C – Cervelli/Posada (with Cervelli going 3 of the 5 days); Molina can probably be dealt for some farm help and we need Posada’s bat

2B – Cano: listen, he frustrates me beyond belief but he is hitting for average, and not power, like most of the Yankees so far. I do believe he should be dealt in the offseason, however.

CF – Melky/Gardner; we cannot rush AJ too fast because he is striking out way too many times and needs to adjust his power; you need to keep Gardner playing consistently especially since he’s one of the few that actually has heart

RF – Swisher/Nady/Shelley Duncan: drop BeDeviled Berroa and bring up some legit power.

I do agree with trading Matsui and I think Pena will develop well, too.

If at all possible I would tell Cashman to do a 1-for-1 Wang for Bobby Jenks deal and then stick Hughes back in the rotation.

Why would you put Cervelli out there 3 out of 5 days? 7 Days a week i say give Cervelli 2 days out there and posada the other 5. WHY WOULD YOU GET RID OF CANO? are u kidding me? He is leading the yankees in batting average, sure he messes up once in a while, but who doesnt? You honestly think Pena can hit 20 home runs and drive in 100 Rbis. He has 0 home runs and 6 rbis in about 80 at bats? Your coaching staff does sound good though, thats the one thing that is really ruining THE yANKEES IS giardi and his staff that has no idea what is going out?

Wow. So many things to say about this one.

1. Cano has been frustrating in big spots and he hasn’t played as well as his numbers would indicate, but trade him? For bullpen help? The bullpen is NOT the issue. Right now we have 5 quality to high quality arms out there – Mo, Bruney, Hughes, Aceves, Coke, Robertson. I will go so far as to say that we have the 2nd best bullpen in the AL. Does Tomko stink? Sure. You’re really going to trade Cano, the 3rd best player in baseball at his position, for a 6th reliever? Cano shouldn’t go anywhere unless it’s for a young star centerfielder or starter.

2. Matsui is not very good anymore. We know that. But he has negative trade value. You can’t trade him unless you are going to eat 90% of his salary for a nothing prospect or take on someone else’s albatross contract. There is no point. If Matsui can’t get it done he just won’t play much when Nady returns. He doesn’t need to be off the team.

3. Hopefully Austin Jackson will be a wonderful player someday but now is not that time. He’s struck out in over 1/4 of his at bats in AAA and he is not going to succeed against big league pitching right now. This is not the time to break him in. He isn’t going to put up anything close to the .280 BA/.350 OBP that we’re getting from Melky and Gardner right now.

4. Posada catching is not the issue. IMO Cervelli should catch 2 of every 5 games. Posada should get 1 day off and 1 day DHing each time through the rotation. Still, Burnett pitched great his last time out, with Posada catching. Blaming the catcher is a cop out for pitchers.

Yes, the Yankees look awful right now, but they’re losing because of sloppy play and poor hitting. It’s irritating, but teams go through stretches of bad play during the season. Unless A-Rod is physically unable to perform at a high level this year, the only real question mark with this team is going to be the rotation behind C.C. We need Wang and Burnett to step up and be the reliable 2/3 combo that they were supposed to be.

1. With a Team ERA of 4.65 ..we are going nowhere.. Every World Series for the last decade has had at least 1 team with a team era in the top quartile… AJ Burnett is a 3 ..at best and Wang is a 5 …I would keep Hughes and Joba in the bullpen for the remainder of the yr and go out and try to secure a legitimate number 2 or 1A…It would strengthen the rotation and the bullpen and make us very dangerous in a short series if we can make the playoffs..THrowing CC..say a guy like Peavy ,Buehrle or Cliff Lee would make us a very dangerous even with our defiencies in the field and at the plate.. If I had to make one deal I would try to pry away Cliff Lee and Grady Sizemore for Cano,Austin Jackson,Swisher and a pitching prospect…(just dreaming) ..Pitching and D wins championships as does youth.. Lets See what Ca$h can do !

I really despise Cano.>Every time I see his smug face on the Jumbotron or on Tv ..I want to puke .. too bad we missed our window of opportunity last winter to trade him to St Joe in LA.. for say someone like Matt Kemp or Ethier.. I am really down on Posada and media types like Francessa or Michael Kay defending him .. Is it a wonder for the last 13yrs that there has never been a big time pitcher who has NOT had a problem with Posada or requested his own personal catcher..Cone..Mussina..Clemens…Randy Johnson..now CC..JJ and JOBA ( 60% of your staff) … lest not us forget the fist fight he had with El Duque..Jorge has always been a monster of a hitter for his position but he has never been a good defensive catcher and has been suspect in his game calling …Matsui is so bad right now if I could send him to SF or Seattle for a bag of peanuts I would take it… I dig Tex…I like Gardner a lot and think Melky would be great 4th OF for us..I really would like to never see Tomko ever again and it is absolutely insane that with an 11 ERA the Yanks have put in jeopardy the playoffs by trying to fix Wang (who when he was on was never someone who should have been counted on so heavily) … I knoq we have a lot of money coming off the books in Matsui and Damon in the offseason but I still cant help to think that Ca$h should make a move for some pitching help and for some defense … If he doesnt and we miss the playoffs or fall short to Boston in the playoffs …it should be time to move on with the Ca$h less Title Era( the Dynasty was Watson ..Showalter and Gene Michael’s creation)

on the Yankees “Team Report” page on Yahoo! Sports goes like this;

“a team like the “bombers” should be able to overcome a 3 run lead by an offensively struggling team like the braves. sure wang and robertson made mistakes and paid for it, but opposition mistakes against the yanks get fouled off. not driven deeply to drive in a couple of walks."

I live in Europe and follow the games on MLB. com, so I just see the play by the play, the location of the pitches, velocity, the outcome of the AB, and that probably does not give a complete picture of how things are and if the opposing pitcher has made a big mistake or not. But it seems like MANY players on the team are late on hard stuff that comes in hitter’s counts, and these are pitches they can drive. There’s no solution for that. You just have to keep fouling it off until you get a hanger or a medium speed fastball, or hit the balls you can’t pull the other way. Bat speed cannot be increased. I’ve said this often on my entries here and the last 2 weeks have only increased the feeling that I’m right, though I hope I’m not. My theory might not be an easy one to quantify, and injuries (A-ROD, Damon, Matsui) also play a role, but those guys are not getting any younger. If A-ROD at some point could hit like last year (it’s absurd to think he’ll be what he was in 2007 again) that would be enough to get Teixeiera some good pitches to hit. He does not have a slow bat. When your cleanup hitter struggles it hurts a team enormously and the Yanks don’t have the guns after him to make up for it. What’s interesting is how the BoSox were scoring even with Ortiz hitting for beans. That’s a younger team and they don’t miss mistakes. Neither Ellsbury, Pedroia, Youkilis or Bay are over 30, and Pedroia and Ellsbury are 25 or younger. They hit 1-4 respectively. Our top 4 are 35, 35, 28 (Thank God for Tex) and 33 (A-ROD looks like he’s 43 with the way he’s hitting now). Some facts to ponder. Once again I hope I’m wrong.