Yankees make Boesch signing official
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Mar 15, 2013 
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Here’s the announcement from the Yankees…
The New York Yankees today announced they have agreed to terms with outfielder Brennan Boesch on a one-year major league contract.
Boesch, 27, hit .240 (113-for-470) with 52 runs, 22 doubles, 12 home runs and 54RBI in 132 games with the Detroit Tigers in 2012. He made 115 starts in right field, committing just two errors and recording five assists.
Originally selected by the Tigers in the third round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft, he has appeared in 380 career games over parts of three seasons (2010-12) – all with Detroit – batting .259 (353-for-1,362) with 176 runs, 73 doubles, 42 home runs and 175RBI. He did not appear on the Tigers’ postseason roster in either of the past two years. Boesch was released on Wednesday.
The left-handed batter owns a .286 (96-for-336) batting average against left-handed pitchers, but has hit 36 of his 42 career homers off right-handers. He owns a .367 (11-for-30) career batting average at Yankee Stadium.
In order to make room on the 40-man roster, the Yankees placed RHP Michael Pineda on the 60-day disabled list.
It will be all veterans. Girardi’s brain is a musty basement.
Boesch will be a good player with this team…
It’s a shame. For a brief two-week period, it looked like prospects had a real shot at the Yankee opening day roster for the first time since the Eisenhower administration (Ok, sarcasm) … But now, not so much.
Chip March 15th, 2013 at 8:01 pm
blake March 15th, 2013 at 6:51 pm
“They are often illusory, especially for veterans. But whatever. It is what it is.”
Eh they don’t make decisions on ST performance…..if they did then Ibanez wouldn’t have made the team last year and Thames wouldn’t have a couple years ago…..
I think we should get used to a Boesch/Francisco platoon and Rivera at 1B…..
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Ibanez was on a ML deal so that’s not really applicable.
I’m on record as saying I don’t want Juan Rivera on the Yankees to open this season, however, the Yankees brought Rivera and Diaz in and told them to hit enough to win a job. Rivera has done that.
What this boils down to is two things:
1. Do the Yankees prefer Youk at 3b or 1b?
2. If you take Rivera north you can leave Mustellier at Scranton in case Rivera doesn’t perform. If you take Mustellier north, Rivera has done enough this spring that some team will offer him a spot on their bench, so he’s not going to take an assignment to AAA; meaning if Mustellier struggles, you have no insurance for him.
As for Francisco, like I said on the last thread – given the roster crunch the Yankees have to decide between Francisco or Mesa and Nix or Joseph.
Based on performance, the veterans should go…I just don’t know how the Yankees get them on the 40.
I’m skeptical
Boesch has hit .545 against Hughes….at least he can’t so that anymore
Hughes must be sweating the possibility of facing Boesch in a sim game.
I’m hoping that signing Boesch turns out as well for the Yankees as picking up Carlos Quentin did for the White Sox.
Mauer is the only guy in team USAs lineup that looks like they have a clue right now
tucker says:
March 15, 2013 at 8:06 pm
Hughes must be sweating the possibility of facing Boesch in a sim game.
He just killed him
Chip says:
March 15, 2013 at 8:06 pm
I’m hoping that signing Boesch turns out as well for the Yankees as picking up Carlos Quentin did for the White Sox.
I think I could be ok….they definately should have signed him because he’s young and because he has an option and is controllable…..he probably doesn’t have a role this year after Granderson comes back unless Hafner is hurt…..but it’s worth a shot to see if YS , better health, and Long can help him
He owns a .367 (11-for-30) career batting average at Yankee Stadium.
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Let’s hope this is not an anomaly.
Chip-Joseph is a butcher in the field and will not come north.
Musty could be the casualty as he will likely be out a week and fall out of the loop.
Mesa can’t hit the soft stuff and will work on it in the minors.
Looks like Youk is our 3B but Rivera will be exposed at 1st on a full time basis.
“He owns a .367 (11-for-30) career batting average at Yankee Stadium.”
Half those hits are probably against Phil
I would guess that Youk would rather play 1B.
Finally somebody stayed back on that crappy litttle slider
Mick –
Joseph and Mesa stay in contention because they’re on the 40 man roster. Nix and Francisco are not.
With Pineda going on the 60 Day DL the Yankees only have one guy left they can put on the 60 (Cabral). After that the Yankees are going to need to start DFA’ing or trading players off the roster.
Blake -
Best thing Boesch can do is force Girardi to keep him in the lineup. Am I convinced it will happen? Nope, but it would be a good problem to have.
I thought that was going to be a Mauer moon shot. Not sure how he missed that.
So does the Boesch signing mean Grandy is back in center?
The real upside to this is that you have the guy under team control for the next couple of years. So when Granderson isn’t re-signed, if Mesa, Almonte, Heathcott, Austin, Williams aren’t ready you do have someone with ML experience there.
Sorry “Gardner” back in center
Interesting to see who gets cut from 15 pitchers down to 12.
See Shawn Kelley as a lock so candidates are Eppley, Cabral, Aardsma.
Phelps could be swing/long man again.
Tar March 15th, 2013 at 8:21 pm
So does the Boesch signing mean Grandy is back in center?
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Granderson was in CF anyway.
Most likely Boesch will open in RF with Ichiro in LF and Gardner in CF.
Aardsma need inning to attempt to build arm strength. He can’t do that in the ML.
Eppley isn’t good.
They are almost certainly going to need a 6th starter at some point, and will likely need another starter or three next season. Phelps needs to stay stretched out if anything but today matters at all.
Mick
Cabral’s hurt so he’s going on the 60 Day
Pen will likely be:
RHP: Aardsma, Rivera, Joba, Robertson, Kelley, Eppley
LHP: Logan, Rapada (assuming he’s healthy)
Instead of carrying Phelps or Warren as a long reliever they can keep starting in Scranton.
It’s time USA….lets go
Pen will likely be:
RHP: Aardsma, Rivera, Joba, Robertson, Kelley, Eppley
LHP: Logan, Rapada (assuming he’s healthy)
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Forget Aardsma then as they will carry 12 pitchers.
Unless of course Eppley is one of the people moved off the 40 man roster to create space for either Francisco or Nix.
Sorry, I was still lost on the other post,….who won the race?
mick March 15th, 2013 at 8:27 pm
Pen will likely be:
RHP: Aardsma, Rivera, Joba, Robertson, Kelley, Eppley
LHP: Logan, Rapada (assuming he’s healthy)
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Forget Aardsma then as they will carry 12 pitchers.
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Sorry, miscounted. Eppley and Kelley both have minor league options so one of them could open in Scranton.
Phelps will likely get screwed.
They don’t need a 5th starter til 4/10, then 4/20.
Unless Hughes is DLed, Nova will prolly be #4 no matter if Phelps gives up another run in ST.
Mick, I suggest you listen to, The Swell Season, he’s Irish and she’s Czech – special stuff
mills…likin the sound of this so far:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5KV1Lf2NkY
thanks!
kind of a mark knopfler feel to them….http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PonavQsRK3M
“if you stay with that asshole,
he’s gonna do you wrong.”
good lyric.
jmills March 15th, 2013 at 8:38 pm
Mick, I suggest you listen to, The Swell Season, he’s Irish and she’s Czech – special stuff
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Yeah, hopefully they do another album.
The Swell Season is best known as the two performers from the film “Once.”
Mick, they’re incomparable live, and will take every breath you muster, Sting. An Evening at the Riverside Theater leaves you knowing why.
There was a terrible tragedy. They were doing an outdoor concert in California, and some attendant left their partner / friend, climbed up on the overlapping stage roof and lept to their end. The band helped support counselling for everyone present. I hope everyone there has found a way to carry on.
i hear a little van morrison/cat stevens in his voice
MaineYankee March 15th, 2013 at 8:42 pm
joeman March 15th, 2013 at 7:51 pm
MaineYankee March 15th, 2013 at 7:13 pm
Tom Seaver has lyme disease. Read this article and you get a sense of how bad it is. People need to be aware of this terrible disease
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problem is that once you get it..you have it forever
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I have it.
I found out in 05.
I think I’ve had it since sometime in the 90?s
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How hard is it to deal with on a day to day basis?
Mick, I do too. I am lucky to own an original, ” Tea for the Tillerman, ” that my sister wrote her name all over. Have u seen, ” Harold and Maude, ” with Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort. If you haven’t,…you should.
Against, its not a pleasant thing to get to say the least. Tom Terrific deserves better.
“i hear a little van morrison/cat stevens in his voice”
Reminds me of Chris Robinson from the Black Crowes, at least that song does.
Against All Odds March 15th, 2013 at 9:04 pm
MaineYankee March 15th, 2013 at 8:42 pm
joeman March 15th, 2013 at 7:51 pm
MaineYankee March 15th, 2013 at 7:13 pm
Tom Seaver has lyme disease. Read this article and you get a sense of how bad it is. People need to be aware of this terrible disease
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problem is that once you get it..you have it forever
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I have it.
I found out in 05.
I think I’ve had it since sometime in the 90?s
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How hard is it to deal with on a day to day basis?
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feel for you..
thought i heard a little moonshadow, ever heard of Little Murders?
not saying they are comparable, but i just thought about the last 27 year old OFer that they bought low on after a down year.
Swisher had had more past success, and Boesch will never match it, but he could end up as an above average hitter again.
Not looking good for Dook, what a shame.
It did make me think about m. if you are out there we miss you.
Mick, no, will look, ” Little Murders, ” up.
Please allow me to introduce myself
I’m a man of wealth and taste
I’ve been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man’s soul and fate
thought i heard a little moonshadow, ever heard of Little Murders?”
Mick if you are talking to me,No but I googled, the Movie right?
At first I thought of some cat named Steve Forbert. But the more I listened the more I heard the Crowes.
steve forbert is one of my favorites, have seen him a few times, if you can check out his Best Of album its a great sampling.
Mick, ” little Murders, ” is great!!! Just watched that scene in the church
of course jackrabbit slim had it all
Let me introduce myself
Mick, ” little Murders, ” is great!!! Just watched that scene in the church
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elliot gould liked to photograph sh!t and let muggers beat him up till they got tired
USA finally scores.
Mick
I’ve seen Forbert once myself. It was a really good show. No reverb! (inside joke that makes me smile
)
He was my first impulse, but the whole feel is more Crowes to me.
Mick, Glenn Gould would never do that!
mills i prefer glenn tilbrook and squeeze, not glenn miller
Tar, the Black Crowes had some songs, and even tho I hate to admit it, Sheryl did too!
Great time to blow a called 3rd strike.
Mick, Squeeze were lucky to play on Sting’s, ” Brimstone and Treacle. “
Hmmm not a great AB by Jones.
I want the USA to win, but part of me wants divisional foes to struggle. Somewhat torn here.
check this out tar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgwjHBUW9MY
Fine!
Patricia in scene, reminds me of Trish.
“To Love, whatever that means?”
“To Honor, I guess that means you won’t cut his balls off”"
great lines.
Mick, those were great lines!
“Feel no guilt for the $250 to mention the deity,
and to not be overly perturbed when I don not mention the deity
its alright ,betrayal too is alright
its alright , part of what we all are”
Mick, thanks for the film!