Comments on: A weaker lineup with Matsui limited

By: putt

putt — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:41:55 +0000

As my experiences go, it’s usually a grinder in CT, a hoagie in PA, a hero in NY, and a sub most other places on the East Coast.

I’m out in Cali now, and all they make is sourdough sandwiches (and they feel compelled to put avocado on it, not matter what), so they are completely befuddled if you ask for any of the above. I’ve only heard “wedge” in a few random places, though…

By: Rob S.

Rob S. — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:57:49 +0000

Hey there Mr. gloom and doom. Why don’t you wait for a problem to actually happen before you start belly aching about it. If our pitchers stay healthy (probably even if one went down) our offense will be fine.

By: NC Saint

NC Saint — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:38 +0000

I’d love to see Miranda called up and played against righties in the event of a Matsui injury.

By: Tom Zig

Tom Zig — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:42:56 +0000

Barry Bonds says hello….

But the Yankees hide their face.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:12:13 +0000

This is a non-issue for me. Last season, this would have been a troubling issue, with Rasner, Ponson and Geise taking the hill. The Yanks needed top notch production from every spot in their lineup and didn’t get it. It’s different this season with the rotation we have.

Even with a depleted lineup… we’ll have a chance to win a lot more of those games this season.

By: mryankee

mryankee — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:36:52 +0000

I dont get while the words old yankees team is used compare position by position with Boston for example how old are the yankees?

By: MattG

MattG — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:32:07 +0000

I don’t know. If the only options remaining are Grudzielanek at $3M or Berroa, I think, grudgingly, yes. I hold out hope he’s got a line on a AAA infielder-for-RH reliever deal in the offing.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:27:45 +0000

Nothing of the sort.

I don’t want to hand the CF job to Jim Edmonds. But if Matsui gets hurt and is out for an extended period of time, we move Nady into the DH slot and we have an opening on the bench for another bat. I’m fine with calling Jim Edmonds and seeing how much he’d want to be one of our backup outfielders/pinch hitter/occasional starter.

For all intents and purposes, Jim Edmonds = Rocco Baldelli. They can both play all three OF positions and have a decent amount of pop and OBP skills, and as long as you seriously limit their PT and exposure to keep them healthy, they’re quality guys in small, small doses.

Sure, he’s old as dirt. But he did still OBP .343 and SLG .479 in limited duty last year. As long as you keep him out of the field as much as possible (which is pretty much our plan for Matsui anyway), he’ll contribute as a backup.

By: MattG

MattG — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:27:39 +0000

Oh, you and I have a healthy difference in opinion of German’s ability. German will win the starting spot in Wrigley, and might very well post a .370+ OBP in the park/division. I would say German’s pessimistic offensive projection is right about what people dream Brett Gardner will do.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:22:29 +0000

In 2007 with the A’s Kotsay posted a 62 OPS+. In 2008 with the Red Sox he posted a 57 OPS+. In 2008 with the AAAA Braves, he was good.

I expect that Melky could equal those numbers.