Comments on: Granderson attracting plenty of interest

By: steven rivera

steven rivera — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:56:11 +0000

Defense also wins championships and improves pitching. Granderson could impact that aspect of the game as well. the run diffence with Tex was huge this year. id say 5-7 wins. we won the east by 8 I think….

By: Mo Wang

Mo Wang — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:01:54 +0000

“Pitching is what wins and outfielders just aren’t as important.”

I understand what you’re saying. But eacj individual situation has its own flavor. I mean, sure you wouldn’t give up Hughes or Joba for Granderson. But you’d definitely give either of them up for Justin Upton. And Grady Sizemore. And Ryan Braun. And you’d probably give one of them up for Matt Kemp. So, there are definitely some oufielders out there that are worth giving up pitching for. But I think we can mostly agree that Granderson is not one of those guys.

By: jake

jake — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:11:07 +0000

don’t worry. cashman has proved he’s no idiot. the yankees aren’t going to give up joba or hughes to get curtis granderson–or any other good, but unspectacular, player.

if the yanks trade a young starter, the first one to go would be ian kennedy.
there would be no point at all in trading away joba or hughes in a deal for a hitter.

the yankees have a lot of “expendable” talent to pull off a deal for someone like granderson. gardner, kennedy, jackson, dunn, mcallister, melancon are all very viable trading chips. giving up a few of those guys in off-season deals this year wouldn’t surprise me. as for jackson, he’s a good prospect, but until he starts hitting for power, there’s not really too much to get excited about. granderson would likely be a more productive player for the yankees over the next couple of seasons than would a-jax.

By: ariel

ariel — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:09:17 +0000

Damon’s charisma, his baseball intelligence and his clutch hitting have caused many of us to ignore his woeful antics in the field. His decline has been dramatic as his adventures in roping in the easiest of flyballs has (or should have) caused Girardi and staff sustaining discomfort. Most simply put, he cannot play the position at an acceptable level. As the DH, perhaps, if you value his presence more valuable than that of Hideki’s….assuming it is one or the other. Even though there has been commentary that the DH slot will be a rotating one given the abundance of aged vets encumbering the roster, the need for a ” regular DH” cannot be ignored, and I doubt that Cashman will. Even assuming it to be a close call, the money flowing from the Japanese market should be a determining factor.

By: ariel

ariel — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:59:07 +0000

Mike Cameron “was” a very good player, with few his equal defensively. Though a career .250 hitter, he hit with power and was, and still is, a positive clubhouse presence. If you have watched him with any regularity over the past two years, you would have noted that he has slipped defensively, most notably in his capacity to get the jump on the ball, which in the past, was a high point of his defensive excellence…Melky gets a far better “first step” than Cameron circa 08 -09. Signing Cameron would be a mistake…hopefully, Cashman will keep his pen in his pocket.

By: Bret the Hitman

Bret the Hitman — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:30:20 +0000

Go get Granderson to play CF, trade for either DeJesus to play LF[13 assists no errors] or sign Marlon Byrd to play left field[20 homers], move Cabrera to right and DH Swisher.

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Word. And I would also sign Nady to a very small dollar one year deal. Between Granderson, Cabrera, Swisher, Byrd/DeJesus and Nady, there’s plenty of offense to go around in the OF and DH spot.

By: misterd

misterd — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:06:32 +0000

Are we forgetting the DH slot?

We can have a standard OF of Granderson, Gardbrerra, and Swish, with Damon DHing.

On days that Posada DHs, one of the 4 sits (depending on their current health and pitching matchup).

If and when AJax is ready, we can make room by trading Melky.

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:09:21 +0000

To be clear, Mike Cameron has essentially the same age-related risks as Damon and lacks the injury history of Matsui. He will require less salary and less commitment in terms of years, and when we consider defense, he’s been more valuable than either of the others in three of the past four years.

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:03:18 +0000

Yes, there is a greater risk of injury, but that’s why you have depth. Cameron is still likely to be better than either, as the expected downward progression for him doesn’t cover the gap (we rarely *expect* somebody to fall off the table, and Cameron’s body type ages well). And for the record, I consider him to be in lieu of Damon or Matsui, so not everybody on your list there (though you forgot Posada).

By: Mike S.

Mike S. — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:50:15 +0000

I think not. There will be a downward progression with greater risk for injury. Andy, Matsui, Damon, Jeter, Alex (35 next year), Mo…now Cameron? How many over 35 guys do you want? And if they all go down due to age, diminished production and/or injury, what then? Do you want a team or an old-timers game?