Chavez at DH for series finale
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Aug 07, 2011 
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Weather makes it doubtful they get the full game in.
Laura, that could be a good or bad thing.
jorge has done nothing in over a month….
he and aj are sympathy or contract based roster spots.
jorge is so slow and clogs up the bases so if he has no extra base results he is even that less effective..
I was hoping they’d win last night and they could give Derek the night off tonight…..I’m sure he wants to play but I would just as soon avoid the risk of a Beckett two seamer “getting away from him” and landing on his hand or wrist. Oh well….go get uhm tonight. Pounding Beckett would make me feel so good.
stuart a August 7th, 2011 at 4:47 pm
jorge has done nothing in over a month….
he and aj are sympathy or contract based roster spots.
jorge is so slow and clogs up the bases so if he has no extra base results he is even that less effective..
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I agree Posada isn’t contributing at all, .502 OPS since July 1st. Montero needs a shot.
Also, I absolutely despise him, but Jacoby Ellsbury is just as deserving of the MVP if not more than Gonzalez. How many leadoff hitters can hit .315-.320, 25 HR, drive in 100 runs and steal 45 bases like he’s most likely gonna end up with?
Ellsbury has been the x factor for Boston this year and (along with Beckett’s comeback) the main reason why they are still tied with the Yanks for 1st place. The rest of their club is basically doing what they were supposed to do…..but Ellsbury is the guy that’s exceeding expectations and he really makes their offense go right now…….good thing for them their fans didn’t get their wish last year when they more or less tried to run him out of town.
Weather is fine in Boston. Rain is all gone. They will get the entire game in.
Blake,
Agon is exceeding as well
“Agon is exceeding as well”
eh….I thought he was going to hit 80 homers and OPS 1.500 the way the media was making out pre-season. He’s having a great year don’t get me wrong…..but he’s on pace for 26 homers. He’s been about what I expected he’d be only with a higher BA. (he’s hitting 60 points over his career average this year (.394 BABIP which is 72 points over his career average)
this year could be AGon’s lowest HR total since 2006. Fangraphs has Gonzalez at a 5.2 WAR right now and Ellsbury at 6.0 for the season.
too soon to talk about a potential Red Sox/Yankees match up in the ALCS? maybe in terms of actual time but that’s it. both teams are locks to make the playoffs. all each would have to do is win their first round series. it’s actually an extremely likely scenario, as Boston and New York are both better teams than Texas and Detroit. so, no, there’s really not that much that can happen between now and then that would change things. they both advance past the first round and it happens.
Why is Posada not in the lineup?
He kills Beckett and another lefty power bat in Fenway is always advantageous. Why is Nunez playing? He has no chance against a curveball like Beckett out of the zone…
Yankees planned to demote Nova after Thursday’s start
By Mike Axisa
Via Joel Sherman, the Yankees had planned to send Ivan Nova back to Triple-A Scranton following Thursday’s start against the White Sox, but he pitched so well that they just couldn’t do it. “It is hard to send out a guy who strikes out 10 and walks none,” said Brian Cashman.
Larry Rothschild called the current rotation situation a “crossword puzzle,” and indicated that the Yankees could use their starting surplus to give Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia extra rest down the stretch. Not just a few days, but skip them entirely once in a while. The Yankees begin a stretch of 30 games in 30 days on Tuesday (one day off, one doubleheader), so they won’t have any extra off days they can use to rest their starters. Either way, it’s been made clear that no one in the rotation will be shifted to the bullpen.
Posada not in the lineup, he must be hurt. Put him on the DL quick and call up montero.
No Jorge Posada against a RH pitcher. Hmmmmm…this could be interesting. I wonder if he’s thinking of taking some time off away from the game until after Sept 1st.
Rez12,
Your joking Right
REZ12 August 7th, 2011 at 5:25 pm
Why is Posada not in the lineup?
He kills Beckett and another lefty power bat in Fenway is always advantageous. Why is Nunez playing? He has no chance against a curveball like Beckett out of the zone…
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Posada is not hitting anything or anybody. I’m pretty happy to see Nunez out there, we have a better chance.
“The trade deadline has passed but teams can still make deals once they go through the trade waiver process. It’s usually not much of an obstacle, but it’s part of the process. Peter Gammons says the Yankees have been the “heaviest on blocking claims,” starting pitchers in particular, meaning they’re claiming players off trade waivers to prevent them from going to other teams. Teams can pull a player back if they’re claimed on trade waivers, but the risk is that they can award you the player and his contract (see Rios, Alex). The Yankees definitely aren’t putting claims in on players with bad contracts (like Carlos Zambrano), but they’re probably gobbling up everyone else. Whether or not they make a trade for one of the guys they’re claiming is a different matter all together.”
http://www.riveravenueblues.com
one advantage to staying just behind Boston in the standings is that they can block any pitcher that might could help Boston out….
jorge the power bat has not hit a homer in at least 45 days……
my worse nightmare is garcia pitches bad and they waste hughes in the pen tonight.
i want the 6 man rotation 1 more tiem around and for aj to flop and then they demote him and not nova or hughes…
obviously ellsbury has had a great season so far and agon also. this team with all the stars having great seasons is even with the yanks……..
btackman is exasperating. He came on in relef, retired the last batter of the inning on one pitch. In the first full inning, he started out striking out the leadoff batter on 3 pitches. gave up a hit, a walk, a hit and a run…all on 2 strikes. Perfect in his next inning, had two quick outs in the next inning and with 2 strike, hit a batter and hit the next one on the first pitch.
final line: 2.2 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts, 2 hit batters. 55 pitches, 37 strikes, 1 groundout, 3 flyouts. stranded an inherited runner in scoring position.
Scranton splits a double header. Tampa Yanks of the FSL scores 4 runs in the 9th to walk off the win. Deangelo Mack was 4-5 with a double, triple and 3 RBI
Chavez is swinging the bat better than Jorge would be my guess….honestly that’s probably the best 9 they have right now
blake August 7th, 2011 at 5:35 pm
Chavez is swinging the bat better than Jorge would be my guess….honestly that’s probably the best 9 they have right now
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From what I can see Jorge is late on most everything. Even when the bat is in the zone he’s not making solid contact. Most of his outs are either weak grounders or weak pop’s if he doesn’t strike out. I think you have to play Chavez and Nunez, more options and more probability of success.
The Yanks have got to put Posada down. It’s not like it’s his fault that he’s older, but he’s just not a productive member of this team.
Forget montero,bring up sanchez.
“From what I can see Jorge is late on most everything”
Yea he’s getting beat on a lot of fastballs which is strange to see with him…..he’s been a great player….one of my favorites but after all the years behind the plate the body is starting to fail to cooperate I’m afraid.
RadioKev August 7th, 2011 at 5:40 pm
The Yanks have got to put Posada down. It’s not like it’s his fault that he’s older, but he’s just not a productive member of this team.
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I think most would agree, maybe even Jorge himself if he looked at it from a team perspective.
They won’t release Jorge…and I don’t think they should either….but they probably are going to scale his playing time back vs RHP now.
Montero will be brought up real soon is the feeling i’m getting & reading the tidbits around the internet.
I read on rab or one of those sites that they almost released posada after his tantrum a little while back.
Not sure if it is true but i believe it is true.
He will be strictly a ph when montero comes up.
If he is smart he will retire after this year.
I hope he does not try to sign a 1 year deal.
Still dark and raining on the vineyard. Not sure how easy it will be to get this game in.
Ledger_Yankees Marc Carig
Posada “not happy” about being benched but admits he brought it on himself.
eboland11 Erik Boland
Posada: “I’m not happy about it” but “I put myself in this situation.”
blake August 7th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
They won’t release Jorge…and I don’t think they should either….but they probably are going to scale his playing time back vs RHP now.
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Blake,
I don’t think anyone wants the Yankees to release Jorge, but I think there is a desire to see Jorge step aside (Leave of Absence???) until September 1st so that we could make another hitter (Montero) eligible for the playoffs. After Sept 1st Jorge could rejoin the team and be eligible for the playoffs too. Also, 2 or 3 weeks away from baseball might be good for Jorge…it might give him a chance to regenerate himself.
Posada is a great yankee.
I would hate to see him sepparate himself from the team & future showings.
“I don’t think anyone wants the Yankees to release Jorge, but I think there is a desire to see Jorge step aside (Leave of Absence???) until September 1st so that we could make another hitter (Montero) eligible for the playoffs.”
yea but with a 9 game lead on a playoff spot and less than a month until rosters expand I just don’t see it as a huge deal anymore……I think Jorge would be a nice bat to have on the bench in a playoff series.
Joelsherman1 Joel Sherman
Posada says Girardi told him going with best lineup, again that is not just for tonite #Yankees
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Joel Sherman
Joelsherman1 Joel Sherman
I heard not 1-day thing #Yankees going with Chavez DH for while. If that not work will try Montero, but no immediate plans to call Montero
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Joel Sherman
Joelsherman1 Joel Sherman
Girardi will say something different, but this feels like begin of Posada being phased out as even DH v. RHP #Yankees
Posada will ride the pines most of the time the last two months of the season as his Yankee career comes to an inglorious end. I hope he announces his retirement; I don’t want to see him hitting .213 for Kansas City next season.
I think it is better for posada pride if he is put on dl than on the bench for a long stretch. It is also good for the yankees since they can call up another batter to take his spot. Posada can also work on his swing on minor league assignment later on and not hurting the team.
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Jorge Posada had four at-bats on Saturday and he went 0-for-4. Since the All-Star break, he is hitting .232 with no homers, two doubles and three walks, for an on-base percentage of .271. In the past, one of his strengths as a hitter was his ability to get on base, and another was his excellence from the right side of the plate. So far this year, his overall on-base percentage is .309, and as a right-handed hitter he’s 6-for-58 with no homers.
Which is why the promotion of Jesus Montero from Triple-A Scranton is probably imminent at this point. Many veterans began passing through waivers this week and before the Yankees expend resources to try to trade for one of them, they likely will want to give the best hitting prospect in their organization a shot at the DH role in the big leagues.
There are questions among many evaluators about whether Montero will ever be an everyday catcher in the big leagues, but nobody doubts that he’ll be a good hitter. After a slow start, Montero has hit better of late in Triple-A — one evaluator saw him turn around a 97 mph fastball — and driven his numbers northward. Montero, 21, is hitting .289, with a .350 on-base percentage and 11 homers, and keep in mind that he’s a right-handed hitter.
Montero put pressure on himself in spring training and struggled, and it could be the same will happen whenever he’s promoted to get a shot at the DH job in the big leagues. But it’s something that the Yankees are likely to try, because their production from their designated hitters has been awful.
The Yankees’ current rankings for their DH production:
OPS: .702, 12th among 14 teams
OBP: .311, 13th among 14 teams
AVG: .231, 11th among 14 teams
http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb.....%3d6841134
jnorris427 Josh Norris
Cody Ransom homers off Clayton Kershaw. Pigs have flown.
Good…I’m glad they’re going with Chavez. I really like him.
Why do they keep delaying Montero’s call up?
Bring him up and slide him into the DH role already.
“Cody Ransom homers off Clayton Kershaw. Pigs have flown.”
betterthanarod#
. . . now if he can only run the bases without his leg disintegrating we might have a DH.
BryanHoch Posada says he’s been told Yankees need to keep best lineup on field… which no longer involves him
If Posada isn’t going to play then there is really no reason to not have Montero on this team.
“betterthanarod#”
LOL. That was a good one. I still chuckle at it.
Tar,
I didn’t comment during those days…..just read but that was always really funny. It honestly kept me from taking Pete seriously to some degree.
blake
I did learn one thing from that post, Pete does not like to be called a “dimwit”.
“I did learn one thing from that post, Pete does not like to be called a “dimwit”.
Lol
Tar August 7th, 2011 at 6:23 pm
blake
I did learn one thing from that post, Pete does not like to be called a “dimwit”.
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That couldn’t have been the only thing that you learned from that post? It was worth 3 nasty e-mails from The Big Ham after my response to it. I believe GF had a couple that night, also.