Did Andruw Jones save his job last night?
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on May 26, 2011 
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Andruw Jones more than doubled his season RBI total yesterday. He went deep twice, part of a 3-for-3 afternoon that raised Jones’ batting average above the Mendoza line and brought his RBI total from three to seven.
Did he save his job in the process?
Getting sporadic playing time — even more sporadic than he’s gotten used to — Jones has struggled to live up to his billing as Marcus Thames’ replacement. He has even struggled to live up to his billing as Andruw Jones. Last season, the Yankees opened with both Thames and Randy Winn as reserve outfielders, and it was almost exactly one year ago that the Yankees decided they’d seen enough of Winn.
On May 28 of last season, Winn had 61 at-bats. He was hitting .213/.300/.295 with one home run, eight RBI, 15 strikeouts and a .595 OPS. He was designated for assignment.
Before yesterday’s game, Jones had 47 at-bats. He was hitting .191/.240/.340 with two home runs, three RBI, 17 strikeouts and a .580 OPS.
I tend to think Jones’ leash was a little bit longer than Winn’s. Nick Swisher is struggling, Chris Dickerson is a lefty, and there’s no immediately available, in-house, veteran alternative. But eventually the Yankees might have been forced to make a change, to give up on Jones and give Justin Maxwell, Brandon Laird, Kevin Russo or even Eduardo Nunez a shot as a right-handed outfielder.
If nothing else, yesterday’s game might have delayed that decision and bought Jones a few more at-bats to have a Thames-like impact, not a Winn-like exit. I don’t think he was on the verge of being released, but he might have been creeping closer. Yesterday put him back on solid ground.
Associated Press photo
Fans are a lot less patient than ballclubs when it comes to releasing players. Fans and media give up on players long before the team does.
Cervelli for Cain
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LOL LOL LOL
One game shouldn’t decide anything……still TBD to me. Evaluate until Chavez is ready…Jones was always going to hit one out every nowand then…..it’s how he contributes elsewhere that is key.
Posey’s agent needs to shut up and stop spouting off to the media about Posey’s injury and changing the rules especially when it was his client that blocked the plate before receiving the ball. He was more in fault for getting hurt than the runner.
Brutal play, but it looked clean to me. Horrible, just awful, for Posey.
On a lighter note – Fred has a sucker?
Offer Romine plus for Bumgardner.
Yes he did save his job for now IMO.
“Jones has struggled to live up to his billing as Marcus Thames’ replacement.”
His performance yesterday certainly didn’t hurt. LOL I still have the feeling that he won’t be with the team for the whole season though.
I hate it for Posey and the Giants…..but that’s baseball and why Posada did the sweep all those years. The player is worth a lot more than 1 run.
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Is it? Isn’t his job on this team largely to be a guy off the bench who can hit lefthanders?
The Posey play is exactly why I don’t want Montero behind the plate anymore…not even in SWB. If his bat is so great, put him at DH now.
Catchers are technically not supposed to block the plate at all without the ball, so why not just outlaw all obstruction of home plate???
Blake-
“Offer Romine plus for Bumgardner.”
Lot’s of + needed to get him.
Marcus Thames has struggled to live up to his last season.
Joe from Long Island May 26th, 2011 at 11:38 am
Brutal play, but it looked clean to me. Horrible, just awful, for Posey.
On a lighter note – Fred has a sucker?
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One born every minute.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl.....8;c_id=mlb
As I said on prior thread, he is now looking for another 10 suckers–uh, investors–to sell 20% each at $200M.
Marcus Thames has struggled to live up to his last season.
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Yea but he isn’t playing real baseball, he is playing dodger ball and just hasn’t quite adjusted yet.
Mell,
To me Yes……I would rather have a guy there that can do multiple things well than a one trick pony. 1) because I don’t think Andrew has the ability to hit good pitching anymore 2) because I don’t think they need a platoon.
outlaw?
players will still do it just by instinct.
they could also outlaw not sliding into home on a tag play.
No blocking without the ball, no ramming the catcher if he does have the ball.
seems fair.
if the ball gets there before you, you slide and hope for the best.
MTU,
Yea probably he’s.struggling this year though…..why not try
saw the posey play this morning.
what a violent collison? if you ask me, the play was clean. that’s just how baseball is played.
i read Chris Stewart was called up to replace Posey. is this the same Stewart the Yankees had about a year or two ago?
getting a lefty starter would be nice….
Blake-
I always have your back.
Dreamin’ is good for the soul.
We could use another lefty.
Basically since Granderson fixed his swing…..I think the need for a specialized RH bat on the bench to platoon in the outfield decreased greatly……yesterdays game didn’t change that to me……thoug Im happy he hit two homers.
I agree with you guys . . .the hit was brutal . . .but clean.
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ac1 May 26th, 2011 at 11:46 am
getting a lefty starter would be nice….
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Johan Santana….
But again, do we really need anyone? We can certainly wait until July 31st, and maybe even Aug 31.
Carlos Santana got destroyed at the plate last year too.
BoJo, i would love to take him off the Mets hands.
He still has a couple years left on his contract, will be healthy again next year.
CC/Santana at the top would be real nice.
Definitely saved his job for a while. I posted a couple of comments yesterday morning about the fact that he was on DFA watch and would probably be off once Chavez was deeded healthy (for the moment). But he showed a spark that will buy him some time (and at least for his sake, make it more likely that someone will pick him up if he is DFA’d).
I still think that they look for a better outfielder option, especially if they don’t see Swisher returning to a reasonable form. His approach at the plate is broken and even if it is fixed, his offensive abilities now look fragile.
But the Indians sucked at the time so no one cared.
Why did Girardi take Andruw out of the game?
Bojo-
We may not neeed “anyone” but we sure could use “someone”.
Good. That is. And left-handed.
Looking for a playoff upgrade. Thinking ahead.
Why did Girardi take Andruw out of the game?
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Wanted him to exit on a high note. 3-3
MaineYankee May 26th, 2011 at 11:42 am
Marcus Thames has struggled to live up to his last season.
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I don’t think that necessarily means that much. Different league, ballpark, teammates, coaching and who knows how he feels physically. Here is a perfect example of that.
Nick Swisher in 2008 with Chicago:
153 games – .219/.332/.410/.743
Nick Swisher in 2009 with the Yankees:
153 games – .249/.371/.498/.869
MTU–
Good point. CC, a healthy Santana, and AJ and Hughes would be a nice play-off rotation…or put Colon in there somewhere if still healthy..or Garcia…
Hmmm…a little crowded. I think Colon might actually be #2, Santana a #3 and AJ or Hughes fighting out for #4…
Hmmm…not the biggest need in world.
oJo May 26th, 2011 at 11:40 am
The Posey play is exactly why I don’t want Montero behind the plate anymore…not even in SWB. If his bat is so great, put him at DH now.
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LOL. Anyone who impales himself on Montero is on a suicide mission.
Bojo-
I’m still pretty locked in on Danks.
He’s off to a terrible start but it betrays his true ability.
As long as he isn’t hurt I’d love to get him.
Danks is longer term solution.
Sitting under the blue sky in the Bronx yesterday, Andruw’s second shot, into Monument Park, was something to behold. Nothing like day games when the sun is shining.
Hmmm…a little crowded. I think Colon might actually be #2, Santana a #3 and AJ or Hughes fighting out for #4…
Hmmm…not the biggest need in world.
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Doesn’t seem like it right now, but we know you can never assume you have enough pitching.
It would be nice to leave two open spots for Betances and Banuelos, but i would take the Johan Santana contract in a minute….
I am not naive enough to think Garcia or Colon will actually be here next year, though who knows now that Colon has a repaired arm.
MTU–
I like Danks too…just like Santana a little better because I like older, crafty lefties in YS. Just a preference but I would take either.
Different league, ballpark, teammates, coaching and who knows how he feels physically.
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Thames is 34 and had a crazy babip last year.
I think Andruw saved his job yesterday for awhile. When Chavez comes back it’s going to be an interesting decision.
I’m sure the Yankees are hoping Swisher can hit RHP by then otherwise it’s going to be a tough to send down Dickerson. Swisher’s complete meltdown this season (mainly against RHP and in the field) really makes things difficult for the Yankees. He has to get his act together now. He’s putting the Yankees in a terrible position.
The good thing is Tex is in a hot streak so I hope we compile a lot of wins before he goes ice cold again.
The starting pitching we’re getting out of this team has been the biggest surprise. Garcia and Colon have already done more than I thought they were capable of. Says a lot about who they are as players and people to go out on this stage and perform like this.
And it’s too bad about Posey. That’s horrible. I do think the Yankees should see if the Giants want Cervelli and open the door for Montero to come up here. Not sure what you could get for Cervelli, but I’d take an OF prospect for him today.
Im with MTU on Danks……don’t know how realistic it is or what it would cost but he could be both a short and long term option and has an option for next year. He’d be a great #2 or 3 behind CC and could give the Yanks 3 solid lefties in the rotation lkngterm when Manny is added.
LOL. Anyone who impales himself on Montero is on a suicide mission.
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Posey was a pretty big guy too, wasn’t he? Plus, foul tips, long bat swings to head, etc–not a fan of putting middle of order bat there.
Ac1-
CC
AJ
Danks
Hughes/Nova
Banuelos
What wrong with 3 lefties in the AL East and at Yankee stadium ?
Sometimes you get a good year from an all-or-nothing vet like Thames (30% K rate in his career, incredibly low career avg) and move on.
That’s a nasty rotation MTU.
When Chavez comes back, Girardi is going to need to find more ABs for Nunez than just SS and limited 2B. I would hope by then that he can replace Jones as RH OFer. Allows us to keep Dickerson and his defense….or bring up Golson if he is back by then.
Blake-
That’s the idea !
Im with MTU on Danks……don’t know how realistic it is or what it would cost
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Chicago won’t be selling him as an 0-7 pitcher, that’s for sure. He’d cost plenty, IMO.
oJo May 26th, 2011 at 11:40 am
The Posey play is exactly why I don’t want Montero behind the plate anymore…not even in SWB. If his bat is so great, put him at DH now.
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You can’t think like that. The Yankees organization also can’t think like that.
A player can only be protected so much. Eventually the player has to take the field at his position and play the game.
IMO, the last few years I have noticed a significant increase in the number of times a catcher receives the ball at home plate in an awkward/poor position.
These days the catcher receives the ball about 1-3 steps in front of the plate, catches the ball, and then reaches back to tag the runner.
Who teaches this technique?
Jerkface May 26th, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Sometimes you get a good year from an all-or-nothing vet like Thames (30% K rate in his career, incredibly low career avg) and move on.
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That plus Cashman absolutely could not trust his glove and did not want to carry a DH only player. Dropping Thames and picking up Jones was the right move…even if Jones gets cut and Golson or Nunez take his spot.
West Coast Yankee Fan January 17th, 2011 at 7:53 pm
What are the Dodgers thinking with Thames? Unless their plan is a PH only, I can’t see him playing the outfield in Chavez Ravine.
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But Thames would be fine in LF at YS?
MTU May 26th, 2011 at 12:01 pm
Ac1-
CC
AJ
Danks
Hughes/Nova
Banuelos
What wrong with 3 lefties in the AL East and at Yankee stadium ?
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Works for me, though somewhere in there i want to see Betances.
I like Danks, buying low on him while he is winless would be a good idea. Especially with his refusal to sign a long term deal with the CHW and Kenny Williams love of trades and frustrating (for white sox fans) inability to correctly value his own assets sometimes.
Mell-
Anyone but Banuelos and Montero works for me.
Mell,
True……id pay a good bit though.
You can’t think like that.
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Sure I can.
Betances had one of his best starts this year last night, hope its the start of a big run that could see him in the bronx or at least AAA banging on the door.
BoJo May 26th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
LOL. Anyone who impales himself on Montero is on a suicide mission.
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Posey was a pretty big guy too, wasn’t he? Plus, foul tips, long bat swings to head, etc–not a fan of putting middle of order bat there.
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Nah, i’m all for Montero sticking at catcher. He can DH, too, to keep him fresh.
Jerkface-
Next year maybe.
Liriano pls.
Speaking of good pitching, how sick would the Seattle rotation have looked if they had signed Lee to an extension at the beginning of last year?
LGY-
Liriano is an accident waiting to happen IMO.
Nah, i’m all for Montero sticking at catcher. He can DH, too, to keep him fresh.
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I’m probably in minority on this one…that’s okay. I won’t be posting it 800 times.
Next year.
Let Hughes, Nova, Manny and Betances compete for 2 spots.
LGY May 26th, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Liriano pls.
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The only time I want to hear those words are in “Mr, Liriano, please pass the salt.”
Frank Deford had an interesting piece on NPR yesterday regarding aging athletes. He pointed out that the Babe hit 3 HRs in one game five days before he was released for good.
He also noted that it is not uncommon for a good athlete to have a good game or two now and again (Jeter’s recent 2 HR game, for example), but that these are really accidents of the odds. The athlete (and perhaps his team) is seduced by the occasional good performance into believing that they still have it, but age ultimately wins.
Betances can push somebody out of the rotation …..Im guessing if they did get Danks then he might have to go in that deal though……somebody good would.
Swish has looked really bad since he knocked in a couple runs in Baltimore. How long ago was that?
Works for me, though somewhere in there i want to see Betances.
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Wish his 10K, BB outing had come at home. Maybe he can approximate that on June 3, at Waterfront in Trenton
. Nobody seemed to cover the road gem, not much info on what was really working.
He also noted that it is not uncommon for a good athlete to have a good game or two now and again (Jeter’s recent 2 HR game, for example), but that these are really accidents of the odds. The athlete (and perhaps his team) is seduced by the occasional good performance into believing that they still have it, but age ultimately wins.
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This is obviously true given that Jeter’s 4 hit games or supposed break outs are sandwiched around stretches of batting .170
NO thanks for Liriano.
Blake-
I hear you but I think Cashman would not want to trade Manny, Montero, or Betances for Danks.
Liriano has more upside than Danks but more risk, and should be cheaper but probably won’t be because the Twins GM is not very good (has been coasting on Ryan’s system). I think the Yankees could get Danks without offering up any of the B’s or Montero.
How about Swish for Danks?
Did a little research . . . . . Danks vs Sanchez. . .
Danks- Whip 1.45 … 66 innings …. 72 hits (not very good ) . 24 walks
Sanchez – Whip 1.37 … 57 innings … 45 hits … …. only 30 walks
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Im not sold on Danks.. I know he’s a got a “solid” track record and he’s a lefty . . But i’d prefer Sanchez.
Jerkface-
I like your optimism. Call Kenny and do a deal please.
Hell, they can have Brackman if they want.
Im not sold on Danks.. I know he’s a got a “solid” track record and he’s a lefty . . But i’d prefer Sanchez.
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He pitches in the AL and walks less guys than Sanchez. Nearly 2 guys less per 9 than Sanchez. There is a lot to be said for command.
Jerkface,
If you’re right then the Yankees have to make that deal happen…..Im not so sure.
But I can see being seduced by Sanchez’s K rate , I just think he’d get slaughtered by patient AL teams. His walk rates in the playoffs were big.
Romine, Brackman, etc. for Danks.
Danks isn’t premium enough for Montero and the B’s. And right now he has a 4 ERA. And 0 wins. Which should not mean anything but if I were a GM I’d be hammering the opposing GM over that.
Jerkface-
Agreed. Not quite premium enough for those. A notch below.
Anyone else is fair game.
Romine might be very attractive. They could use a catcher.
Yeah sanchez has a decent ERA and high k rate but he also has a high whip and is usually over 100 pitches by the 6th inning.
I think we should do Danks for the memories.
LGY May 26th, 2011 at 12:06 pm
West Coast Yankee Fan January 17th, 2011 at 7:53 pm
What are the Dodgers thinking with Thames? Unless their plan is a PH only, I can’t see him playing the outfield in Chavez Ravine.
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But Thames would be fine in LF at YS?
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Thames was a part time player off the bench for us. Thames was to be a platoon player in left field for the Dodgers which is what I questioned.
By the way, Thames stats are what they are in 2011 for the following reasons.
1. He has only played in 22 games.
2, He has a strained right quad that he has struggled with since the spring that has affected his performance and was placed on the DL May 10th.
Bojo-
First he has to create some.
And 0 wins. Which should not mean anything but if I were a GM I’d be hammering the opposing GM over that.
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Kind of assumes the other GM is a flippin’ moron. Might be true in this case, but I don’t see Kenny being as cavalier in dumping a 26 year old, 200 inning lefty as he was to dump Swisher.
MTU–
BTW, if Cashman has already given the DH spot to Posada, why would he carry a RH power bat that couldn’t play the field? There was no spot for Thames…hence, he is gone.
I’ve got to run.
By the time I return I hope Danks will be ours.
First he has to become a Yankee, no?
Yeh too many conditions needed to make that POW work
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Kind of assumes the other GM is a flippin’ moron. Might be true in this case, but I don’t see Kenny being as cavalier in dumping a 26 year old, 200 inning lefty as he was to dump Swisher.
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Worst starter on the staff atm and Kenny Williams isn’t afraid to make trades. He makes moves all the time.
MTU May 26th, 2011 at 12:27 pm
I’ve got to run.
By the time I return I hope Danks will be ours.
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Have a safe year!
Niblick @ 12:12 – I had the same thought, though not the Deford commentary. I think all yesterday did was to buy Jones a little more time. He still has to produce.
In watching the HRs on YES last night, it looked like he was hitting nothing FBs. Which is fine, except that you can’t count on continuing to get those served up to you. And, if Gardner or Dickerson still has to fill in in the OF, then one can ask what purpose Jones is serving.
You know what I thought of when seeing the video of that Posey play? The All Star Game in 1967(?), when Pete Rose barrelled into Ray Fosse. Fosse’s career was never the same.
How about Swish for Danks?
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The past relationship between Ozzie and Swisher was sub zero. They apparently dislike one another. What’s changed ?
Kind of assumes the other GM is a flippin’ moron. Might be true in this case, but I don’t see Kenny being as cavalier in dumping a 26 year old, 200 inning lefty as he was to dump Swisher.
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“I’ll take the (10) wins. Who do you want, a guy who’s 10-15 with a 2.80 ERA or a guy who’s 16-8 with a 7.00 ERA? I’ll take the 16-8.” Twins general manager Bill Smith
Can’t send Swisher back to CHW, he hated it there and they hated him there.
Bojo-
I only know what I hope Posada’s fate is.
Not what I know it will be.
Want him to go out well. As the hero he is.
Later.
Joe from Long Island May 26th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
You know what I thought of when seeing the video of that Posey play? The All Star Game in 1967(?), when Pete Rose barrelled into Ray Fosse. Fosse’s career was never the same.
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That would be tragic if history repeated here.
OldHossRadbourn
NOTE: For every tweet using the tag #CyYoungIsABum between now and Tuesday I will donate $1 (up to $500) to help the people of Joplin, MO.
1 hour ago
Vineyard Yankee May 26th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
How about Swish for Danks?
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The past relationship between Ozzie and Swisher was sub zero. They apparently dislike one another. What’s changed ?
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The TWO smiley faces gave you no clue that it was sarcasm?
In watching the HRs on YES last night, it looked like he was hitting nothing FBs. Which is fine, except that you can’t count on continuing to get those served up to you. And, if Gardner or Dickerson still has to fill in in the OF, then one can ask what purpose Jones is serving.
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Power against LHP?
Vineyard Yankee May 26th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
How about Swish for Danks?
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The past relationship between Ozzie and Swisher was sub zero. They apparently dislike one another. What’s changed ?
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Nothing. Good point.
Andruw Jones has only played in 20 games.
Andruw Jones, Eric Chavez, Nunez, Cervelli
Or
Marcus Thames, Nunez, Cervelli, 4th OF (Dickerson??)
Jones yesterday was a blast from his past. He can still hit poor pitching….
Cash should be on the phone with SF we have 2 catchers (Montero,Romine) available for lefty starting pitching.
I figure both Garcia and Colon will hit the wall by the 4th of July.
replaced by Hughs, a pitcher acquired by trade or Noesi,Warren,or Phelps…..
Buster Posey Update:
It’s been a busy morning of speculation and teeth-gnashing and fear and loathing in the wake of Buster Posey’s suffering what looked to be a terrible ankle injury in a collision at home plate in last night’s 12-inning Giants loss.
The latest is a report from CSNBA that, according to an unnamed source, Posey’s ankle is broken and he might have torn knee ligaments, too. The report cautioned that the results of an MRI that will give a clearer picture have not been announced.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/.....z1NTdppKPX
Actually, of all the pitchers that could potentially be available, the ONLY one I like to help us in play-offs this year is Zack Greinke. I still feel he would be a dominant ACE in NY…and that his mental issues were overblown. The guy has always shown he loved the big stage (see All Star games).
Man .. .. stinks for Posey ! get better
It is unfortunate that Cashman can’t find a better alternative than Andruw Jones. At least using Dickerson instead of Jones provides some speed and better defense.
I’m disappointed in Andrew Brackman up to this point. He was expected to have the season that could get him to the bigs.
He’s now a possibility as part of a 7/31 deadline for a team that sees some upside. It depends on what the needs are for the Yankees.
Jones had a good day yesterday. Let’s see what he does on the west coast swing and the return of Chavez getting closer.
See you all later.
Actually, of all the pitchers that could potentially be available, the ONLY one I like to help us in play-offs this year is Zack Greinke
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He’d be great, but I can’t imagine him being available.
I’m disappointed in Andrew Brackman up to this point. He was expected to have the season that could get him to the bigs
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He has been kind of disappointing, especially as it looked like he had turned the corner last season in Trenton.
# J. Alfred Prufrock May 26th, 2011 at 11:56 am
Sitting under the blue sky in the Bronx yesterday, Andruw’s second shot, into Monument Park, was something to behold. Nothing like day games when the sun is shining.
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True.
Right down the middle of the fairway.
Has anyone seen any thoughtful explanation (or informed speculation) as to why Brackman seems to be having difficulties this year? From the stats, it looks like the control isn’t there. But what else is going on? Injury?
Has anyone seen any thoughtful explanation (or informed speculation) as to why Brackman seems to be having difficulties this year? From the stats, it looks like the control isn’t there. But what else is going on? Injury?
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I haven’t. Just the numbers. They say that after his surgery, command would be the last thing to return, and it seemed like maybe it had the 2nd half of last year while he was in Trenton. Don’t know what it is this year. Strikeouts are down, walks are back up and the IL is hitting .300+ off of him. Seems to be throwing a lot of groundballs though. Maybe the SWB infield is hurting him a little?
LGY May 26th, 2011 at 12:34 pm
Andruw Jones has only played in 20 games.
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Thames – Full time platoon player in left-field
Jones – Part time player off the bench.
Red Sox/Tigers game is on MLB in the first inning right now in NY metro area.
Scherzer pitching to Youkilis, Ellsbury on 1st 2 down. Youk pop up to right. No idea who’s pitching for Boston. No time to watch it, any way unfortunately. Go Tigers.
A lot of Yankee pitching prospects seem to be struggling with command to start the season.
Betances (before last night) and Manny too.
Adam Warren walked 33 in 135 innings last year. He has already walked 25 in 53 innings this year. Phelps’ walks are up also.
Aceves for the Red Sox, I believe.
Thames – Full time platoon player in left-field
Jones – Part time player off the bench.
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The Yankees have faced 15 LH starters this season.
Andruw Jones has started 14 of those games.
Mell May 26th, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Aceves for the Red Sox, I believe.
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Doesn’t look right in that cap.
Enjoy.
WCYF –
Holy Cow, please remove your lips from Marcus Thames’s backside. He had a wicked good year in 2010, but he is gone, we have Jones for now. Please let Thames go.
PS – There was no way he was gonna duplicate his 2010 performance. Not a chance.
I see – you can predict the future?
The Posey injury reminds me of Morales from the Angels. Could be a very long recovery for the star back-stop.
Would anybody here like to think that the Giants GM has reached out to Cashman for
some catching help?
Zito for Posada trade
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Liriano is terrible. Trust me living in MN the Twins are seriously regretting not trading him away before the season started when they had a chance. Right now the Yankees would be foolish to give them anything but a low level prospect for him.
Liriano has no guts, pitches to contact (hard contact that is), and I think he is injured to a degree.
There has to be somebody better for the Yankees then him and if not go with what you got.
Zito for Posada trade
???
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interesting
Yeah, but Thames has that .941 fielding percentage going for him.
I don’t think that anyone would catch Posada knowing his history of concussions.
Liriano is terrible. Trust me living in MN the Twins are seriously regretting not trading him away before the season started when they had a chance. Right now the Yankees would be foolish to give them anything but a low level prospect for him.
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Perfect time to trade for him
Zito? Ridiculous. Who are you gonna take out of the rotation to make room for a guy with a 6.23 ERA in the NL? He’s 33 and hasn’t pitched well since 2006.
Check Thames career line. He was playing WELL above what he has done his whole career. And… why would Cashman gotten rid of him, if he believed he could do it again in 2011? Cashman knew Thames couldn’t do it again.
Jeeze! About a half hour ago I really liked the Scherzer/Aceves matchup for the Tigers.
I am not sure about Jones. I would like to see him get some more AB’s. I would glue both Posada’s and Swisher’s butts to the bench. Give Jones some of their At Bats for a couple of weeks or so. Joe will have to check with his book and his co-managers, Jeter and Posada however. It is criminal the way Girardi has managed this team this season IMO.
Thames was better vs RHP last year than he was vs LHP.
Jones only has 1 less home run vs LHP this year than Thames had all of last season.
Scherzer has no idea where the ball is going today.
Everyone in the world except WCYF knew Thames couldn’t repeat last year and look… he’s not repeating it. What a shock.
A. Jones had two of the longest HR’s hit this year. Give the man some praise.
One was off a change up and the other off a fastball.
I would much rather have him playing for us instead of Marcus Thames.
Red Sox with some serious BABIP luck going for them.
Marcus Thames has also been on the DL for the past 23 days.
Irreverent Discourse May 26th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Everyone in the world except WCYF knew Thames couldn’t repeat last year and look… he’s not repeating it. What a shock.
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ID There are other ways to prove you are an idiot besides claiming to be able to predict the future.
Carl Crawford hits a triple and Nick Swisher officially becomes the worst OF in the AL East
Carl Crawford is 7-7 the last two games.
I will get hammered for what I am about to propose, but why not think big with the SF catching situation? How about Montero, Nunez and Betances for Lincecum? Lincecum is a free agent at the end of 2011 according to Cots, so perhaps SF would be willing to deal. Hey, I can dream right?
Of course all those loud experts here that laughed and called the Red Sux a last place team when others like me were worried about them – well, I told you so.
WCYF – Do the personal attacks make your invalid opinions make any more sense? No.
You are the only one that doesn’t understand how predictive stats work… don’t blame everyone else for your shortcomings.
Lincecum is an injury waiting to happen. Watch him throw, poor mechanics will do him in as he ages.
Then go be the redsox fan we all know you are and leave us alone. “I told you so” doesn’t work when you are wrong about 99% of the things you say.
Carl Crawford is 7-7 the last two games.
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You can’t predict the future
(Crawford is 6-6 right now)
WCYF – I don’t think that anyone would catch Posada knowing his history of concussions.
Why? I thought you couldn’t predict the future? You seem to b4e able to make bold statements about predictions with nothing to back them up, but when people bring you things based on facts you laugh in their face. This is why no one likes you.
Carl Crawford is 7-7 the last two games
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.280 OBP is very much in sight now.
Heading up to Seattle for the weekend….This kid pitcher from Huntington Beach HS, Henry Ownes is real good….Saw him toss a no hitter last week in the playoff opener….I doubt he’ll be around for the Yanks but they’re still scouting him…..How are things here at The LoHud ??
You’re right LGY – I miss read the box score. 6-6
What do predictive stats say about the rest of our leader and captain Derek Jeter’s season? How many more groundouts will Mr. Baseball have?
Irreverent Discourse May 26th, 2011 at 2:03 pm
WCYF – I don’t think that anyone would catch Posada knowing his history of concussions.
Why? I thought you couldn’t predict the future? You seem to b4e able to make bold statements about predictions with nothing to back them up, but when people bring you things based on facts you laugh in their face. This is why no one likes you.
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You sound like 5 year old. You are an insignificant nothing to me on a blog. I could care less. Posada’s medical history is known to all.
.280 OBP is very much in sight now.
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Maybe he can get his OPS against LHP up to .400 at some point too.
WCYF – Thames batting history is known to all. You need to get over yourself, and quick.
Hi Pat M. – hope you’re well. Unfortunately, while there are occasional signs of intelligent life, things too often still deteriorate.
I’ll watch this kid Owens, as well as others named Howard and Martin who I’ve heard are good.
What’s your opinion on Andruw Jones. Think he’s got anything left?
What WCYF really means when he says you “can’t predict the future” is that you can’t predict it using the lengthy history of a player. You have to just make it up and then its fine to predict the future. So long as you don’t base it on anything that actually happened.
How can anyone like or not like one another on this blog. We do not even know each other. So not liking someone is based on his or her opinion of the Yankees? That makes no sense to me.
Doctor Joe….Andruw will have until the deadline or so to prove the Cashman if he’s worth keeping around……Doesn’t have many ab’s but then again he’s hasn’t exactly proved worthy enough in some ways…..He’s been a disappointment for me….He never really got it going back in March and may be cooked after all….I liked his signing over the winter though…..Hope all is well & Sad about what has become of this blog….