Comments on: Buster Olney thinks Andy Pettitte is a good fit for the 2010 Yankees http://riveraveblues.com/2009/11/buster-olney-thinks-andy-pettitte-is-a-good-fit-for-the-2010-yankees-19568/ A New York Yankees Blog Mon, 28 May 2012 15:35:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Fan Confidence Poll: November 9th, 2009 | River Avenue Blues http://riveraveblues.com/2009/11/buster-olney-thinks-andy-pettitte-is-a-good-fit-for-the-2010-yankees-19568/#comment-680546 Fan Confidence Poll: November 9th, 2009 | River Avenue Blues Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:32:30 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19568#comment-680546 [...] had some very light rumors at the end of the week, and most expect to see Pettitte back in pinstripes next year. Hideki Matsui, on the other hand, ruled out a return to Japan. Bobby Abreu [...] [...] had some very light rumors at the end of the week, and most expect to see Pettitte back in pinstripes next year. Hideki Matsui, on the other hand, ruled out a return to Japan. Bobby Abreu [...]

]]> By: Steve H http://riveraveblues.com/2009/11/buster-olney-thinks-andy-pettitte-is-a-good-fit-for-the-2010-yankees-19568/#comment-678306 Steve H Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:57:13 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19568#comment-678306 He has the bulldog/linebacker mentality that just screams bullpen. Just like Mo's mentality....oh wait, the greatest bullpen pitcher of all time has a completely different mentality. Hmmm, I thought all closers had the linebacker, want to go out and tackle someone mentality. He has the bulldog/linebacker mentality that just screams bullpen. Just like Mo’s mentality….oh wait, the greatest bullpen pitcher of all time has a completely different mentality. Hmmm, I thought all closers had the linebacker, want to go out and tackle someone mentality.

]]> By: Steve H http://riveraveblues.com/2009/11/buster-olney-thinks-andy-pettitte-is-a-good-fit-for-the-2010-yankees-19568/#comment-678304 Steve H Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:55:20 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19568#comment-678304 Hermida is absolutely terrible. In other news, he's been traded to the Sox. Hermida is absolutely terrible. In other news, he’s been traded to the Sox.

]]> By: Brian Ewart http://riveraveblues.com/2009/11/buster-olney-thinks-andy-pettitte-is-a-good-fit-for-the-2010-yankees-19568/#comment-678298 Brian Ewart Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:49:17 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19568#comment-678298 Heyman said Hermida was acquired by the Sox on Twitter. Heyman said Hermida was acquired by the Sox on Twitter.

]]> By: Brian Ewart http://riveraveblues.com/2009/11/buster-olney-thinks-andy-pettitte-is-a-good-fit-for-the-2010-yankees-19568/#comment-678294 Brian Ewart Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:44:38 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19568#comment-678294 Offer him 10 mil with incentives up to 14 if he has a massive year % get it done asap. Offer him 10 mil with incentives up to 14 if he has a massive year % get it done asap.

]]> By: The Three Amigos http://riveraveblues.com/2009/11/buster-olney-thinks-andy-pettitte-is-a-good-fit-for-the-2010-yankees-19568/#comment-678245 The Three Amigos Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:44:25 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19568#comment-678245 Also, what makes anyone think the Sox can even get Felix after they already said, "here is our farm system take any 6" and Seattle said no. Also, what makes anyone think the Sox can even get Felix after they already said, “here is our farm system take any 6″ and Seattle said no.

]]> By: The Three Amigos http://riveraveblues.com/2009/11/buster-olney-thinks-andy-pettitte-is-a-good-fit-for-the-2010-yankees-19568/#comment-678239 The Three Amigos Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:36:55 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19568#comment-678239 Fair enough... Fair enough…

]]> By: king of fruitless hypotheticals http://riveraveblues.com/2009/11/buster-olney-thinks-andy-pettitte-is-a-good-fit-for-the-2010-yankees-19568/#comment-678165 king of fruitless hypotheticals Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:54:31 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19568#comment-678165 ...think about how many games Wang lost...now put the Chadster in for those games. Bet he wins 2 of them--especially with a much healthier Arod backing Tex from the start (admittedly a slow-starting Tex)...I think Grittner and Melky need to compete every day for 'their' job--hot hand gets it; they seem to play much better that way. Hairston, Hinske both seem to be capable backups. Bye X Man, it was good to know you. Matsui and Damon will DH and rest--those two, three backups play a league-average left field? CC-AJ--Andy-Joba-Hughes (guadin) seems pretty decent to me. Our pen smells of elderberrry...ahhh...sweet, sweeeet smell. Cervelli for Molina straight up? Meh...I think we resign Molina--Cash disappeared in a second, I think you need another catcher institutionally. Jesus, Romine, etc arent ready (was frankie? good question.) Pena is ready to play the OF in YSIII too, you know. No Cody Ransom, no X ligaments, no broken Wang, no expectation of Godzilla in left, no Hip-rod (hopefully)...man, can't the season start tomorrow?!?! <b>104 DAYS?! ARE YOU SHITTIN ME??!!</b> …think about how many games Wang lost…now put the Chadster in for those games. Bet he wins 2 of them–especially with a much healthier Arod backing Tex from the start (admittedly a slow-starting Tex)…I think Grittner and Melky need to compete every day for ‘their’ job–hot hand gets it; they seem to play much better that way. Hairston, Hinske both seem to be capable backups. Bye X Man, it was good to know you. Matsui and Damon will DH and rest–those two, three backups play a league-average left field? CC-AJ–Andy-Joba-Hughes (guadin) seems pretty decent to me. Our pen smells of elderberrry…ahhh…sweet, sweeeet smell.

Cervelli for Molina straight up? Meh…I think we resign Molina–Cash disappeared in a second, I think you need another catcher institutionally. Jesus, Romine, etc arent ready (was frankie? good question.)

Pena is ready to play the OF in YSIII too, you know.

No Cody Ransom, no X ligaments, no broken Wang, no expectation of Godzilla in left, no Hip-rod (hopefully)…man, can’t the season start tomorrow?!?!

104 DAYS?! ARE YOU SHITTIN ME??!!

]]> By: pete http://riveraveblues.com/2009/11/buster-olney-thinks-andy-pettitte-is-a-good-fit-for-the-2010-yankees-19568/#comment-678161 pete Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:52:21 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19568#comment-678161 this is true. Catchers are guys who from a very young age are assumed by all their coaches to be the smartest guys on the field. And I do agree to an extent. If Montero continues to look like a top 10 producer as he has done thus far, then I think his long term future is better protected by moving him away from catcher, and I hope that the organization recognizes this. What I hope can happen is that we keep him at catcher for the time being so that by 2011 he can be our starting catcher, while we continue to work on romine and our other MiL catchers. Hopefully 2011 is our last year of log-jammed RF and DH, and Jesus's bat should be good enough for either (his D in RF would likely play out similar to Abreu's though, being a bit oversized and underathletic, with his only tool being a cannon arm), but his catching experience could maybe render him a capable backup catcher - not in the defensive-minded sense (frankie c should be able to handle that), but in the starts-when-romine-needs-a-day-off sense. It would be nice to be able to allot proper rest to a catcher without having to give a lineup spot to a guy like molina. I do think people get a little too excited about the whole good-hitting catcher thing though. Catching contributes to a faster rate of offensive and defensive decline than any other position, and it is not worth sacrificing what could be a HOF caliber bat for what will always be mediocre at best catching, when we have a glut of better defensive catchers. Still, I don't see the harm in keeping him at C for now, since he isn't impeding anybody else's development. Chances are, he ends up a miggy-type DH. I would have absolutely no problem with that. I'd take Miguel Cabrera over victor martinez any day of the week. But letting him develop enough as a catcher that catching would be a part of his arsenal would, I think, only make him a better and more valuable player, both offensively and defensively, and would be of extraordinary use to the team. this is true. Catchers are guys who from a very young age are assumed by all their coaches to be the smartest guys on the field. And I do agree to an extent. If Montero continues to look like a top 10 producer as he has done thus far, then I think his long term future is better protected by moving him away from catcher, and I hope that the organization recognizes this.
What I hope can happen is that we keep him at catcher for the time being so that by 2011 he can be our starting catcher, while we continue to work on romine and our other MiL catchers. Hopefully 2011 is our last year of log-jammed RF and DH, and Jesus’s bat should be good enough for either (his D in RF would likely play out similar to Abreu’s though, being a bit oversized and underathletic, with his only tool being a cannon arm), but his catching experience could maybe render him a capable backup catcher – not in the defensive-minded sense (frankie c should be able to handle that), but in the starts-when-romine-needs-a-day-off sense. It would be nice to be able to allot proper rest to a catcher without having to give a lineup spot to a guy like molina.
I do think people get a little too excited about the whole good-hitting catcher thing though. Catching contributes to a faster rate of offensive and defensive decline than any other position, and it is not worth sacrificing what could be a HOF caliber bat for what will always be mediocre at best catching, when we have a glut of better defensive catchers.
Still, I don’t see the harm in keeping him at C for now, since he isn’t impeding anybody else’s development. Chances are, he ends up a miggy-type DH. I would have absolutely no problem with that. I’d take Miguel Cabrera over victor martinez any day of the week. But letting him develop enough as a catcher that catching would be a part of his arsenal would, I think, only make him a better and more valuable player, both offensively and defensively, and would be of extraordinary use to the team.

]]> By: king of fruitless hypotheticals http://riveraveblues.com/2009/11/buster-olney-thinks-andy-pettitte-is-a-good-fit-for-the-2010-yankees-19568/#comment-678150 king of fruitless hypotheticals Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:40:58 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=19568#comment-678150 THIS. TIMES 28! THIS.

TIMES 28!

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