Comments on: Give that man a job

By: dm31078

dm31078 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:12:27 +0000

Karstens gives me nausuea. Would love to see Patterson and Ohlendorf but doubt it will happen. Where does Albaledejo stand, his stuff is nasty too?

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Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:08:18 +0000

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By: Glen L

Glen L — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:14:08 +0000

I really hope Ohlendorf makes the pen .. he’s got a very solid slider

By: Count Zero

Count Zero — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:09:08 +0000

“Rajah of Rehab” — priceless!

By: TurnTwo

TurnTwo — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:02:29 +0000

I agree that Rasner deserves a legitimate shot for the spot as the long man in the pen, but he just hasnt pitched as well to me as Karstens has and i’ve heard that he hasnt regained the touch he had from his broken finger yet, which may be the reason why.

he signed the deal to come back to the yankees, and he can pitch out of the pen in Scranton and be called up should Karstens falter, but right now I do like Karstens better.

I did think that Ohlendorf and Traber would be the other 2 arm in the pen to start the season, but the way Patterson has been used, and has succeeded thus far, I dont think it’d be a surprise to see him at least start the season with the team when they break camp. Seems like the original plan was to have Ohlendorf go back to Scranton and perfect that split-finger, and that he was only going to make this team in the absence of another bullpen option.

i think the way he’s performed, the most likely choices as of today would be Patterson, Traber, and Karstens to go along with MO, Joba, Farnsworth and Hawkins.

By: playballny

playballny — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:30:14 +0000

Rasner over karstens?, you guys are nuts

By: playballny

playballny — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:29:39 +0000

Lets not forget, super numbers in triple A don’t translate to into super numbers in the majors, sometimes not even average numbers…so far so good in ST, wouldn’t be against keeping him, but I’m also realistic. Folks get a little excited over minor league numbers and spring training numbers. I don’t think they’ll be room for him once they keep a long relief guy, a left, and someone like albala-who-who, britton, or veras…guess it depends if they’re keeping one utility infielder or two aside from duncan

By: Mike A.

Mike A. — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:12:43 +0000

The difference is that Rasner has an out pitch in his curve (granted it’s not a lights-out pitch, but it’s still effective), Karstens’ got nuttin’.

By: LiveFromNewYork

LiveFromNewYork — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:46:47 +0000

I agree Rasner over Karstens. I think Rasner deserves a closer look.

Very happy with Patterson and hope that he’s a fixture in the bullpen. I doubt that the Yankees would allow any of their players a reality show. They’re having agita over Phil’s blog.

By: Tripp

Tripp — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:47:11 +0000

Rasner over Karstens really? I alwasy thought you could just interchange the two and they would put up similar numbers.

Hawkins has been solid in ST this year, but I wish he wasn’t on the team now. It would open up another bullpen spot for one of the guys mentioned above.