (102-for-356) in 99 games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, with 22 doubles, 12 HR, 52 RBIs and 55 BB. … Ranked fifth in the International League with a .384 on-base percentage. … Ranked second on the team with 102 H. … Committed just 5 E in 670 total chances at 1B (.993 fielding percentage) with Scranton/WB. … Hit .332 (79-for-228) with 10 HR vs. right-handed pitchers. … Was placed on the disabled list twice with a right shoulder strain (April 30-May 12 and May 19-June 16). … Hit .356 (21-for-59) in the month of June, with 7 doubles and 10 RBIs in 14 G. … Hit safely in a team season-high 13 straight games from July 28-Aug. 9, batting .388 (19-for-49) over the stretch with 5 doubles, 2 HR and 9 RBIs. … Batted .265 (9-for-34) with a league-high 11 RBIs in eight postseason games for the International League-champion SWB Yankees. … Homered and drove in a single-game postseason franchise-record six runs in SWB’s 20-2 win on Sept. 12 vs. Durham to clinch the IL title. … Batted .301 (22-for-73) with 14 R, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 5 HR and 20 RBIs in 19 games with the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League. … Did not commit an error in nine starts at 1B (81 TC).

Zero.

With the Yanks, the past is often prologue,
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when exactly were the Yanks short a bat?

in fact at one point in June the Yanks thought Matsui was going to have to go on the DL and Miranda was going to get the callup….
whoever says he can’t hit knows nothing about him…

as far as his age he’s 26yrs old and if you are going to post about him at least read his bio….you’ll find that everywhere he’s played he’s been an all star primarily for his bat.

the idea is that you guys don’t trust the talent evaluaters that the Yanks have in player development and the funny thing is all that we’ve done recently is hit on the guys that we’ve brought up and given an opportunity to Cano,Wang,DRob,Melky,Cervelli etc..

i actually find it comical how high many people are on a guy like Ramiro Pena but how dismissive of Miranda many… are it’s a joke really Miranda hit .290 last year .315 after the break was third in the IL in rbis’ and 2nd in hrs and that’s hitting behind Shelly who drove in 99rbis…

based on his production he’s demonstrated that if given a shot he could probably adequately replace Matsui’s bat and the perception that “he can’t hit LHP” is the last hole in his game that he seems to have improved…what is not debatable is that he murders LHP and is a guy that has a very good eye and does not strike out much that would hit bombs into the upper decks and bleachers a Yankee Stadium…

Yay! Beginners luck!

He is an integral part of their offense and a perfect fit (pitcher per at bat, built for NYS, speed, etc).

Give him 2/$20 and let’s move on to other needs
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not only can they

they will if he wants to much

as much as you say we cant let him go we cant overpay him in years or money

a 24 hr/85 rbi lf with absolutely no arm & can only play 150 games at best is replaceable

GG guesses (I didn’t play GTLU all year, but what the heck):

1B: Tex
2B: Polanco
SS: Jeter
3B: Longoria
OF: Hunter
OF: Suzuki
OF: Wells WRONG
C: Mauer
P: Hernandez WRONG

WE have a tie!