Comments on: Assessing possible waiver pickups

By: brad

brad — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:28:30 +0000

the yankees suck

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:07:45 +0000

Based on what? In 4 starts Mitre has failed to go 6 innings in all 4 games. In 22 starts Garland has failed to go 6 innings just 3 times. Garland also has 16 quality starts this year. This guy is a perfect bottom of the rotation starter for a team that scores runs because he’ll keep you in nearly every game and won’t burn out your bullpen. He won’t win the game for you, but he’s not going to lose it for you very often either.

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:01:14 +0000

Garland is definitely the best option if available. The guy is a quality start machine who consistently goes deep into games. In his past 12 starts he has gone at least 6 innings in each game and only 2 of those starts were not quality starts. He is exactly what we need in that #5 spot someone who can keep us in the game and get it to our bullpen.

I also like Duchscherer.

Hopefully these guys make it to us on the waiver wire. If not the rest of the crop is pretty much garbage both either Garland or Duchscherer could be great midseason pickups.

By: Might the Yankees flip Aceves and Mitre? | River Avenue Blues

Might the Yankees flip Aceves and Mitre? | River Avenue Blues — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:31:12 +0000

[...] worthless as a fifth starter. The Yankees clearly aren’t returning Hughes to the rotation, a waiver claim is unlikely, and no one wants to see Kei Igawa’s return, the Yanks have no better alternative than to [...]

By: Mr. Max

Mr. Max — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:31:33 +0000

sign Yadel Marti?

By: Michael D

Michael D — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:27:27 +0000

“When the Jays place Roy Halladay on waivers — and they certainly will — the Sox will almost certainly put in a claim. Even then, a team like Texas or Detroit might place their claim first, effectively cutting out the Sox. The pickings could be slim by the time it gets to the Yanks and Sox.” Halladay’s contract is big;so how can you be so sure Texas, Detroit, or Boston will pick up his contract. Further, ewat about foreign pitchers ? What ever happened to the Cuban Lefty who recently fled Cuba? What about Japanese , Venezulian SP?

By: Derek_Hall

Derek_Hall — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:56:16 +0000

Is it not time for Sidney Ponson

By: Derek_Hall

Derek_Hall — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:40:42 +0000

Don’t worry, upon his request, Rasner was sold to a Japanese team last winter.

GET GARLAND!

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:18:37 +0000

Expensive…

By: Short Porch

Short Porch — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:02:26 +0000

Exactimundo