Jones reportedly interested in a return to the Bronx
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Dec 07, 2011 
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Late word from Mark Feinsand, who reports that Andruw Jones wants to come back to New York and a deal could be finished in the coming weeks. Jones seems like a good fit for the Yankees, and he seemed like a popular guy in the clubhouse.
A few other late notes and links from Day Three…
• Daily News Mets beat writer Andy Martino reports that the Yankees are one of the teams that contacted the Mets about starter Jonathon Niese, but Martino says the Yankees conversations were “preliminary.” That fits with everything Brian Cashman has been saying the past few days.
• David Ortiz has accepted arbitration with the Red Sox. He’ll be back as their designated hitter for at least one more season.
• Staying in the AL East, the Orioles believe they will be able to make a move – maybe more than one move — during tomorrow’s final day of the Winter Meetings.
• After Heath Bell, Jose Reyes and Mark Buehrle, the Marlins might also get C.J. Wilson. Think they have a chance of making a “most improved” list by spring training?
• Odd that there’s been little mention of Prince Fielder this offseason. Agent Scott Boras said tonight that he has several offers for the big first baseman.
UPDATE, 12:27 a.m.: Maybe this was expected if you follow the Pirates, but it surprised me. The Pirates have released former Yankees right-hander Ross Ohlendorf.
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Ghostwriter December 7th, 2011 at 11:56 pm
Nick in SF December 7th, 2011 at 11:50 pm
I don’t know, 50/50 seems high. He was supposedly puting it all back together before this season… maybe 5-1?
Let me ask you this, Tar. Do you believe that Cashman would get rid of AJ if the Yanks would eat somewhere between 1/3 and 1/2 of his salary?
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I heard a report that Cashman was willing to eat $8 million of $33 million owed AJ, for openers. So, he would clearly be willing to eat a third of his salary, and half of his salary wouldn’t be out of the question.
The Marlins had a long way to go. Like the Biggest Loser. Hard not to improve with a little weight loss, or in this case a few signings.
As for the Nakajima video & Yu. Looks like Yu got him. Not sure how that one slipped in there, but I think Ichiban Promoter Papa Darvish is involved.
Jones? Meh. Whatever.
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Ghostwriter December 8th, 2011 at 12:00 am
Tar December 7th, 2011 at 11:50 pm
“Freddy is much more consistent and reliable than AJ.”
Yeah but who is going to pitch better in 2012. I wouldn’t bet on Freddy over AJ.
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Like GB said: AJ will be great for three months and terrible for three months. OTH, Freddy will be solid for six (if he stays healthy). Put another way AJ is much more likely than Freddy to throw a no-hitter, and he is much more likely to get lit up for 7 runs. Freddy will give you a steady six innings with 3 earned runs, just about every time out.
Ghostwriter December 8th, 2011 at 12:04 am
“Yeah but who is going to pitch better in 2012. I wouldn’t bet on Freddy over AJ.”
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BTW, AJ may be losing his fastball, and never learned how to pitch. Freddy has already made a successful transition to pitching with guile. AJ’s prospects over the longer haul don’t look much better than Freddy’s.
Ken_RosenthalKen Rosenthal
Sources: #Yankees in talks with Dewayne Wise on minor-league contract. #MLB
He made a wall catch on a no hitter, right? Buehrle’s?
m December 8th, 2011 at 12:02 am
The Marlins had a long way to go. Like the Biggest Loser. Hard not to improve with a little weight loss, or in this case a few signings.
As for the Nakajima video & Yu. Looks like Yu got him. Not sure how that one slipped in there, but I think Ichiban Promoter Papa Darvish is involved.
Jones? Meh. Whatever.
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At about 3:07 Yu gets Nakajima, then at 3:10 Nakajima takes Yu deep, then it shows Yu’s reaction, heh.
I will go record and say AJ will out pitch Garcia next year.
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Doesn’t count if AJ is pitching half his games in Petco.
Tar……I think Garcia will prove to be the weak link of the rotation as it sits right now……Noesi will replace Garcia in the rotation by July…..
cool video of Nakajima. nice natural opposite field swing. some pop too. i’m intrigued. liked the hit off Oswalt also.
“Doesn’t count if AJ is pitching half his games in Petco.”
Why because Gardner will be out in CF tracking down all those long fly outs.
Goodnight Yankee people.
Jon_HeymanJon Heyman
Ortiz krod and kelly johnson only 3 to accept arb
BrinkPG Bill Brink
#Pirates also release Ross Ohlendorf
At some point, the Yanks have to cut their losses with AJ. We keep hoping that AJ turns it around and gets back on track, even though only about one-third of his starts are quality starts. Meanwhile, he’s just taking up a rotation spot that somebody else could be using.
Dealing AJ is the right baseball move, doesn’t mean it will feel good to do it.
AJ doesnt have a long term future with the yankees. He doesnt bring much to the table in the present. And he is more likely to regress than improve due to age and he is already really bad. If they can get rid of him it’ll be a win. Especially if he is replaced by say… Darvish or Danks.
pat,
Wise has also had a bad habit of knocking in big runs, hitting homers and robbing homers off of Yankee bats the last couple of years with Toronto.
LGY December 8th, 2011 at 12:15 am
BrinkPG Bill Brink
#Pirates also release Ross Ohlendorf
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That’s surprising. I thought that he had been doing well for the Bucs. If I was Cash, I migt take a chance on him.
Speaking of taking chances on former Yanks, did the Nats re-sign Wang, or is he still out there? I would definitely take a chance on Wang.
@LoMoMarlins
Fun Fact: All-Star Jared Weaver wears jersey #36 in Anaheim. Which sucks for any free agent who also wears 36, if he were to sign there…
Jerkface December 8th, 2011 at 12:18 am
AJ doesnt have a long term future with the yankees. He doesnt bring much to the table in the present. And he is more likely to regress than improve due to age and he is already really bad. If they can get rid of him it’ll be a win. Especially if he is replaced by say… Darvish or Danks.
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I would be fine with Noesi or Phelps taking his spot. It would be very hard for them to do any worse than AJ in 2011.
I could do without the cheerleading in the crowds, but Japanese baseball is kind of exciting. Maybe it’s the announcers. Fox needs to hire some of those guys.
Speaking of Fox. Do we have to hear them introduce “Hall of Famer” Tim McCarver every time like how ESPN would introduce the “Hall of Famer” Peter Gammons?
Wise made the homer saving catch on the last play of Buehrle’s perfect game.
GB
Thanks. I didn’t put 2 and 2 together that they were the same Wise.
The Nats resigned Wang but there is a young lefty taiwanese pitcher who is an international free agent that might come to the majors. He pitched for the Chunichi Dragons which is a team I’ve very familiar with.
NPBTracker says this:
Wei-Yin Chen (SP, Chunichi Dragons) — Chunichi’s Taiwanese lefty ace negotiated a free agency clause into his agreement last offseason, and intends to move to the Bigs for 2012. I’ve only watched Chen once this year, and it looked like he traded some velocity for pitchability. It’s unusual to have an established lefty with a good arm freely available on the market at age 26, so it’ll be interesting to see where he winds up. Expect more on Chen in a later post.
I havent kept up on whether he exercised his clause or intends to come over but he is also intriguing.
Speaking of Fox. Do we have to hear them introduce “Hall of Famer” Tim McCarver every time like how ESPN would introduce the “Hall of Famer” Peter Gammons?
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I hope not, its a stupid annex on the actual HOF building, they’re spunk award winners not HoFers
Jon_Heyman Jon Heyman
Cj is terrific pitcher but interesting to note he lost opening day, all-star game, lds game, lcs game and ws game. Todays better tho
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Thats quite a list!
m December 8th, 2011 at 12:21 am
I could do without the cheerleading in the crowds, but Japanese baseball is kind of exciting. Maybe it’s the announcers. Fox needs to hire some of those guys.
Speaking of Fox. Do we have to hear them introduce “Hall of Famer” Tim McCarver every time like how ESPN would introduce the “Hall of Famer” Peter Gammons?
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What more do you need in an announcer? McCarver already speaks a foreign language. Can’t understand a word he says. The only words he speaks in English is “When I was playing…”
“Cj is terrific pitcher but interesting to note he lost opening day, all-star game, lds game, lcs game and ws game.”
In some ways he’s far ahead of Phil Hughes.
@LoMoMarlins
Correction: JERED Weaver. Another fun fact, Randy Choate (our #36) owes me favor 4 earthquake proofing his home. Wait, we dont have those…
PeteAbe Pete Abraham
I’ll be on @Toucherandrich at 8:40 a.m. to talk #RedSox … 98.5 The Sports
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I’ll bet the atmosphere around Boston will be charged with anticipation waiting for this.
Myth number 1 to debunk about Valentine: He’s a winner…
http://www.csnne.com/baseball-.....eedID=3947
this is a pretty frustrating Winter Meetings so far. i don’t want them to go crazy for Wilson but whats wrong with Kuroda or Buehrle? what exactly is Cashman’s strategy? hope someone wants to give away a good pitcher? the prospect of even half of a season with a rotation of Sabathia, Nova, Garcia, Hughes, and Burnett is pretty scary. and now they’re mentioning Jon Niese?
Some players that the Yanks might be interested induring the Rule 5 Draft, including Drew Cumberlain, who’s trying to come back from a severe medical issue and a kid named Jordan Danks. He has a brother whose name escapes me for the moment.
http://thetimes-tribune.com/sp.....z1fv4bpyie
Pretty ugly rotation alright. Only won 97 games and had the 4th lowest ERA in the league. Just horrible.
yeah I am sure Garcia, Nova and Colon’s replacement will pitch exactly the way they did last year.
Yankees should resign Ross Ohlendorf to a minor league contract. May need some depth in the system if they trade some of these arms.
And GB, that was funny…”and a kid named Jordan Danks. He has a brother whose name escapes me for the moment.”
Yu don’t want to miss the new thread