Comments on: Yanks inquired on Jenks http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/yanks-inquired-on-jenks-1662/ A New York Yankees Blog Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:55:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: felixpanther http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/yanks-inquired-on-jenks-1662/#comment-33783 felixpanther Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:46:53 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/20/yanks-inquired-on-jenks/#comment-33783 how about trading Farnswoth? he's useless anyway how about trading Farnswoth? he’s useless anyway

]]> By: adkwriter http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/yanks-inquired-on-jenks-1662/#comment-33721 adkwriter Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:09:17 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/20/yanks-inquired-on-jenks/#comment-33721 It's fine on you're arm...modern baseball is ignorant. It’s fine on you’re arm…modern baseball is ignorant.

]]> By: barry http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/yanks-inquired-on-jenks-1662/#comment-33716 barry Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:53:16 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/20/yanks-inquired-on-jenks/#comment-33716 Jenks would be a great pickup, especially if Mariano gets more arm problems this year. Jenks would be a great pickup, especially if Mariano gets more arm problems this year.

]]> By: JCP http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/yanks-inquired-on-jenks-1662/#comment-33704 JCP Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:09:56 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/20/yanks-inquired-on-jenks/#comment-33704 I agree about Horne.... I really think that the Yankees have some good young pitchers (Cox, Sanchez, perhaps Melancon) on the way to the bullpen, as well as a bunch of other people who could do well in '08 (Ohlendorf, Patterson, Edwar, Britton, T.J. Beam) I wouldn't be shy about betting that one of those seven has a better year next year than Jenks given a couple of things: - Jenks had a 4.00 ERA in '06 - he's a reliever, almost assuredly making his performance subject to large scale fluctuation - only 3.9% of the flyballs he allowed last year went out of the park, as compared with ~11% for the rest of his career - his BABIP last year was .254 - you don't retire 46 straight batters without a hefty dose of luck Frankly I think the Yankees probably know all these things and I'm somewhat surprised they'd be willing to talk about someone with so much marquee name value because of the exorbitant price such a pitcher would inherently demand I agree about Horne…. I really think that the Yankees have some good young pitchers (Cox, Sanchez, perhaps Melancon) on the way to the bullpen, as well as a bunch of other people who could do well in ’08 (Ohlendorf, Patterson, Edwar, Britton, T.J. Beam)

I wouldn’t be shy about betting that one of those seven has a better year next year than Jenks given a couple of things:

- Jenks had a 4.00 ERA in ’06
- he’s a reliever, almost assuredly making his performance subject to large scale fluctuation
- only 3.9% of the flyballs he allowed last year went out of the park, as compared with ~11% for the rest of his career
- his BABIP last year was .254 – you don’t retire 46 straight batters without a hefty dose of luck

Frankly I think the Yankees probably know all these things and I’m somewhat surprised they’d be willing to talk about someone with so much marquee name value because of the exorbitant price such a pitcher would inherently demand

]]> By: JCP http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/yanks-inquired-on-jenks-1662/#comment-33698 JCP Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:58:00 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/20/yanks-inquired-on-jenks/#comment-33698 and turns 33 on Thanksgiving and turns 33 on Thanksgiving

]]> By: JCP http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/yanks-inquired-on-jenks-1662/#comment-33696 JCP Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:56:02 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/20/yanks-inquired-on-jenks/#comment-33696 relievers don't pitch 130-140 innings anymore because it has disastrous consequences for their arms - at least, that's the current thinking in MLB - having to pitch 5-6 innings a week spread out over 3 games is much worse than doing so in 1 game relievers don’t pitch 130-140 innings anymore because it has disastrous consequences for their arms – at least, that’s the current thinking in MLB – having to pitch 5-6 innings a week spread out over 3 games is much worse than doing so in 1 game

]]> By: JCP http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/yanks-inquired-on-jenks-1662/#comment-33693 JCP Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:53:41 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/20/yanks-inquired-on-jenks/#comment-33693 Bean obviously walked a fine line in the minors - by the time the Yankees were willing to give him any real shot, he was on the wrong side of it.... ....wait for it....wait for it......here come the cries of "Colter Bean sucks" I know he sucks... but I still believe he could've been at least a league average reliever were he given a shot in 2004 btw... AJax named HWB's #1 Prospect by Baseball Prospectus... more fodder for the prospect hype machine, but also just plainly encouraging http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=6945 (subscription required) Bean obviously walked a fine line in the minors – by the time the Yankees were willing to give him any real shot, he was on the wrong side of it….

….wait for it….wait for it……here come the cries of “Colter Bean sucks”

I know he sucks… but I still believe he could’ve been at least a league average reliever were he given a shot in 2004

btw… AJax named HWB’s #1 Prospect by Baseball Prospectus… more fodder for the prospect hype machine, but also just plainly encouraging

http://baseballprospectus.com/.....cleid=6945

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]]> By: JCP http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/yanks-inquired-on-jenks-1662/#comment-33688 JCP Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:46:54 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/20/yanks-inquired-on-jenks/#comment-33688 2B, IMO, while not as demanding as SS, is still pretty darn demanding 2B, IMO, while not as demanding as SS, is still pretty darn demanding

]]> By: JCP http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/yanks-inquired-on-jenks-1662/#comment-33687 JCP Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:45:12 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/20/yanks-inquired-on-jenks/#comment-33687 he's also 32 he’s also 32

]]> By: Keith http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/yanks-inquired-on-jenks-1662/#comment-33686 Keith Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:42:08 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/20/yanks-inquired-on-jenks/#comment-33686 How about Jeter moving to 2B, and Cano to LF? How about Jeter moving to 2B, and Cano to LF?

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