Comments on: Jaffe plays GM for a day http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/jaffe-plays-gm-for-a-day-6165/ A New York Yankees Blog Mon, 28 May 2012 04:12:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dillon http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/jaffe-plays-gm-for-a-day-6165/#comment-221413 Dillon Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:32:41 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6165#comment-221413 Pettitte will put up the same numbers as Lowe....for less years. DONT sign lowe. We have a Winn. Gardner will hit .260 this year and steal 45 bases. The guy did nothing but hit at every minor league level. Let him play center and hope jackson gives him a run for his money next year, and if not sign someone else. A 2 or 3 year deal for Sheets is a must. Maybe he'll put up a bit worse numbers than Burnett, but it's worth it on a short term deal. besides, they're both injury prone. Tex would be nice, but CC's top priority. Cash should have the talk and make last offer, then move on if he can't accept. if a guys not excited about coming here, he's not the guy we want. Go with the best kid as our #5. Pettitte will put up the same numbers as Lowe….for less years. DONT sign lowe.

We have a Winn. Gardner will hit .260 this year and steal 45 bases. The guy did nothing but hit at every minor league level. Let him play center and hope jackson gives him a run for his money next year, and if not sign someone else.

A 2 or 3 year deal for Sheets is a must. Maybe he’ll put up a bit worse numbers than Burnett, but it’s worth it on a short term deal. besides, they’re both injury prone.

Tex would be nice, but CC’s top priority. Cash should have the talk and make last offer, then move on if he can’t accept. if a guys not excited about coming here, he’s not the guy we want.

Go with the best kid as our #5.

]]> By: Bill O http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/jaffe-plays-gm-for-a-day-6165/#comment-221059 Bill O Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:36:32 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6165#comment-221059 There's no reason to acquire Winn. He is not likely to be much if at all better than Damon would be in CF. Swisher in LF, Damon in CF, and Nady in RF is a solid defensive OF. Not great, but not bad. Use Gardner as a defensive replacement/pinch runner and we're in great shape in the OF. CC, Teixeira, Pettitte, and one more starting pitcher (whoever they can afford, preferably Sheets if at all possible) and we'll be in amazing shape for next year. There’s no reason to acquire Winn. He is not likely to be much if at all better than Damon would be in CF. Swisher in LF, Damon in CF, and Nady in RF is a solid defensive OF. Not great, but not bad. Use Gardner as a defensive replacement/pinch runner and we’re in great shape in the OF.

CC, Teixeira, Pettitte, and one more starting pitcher (whoever they can afford, preferably Sheets if at all possible) and we’ll be in amazing shape for next year.

]]> By: Peter Lacock http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/jaffe-plays-gm-for-a-day-6165/#comment-221042 Peter Lacock Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:17:58 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6165#comment-221042 Exactly. Exactly.

]]> By: Peter Lacock http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/jaffe-plays-gm-for-a-day-6165/#comment-221041 Peter Lacock Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:16:25 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6165#comment-221041 Yup, no way Matsui goes to the NL. Yup, no way Matsui goes to the NL.

]]> By: Peter Lacock http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/jaffe-plays-gm-for-a-day-6165/#comment-221039 Peter Lacock Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:14:43 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6165#comment-221039 Someone with some sense. Someone with some sense.

]]> By: Peter Lacock http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/jaffe-plays-gm-for-a-day-6165/#comment-221035 Peter Lacock Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:09:51 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6165#comment-221035 That is accurate. This is what the roster will be except forget Coke. He will be a SWB starter. Melancon and Hughes will start the season at SWB but will come up at some point. Aceves will be in NY. That is accurate.
This is what the roster will be except forget Coke. He will be a SWB starter.
Melancon and Hughes will start the season at SWB but will come up at some point.
Aceves will be in NY.

]]> By: John Dee http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/jaffe-plays-gm-for-a-day-6165/#comment-221014 John Dee Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:43:54 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6165#comment-221014 Forget CC (he doesn't want to come anyway). The Yankees need to get younger in positional players and buy some time for younger pitchers to develop by aquring some innings eaters for 2009. We have enough pitching to win now and in the future. Joba, Hughes and the other kids can fill out the 4th and 5th rotation spots if we get some innings eaters at 2nd and 3rd starters. Eventually, Joba and Hughes are both staff aces in the making. In the meantime we can get by with Wang as staff ace. As for hitting, we need to get younger and better. If we turn over CF to Gardner (with Melky as his caddie), we solidify our defense and get a spark plug very cheaply Here is what we do to solidify 2009 and help get us ready in 2010 and beyond for another Yankee Dynasty!!! Sign Positional Players: Teixera 28 yrs old (170 mil for 8 years) Dunn 29 years old( 60 mil for 4 years) Sign Pitchers: Pettitte year 16 mil (same as last year) Trade: Matsui to Seattle for Sean Green Damon to Tampa for Andy Sonnanstine Damon and Matsui are both old 35 year olds. Tampa needs a true leadoff hitter, a leader and a DH and gets one in the same in Damon. Seattle needs another bat and someone to put people in the seats. Imagine the Seattle area with a high Japaneses population having bith Ichiro and Matsui both in their lineups at the same time? Sonnanstine still has four years left before Free Agency and threw over 190 innings last year. Pencil him down for 800 IP's and 600 K's over the next four years at a much cheaper rate then all the sore armed pitchers on this years free agent market. Matsui will not bring us back a quality SP or position player, but Green will fit nicely (and cheaply) eating middle innings. As for Pettitte, I don't want to sign him either (Moose would have fit better), but at one year for the same amount as last year, he will bridge the gap for Joba, Hughes, Kennedy, Horne, Brackman, Aceves, Coke etc. Ou rotation will look like this: Wang Joba Sonnanstine Pettitte Hughes our bullpen will be: Mo (closer) Bruney (setup) Veras (set up) Marte (lone lefty, situational lefty, setup) Green (middle) Ramirez (middle) Giese (long man spot start) Send down Coke and make him a starter and Aceves will be the first guy called up if there is an injury. The lineup will be: 1) SS Jeter 2) 2b Cano 3) 1B Teixera 4) 3b A Rod 5) DH Dunn 6) C Posada 7) RF Nady 8) LF Swisher 9) CF Gardner Gardner gets a chance to leadoff in 2010 pushing Jeter back to 2nd. This makes our OF defense superior to last years debacle and bids farewell to injury prone damon, Giambi and Matsui. The payroll comes in around 190 and gives a chance for people to develop. in 2010 we say goodbye to Nady and install Austin Jackson in his spot. Bench: Molina Melky Ransom 25th spot sign a veteran catcher (Ausmus?) to store at Scranton in case Posada can't go or rotate another arm to eat innings out of the pen (Britton et all). Another possibilty for 25th man could be Shelly Duncan or Justin Christian to give Dunn a day off against tough lefties. Forget CC (he doesn’t want to come anyway). The Yankees need to get younger in positional players and buy some time for younger pitchers to develop by aquring some innings eaters for 2009. We have enough pitching to win now and in the future. Joba, Hughes and the other kids can fill out the 4th and 5th rotation spots if we get some innings eaters at 2nd and 3rd starters. Eventually, Joba and Hughes are both staff aces in the making. In the meantime we can get by with Wang as staff ace. As for hitting, we need to get younger and better. If we turn over CF to Gardner (with Melky as his caddie), we solidify our defense and get a spark plug very cheaply Here is what we do to solidify 2009 and help get us ready in 2010 and beyond for another Yankee Dynasty!!!

Sign Positional Players:
Teixera 28 yrs old (170 mil for 8 years)
Dunn 29 years old( 60 mil for 4 years)

Sign Pitchers:
Pettitte year 16 mil (same as last year)

Trade:

Matsui to Seattle for Sean Green
Damon to Tampa for Andy Sonnanstine

Damon and Matsui are both old 35 year olds. Tampa needs a true leadoff hitter, a leader and a DH and gets one in the same in Damon. Seattle needs another bat and someone to put people in the seats. Imagine the Seattle area with a high Japaneses population having bith Ichiro and Matsui both in their lineups at the same time? Sonnanstine still has four years left before Free Agency and threw over 190 innings last year. Pencil him down for 800 IP’s and 600 K’s over the next four years at a much cheaper rate then all the sore armed pitchers on this years free agent market. Matsui will not bring us back a quality SP or position player, but Green will fit nicely (and cheaply) eating middle innings. As for Pettitte, I don’t want to sign him either (Moose would have fit better), but at one year for the same amount as last year, he will bridge the gap for Joba, Hughes, Kennedy, Horne, Brackman, Aceves, Coke etc. Ou rotation will look like this:

Wang
Joba
Sonnanstine
Pettitte
Hughes

our bullpen will be:

Mo (closer)
Bruney (setup)
Veras (set up)
Marte (lone lefty, situational lefty, setup)
Green (middle)
Ramirez (middle)
Giese (long man spot start)

Send down Coke and make him a starter and Aceves will be the first guy called up if there is an injury.

The lineup will be:
1) SS Jeter
2) 2b Cano
3) 1B Teixera
4) 3b A Rod
5) DH Dunn
6) C Posada
7) RF Nady
8) LF Swisher
9) CF Gardner

Gardner gets a chance to leadoff in 2010 pushing Jeter back to 2nd. This makes our OF defense superior to last years debacle and bids farewell to injury prone damon, Giambi and Matsui. The payroll comes in around 190 and gives a chance for people to develop. in 2010 we say goodbye to Nady and install Austin Jackson in his spot.

Bench:
Molina
Melky
Ransom
25th spot sign a veteran catcher (Ausmus?) to store at Scranton in case Posada can’t go or rotate another arm to eat innings out of the pen (Britton et all). Another possibilty for 25th man could be Shelly Duncan or Justin Christian to give Dunn a day off against tough lefties.

]]> By: steve (different one) http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/jaffe-plays-gm-for-a-day-6165/#comment-221007 steve (different one) Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:24:18 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6165#comment-221007 <b>But we were saved by Mussina having his best season in years, and he’s not coming back.</b> i was waiting for someone to point out this crucial and obvious point. i disagree that Pettitte won't be back though, he will. But we were saved by Mussina having his best season in years, and he’s not coming back.

i was waiting for someone to point out this crucial and obvious point.

i disagree that Pettitte won’t be back though, he will.

]]> By: Mike Pop http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/jaffe-plays-gm-for-a-day-6165/#comment-220958 Mike Pop Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:05:17 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6165#comment-220958 Problem is if AJs and Sheets' injury histories hold up we are put in a bad spot. Would I take all 3 of those guys over CC ? Probably but I think CC would be a better overall fit Problem is if AJs and Sheets’ injury histories hold up we are put in a bad spot. Would I take all 3 of those guys over CC ? Probably but I think CC would be a better overall fit

]]> By: nick blasioli http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/jaffe-plays-gm-for-a-day-6165/#comment-220905 nick blasioli Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:16:29 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=6165#comment-220905 good blog...i hope cashman is reading....i totally agree with you... good blog…i hope cashman is reading….i totally agree with you…

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