Comments on: Yanks in or out on Chapman? http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715 Yankees News, Rumors, and Analysis Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:29:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Yanks in or out on Chapman? http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715&cpage=1#comment-9257 Yanks in or out on Chapman? Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:45:25 +0000 http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715#comment-9257 [...] Yanks in or out on Chapman? [...] [...] Yanks in or out on Chapman? [...]

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]]> By: Twasp http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715&cpage=1#comment-8961 Twasp Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:37:18 +0000 http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715#comment-8961 Ahhhh come on cj you said speed doesn't matter when it comes to protection (you meant in general " you can't steal 1st base". But I brought up a good point - I would walk arod if I knew the guy behind was slow so I could more likely get the doubleplay. You've got to concede I got u on that one. As far as matsui vs posada there are very few teams in baseball that would rather face matsui then posada. Ahhhh come on cj you said speed doesn’t matter when it comes to protection (you meant in general ” you can’t steal 1st base”. But I brought up a good point – I would walk arod if I knew the guy behind was slow so I could more likely get the doubleplay. You’ve got to concede I got u on that one.

As far as matsui vs posada there are very few teams in baseball that would rather face matsui then posada.

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]]> By: Twasp http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715&cpage=1#comment-8960 Twasp Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:25:56 +0000 http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715#comment-8960 PS CJ knows his stuff too. PS CJ knows his stuff too.

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]]> By: Twasp http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715&cpage=1#comment-8959 Twasp Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:18:01 +0000 http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715#comment-8959 TO - I just wanted to see some passion. Not enough commentors here. You and I I dominating the leaderboard and there are only a handful of others jumping in. I really have no idea what's going to happen this season. TO – I just wanted to see some passion. Not enough commentors here. You and I I dominating the leaderboard and there are only a handful of others jumping in. I really have no idea what’s going to happen this season.

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]]> By: T.O. Chris H http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715&cpage=1#comment-8951 T.O. Chris H Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:04:12 +0000 http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715#comment-8951 Shoot if we traded for DeJesus and put him in the 9 hole we would have one of the best offenses in baseball... Jeter, SS Johnson, DH Tex, 1B Arod, 3B Granderson, CF Posada, C Cano, 2B Swisher, RF DeJesus, LF DeJesus provides well above average defense and a .350 OBP in the 9 hole from a left handed bat with 12-15 HR power, I don't expect him to be traded for but it just shows you how little offense we really need from LF. If a platoon with Gardner could have a .340-.350 OBP like DeJesus with 8-12 HRs we would more than be a top 5 offense. There is a lot of underestimating of Nick Johnson on this site, the guy has a career .400 OBP, has played in New York before with the Yankees and has the power to belt 20 HRs if healthy that's more than Damon can do and he is 6 years younger than Damon and unlike Damon he can actually take the field and play a position with above average defense. He's one bad swing from the DL this is true but Damon has bad legs and probably should have been put on the DL last year anyway with his injuries that kept him out of the lineup, slowed him down, took away even more defensive range and limited his bat. Shoot if we traded for DeJesus and put him in the 9 hole we would have one of the best offenses in baseball…

Jeter, SS
Johnson, DH
Tex, 1B
Arod, 3B
Granderson, CF
Posada, C
Cano, 2B
Swisher, RF
DeJesus, LF

DeJesus provides well above average defense and a .350 OBP in the 9 hole from a left handed bat with 12-15 HR power, I don’t expect him to be traded for but it just shows you how little offense we really need from LF. If a platoon with Gardner could have a .340-.350 OBP like DeJesus with 8-12 HRs we would more than be a top 5 offense.

There is a lot of underestimating of Nick Johnson on this site, the guy has a career .400 OBP, has played in New York before with the Yankees and has the power to belt 20 HRs if healthy that’s more than Damon can do and he is 6 years younger than Damon and unlike Damon he can actually take the field and play a position with above average defense. He’s one bad swing from the DL this is true but Damon has bad legs and probably should have been put on the DL last year anyway with his injuries that kept him out of the lineup, slowed him down, took away even more defensive range and limited his bat.

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]]> By: T.O. Chris H http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715&cpage=1#comment-8948 T.O. Chris H Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:55:24 +0000 http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715#comment-8948 Anyone who is actually panicking over next season really needs to take a chill pill, Boston added a pitcher and defense they didn't get over the top better, the Angels took a step back even with Matsui and if they play him in the field they'll lose him for good. The Phillies upgraded but only at 3B and there Ace and we lost to Cliff Lee last year anyway, the only way I would be scared of them is if they had both Halladay and Lee but as is we can beat Halladay and even if we lose to the ace of the other team we have proved we can win the world series in 6 games anyway. We got younger, better defensively and better pitching wise how are we worse? I expect as much from CJ, all his posts are filled with overreaction and panic for the pure enjoyment of starting a frenzy but come on Twasp we just saw the team win the world series and you act like we are the Royals or Nats just trying to get to the dance. Anyone who is actually panicking over next season really needs to take a chill pill, Boston added a pitcher and defense they didn’t get over the top better, the Angels took a step back even with Matsui and if they play him in the field they’ll lose him for good. The Phillies upgraded but only at 3B and there Ace and we lost to Cliff Lee last year anyway, the only way I would be scared of them is if they had both Halladay and Lee but as is we can beat Halladay and even if we lose to the ace of the other team we have proved we can win the world series in 6 games anyway.

We got younger, better defensively and better pitching wise how are we worse?

I expect as much from CJ, all his posts are filled with overreaction and panic for the pure enjoyment of starting a frenzy but come on Twasp we just saw the team win the world series and you act like we are the Royals or Nats just trying to get to the dance.

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]]> By: T.O. Chris H http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715&cpage=1#comment-8947 T.O. Chris H Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:52:14 +0000 http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715#comment-8947 On the Chapman noise I heard Noel Arguelles signed a major league contract so if he got one then so will Chapman which means there is absolutley no chance the Yankees sign the kid. It would count against the budget and there would be pressure for him to appear to soon and he could be over exposed before he can handle it, let someone else groom him and if he is as good as he is suppose to be he will be a Yankee in 6 years anyway. On the Chapman noise I heard Noel Arguelles signed a major league contract so if he got one then so will Chapman which means there is absolutley no chance the Yankees sign the kid. It would count against the budget and there would be pressure for him to appear to soon and he could be over exposed before he can handle it, let someone else groom him and if he is as good as he is suppose to be he will be a Yankee in 6 years anyway.

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]]> By: T.O. Chris H http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715&cpage=1#comment-8945 T.O. Chris H Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:47:25 +0000 http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715#comment-8945 You are predicting Brawls on your own imagination, at least mine is based on some fact... Protection in the 5th hole is overrated, Matsui isn't a god of gods and his numbers were actually worse than Posada's and he would have put up less numbers in the course of 162 games so get your facts straight. Matsui's line .274/.367/.509/.876 Posada's line .285/.363/.522/.885 Matsui with his bad knees is slower than Posada so you fail in your own argument with speed, adding someone slower than Posada behind Arod doesn't make any less risk of a double play. Oh Matt Holliday was only signed to protect Pujols so that Albert doesn't leave when his contract is up BTW, they needed a show of good faith they would spend to win. You are predicting Brawls on your own imagination, at least mine is based on some fact…

Protection in the 5th hole is overrated, Matsui isn’t a god of gods and his numbers were actually worse than Posada’s and he would have put up less numbers in the course of 162 games so get your facts straight.

Matsui’s line .274/.367/.509/.876
Posada’s line .285/.363/.522/.885

Matsui with his bad knees is slower than Posada so you fail in your own argument with speed, adding someone slower than Posada behind Arod doesn’t make any less risk of a double play.

Oh Matt Holliday was only signed to protect Pujols so that Albert doesn’t leave when his contract is up BTW, they needed a show of good faith they would spend to win.

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]]> By: T.O. Chris H http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715&cpage=1#comment-8944 T.O. Chris H Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:42:46 +0000 http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715#comment-8944 WOW! Twasp, I thought you were better than "the sky is falling Yankee fan". Last years rotation... Sabathia, Burnett, Pettitte, Joba, Mitre This years rotation... Sabathia, Burnett, Pettitte, Vazquez, Joba Winner? This years rotation, you add a 200 inning pitcher and kick out Mitre it's a clear upgrade by 100 percent and we don't have to have a 3 man rotation in the playoffs yet at the same time Javy only has to start 1 game which he can handle and then some. Jeter Damon Tex Arod Matsui Posada Cano Swisher Melky Jeter, The same Johnson, .400 OBP for 130 games better than Damon in the 2 hole. Tex, The same Arod, The same Granderson, more power less contact only real decrease in skill and he could be an upgrade with a good year. Posada, The same Cano, The same Swisher, The same Gardner, better defense, faster than Melky, steals more than Melky with a platon to add power he's better a better option by himself it's a draw. 1B- same D 2B- same D 3B- Arod should have more range a year away from surgery SS- same D C- better D because Ceervelli will get more games and at this point is better than Molina RF- same D CF- highly improved D LF highly improved D We upgraded or stayed the same in all but at max 3 lineup offensive production spots if you don't believe in Johsnon and even at that point we have such an upgraded defense from last year we don't need to score as many runs and we have an upgraded rotation so we need to score less runs there as well. Is Javier Vs the Sox worse than Joba Vs The Sox? No it's not based on career numbers and Joba's lack of velocity. Want to look at the pen Last years... Mo Hughes Marte Robertson Coke Aceves Bruney This years pen Mo- The Same Hughes- The Same Marte- Have him for a full year Robertson- have him for a full year Logan- Coke had a 4.5 ERA he isn't much better than Boone if at all Aceves- same as last year Mark Melancon- last man out of the pen doesn't matter but he has a lot more potential than Bruney and Bruney also had no control but Melancon is younger and has more pitches. So how is that a worse team? How is that a Wild Card team? How are we losing to Seattle? Felix Hernandez Vs CC Sabathia AJ Burnett Vs CLiff Lee Pettitte Vs Rowland Smith Vazquez Vs Ian Snell You really think Rowland Smith and Ian Snell will turn the Yankees lineup upside down? It's highly unlikely and they have to beat the Rangers and Angels to even make it and don't get me started on the Angels rotational flaws. Weaver Vs Sabathia Saunders Vs Burnett Kazmir Vs Pettitte Santana Vs Javier We have an advantage in almost every game and we could sweep that series easy, we beat them in 6 with Lackey. WOW! Twasp, I thought you were better than “the sky is falling Yankee fan”.

Last years rotation… Sabathia, Burnett, Pettitte, Joba, Mitre
This years rotation… Sabathia, Burnett, Pettitte, Vazquez, Joba

Winner? This years rotation, you add a 200 inning pitcher and kick out Mitre it’s a clear upgrade by 100 percent and we don’t have to have a 3 man rotation in the playoffs yet at the same time Javy only has to start 1 game which he can handle and then some.

Jeter
Damon
Tex
Arod
Matsui
Posada
Cano
Swisher
Melky

Jeter, The same
Johnson, .400 OBP for 130 games better than Damon in the 2 hole.
Tex, The same
Arod, The same
Granderson, more power less contact only real decrease in skill and he could be an upgrade with a good year.
Posada, The same
Cano, The same
Swisher, The same
Gardner, better defense, faster than Melky, steals more than Melky with a platon to add power he’s better a better option by himself it’s a draw.

1B- same D
2B- same D
3B- Arod should have more range a year away from surgery
SS- same D
C- better D because Ceervelli will get more games and at this point is better than Molina

RF- same D
CF- highly improved D
LF highly improved D

We upgraded or stayed the same in all but at max 3 lineup offensive production spots if you don’t believe in Johsnon and even at that point we have such an upgraded defense from last year we don’t need to score as many runs and we have an upgraded rotation so we need to score less runs there as well. Is Javier Vs the Sox worse than Joba Vs The Sox? No it’s not based on career numbers and Joba’s lack of velocity.

Want to look at the pen

Last years…
Mo
Hughes
Marte
Robertson
Coke
Aceves
Bruney

This years pen
Mo- The Same
Hughes- The Same
Marte- Have him for a full year
Robertson- have him for a full year
Logan- Coke had a 4.5 ERA he isn’t much better than Boone if at all
Aceves- same as last year
Mark Melancon- last man out of the pen doesn’t matter but he has a lot more potential than Bruney and Bruney also had no control but Melancon is younger and has more pitches.

So how is that a worse team? How is that a Wild Card team? How are we losing to Seattle?

Felix Hernandez Vs CC Sabathia
AJ Burnett Vs CLiff Lee
Pettitte Vs Rowland Smith
Vazquez Vs Ian Snell

You really think Rowland Smith and Ian Snell will turn the Yankees lineup upside down? It’s highly unlikely and they have to beat the Rangers and Angels to even make it and don’t get me started on the Angels rotational flaws.

Weaver Vs Sabathia
Saunders Vs Burnett
Kazmir Vs Pettitte
Santana Vs Javier

We have an advantage in almost every game and we could sweep that series easy, we beat them in 6 with Lackey.

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]]> By: Twasp http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715&cpage=1#comment-8942 Twasp Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:26:00 +0000 http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=14715#comment-8942 Oh now you are projecting brawls on historical trends? Protection is about fearand nobodys afraid of an obp guy, a strikeout Guy and an old slow posada. PS - slow does matter - you walk arod so you can double up speedster posada. Oh now you are projecting brawls on historical trends? Protection is about fearand nobodys afraid of an obp guy, a strikeout Guy and an old slow posada.

PS – slow does matter – you walk arod so you can double up speedster posada.

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