New York Yankees News: More of the Same
by Lord Duggan on Nov 16, 2011 6:00 AM EST
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In keeping with the reported plan of not being desperate to make a big splash this offseason, the New York Yankees brass, headed by General Manager Brian Cashman, have been relatively quiet. However, this should not be confused for inactivity or idleness. Even if the Yankees do not land the biggest free agent stars, they will certainly do their due diligence and weigh the pros and cons.
It was possibly in this vein that C.J. Wilson was invited to New York to meet with team big wigs despite a few quotes from Cashman displaying a very tepid interest in signing him. Or maybe it's not.
If the Yankees have a serious interest in acquiring Wilson, they're best off not tipping their hand. If the Yankees have no serious interest in acquiring Wilson, they're still better off looking into him and at least feigning interest. A few other things:
- Kicking the tires on a Grady Sizemore reclamation project Part I and Part II.
- Brett Gardner talking about his 2011 season that he called "inconsistent." He plans to combat this with some extra work with K-Long.
- Scott Boras is saying that the Yankees are interested in _________. This time, the name that goes into the blank is Andruw Jones.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Nov 16, 2011 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
Gardner definitly suprized me
with his play. Although he did bat .150 or something in later months but in August I beleive is the month he batted .450. That suprized me. He isnt a guy that will have a high batting adverage. He will have a high OBP but this year he didn’t. I would like to see how he improves next year.
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by Tripodi on Nov 16, 2011 7:44 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Am I going to lie in answer to my own question?
Uhhh, I don’t know.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Nov 16, 2011 10:04 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Gardner would have finished at .275 if the season had been lengthened to accomodate his next hot streak.
He’s either the best or the worst hitter on the team, depending on whether he’s streaking hot or cold. I hope Klong can help him.
I would take a flyer on Grady Sizemore if his contract were for one year (maybe with options) at a reasonable rate, or incentivized. Whether or not Chavez retires, a healthy Sizemore is a better bench option than Ramiro Pena, Dickerson, or a Columbus call- up.
I know nothing is happening, but why bother with any ’I’m trying to drum up business’ quote from Scott Boras? He’s been playing this game for so long that even MLB GMs have finally tumbled to it.
Q: Is ‘write your own question’ a lazy and pathetic dodge by a burnt- out Duggan to avoid further thought and research of his own?
A: What do you think?
by designatedquitter on Nov 16, 2011 11:00 AM EST reply actions
'Columbus,' in this sense, is a reference to Scranton Wilkes Barre.
by designatedquitter on Nov 16, 2011 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
With the way the Blue Jackets are playing maybe the Yankees should put them out of their hockey playing misery and make them the AAA team.
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Grady Sizemore can get a starting job with a ton of clubs
If he comes here, it’s either because he loves the spotlight/Yankees/NY (an unknown), or because we offered the most money. I remember reading he WANTS a one year deal. So that part’s hopefully settled. I don’t want us to be the team offering him the most money, and I don’t think we will be.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Nov 16, 2011 12:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
If Sizemore wants a one-year deal to re-establish his value, it wouldn’t be in his best interest to come to NY since he won’t have the chance to start and collect enough at-bats to earn a multi-year contract for 2013 and beyond.
by Scooby Snacks on Nov 16, 2011 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
but who does have the opening and the money to spend on him
This isn’t Andruw Jones were talking about, I think his suitors might be limited. Perhaps he’d consider the Yankees a team that will let him rebuild his stock while performing in a spotlight and giving him a chance to win and become a news story. I mean Grady Sizemore regaining is stock on the Yankees is a bigger deal than regaining his stock on the Rockies. He probably won’t be a Yankee i’m sure, but i wonder who is actually going to take a chance. I’m still not ruling out the Indians though
The point is, you don't regain your stock as a starter by playing off the bench in NY
A smaller market team may pay him less for one season, but the payoff comes if and when he earns a bigger free agent contract, after he (hopefully) puts up good numbers for the year as a starter.
Someone will offer him a shot at a full-time job. I could see him sign for a low-base salary with plenty of rich incentives as opposed to taking a Yankees’ offer of a higher base and low incentives. Plenty of teams (i.e. Houston, KC, Indians, etc.) could use Sizmore’s upside. Barring a Swisher trade, he’s not coming to the Yankees.
by Scooby Snacks on Nov 16, 2011 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
If he signed with the Yanks and played like young Grady, they would find him at least 350 at bats.
Maybe more- rotating through the outfield, DHing a couple of times a week, pinch hitting, etc.. Plus, you never know when someone will get hurt.
I suspect that if Sizemore signs with a team that tries to play him in 150 games and 600 at bats, he will get hurt again before August. Can’t prove it, just suspect it.
by designatedquitter on Nov 16, 2011 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
it would be awesome to see a team like Houston or KC sign him
and see him go nuts and then have them trade him midseason for something really nice before he breaks down
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Nov 16, 2011 2:02 PM EST reply actions
Sizemore
I actually feel that Sizemore is better than Swisher and Gardner, It would be good to have Grady on the team. I do hope they teach Gardner to bunt finally. They keep saying that he keeps working on his bunting, well i am still looking for it. He could be good but not the way the Yankees are using him and he seems to have trouble stealing bases, maybe he should go on the first or second pitch and stop playing mind games. Swisher is the best clown in baseball and there is much better players for right than Swisher.
he seems to have trouble stealing bases
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by Jedi Master A-Rod on Nov 16, 2011 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
You can't overrule feelings with silly things like statistics
C’mon dude, you should know that by now!! :P
A lot of Gardner's WAR comes from defense, which is not WAR's best selling point.
Sizemore’s lack of WAR derives from the fact that it is a counting statistic, and it awards 0.0 for being on the DL.
One could argue in good faith that a healthy Sizemore, playing every day, would accumulate more WAR than either Swisher or Gardner. If Sizemore signs with a team that gives him that chance, that argument could be proven true. He could also have simply lost some ability due to age/ injury, or he could get injured yet again, proving only his fragility.
by designatedquitter on Nov 17, 2011 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
I thought Bozo The Shortstop was the best clown in Baseball
Or at least Honks McLaughsalot!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Nov 16, 2011 11:48 PM EST up reply actions
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