Aug
01
Hairston arrives, Shelley send down
ByT-Kep has the news. I assume Xavier Nady was moved to the 60-day DL to free up a 40-man spot. For the sake of completeness, Chien-Ming Wang was 60-day DL’d yesterday to make room for Shelley. Our Depth Chart has been updated to reflect all of the recent activity.
So, Cody Ransom has to go when Brett Gardner comes off the DL, right? Right?!?
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Thems the breaks Shelley.
Hes playing left field today, giving Damon a well deserved day off(Collision into the wall yesturday probably shook him up a bit)
Ransom at first and Tex DH
Why is Ransom still playing baseball…
because he has a 30″+ vertical
i have a 27″ vert, but i am not on the yanks
but why wouldnt swisher/hinske play 1st and the other play rf so they keepransom out? his bat is the weakest
I guess Girardi doesnt want Hinske batting vs lefties.
John Danks is a lefty, and Ransom as a righty hits lefties better than Hinske does.
I’m just going to guess that Shelley went down because he has an option and Ransom’s days are numbered. If he’s not DFA’d when Grit comes back, then that is a serious lapse in judgment on management’s fault.
Shelley mad. Shelley break. Shelley smash bat. Shelley eyes leak. Shelley sad.
I thought I heard Kevin Cash is done for the season? Couldnt we put him on the 60 day DL?
Didn’t he get injured in the minors, and thus, isn’t eligible to be 60-day DL’d?
cant just release him?
Oh, we can, and probably will if we need to.
Don’t need to yet.
Why exactly am I still on this team? The Yankees do realize they can just put Swisher at first and Hinske in right. Also, do they realize that Hinske has a lot of experience at first base and third base? They could put Hinske at first instead of me too. And when Arod needs those weekly rest days, just stick Hinske at third, (if for some reason Hairston needs to man the outfield and Hinske can’t do it) NOT ME!
Because you bat righthanded and Hinske bats lefthanded.
Relax, you’ll be gone by the end of the month.
You have those photos of Girardi in a compromised situation! Why would they screw with Duncan so bad? I’m supposed to believe Duncan with four at bats couldn’t do more than Ransom did today? I heard today that Paul Byrd is still a free agent. I know he’s not an ace but isn’t he basically Sergio Mitre with a little more guile and experience? Worth a try.
does shelley have any options left?
I think this is his last option year?
yep. And ransom does not. I believe there is a certain amount of days you need to stay in the majors for it to count as a option anyways… Not totally sure though.
no he has no more options left, at least thats what mike kay said on thurs
shelly has options.. I assume Danks is real good against lefties on the Hinske front…
Shelley Duncan off of Danks: 1-1 with a HR and 2rbis and a BB
Just a bit of a small sample size.
shhhhh don’t tell Girardi..
i guess i shouldnt hire you to do any sampling…..
I hope Hairston took #21.
sadist
Maybe he can take #29. I can’t remember another number used for 4 different players in one year.
Frankie Cervelli, Anthony Claggett, and Juan Miranda are the other three. (I wonder who of those three gets what number when they all come back up in September.)
Didn’t a bunch of guys wear number 39 a few years ago?
…
Yeah, I looked it up. Four guys in 2005: Andy Phillips, Chacon, Kevin Reese & Melky.
http://tinyurl.com/n56wvk
Nice. I forgot about Melky rocking the number that will eventually be retired for Mark Melancon.
(Yeah, I said it.)
Cash can’t go to the 60 Day DL because he wasn’t injured in a major league game. It is similar to Ian Kennedy’s situation. He is also not eligible for the 60 Day. Neither is Christian Garcia who just had surgery this past week and is done until next spring. Kind of sucks to have 3 players on the 40 man who can’t even suit up in the minors right now.
The Hairston pick up does very little if anything. Horrible move. Cody Ransom fills his role very well. His BA is down, but that’s expected of someone playing only twice a week who missed a month and a half on the DL and is likely still not healthy. Still, Ransom can play 6 positions if you need him to, he has great speed so he can pinch run, and he hit 17 HRs (led AAA Scranton) last season, even with his 2 months in NY. He was our only AAA All Star. Give the guy a break. His BA fits right in with the line up that features only two guys (Jeter, Cano) hitting over .300.
I think Hinske and Swisher are poor defenders who are both hitting below .250, and one of them should go, if Hairston is still around in two weeks when Gardy is back. Not to mention we still have good old Jose Molina, if you really want to talk about wastes of space.
Meh, Hairston plays better defense than Ransom across the board, and whomever is sitting amongst the Hinske/Swisher/Damon/Matsui grouping on any given day is a better pinch hitter than either of them.
I like Hairston over Ransom pretty easily.
I think Hinske and Swisher are poor defenders who are both hitting below .250, and one of them should go, if Hairston is still around in two weeks when Gardy is back. Not to mention we still have good old Jose Molina, if you really want to talk about wastes of space.
All of that is batshit insane.
Swisher is a horrible outfielder, he’s leading the league in errors among outfielders. And everyone knows Cervelli should be in NY over “No Hit” Molina. Cervelli is just as good defensively, can run (and run the bases too), and he actually puts the bat on the ball. Molina is making 7 figures, that’s like $100,000 for every hit he’s “amassed” this season.
Cervelli: .269-.284-.346
Molina: .255-.317-.364
He’s one of those fans who only believes in AVG I think.
If it was good enough to be on baseball cards in the 1940s, it’s good enough for today.
Sincerely,
Neanderthals
And I forgot. Classic quote from a column today in the NYT I think it was..
“Hinske can’t throw from the beach to the ocean”
Oh, a columnist in the Times agrees with that one small nitpick of yours? Well, then, why didn’t you say so in the beginning!
No, I know, that’s my brother, Crazy Talk. We’re all a little worried about him.
Hinske is hitting .333 since being promoted from Pittsburgh.
since being promoted from Pittsburgh.
ietc
Today’s lineup is ridiculously weak
That’s becoming an everyday occurence when you have only two guys batting .300.
Tex is a weak hitter? Arod is a weak hitter? Posada?
:facepalm:
I guess someone never heard of OBP and OPS.
I’m beginning to think some Yanks fans can NEVER be pleased. He says that our lineup is weak everyday, yet we lead the MAJORS in runs and are the best offensive team in almost every category.
you’re just BEGINNING to think that?
Well, I’ve always thought that but always tried to convince myself that wasn’t the case. But I can’t ignore that anymore.
I can’t believe we only won one World Series title in 1996. What a bunch of lazy, stupid bastards we were. Gene Michael and Bob Watson should have been fired.
I can’t believe we’ve didn’t sweep the postseason in EVERY year we won the WS!!!!
I honestly don’t know where to begin picking apart your numerous erroneous deep-seated beliefs.
On a scale from 1-10, batting average is a completely useless stat for evaluating the quality of a baseball player.
(golf clap)
I’m just saying, guys aren’t getting on base and aren’t getting timely hits. Stack up our line up to those of other contenders and it doesn’t compare. That’s why we are a streaky team. Guys get hot and carry us to win 4 or 5, but without consistency we won’t go anywhere. We might win a game 10-2, then lose the next 4-6, and the stat that’s consistent in both is that we stranded another 12 guys on base. That’s been the big problem with the Yanks the past 2-3 years, and a line up of .265 hitters won’t win number 27.
That happens to every team.
So what do you think the team AVG should be on a WS team? .300?
Are you fucking kidding me? just stop dude
Our Depth Chart has been updated to reflect all of the recent activity.
Shouldn’t Hinske be listed primarily as Swisher’s backup at RF rather than ARod’s backup at 3B?
/nitpick
Oh, and take away the asterisks next to Nady and Wang. You can’t be both on the 40-man and the 60-day DL. kthxbai
Sure you can. In fact you have to be on the 40-man to be eligible for the 60-day DL. Once their DL time is up, they eat up a 40-man spot and someone has to be DFA’d to clear a spot.
Semantics.
Players on the 40-man roster placed on the 60-day DL are not counted against the 40-man limit, effectively making our 40-man roster a 42-man roster if we have two guys on it who are on the 60-day DL.
That’s the whole point. You put a guy on the 60-day to “take him off the 40 man”, in a manner of speaking. The fact that he technically remains on the 40-man roster is a misnomer, because the entire phrase “40-man roster” itself is a misnomer. It’s actually a “Major League Roster limited to 40 non-injured men”. But that’s pretty unwieldy, isn’t it?
You say tomato, and say Tabata.
Don’t look now, he’s in AAA!
I’m telling you, get on board the McCutchen-Milledge-Tabata-Gorkys-Moss Pirate Outfield Bangwagon now before all the good seats are taken.
Garret Jones and his 10hrs in july says hi
I am going to be far too happy when Gardner returns and Ransom is DFAed.
Of course, the way things are going, they’ll DFA Hairston to keep Ransom.
lol
That’s what they should do. Clearly Hairston isn’t a valued commodity right now, we gave up only our 5th or 6th best catcher in the organization to get him, and even playing everyday in Cincy, I don’t think his numbers look that great to me. Chances are he’s the same player (at best) when you compare him to Ransom, and he makes 5 times the salary. Guess he will fit right in if we do keep him.
Hairston is not the savior.
Nope, still not making any sense. Thanks for playing, though. Your parting gift: It’s the RiverAveBlues Home Game!
5th or 6th best catcher…so what? Only because he has playing time… i doubt he’s better than Gary Sanchez or J.R. Murphy… and they have no playing time. Hairston can field, and he’s an upgrade over anyone in the field, and an upgrade over Ransom’s bat… he also batted .300 in about 200 at bats last year… only takes a little hot streak to get someone going and looking good.
Batting Average isn’t everything, but for someone who is complaining about it… forgot who it was… you do realize Teixeira was batting worse at the all star break last year… than this year, and finished with a .358 with the Angels, guys a better second half player, so you can count on 3 guys at about .300,
A-Rod not injured… probably .300 as well… now how many teams can you find with 4 guys who can hit .300? Not the World Champion Phillies, or the Runner Up Tampa Rays… or the Red Sox… now your complaint about AVG. was? useless? ok.
Bashbashbash BA, but the lack of contact guys sure doesn’t help w/ RISP. Everything in moderation.
Batting average =/= more contact. It just means more balls happened to drop in.
Yep, unless you’re batting ichiro and Pujols numbers, the ball is just falling you’re way more often… with the pitching that’s coming around, you will hear less about Batting Average with RISP, won’t need many runs if Burnett and Joba stay how they are, and Sabathia turns into his 2nd half beast.
The guys that have a lot more balls drop in tend to have that happen for a reason…
I actually feel bad for Shelley.
Why because he doesnt get a chance? It’s ok how long you thing jerry hairston is actually going to last on the Yankees? he hit 250 in the nl central whats the chances of him hitting 218 in the Al east
Hairston is fucking pathetic. The fact that he’s getting at bats in a Yankee uniform is a joke. We need pitching and cashman gets a below average utilityman and then instead of loosing Ransom we send down Shelley? Hairston has no pop.