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422,450
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403,300
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1. Hal Chase
1912
2. Roger Peckinpaugh 1914-1921
3. Babe Ruth
1922
4. Everett Scott
1922-1925
5. Lou Gehrig
1935-1941
6. Thurman Munson 1976-1979
7. Graig Nettles
1982-1984
8. Willie Randolph
1986-1989
9. Ron Guidry
1986-1989
10. Don Mattingly 1991-1995
11. Derek Jeter
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| Wednesday, December 09, 2009 |
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It's official: Granderson to the Yanks |
| Today the Yankees officially completed the deal that sends Ian Kennedy to Arizona and Phil Coke and Austin Jackson to Detroit, but more importantly brings Curtis Granderson to the Bronx. Granderson has the potential to do great things for the Yanks as the 28-year old left-hander looks to continue to hit for power, average, play a strong outfiield and bring some speed with him as well. This move solves one of the two issues that the Yanks' front office has to deal with during the offseason - pitching and the outfield. With Granderson, New York no longer has to feel pressure to bring Damon or Matsui back, although they would be wise to consider either. My guess is that Jeter will lead off, followed by Granderson, Teixiera and A-Rod. That should prove to be a very productive and dangerous 1 - 4 in the lineup. Up next, pitching. The acquisition of Roy Halliday would make this a great offseason. Labels: Granderson, Kennedy, Outfield, Pitching, Prospects, Trade |
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| Monday, December 07, 2009 |
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Yanks trade Bruney to Nationals |
| Brian Bruney is heading to Washington DC for a player to be named later. Although he was a respectable 5 - 0 with a 3.92 ERA last year, no doubt that his strained right elbow which shortened his season had something to do with the trade. With Hughes and Chamberlain stepping in to take on Bruney's role by the end of 2009, it's likely that one or both may continue to do the same in 2010 and beyond. Labels: Bruney, Pitching, Trade |
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| Sunday, April 26, 2009 |
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Matt Holiday would consider playing in New York |
It's very premature to begin any serious talks about trades for big name players, but it's not a stretch to point out the fact that the Yankees outfield is weak. Granted Nick Swisher has surpassed expectations. By season's end, he may prove to be a solid guy in the field as well as in the plate. Xavier Nady might post some decent numbers if he can return from the DL with no further issues. However, after those two, the performance drops off significantly. Brett Gardner has amazing speed and good plate discipline. Along with an accurate arm of average strength, he has a lot of potential. However, he's yet to prove he can hit at a major league level. Admittedly, he has not had enough time to develop yet. However, he won't survive until he can hit better than sub .250. Melky Cabrera doesn't appear to be able to grow past hitting for moderate average and minimal power. Johnny Damon is 35 and is not getting any older. His weak arm is a liability. Hideki Matsui's 4-year $52 million contract will expire after the 2009 season. So far, he has played in approximately half the games in the first three years of this contract. He's still struggling with his knee having surgery, and this season he appears to be relegated to DH duties when he does play. These are not the pieces that come together to make a strong outfield, either on the field or at the plate.
This is why the idea of Matt Holiday is intriguing. The 29-year-old left fielder has a .318 average and 128 homers in about 5 years of professional service. Defensively, his range is good and his overall fielding has been dramatically improving. His current contract with the Athletics expires this year and he has recently mentioned the temptation of being able to play in the Bronx.Labels: Damon, Gardner, Holiday, Matsui, Nady, Outfield, Swisher, Trade |
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| Wednesday, July 30, 2008 |
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Yanks trade Farnsworth for Pudge |
Today the Yanks traded Kyle Farnsworth to Detroit for Ivan Rodriguez. All day I've heard about what a career that Rodriguez has had. The typical rant goes something like this: Ivan Rodriguez has played in14-all star games, won 13 Gold Gloves, has hit almost 300 career home runs and has over 2500 career hits. Also, over the years he has thrown out a massive number of runners due to his cannon of an arm. I can't disagree with any of this. It's all true. It's also true that Ivan Rodriguez turns 37 years old this November. It's also true that he's on pace to hit 8 home runs this season (which would leave him with 3 left to hit). It's also true that he has not hit over .300 for four years.
It can be argued that the Yankees did the smart thing when they traded Kyle Farnsworth at the peak of his value. He had certainly struggled in recent seasons in the Bronx, and only recently had he began to show signs of the dominant pitcher he was in Detroit and Atlanta. Previous to his most recent performance against Baltimore, Farnsworth had given up only 2 runs in his last 17 appearances. He was part of a bullpen that has collectively been dominant over the last 6 to 8 weeks. So, considering the fact that the Yanks managed to trade him during what might have been the two best months of his 2 1/2 years in New York and the fact that they have several other strong relievers such as Ramirez, Veras, Robertson and Rivera, there is some logic to dealing him. But why give him away for a player who was once great but going steadily down hill. Jorge Posada underwent surgery today and that probably could not be avoided. He will certainly be out for the rest of 2008. That leaves Jose Molina and Chad Moeller. Molina has not had a hot bat since he came to New York, however he has demonstrated that he has such a strong arm that almost any runner will think twice about stealing when he is behind the plate. He appears to call a good game and is a solid defender, not allowing an extraordinary number of passed balls. I won't defend Chad Moeller's defense or offense, but he is a back-up catcher for a reason.
So I have to ask the obvious question: What have you gained with Ivan Rodriguez? You've certainly upgraded the offense from the catcher's position as Molina is hitting .226 to Rodriguez's .290 and despite the fact that Rodriguez has only squeezed out 5 home runs so far this season, that's 5 more than Molina has managed to hit. However, I can't see a major change to the defense. So the net gain is the Yankees have gained 8 home runs and .066 batting average points over a season. Now consider the fact that about 24 hours ago, Mark Teixeira was still available. The 28-year old first baseman has proven that you can expect him to hit 40 homeruns and .290 out of him, along with a solid glove at first base (is the stache reading this?) The Angels managed to lure Teixeira away from Atlanta with a mediocre first baseman and an unproven pitching prospect. I have to believe that Atlanta would have taken Farnsworth back along with a second tier prospect or two for Teixeira. Call me crazy.Labels: Catcher, Farnsworth, I-Rod, Molina, Offense, Pitching, Posada, Trade |
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| Friday, July 25, 2008 |
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Yankees acquire Nady and Marte from Pirates |
Tonight the Yanks traded three young prospects and Ross Ohlendorf for Rightfielder Xavier Nady and relief pitcher Damaso Marte. First, to address who they gave up:
Ross Ohlendorf is a 25-year old right-handed reliever who was 1 - 1 with a 6.53 ERA in 6 games this, his first major league season. Jose Tabata is a 19-year old right-handed outfielder who has shown signs of being an average hitter in the minor leagues. George Kontos is a 23-year old, right-handed starting pitcher who consistently has a high WHIP. Phil Coke is a 26-year old, left-handed starting pitcher whose ERA seemed to float around the mid to high 3's and also had a high WHIP. You never know who will pan out and who won't. Just because some of these guys are in the mid-20's doesn't mean they can't come around and develop into an impact player. You can't predict the future, you can only go on the information you have available to you at the time. Based on that thought, I'd say they didn't give up too much.
As for who they received in return:
Xavier Nady is a 29-year old right-handed right-fielder who has a career average of .281 and 75 career homeruns. However, he has never played a full season in his major league career and appears to have the type of power to hit 20-25 home runs per season if he was an every day player. This season he has been an everyday player for the Pirates and is hitting .330 with 13 home runs. Here is a quote from Stats Inc.
"Even though his swing can get a little long and he still has to learn to lay off the breaking stuff outside, there were noticeable improvements in Nady's approach last year. He didn't give away as many at-bats and didn't try to yank everything. He came to the plate with a plan, and when the pitcher made a mistake, he hit it a mile. There still are questions about what position Nady will end up playing, but given the dimensions of Petco Park, he's probably best suited to first base. He's a smart base runner, but with only station-to-station speed. "
Damaso Marte is a 33-year old left-handed middle reliever. His career ERA is 3.21 and he is 21 - 21. He's right around 1 K per inning pitched and his WHIP is a little over 1.
Clearly, this move is at least partially a reaction to the status of Posada and Matsui. The Yankee bats have been quiet and with the prospect of either or both of them being out of the lineup for the remainder of the season, the Yanks had to make a move. With the addition of Marte, they now have a left-handed reliever. Other than Pettitte, Marte is the only left-handed pitcher they have. This, no-doubt, was also a factor in the acquisition of Marte.Labels: Hitting, Marte, Nady, Offense, Outfield, Pitching, Trade |
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| Thursday, July 24, 2008 |
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Yanks seeking Pudge? |
| The Yankees may be looking to acquire Ivan Rodriguez due to the fact that Posada has probably seen his last days behind the plate for the year. Whatever the decision, I hope Cashman is cautious with whatever move he makes and continues to hold a tight grip on the organization's prospects. The 36-year old Rodriguez has not hit over .300 since 2004 and has not hit more than 20 homeruns in a season since 2001. I will concede that his defense is still superb, especially his ability to throw runners out. However, with Molina able to take Posada's spot, the Yankees already have one fine defensive catcher. Labels: Catcher, Molina, Posada, Trade |
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| Friday, July 11, 2008 |
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Hold off on Fuentes |
Colorado is looking to deal reliever Brian Fuentes, and the Yankees are apparently one of the teams expressing interest. This is not a good idea for several reasons. The first four reasons are named Rivera, Ramierz, Farnsworth and Veras. The Yankees have the greatest closer in all of baseball arguably having the greatest season of his career. They also have seemed to have found their bridges to Mo in Edwar Ramirez, Kyle Farnsworth and Jose Veras. Even their starting rotation is looking strong with Chamberlain continuing to progress down the road to being their ace. Moose is consistently solid and Pettitte has been delivering great stuff. If Wang comes off the DL and can bring 85% of what he had before he got hurt, they will have a strong pitching staff for the end of the regular season and (hopefully) deep into the playoffs.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Their offense stinks.Labels: Bullpen, offensive woes, Pitching, Rotation, Trade |
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| Friday, December 07, 2007 |
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Yanks shopping Matsui |
| I think I am really starting to like the direction the Yankees are going, especailly in the long term. The latest rumors have them shopping Hideki Matsui to the Giants for young pitching. Don't get me wrong. I really like Hideki. I love his work ethic and his modesty. He has power and hits for average and plays a decent outfield. However, the Yanks are heavy on bats and light on pitching and I like any idea of restoring the balance. Labels: Matsui, Pitching, Trade |
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| Sunday, December 02, 2007 |
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Twins looking for quite a bit in return for Santana |
| Apparently the Twins weren't so impressed when the Yanks added Phil Hughes to their package in offer for Johan Santana on Friday. Minnesota may have taken notice when Posada surprised some by making public statements in support of the need for the Yanks to trade for Santana. I have never nor will I ever doubt Posada's desire to win. I believe he is probably some distant cousin to Paul O'Neill and Scott Brosius, because he possesses the same tough-as-nails approach to the game. I wish they could clone him. Regardless of whether or not his statements have effected the Twins, talks look like they aren't going anywhere anytime soon. This, despite the dangling of Melky and Hughes. If this is true, Minnesota may be willing to wait and hold on to him until at least the middle of next season. Unfortunately, this is probably the best choice for the Yanks to make as the alternative is to sacrifice too much of the future for a man who has yet to go through the pressure cooker of NY media, NY fans, NY management and the expectations placed upon anyone who puts on the pinstripes. Labels: Pitching, Posada, Santana, Trade |
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5 JOE DIMAGGIO
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10 PHIL RIZZUTO
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Frank Baker 1916-19, 1921-22
Yogi Berra 1946-63
Wade Boggs 1993-97
Roger Bresnahan 1901-02
Frank Chance 1913-14
Jack Chesbro 1903-09
Earle Combs 1924-35
Stan Coveleski 1928
Bill Dickey 1928-43, 1946
Joe DiMaggio 1936-42, 1946-51
Leo Durocher 1925, 1928-29
Whitey Ford 1950, 1953-67
Lou Gehrig 1923-39
Lefty Gomez 1930-42
Goose Gossage 1978-83, 1989
Clark Griffith 1903-07
Burleigh Grimes 1934
Ricky Henderson 1985-1989
Waite Hoyt 1921-30
Catfish Hunter 1975-79
Reggie Jackson 1977-81
Willie Keeler 1903-09
Joe Kelley 1902
Tony Lazzeri 1926-37
Mickey Mantle 1951-68
Joe McGinnity 1901-02
John McGraw 1901-02
Johnny Mize 1949-53
Phil Niekro 1984-85
Herb Pennock 1923-33
Gaylord Perry 1980
Branch Rickey 1907
Phil Rizzuto 1941-42, 1946-56
Wilbert Robinson 1901-02
Red Ruffing 1930-42, 1945-46
Babe Ruth 1920-34
Joe Sewell 1931-33
Enos Slaughter 1954-55, 1956-59
Dazzy Vance 1915, 1918
Paul Waner 1944-45
Dave Winfield 1981-88, 1990
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