Comments on: Grading the SWB Yankees http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/grading-the-swb-yankees-749/ A New York Yankees Blog Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:34:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CB http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/grading-the-swb-yankees-749/#comment-10267 CB Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:55:02 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/10/grading-the-swb-yankees/#comment-10267 Mike, Do you think Sabathia is worth a Barry Zito+ contract? It'll take at least that much to get him. Maybe an 8 year deal? He's clearly a top flight arm. But his body type and weight problems worry me. I can see him gaining a lot more weight and breaking down over the course of a 7 year deal. He's a great talent and would help a a lot but I think he's a considerable risk. Granted there are only so many southpaws of his quality but he feels like Bartolo Colon redux with this next contract - only for a lot more money than colon got. Mike,

Do you think Sabathia is worth a Barry Zito+ contract? It’ll take at least that much to get him. Maybe an 8 year deal? He’s clearly a top flight arm. But his body type and weight problems worry me. I can see him gaining a lot more weight and breaking down over the course of a 7 year deal. He’s a great talent and would help a a lot but I think he’s a considerable risk. Granted there are only so many southpaws of his quality but he feels like Bartolo Colon redux with this next contract – only for a lot more money than colon got.

]]> By: mehmattski http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/grading-the-swb-yankees-749/#comment-10024 mehmattski Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:25:38 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/10/grading-the-swb-yankees/#comment-10024 I hear there's this other lefty who will be a free agent in 2008. Johan something. Maybe we can check him out.... I hear there’s this other lefty who will be a free agent in 2008. Johan something. Maybe we can check him out….

]]> By: Zack http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/grading-the-swb-yankees-749/#comment-10016 Zack Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:59:35 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/10/grading-the-swb-yankees/#comment-10016 Mike: Not to mention if the following year we can throw Sanchez in there, with Sabathia, Joba, and Sanchez, our pitching rotation would be buffet line all stars! (fat jokes never get old, right? right??? Oh well) Sabathia would be my vote for FA pitcher: a consistently better than average lefty work horse... Mike: Not to mention if the following year we can throw Sanchez in there, with Sabathia, Joba, and Sanchez, our pitching rotation would be buffet line all stars! (fat jokes never get old, right? right??? Oh well)

Sabathia would be my vote for FA pitcher: a consistently better than average lefty work horse…

]]> By: Mike A. http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/grading-the-swb-yankees-749/#comment-10011 Mike A. Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:52:44 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/10/grading-the-swb-yankees/#comment-10011 Speaking of big-time lefties, I REALLY want the Yanks to go after Sabathia next year when he's a FA. Imagine having a front 4 of Sabathia-Hughes-Joba-Wang. You can just shove it down the other team's throat game after game during the postseason. Ridiculous. Speaking of big-time lefties, I REALLY want the Yanks to go after Sabathia next year when he’s a FA. Imagine having a front 4 of Sabathia-Hughes-Joba-Wang. You can just shove it down the other team’s throat game after game during the postseason. Ridiculous.

]]> By: C-Note http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/grading-the-swb-yankees-749/#comment-10010 C-Note Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:47:39 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/10/grading-the-swb-yankees/#comment-10010 A bigtime South paw is really the only thing missing from our farm system, and every yankee run of rings has had at least one great lefty on the staff (see Whitey ford, Gator, Dandy andy)... I find it interesting to note that the collapse of 2004 had no lefties in rotation and the last two playoff failures were highlighted by shitty performaces from an aging an ineffective R. Johnson---- you figure Andy pitches thru 2008, by the time the club moves into the new stadium it makes sense that thay would try to sign for, trade for one bigtime lefty(Bedard, santana, Dontrelle, etc) maybe Michael Dunn or Angel Reyes puts it together, or some fella who's an international signee--- with how well they are drafting it seems they should be able to develop a lefty sooner or later, but for now none seem to be on the horizon somehow, I don't think it'll be Chase john wayne Wright and his "95' heater Must be a fella who wrote the article doesnt wanna piss off any of the guys on the team- A LOT of the grades were VERY generous, & some of the descriptions didnt seem to match who he was talking about at all A bigtime South paw is really the only thing missing from our farm system, and every yankee run of rings has had at least one great lefty on the staff (see Whitey ford, Gator, Dandy andy)… I find it interesting to note that the collapse of 2004 had no lefties in rotation and the last two playoff failures were highlighted by shitty performaces from an aging an ineffective R. Johnson—- you figure Andy pitches thru 2008, by the time the club moves into the new stadium it makes sense that thay would try to sign for, trade for one bigtime lefty(Bedard, santana, Dontrelle, etc)

maybe Michael Dunn or Angel Reyes puts it together, or some fella who’s an international signee— with how well they are drafting it seems they should be able to develop a lefty sooner or later, but for now none seem to be on the horizon

somehow, I don’t think it’ll be Chase john wayne Wright and his “95′ heater

Must be a fella who wrote the article doesnt wanna piss off any of the guys on the team- A LOT of the grades were VERY generous, & some of the descriptions didnt seem to match who he was talking about at all

]]> By: Mike A. http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/grading-the-swb-yankees-749/#comment-9993 Mike A. Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:05:53 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/10/grading-the-swb-yankees/#comment-9993 Bedard's arbitration eligible for next year, then can be a FA after '08. Peter Angelos has deep pockets, so I think they'll make a very hard push to extend him. Bedard’s arbitration eligible for next year, then can be a FA after ’08. Peter Angelos has deep pockets, so I think they’ll make a very hard push to extend him.

]]> By: Barry http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/grading-the-swb-yankees-749/#comment-9992 Barry Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:38:54 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/10/grading-the-swb-yankees/#comment-9992 Chase Wright is also New York's John Wayne. Is it true Bedard is a FA next year. Chase Wright is also New York’s John Wayne. Is it true Bedard is a FA next year.

]]> By: Barry http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/grading-the-swb-yankees-749/#comment-9991 Barry Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:37:58 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/10/grading-the-swb-yankees/#comment-9991 Chase Wright is also New York's John Wayne Chase Wright is also New York’s John Wayne

]]> By: Joseph P. http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/grading-the-swb-yankees-749/#comment-9986 Joseph P. Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:57:31 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/10/grading-the-swb-yankees/#comment-9986 Well, that may be how he works hitters down in AAA, though his walk totals would say otherwise. But that's not nearly as egregious as the Wright comment. Well, that may be how he works hitters down in AAA, though his walk totals would say otherwise. But that’s not nearly as egregious as the Wright comment.

]]> By: John http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/grading-the-swb-yankees-749/#comment-9983 John Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:16:35 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/07/10/grading-the-swb-yankees/#comment-9983 It's not Chase Wright's 95 MPH fastball that floors me. It's the description of Matt DeSalvo as fearless and willing to challenge hitters. It’s not Chase Wright’s 95 MPH fastball that floors me. It’s the description of Matt DeSalvo as fearless and willing to challenge hitters.

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