Don’t be lazy today!
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Oct 21, 2011 
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I know, I know, the weekend is coming up, and you want to get a head start. You want to take the next few hours to stay in bed or eat a huge plate of bacon or catchup on a sitcom you missed while watching outstanding World Series games the past two nights.
Save that for the weekend. For now, follow Russell Martin’s example. The Yankees catcher used Twitter to show he’s not resting just yet.
Just can’t do it….weekends are all about being lazy
Although I do feel a little guilty after seeing Martin.
Erin-
Bet you’d be more motivated if that was Robbie workin’ out.
MTU- yes. You are correct.
Erin-
I thought as much.
No one likes a show off Russell.
“…. eat a huge plate of bacon or catchup …….”
I read that while on the phone and comprehended it as “eat a huge plate of bacon or ketchup..” and thought a plate of bacon I get but a plate of ketchup. Multiptasking gets me everytime.
Nothing like a little hard work. I can sit and watch it all day.
Nice one Chad! Throwing the bacon in there to lure the saber guys out!
Hi LGY and Jerkface
MTU,
Trade AJ…..get Darvish and Danks
that would be some real fancy work by the CashMan
Blake-
Alright brother. You win.
Tradring AJ alone would be fancy work.
i like that excersise…benchin goin down slow and explodin up is called compensatorys, never did it with the added chain tho…may have to try it thanks russell
Slow morning on the LoHud. Everybody too busy eating bacon???
TrentonThunder THIS DAY IN 1998: The #NYYankees finished their season by sweeping the Padres in four games to win their 24th World Series Championship!
hey russell, ever hear of the specificity of exercise?
maybe if you spent more of your off season in the hitting cage, you’d be better at hitting than lifting.
don’t work hard, work smart.
There was conversation from a caller a few days ago on WFAN about having no long term deals in MLB and instead every player had to be re-signed ever year.
The caller was in favor of giving up control of players for pre and arbitration years and paying fair market value from year 1 rather than having to pay 5 or 7 or 10 year deals.
Think what the hot stove season would be like if everyone was a free agent every year.
Good thing he lifts all those weights, then those pop ups wouldn’t get past the pitcher’s mound.
Gee a professional athlete working out, that’s amazing.
“There was conversation from a caller a few days ago on WFAN about having no long term deals in MLB and instead every player had to be re-signed ever year.”
Thinking one of the strongest unions in the world would say when pigs fly.
Less lifting weights……more learning how to hit Russ.
Can this not turn into an “I hate Russell Martin”/ “Blame Canada” thread?
Thank you for your consideration
The union might agree to it before the owners. Paying players market value from year 1 with no control of them being there in year 2 could be expensive in salary but also in branding.
If todays reports are true, how did Albert Pujols being a Manny-like diva who is allowed to do whatever he wants with LaRussa and the Card’s blessing been kept a secret all these years?
Thanks, Erin. Thinking the same thing myself….
Almost very thread seems turn into a dig at the team or an individual player these days, no matter what the topic.
Late to the party.
MTU-If you’re out there, hope things are better today.
Reading that Epstein talks and compensation for him, going nowhere, and might now have Selig step in to arbitrate.
Also GM Friedman of the Rays interviewed for the Angels job-matbe Oppenheimer will end up staying with the Yankees.
Also read that John Lackey is well liked by his teammates. No-one else likes him!!!
Pat- Wonder how the new CBA might effect FA contracts
Blake-75M over 5 years big gamble on Darvish! Don’t you think the posting fee will be >51M, what Dice-K got?
Sorry but Sabermetricians do not endorse Canadian bacon.
Talking to MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes (Twitter link), an unnamed agent believes Darvish’s posting fee will reach $50MM, and the right-hander will then sign a five-year, $75MM contract with the winning team.
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I have trouble imagining any team committing $125M for Darvish. A $50M posting fee would average out to $8.3M per year for the six years of control a team would get. If he gets $15M per year on top of that, he would be costing the same as an elite pitcher like CC. Having the posting fee exempted from the luxury tax and avoiding the forfeiture of a 1st-round pick are nice advantages, but I don’t see how that could be enough to entice a team to spend $125M on Darvish when there are serious questions about how he will adjust to MLB.
Good to see that Sox fans are as ridiculous with trades as some of us are.
Some I saw today
Youkilis for Danks – right
Youkilis, Kahlish and Lackey for Jay Bruce, Volquez and Masset
Remind me why anyone at all would want Youkilis who no longer can play a full season, has declining skills and apparently just a brutal clubhouse presence?
His career .400 OBP means he is worth a chance at any amount of risk.
Darvish is intriguing. And to be honest all I know is what I have read and seen on a highlight reel.
I can’t say whether he is worth that money or not worth that money, I guess that’s where you have to think the Yankees scouts are good enough to determine his value.
After watching CJ Wilson enough and especially in the playoffs, he is decent starter, not great, not better than Danks or some others that might be available with free agency looming.
At this point if Darvish is deemed good enough to start and can prove he has good control, I much prefer getting him at age 25 with his skills and assuming he might at some point be a #3 starter than pickup Wilson for that money, lose the pick and pay him too for essentially the same production.
The thing with Dravish is he has the skills and he doesn’t get by based on his deceptive delivery but his pitches which I think is the biggest difference with the Dice K’s etc.
I would love the Yankees to resign CC, get Darvish, make a trade to pick up Danks or simply sign Buerhle for two years as a quality innings eating, veteran with nice delivery and playoff knowledge to solidify this staff.
CC, Buerhle, Darvish, AJ, Nova and Hughes doesn’t look terrible to me with the other guys waiting in the wings.
CC, Danks, Nova, AJ, Darvish with Hughes looks a lot better though.
With regards to Darvish, I believe the Yankees if they had the highest bid, would not be obligated to pay any of it if they reach an impasse with Darvish and his agent over money and number years.
If that happens does Darvish go to the next highest bidder? I don’t believe he does he goes back to Japan until he can become a FA. Am I correct???
Signed,
clueless
I <3 Martin
Add me as another that doesn’t understand why Martin is getting criticized for working out.
And as someone who works in a border town, and sometimes travels over for the weekend, I have to say that I love Canada
YankeesPR Happy Birthday shout out to Flash! John Flaherty turns 44 today.
Phranchise-
I agree about Darvish. After reading one authors analysis of Darvish and Wilson, and looking at some youtube videos of Darvish, his athleticism, the way he pitches from a full windup and his assortment of some nasty off speed pitches and the high fastball, certainly makes one think he might be better than any of the other pitchers from Japan to play in the US.
As far as CC goes is there any team out there willing to go 7 years, guaranteed?
I saw the Post headline and thought it was a photoshop from The Onion.
That really says something about the Post that that mistake could easily be made.
Nope. I just don’t see how you can let CC goes, no matter what he may look like at the end. His arm has been like rubber, just like Wells with his weight. You definitely have concerns over the weight, but he also is 6’8″ so seems worse. His stuff is all still there. You assume at the end he will be a veteran presence just like Andy P was. And again, his makeup, he’s just a guy I don’t have an issue with. You hope as he declines that Banuelos, Nova, Hughes, Betcances, maybe a Darvish develops into that #1 for you to replace him.
Martin vs Pena at the plate
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play......d=16034151
How did this blog go from being anti Darvish a month ago to pro Darvish now?
Easy, CJ Wilson has been gawd awful and looks like a possible left handed AJ Burnett signing.
Big Birthday Weekend in Yankeeland. Besides Flash and Ford, a certain second baseman will be turning 29 tomorrow.
YankeesPR …And then another special birthday wish to the Chairman of the Board, Hall of Famer Whitey Ford! born in 1928
Trader,
Yea that’s steep…..as I said earlier if I were the Yanks I would be tempted to bid a number that I thought would win the posting and then try to sign him on my terms……if he doesn’t like the contract he can go back to Japan and I’ve blocked the other teams and spent zero dollars in the process.
Triple-
This article piqued my interest in Darvish. Also if you hit the link on CJ Wilson, some good insight into him.The article was on which FA should the Yankees pursue. Part two attached was on Darvish. Part 1 on Wilson.
http://www.yankeeanalysts.com/.....tion-35521
Easy, CJ Wilson has been gawd awful and looks like a possible left handed AJ Burnett signing.
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are the same people arguing that playoff stats are small sample size and don’t matter the same people who don’t want Wilson based on his stats the past 2 post seasons?
I have been on record saying I don’t want him but his last 2 seasons are far better then anything AJ has ever done in his career
Blake-
Thanks for answering my question on what happens to Darvish if after a team wins the auction, a contract can’t be reached. When do Japanese players get to declare FA?
Trader,
Darvish can be a FA in 2014 in believe. The Yanks could bid 50 million in posting and then offer him 4/40 as a final offer on a contract…..if he takes it then they get him at a reasonable price and only 40 of the 90 million goes on the actual payroll. If he doesn’t agree then he goes back to Japan and he can’t be posted again until next year……and the Yanks get their 50 million back.
From part one of the above attached article on CJ Wilson
The primary reason Wilson was able to make the jump from very good starter to elite was the shaving of more than one walk off his BB/9. Whether he can keep this improvement up or revert back to the pitcher who had the second-worst walk rate in the league among qualified starters in 2010 will be the $100 million question this offseason. Regardless, Wilson truly put up an all-around superb season, and it wasn’t even aided by significant luck on balls in play (.287 BABIP).
Wilson had 6 walks in 5.2 innings the other night. I didn’t see the game. He did lower his 2011 postseason ERA from 8.04 to 4.27, I believe.
Attached part one:
http://www.yankeeanalysts.com/.....rsue-35497
This article piqued my interest in Darvish. Also if you hit the link on CJ Wilson, some good insight into him.The article was on which FA should the Yankees pursue. Part two attached was on Darvish. Part 1 on Wilson.
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No convincing needed on my part. I have been waiting on Darvish for 2 years now
Beg to differ a bit.
AJ Stats 2004-2008 were not horrid. There definitely were streaks in there of dominance as well. AJ was 31 by 2008.
Wilson 2008-2011 is a weird sample size as he really has only started for two years.
Postseason : 7.17 era , 4 starts and no wins 0-3.
Last year not great either. Solid division series start. 0-1 versus us 12 innings 8 earned and lost his only world series start.
Given that he apparently wants #1 starter type money and all the scouts see him as a good #3, I can’t see him being anything more than that. I don’t know if he will be as bad as AJ, I doubt that, but I also see the same contract money and all for a #3 which is sort of what I was ellduing to. And at least AJ has two big post season wins he can hang his hat on for us.
Darvish is my pick to fill in the rotation. If not, Wilson or Danks. We do not know if Danks will be traded. It sound unlikely, especialloy if Buehrle does not return.
I don’t think we should ignore Wilson’s two year history as a very valuable starter in a hitter’s park. He hasn’t looked good in the playoffs, but neither have a number of others. He is not Halladay or someone of that level, but he is far better than Burnett, Hughes, probably Nova and the rest. Five years at $15M per season, but only if they do not get Darvish.
Despite all of these brilliant suggestions, I have grave doubts the Yankees will spend this off season wehn they had success off the scrap pile. I will repeat my mantra, not improving is going backwards, particularly on a team with some age issues.
There is too much pressure from every side for a deal to fall through for these players that are posted. The team looses the big fee so they put pressure on the player. The player therefore doesn’t want to go back and have the team lose the money or he woulnd’t be posted in the first place. The team pretty much goes in under the assumption to get something done. No one seems to think he throws out a huge contract demand here. So maybe it happens at some point but once the ball has been rolling you can’t really go back unless one side gets completely ridiculous on their demands. And if that happens it changes the complete landscape of how players get posted going forward. I don’t think the team is obligated to take the highest bid, so if you don’t get a deal done and bids are close, do you get by passed on the bidding process the next time around? Is that possible?
A couple weeks ago I looked at the 2011 Yankee payroll on Cots and came up with about roughly 15M off the books from the starting 207M. That is with no resigning of expiring contracts, and before arb eligibles like Gardner, Logan, Hughes ,Chamberlain, DRob, Martin’s raises are taken into account.
If the Yankees want to keep payroll near 207M and sign Darvish, plus resign Sabathia with a 2M bump in salary from 23 to 25M in 2012, there might not be room for much else……………………
UNLESS they get AJ off the books before the start of the 2012 season, by sending $$$$ and AJ for prospects to a team not on his partial NT.
Wilson definitely has been good, but I also feel when a team scores boat load of runs for you it tends to take the pressure off as well. I mean when you look at it getting to the postseason that hasn’t been the issue.
The issue is when you need a win or a big performance outside of CC or Andy P who gives it to you? Regular season, post season? I mean CC wasn’t even good against the Sox.
Is CJ that guy, not in a small smaple size can I say that and keep in mind AJ had excellent stats against the Sox pre coming here.
CC has a lifetime ERA of 4.81
*Postseason
I think Buerle goes back to the White Sox. It seems they will trade either Floyd or Danks because they want to trim payroll a bit.
It should be a goal to get AJ off the books…..may not be able to do it….but Id certainly try….and try hard.
YankeesPR …And then another special birthday wish to the Chairman of the Board, Hall of Famer Whitey Ford! born in 1928
If they trade Danks and want another lefty in their starting rotation, even if Buehrle stays, Chris Sale would probably be the lefty to fill that roll..
Ignore my previous post-didn’t mean to post that tweet again.
Ledger_Yankees Yankees have kept close tabs on Yu Darvish for the last 3 years. Their reports on him are positive but interest level is tough to gauge.
I think part of the fact that the Rangers are willing to let CJ go potentially, but indicating they will spend the money on Darvish tells you quite a bit as well.
jonmorosiJon Morosi
#Athletics re-sign Curt Young as their pitching coach. Stay with #RedSox was brief.
Erin-
The New York Yankees have scouted Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish and have not dismissed the idea of pursuing the 25-year-old if he goes through the posting process required for entry into Major League Baseball.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told ESPNNewYork.com on Thursday that the team scouted Darvish during the 2011 season, in which he went 18-6 with a 1.44 ERA for the Nippon Ham Fighters.
“We scout Japanese baseball the same way we scout the American League and the National League,” Cashman said. “We had a wave of scouts there all season.”
If the Yankees want to keep payroll near 207M and sign Darvish, plus resign Sabathia with a 2M bump in salary from 23 to 25M in 2012, there might not be room for much else…………………… UNLESS they get AJ off the books before the start of the 2012 season, by sending $$$$ and AJ for prospects to a team not on his partial NT.
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The unfortunate consequence of having an $11 million SIG.
From Yu Darvsh himself to all of us.
There’s a widespread assumption that Yu Darvish will be playing in the Major Leagues next year. But the 25-year-old right-hander took to his personal blog to explain that “nothing is decided.”
“After the entire schedule is over, I will carefully think it over,” Darvish wrote, according to Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker. “As soon as I decide I will let everyone know.”
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New Post: A few early notes from winter ball
If cash was such an issue, Swisher’s option would not be picked up. Easier to find an OF to hit in the back part of this lineup that it is to get a starter.
New post from Chad. A few early notes from winter ball–>
The Yanks have a lot more than $ 15 M coming off the books.
Posada and Mitre alone is $ 17 M.
Chavez, Garcia, Jones, Colon, Mitre and Ayala is another $ 7 M plus not counting bonuses earned by Garcia.
The real key to payroll flexibility is Swisher’s option not getting picked up, but that creates a hole in RF. Is a Jones/Dickerson combo capable of aporoaching his productivity for a lot less $ ?
Martin is doing a great explosive chest workout there… slow and easy down, explosive up. I work out with heavy chains all the time, too. Point is that the easiest part of the lift is when you are almost at the top… putting chains on makes the weight heaviest at that point, and lightest when the bar is on the chest. Love the medicine ball throws right after too, to exhaust the muscle. Good stuff.
As for Darvish, I think teams are realizing that investing 100M+ on Japanese pitchers is too much of a gamble. Huge, huge risk. There is not only the cultural adaptation, but people conveniently forget that Japanese baseball is not the same. It just isn’t. The baseball is smaller than the MLB ball. The mounds are not the same height. The hitters are nowhere near as good as MLB hitters. Its a huge adjustment.
He should not be doing chest. He’s a catcher not a lineman. He should be working on flexibility and mobility. Stay healthy Russell, not jacked.