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Aaron Small! That Michael Kay failed to mention on TV today. Good fact.
Mo blew the home opener and the ALDS, he obviously was just a one-year wonder, the fucking bum.
i told cashman to go get manny butnoooooooooooooooooooooooooo 15 men left on base.we should just try to get rid of marte just a bum.bring up igawa for long relief and tomko marte is just useless.
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we should just try to get rid of marte just a bum.bring up igawa for long relief and tomko marte is just useless.
That’s what we like here at RAB – well articulated analysis backed up by facts (along with impeccable grammar).
As the saying goes, “Take that shit to LoHud.”
Two smarts moves that are better made late than never and now than never, Jose Veras down for Brett Tomko and Some how loose Cody Ransom for Angel Berroa.
Veras is out of options. I’m sure Veras will most likely be gone when Melancon comes up.
Well then what the hell are we waiting for. I don’t care what they get rid of him for. If he isn’t there then Girardi won’t be tempted to bring him in. The guy has wore out his welcome and is showing no signs of return.
You should be able to trade Veras for something. Not having options is not the reason he should be pitching here.
Cody Ransom looks overmatched, too bad he waited a long time for an opportunity. Pro Ball can be cruel, but if you can`t produce your out.Whose next before A-Rod returns?
apparently the league found some holes in his swing. Long needs to work with Ransom to make him better. but hey, that’s just my thinking.
You can’t really work with a 33 year old with no track record. He is what he is, and in two or three weeks, when A-Rod returns, he’ll be just a memory.
Agreed. I just found out that we have another career minor leaguer in our system. Carlos Menodza, 30 years old just got promoted to AAA.
He’ll be starting for us soon enough.
The funny thing about coaching is that you actually need your students to have some morsel of ability.
Does anyone here work for MetLife or Northwestern Mutual?
Sorry to stray from the post, Mike, Ben and Joe. I’m not sure when the Open thread will be up and I have interviews lined up with both companies, wanted some insight on anyone’s experience with them.
I am surprised either is hiring at this point. Metlife is pretty much the cream of the crop in the bizz.
any news on ajax today. hows the elbow?
We’ll have that in DotF later.
If/When Melancon gets called up, which reliever gets the shaft? Will it even be a reliever that gets called down?
Right now, the Yanks are carrying an 8-man bullpen for some reason. Whatever the next move is, a reliever is sure to get axed.
the reason is that they haven’t decided what to do with Nady yet.
either Veras or Ramirez.
Edwar? His ERA is a run lower than Bruney’s. He isn’t pretty, but he usually gets the job done eventually.
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com.....ByStat=ERA
The guys who should be in the cross hairs are Coke and Veras.
I doubt Veras will be sent down, as much as I’d like it. He’s a more likely trade candidate.
Isn’t Veras out of options as well?
Yeah, I think you’re right.
Coke must have plenty, he has barely any MLB experience.
I know this only ’cause I had to send him down in MLB ‘09, haha.
Coke was only added to the 40 man when he was called up at the end of last season, so he should have 3 options.
Edwar gets no respect.
Well, one’s going to get sent down soon, presumably, because there are now 13 pitchers on the staff. Will it be Robertson? Not if he looks like he did today.
My bet is on Albaladejo.
Then we REALLY dont have a long man. He’s the closest thing we got.
Why? I think hes great. He took one for the team the other day, pitching out of his element he wasn’t so bad. Sure he gave up that grand slam but look at it this way, That was a good thing. He eliminated the pressure situation.
Edwar has options… so I vote for him.
My guess is a reliever or two will be traded at the deadline, even though I hope melancon will be up longer before then.
Why send down an effective reliever? I wouldn’t mind seeing Veras gone, but since he doesn’t have any options left, a dump trade doesn’t seem like the most valuable use for him.
Add Texas to the teams looking to dump salary
http://www.star-telegram.com/1.....17335.html
It looks so bad for Hicks he might be forced to sell the team. Expect Bud Selig to be all over this pretty soon, like he was in San Diego last off season and with the Expos a few years back.
those 2 dudes Ian Kinsler and Josh Hamiltion would be nice for the Yanks.
Those guys are going nowhere. It doesn’t even help Hicks all that much. Here’s their payroll.
http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.c.....ngers.html
Michael Young, Vincente Padilla, Hank Blaylock and Kevin Millwood. You could probably have any of them for a song, talent-wise.
to be honest, I actually wouldn’t mind having Blalock playing 3B right about now. He’s being productive.
Yea, I think he’d be great as a 1b/3b/dh guy, but he’s probably not worth what it would take to give up for him considering he’d only start 2 weeks.
Dropping salary =/= trading their two best young and cost controlled players.
They’re looking to move Millwood, Padilla, Young, etc.
What about a Ruth style deal…
ehhem…Cough Cough.. J-Ham. Cough.
Keep dreaming. . .
A man can dream…
What about Seattle, would you guys do anything for Ichiro? He’s owed a lot of money which is a big problem.
I wouldn’t go near Ichiro. No need for a glorified singles hitter, especially one past his sell by date.
No need for a glorified singles hitter,
THANK you. No one listens to me when I say this.
What aboot Austin Kearns or Jason Repko?
Unless Kearns could do what he did in ‘07 and before, no.
Kearns is worth a look at least. espically if it doesn’t cost much.
Yea true, but he is great at stealing bases as well. A singles hitter would fit in well with Alex Jorge Tex and even Damon.
Ichiro’s problem is that he basically either gets a hit or makes an out. He’s only got a 36 point differential between his OBP and BA, which really isn’t good. His SB% for his career is 81%, which is great, but his lack of patience doesn’t really fit w/the Yankees. If he was younger and not owed a ton of money–or had just one year left on his deal–then I’d think about it. But given the current situation, no thanks!
My mistake, I mis-typed. It’s a 46 point IsoD for Ichiro.
And he’s a great defender as well.
And he’ll also be 36 in October and is owed $51MM from now to the rest of his contract. The Yankees already have a singles hitting CF who can (potentially) steal a ton of bases and play good bases.
And just to clarify, NO, I am not saying Brett Gardner is Ichiro. He’s clearly not on that level, but stylistically, they’re similar players. Ichiro’s old and owed entirely too much money, plus the M’s would probably want a whole lot for him.
I’m not sure what they would want for him. He accounts for almost 20% of their payroll. They may be willing to part with him for a Japanese DH and a young guy or two. I don’t think it will ever happen but just throwing it out there..
I would only do it if Ichiro had one year left on his deal.
I love Ichiro and would have loved him on this team for the last 6 or 8 years, but his last contract was just so overpaid.
You gotta think Ichiro is so sick of seattle though, and the losing. I feel bad for the guy. In his prime he was amazing though, he is the super rich mans brett gardner.
True, I think I agree but he is in great shape. Cash wants us to be young so it’s really moot.
Except Ichiro makes significantly more contact than Gardner. Ichiro has a lifetime K/PA of around 10%, and Gardner is at 22.5% for both his time in the minors and his cups of coffee here.
Not striking out is important if you’re gonna be a low-walk singles hitter, because you need the ball in play.
Of course, of course. I’m just sayin’.
silver linings:
jorge gunned down grady sizemore
matsui walked 3 times
coke
girardi not burying coke
robertson
the stadium doesn’t play like citizen’s bank (yet)
cano is still hot
today’s game reminded me of the double-edged sword that was joe torre. he managed like a fan. he would have had bruney in there to start the 7th
There is a reason torre has managed a team to the playoffs 13 yrs in a row
And that reason would be because he had a awsome roster for 13 years strait. there’s at least 5 complete no brainer 1st round HOFers on the team during this span, 3-5 borderline guys, and a fleet of guys who will at least appear on the ballot.
And he had all stars almost every single position
I keep thinking two things
1) The loss was my fault for daring to watch it,
and
2) CC was only one out away from a quality start and what a gutty start it was…despite having no command he still only gave up one run. That’s the type of start that wins World Series.
The loss was my fault for daring to watch it
i just blame Veras for not having any control of his pitches.
Becca…not your fault, my husbands fault. He is not a fan and therefore not allowed to be in the room while I am watching. I was watching downstairs when he came in, he stopped to talk to me and looked at the tv, things started falling apart after that.
Im not speaking to him right now…
Is your husband named “Medusa”?
Medusa is a woman!
No, but my favorite Anthrax song is..LOL
I thought John Maine was gonna ascend to ace-status?
Lol @ people who think that.
the yankees will be fine look at red sux record everyone at espn picked them to win the division .we have to get rid of veras and marte they are bums. was just reading daily news the yankee haters were having a field day mostly met fans.when they lost their homeopener we yankee fans could care less .mets and red sux fans should worry about their own team i guess a yankee loss makes their day ha ha ha ha ha.
Easy, big fella.
1…2…3… deep breath…now exhale.
Mo forbid if Teix lands on the DL, whose going to man 1B? Swish or Miranda? If Miranda could smash like he did in AAA, then that would be great.
unfortunately, he can’t.
well someone has to man 1B if Swish is in RF.
i know, he would play 1B. just saying, he’s probably not going to “smash like he did in AAA”. unfortunately.
let’s just pray that Teixeira is ok.
oh ok, then I get your point. I’m guessing we probably going to see alot of Melky in RF and Swish in 1B while Teix is healing his wrist.
he got a cortisone shot and he said he’s playing tomorrow. crossing my fingers.
Yeah, we’d see Melky in right. Sadly.
Melky’s actually been pretty good so far
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com.....ByStat=OBP
So far. He was red hot in April last year, too. I highly doubt this is sustainable.
Yeah go look at his splits for the month of April last year. He actually fell off a cliff in May. His OPS dropped like 280 points.
He only had one bad year!! I love the Melkman!! Remember a time not too long ago when we were all thrilled with the energy and jubilation he provided to the clubhouse!! Do exclamation points make this sound any better to anyone?
First off I think Teix is fine, second I think Swish would man 1B and Melky would go to Right
That would just be so ugly. We’d be getting so little power production from the OF.
Well, let’s just think positive and imagine what were gonna get when A-Rod comes back
Juan Miranda scouting report: approach him by pitching with your left hand, it doesn’t matter if your a RHP, just try to lob something in there.
KC Royals’ Alex Gordon has injured hip, headed to Vail Colorado for surgery.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....index.html
Its amazing how some injuries, ones that you never heard of, spread around Baseball like wildfire for a year and then go back to being rare. Last year it was the Lisfranc, the year before it was the oblique.
It really is an injury bug…
Yea, i heard they are contagious
Are rationality and sensibility making a come back?
Check the next game thread and then get back to me.
(My guess: no)
You’re asking this of Yankee fans?
see the comment directly below this one.
I completely disagree about Marte. He’s never had a big spot for the Yankees. He’s failed in every degree. And, I’ve seen a lot of Yankee baseball, and I have to be honest, Marte is one of the worst, if not THE worst bullpen pitchers I have seen on a Yankee staff. And THAT says a lot.
And to pitch like that on opening day, THIS opening day, makes Marte’s place in Yankee history absolutely DEPLORABLE.
I NEVER WANT TO SEE HIM IN PINSTRIPES AGAIN. That’s how I feel. There are just too many other pitchers in the minors that can take his place and get a chance to play in the majors.
Oh, come on, what about the Run Fairy? (Under my name)
Also:
http://www.replacementlevel.co.....maso_marte
Kyle Farnsworth?
LaTroy Hawkins?
both better
Felix Heredia?
Billy Traber?
Marte has been terrible. Didn’t they see enough of him last yr to know he wasnt AL East big game material? Hes the typical small market player. He’ll dominate in Pittsburgh but somehow cant handle NY.
WITHOUT THE 4 RUN GAME, HE HAD AN ERA OF 3.70. HE HAD ONE AWFUL GAME AND ASIDE FROM THAT HE WAS MORE THAN FINE.
My surprise just came from the dominance he had in the NL compared to what he did in Pinstripes. I still think he’ll be fine this year.
yes, 4 years in the “small market” of Chicago racking up ERAs of
2.83
1.58
3.42
3.77
Yeah, they’re real forgiving fans on the South Side of Chicago, where he spent four years of his career.
both mediocre, both better.
You honestly believe Billy Traber is a better pitcher than Damaso Marte?
You are a fucking idiot.
Goddammit. Now I have to warn you. Personal attacks and such.
Alright, alright. Sorry, Joe.
/backs off
Just heard something really interesting on Joey H’s show. He just mentioned that Austin Kerns and Jason Repko could be on their way to the Yanks. Could anyone confirm it?
It’s on realgm(dot)com.
I’m not really sure how I feel about this. I’d rather have Kearns but I’d be more than fine w/o either one.
iYankees had something good about Kearns couple months back. I wouldn’t mind adding him to this team. I really wish there was a guy who could play 3b and the OF who was available, but I’m dreaming for that kind of player.
Hinske? But I don’t think he’s available.
the dude is with the Pirates now, pinch hitting.
And…?
anyone on the Pirates is avalible
Looks like it’s just speculation from George King III on players that the Yankees might look at, rather than actual info.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04.....164661.htm
oh well. you beat me to it. lol
ok I found it.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04.....164661.htm
that’s like the Yankees are “entertaining offers” for Melky Cabrera.
kearns is a 4th OFer owed $9M.
i’d imagine he’d be close to free in terms of talent.
They’d throw a parade in DC if they got rid of Kearns. I’d venture they’d like Willingham more anyway.
Again, overreacting.
Marte is a plus reliever when used effectively (which Girardi did not do well last year at all). He will be okay. As I said earlier, however, I am definitely not, nor have I been, on the Veras bandwagon (I don’t think he’s ‘terrible’, just not really confident when he’s on the mound)
Also, don’t hate on Edwar. Does anyone forget that he pitched a NO HITTER in the month of July last year!
Edwar’s fine unless he’s pitching against the Angels
What have you seen from Marte in NY that says “plus reliever”?
He went from 8th inning type to now lefty only. And he cant even get those out
Marte has been good his whole career. He is by far the most proven.. well really the only reliever outside of Mo with a large track record. He’s been consistently good his whole career, very rare for a relief pitcher. That’s what we have seen From Marte. He just hit a rough patch.
http://www.baseball-reference......04-519-sum
Kyle was better than Marte!
Marte is a disgrace to the uniform. Did you see the game?????!!!!!!!
He wasn’t just hard-hit… he did EVERYTHING wrong. A nightmare scenario.
I never want to see that guy in pinstripes again.
If this were the 80s, Steinbrenner would ship him to Scranton to throw batting practice for the rest of his contract. And rightly so. What a disgrace.
And Cashman prized this guy and traded for him. What a joke.
dude, you are embarassing yourself.
C’mon, “Dude”
“OK”
Even Mariano has had bad outings.. just saying that’s all.
and in the 1980’s, which this guy seems to remember fondly as a good time for Yankee fans, Steinbrenner would have had him shine everyone shoes and clean the toilet on the team bus!!
i can count the mo bad outings on my one hand in 12 years
not the point, the point is that everyone has bad days, and calling Marte worse than any other guy in the yank’s bullpen over the years based mostly on one very bad outing is beyond ridiculous.
Well you must have pretty damn big hands, cuz Mo had 6 outings in ‘07 alone where he gave up 2 runs or more. Obviously I know Mo is way better than Marte. But Marte has proven over a long career to be a good bullpen option and just because you choose to look at his 2 worst games doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be given a chance.
Comparing Mo to Marte. Wow. You can defend Marte without resorting to hysterics.
go bakc to lohud
Marte has been making Kyle Farnsworth and the late Steve Howe look like Cy Young and Christy Mathewson by comparison.
He has a career ERA less that 3.30.. give him time he’s off to a slow start…
Troll or idiot? You decide!!!
why do we have to decide? why can’t it be both?
Doctor: Mr. Griffin, you’re fine.
Peter: Oh now you’re coming on to me?
Lois: Peter, he’s not coming on to you, he’s telling you you’re healthy!
Doctor: Can’t…Can’t it be both?
Also:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/im.....40319l.jpg
I’d say the latter.
Guy, relax. We got your point the first three times.
Also, here’s Marte’s gamelogs from last year. Doesn’t look all that terrible.
http://www.baseball-reference......;year=2008
I’m not crazy about the contract either, but let’s not pretend he’s Jose Lima or something.
dude, you’re embarasing yourself.
You said what you wanted to say, now let it be. Knock it off.
That p2. What a gritty commenter, using hustle and pine tar to argue against Marte. How can any of us argue with him? He’s so fired up, I’m inclined to agree with him!
ietc
Oh gosh, I’m counting on the Padres bullpen for a save. Hopefully they keep up what they’ve done early on this year.
Heath Bell is sick.
Damn, multiple signs with no one on?
Meh. I’ve found over the years, I’ve gotten more and more indifferent to them.
Not me, I find pleasure in every loss they have. Plus it helps my offensive against my Mets fan friends.
Citi Field looks empty here the past 2 nights. A ton of empty seats
which is very appropriate considering that it’s naming rights was given to Citi group
When will Teixiera get back to 100%? Is it a matter of timing at the plate or is the wrist still an issue he’s trying to overcome? I really hope he’s not trying to hide the actual amount of soreness the wrist is causing.
The relief corps can get better if Cash pulls the trigger and brings up Melancon. Does this team need Coke if Melancon or Robertson are dominant? Maybe there’s a fear of taxing the prized relief prospects’ arms this early in the season as Wang is learning to pitch from scratch, while CC and Joba work out the kinks. Yet, repeated blowups from Coke and Veras should speed the prospects’s arrival. Its sort of a catch-22. We’re going to see Melancon and Robertson as a matter of emergency rather than in sunnier circumstances.
Probably has something to do with neither of them being fully ready to hack it at the show yet.
We do not need the pitching version of Eric Duncan.
I think they can hack it a little better than someone like Veras. Who is running out of chances.
I just got back from the Dominican Republic, I am pretty upset that I missed the game even though they lost. I think I am pretty caught up on what happened, yet, I still have one question, “Did Pavano get booed during the introductions?”
Yes.
He was wildly cheered! You serious???
I just got home and am watching the pre-game intros on DVR. What the hell happened to Jim Kaat? He looks like he was horribly burned or he has vitiligo or something. Am I seeing things? I just rewound it and he looks terrible.
This is the second time in a few days that 3rd and 4th reliever lost the game. Could it be because of the number of reliever changes? Relievers have to warm themselves up and avoid getting tired before they even come in to pitch. When third and fourth reliever enter the game so early, could it be that they aren’t warmed up properly, because they think that there is no chance they would enter the game so quickly, so they have to pace the warm-up for the next inning? Reliever who is fourth in line probably doesn’t expect to get into the game before the 8th inning (unless starter is Wang), so he might be cold in 7th.
Most of you guys here at RAB are just to damn rational….
I would like to see an analysis of the strike size from the 7th on
it seems that there were tons of strikes that were called balls according to gameday
Lets not look for excuses here. Veras and Marte blew it. It wasnt the umps strike zone.
i’ll agree with this assessment but I would also like to see the analysis just to see if the umps were making bad calls.
regardless though a pitcher cant use something like that as an excuse and they stunk. yesterday. and today is a new day and yesterday is no more and means nothing.