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Brackman to start tomorrow
ByNot in the big leagues, in Hawaii. Baseball America has the story. The Yanks’ 2007 first rounder still hasn’t thrown a pitch in a game thanks to Tommy John surgery and an appendectomy, but his undeniable talent is worth the wait. Game time is 7pm local, so unless my math is wrong, that’s 1am Sunday on the east coast. Regardless, it’s exciting to see him finally get going.
Which Yankees farmhands and playing in Hawaii? Which team are they on?
Scroll down to “Others to Watch” in the article.
Thanks, didn’t see that
The Waikiki Beach Boys. Jeremy Bleich, Austin Romine and Damon Sublett are also playing. Here’s the roster:
http://www.hawaiiwinterbasebal.....;year=2008
Ha! Jeremy Papelbon.
If Jon Papelbon is a douchebag, what does that make Jeremy? An enema syringe?
And is there a rule somewhere that says that all younger, less talented brothers must be named Jeremy or Ozzie?
I’d take some douchebags on this team if they were like him.
You mean to write in a professional game, Mike, as he did pitch in Instructs against the Phillies in a 4-0 loss a couple of days ago…
I had a discussion with Steve Goldman (Pinstripped Bible) a few days ago over at BTF.
Goldman claims Brackman is a college basketball player, and that given the state of the Yankees “system and the factor of time, which is working against them give the state of the major league roster, I’m not sure that gambling on the upside was the most responsible thing to do for the organization”.
Needless to say, I thoroughly disagree with Goldman’s point of view on this and rather a lot of other matters.
Right, the Yankees should only take “surefire average major leaguers” like Ian Kennedy. Riiiiiiight.
Low-ceiling ’safe’ picks are the fastest way to kill a farm system.
Brackman may not work out (most draft picks don’t), but if you keep selecting high-ceiling talent, then enough will work out. There are no short cuts to building a farm system, so time shouldn’t be an issue.
I hope we don’t Joba him by putting him in the pen and totally disregarding his Starting Past.
I just made Joba a verb.
Humberto Sanchez says hello.
Humberto Sanchez is also 26. As much as I want to see what he can do as a starter, he needs to be in the majors ASAP.
*sorry, 25 right now, 26 early next season.
And Humberto also has a looooong history of injuries that may suggest his body can’t withstand starting
Maybe Pavano was not totally useless after all…. “Brackman crossed paths with Pavano, who taught him a different grip on a changeup—a pitch Brackman will incorporate. He didn’t have the pitch in college. “I feel like I can throw it for a strike now and it doesn’t cut,” Brackman said.”
As for gambling on upside, I’d rather pay him $4.5M, or whatever it was, then pay $40M on some FA pitcher to bomb.
Wait a sec… Pavano was giving tips to Brackman?
WHY THE FUCK WOULD WE EVER ALLOW CARL PAVANO WITHING 500 YARDS OF ANDREW BRACKMAN?
I can already picture Brackman’s arm literally ripping itself off his body as he throws his new “Pavano change”…
Mike, I am looking forward on hearing about Brackman back on the mound, but what’s the latest news (if any) on Christian Garcia?
The yanks should ALWAYS gamble on upside players.
There is zero downside. Money? This organization prints money.
especially where they usually pick in the draft, which is at the end of every round, and when most of the time guys like Price and Smoak are taken, there’s no fault in going for high upside guys like a Joba or a Brackman. Safe, average picks will have meant no Joba, Jackson, Melancon, Betences…See where I’m getting at…3 of those guys alone are the yankees top 3 prospects with Betences being arguable while Joba is arguably the prize arm in the whole org not named Mo