Yankees have some interest in Arthur Rhodes
ByVia George King, the Yankees have some interest in the recently released Arthur Rhodes, but only on a minor league contract. The 41-year-old southpaw was cut by the Rangers after they made a pair of trades to improve their bullpen at the deadline. Rhodes has held lefties to a rather mediocre .217/.310/.405 batting line this season, with nearly as many walks (five) and strikeouts (seven). He’s also unusable against righties (.333/.365/.633).
Rhodes started the season a couple of bad outings away from a forced retirement, and that’s basically what happened. There’s nothing wrong with a minor league contract, and hey, maybe they’d catch lightning in a bottle for a few weeks, but there’s little reason to think Rhodes is still an effective reliever.
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Wouldn’t hurt to see what he could do, but I’d rather the Yankees just not bother.
In other pitching-related news. Arodys Vizcaino is making his MLB debut out of the bullpen tonight, the Yankees sure could use him right now.
In the majors? That seems a bit, um, rushed.
Yankees have some interest in Arthur Rhodes pitching for the Red Sox
I don’t think any of us are going to improve on THIS statement. Least of all Rhodes.
Fuhgeddabbboutttitttt.
Wade/Drob>>>>>>washed up lefties
This.
Alfredo Aceves is better.
Ships that have sailed:
Alfredo Aceves
Arodys Vizcaino
Jay Buhner
Fred McGriff
Willie McGee
Arodys was apparently promoted which is kinda crazy. He’s only 20.
The problem is that Alfredo’s ship sailed with no other ship coming in. He was literally given away for free.
There was negative upside for releasing him.
/sorryforbringingitup
I really hate lefty relievers.
Why would a team that just cut J.C. Romero have any interest in Arthur Rhodes? Doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me.
+1
they cut jc because he asked for it not because they didnt want him in AAA
Scott Proctor just became available!
Heard Joe Torre was ready to hire him as his assistant in the MLB office
He needs someone to sign paperwork. Over and over again. Proctors gonna need surgery again
regardless of how good or bad martin does this year i think he will be gone next year. the angels are throwing a rookie at the yanks tonight. back in the yogi, mickey,maris days, whenever a rookie pitched at the stadium. he would be so intiminated, he would’nt get past the second inning let’s see how tonight’s game plays out.
Not sure if this was on topic but an all-Venezuelan catching tandem of Cervelli and Montero sounds good to me. The only problem would be catching AJ so if it means getting rid of him too-ah that won’t happen till after 2013.
I heard Arthur Rhodes always wanted to be part of Old Timers Day and figures he could play in the 2012 game.
I remember when he was pretty damn good for the Orioles. Of course, he was relieving Jim Palmer and Dave McNally at the time, but he was good.
Arthur Rhodes has been our whipping boy for 15 years. We can’t sign him and we don’t need him. Once we get to the playoffs only a few relievers will pitch in close ballgames and he wouldn’t be one of them. If the starters go 6 Wade and Logan won’t even pitch.
Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Didn’t a certain someone on here bring this up???
Marte and Feliciano are throwing bullpen sessions in Tampa. One of them should be ready before the end of August.