New York Yankees News and Notes
by Frank Campagnola on Dec 1, 2011 6:00 AM EST
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PrintGood morning, Pinstripe Alley readers. Let's check out some of the Yankees-related stories floating around the Internet from the last few days.
- Phillip Brown of Bleacher Report did a scouting report on Manny Banuelos. I know Bleacher Report isn't our favorite thing here at Pinstripe Alley, but at least take a look at the video of Banuelos from last Spring Training against the Red Sox. It's in the third slide, and he's awesome. Prospects his age don't throw changeups like that. Without that appendectomy in early 2009, you have to wonder where he would be in his development right now. Would he have enough innings under his belt to vie for a rotation spot in 2012?
- Jim Caple of ESPN published his rules to live by at the annual winter meetings. His number one rule: Never, ever, ever, ever deal with the Yankees. Basically, because the Yankees are good all the time, teams shouldn't trade with them and make them better, even if the pieces the Yankees can offer them will improve their own clubs in the long run. Actually, that doesn't matter, because mainstream media and Yankees fans convince other GMs that Yankees prospects are amazing. So the Yankees will hose you, no matter what. Right.
- Mark Feinsand of The Daily News reported that Phil Hughes is looking to come into camp already in good shape. Last month, Hughes returned to Athletes' Performance Institute in Los Angeles, the same facility he trained at in 2008 and 2009. Hughes knows what's at stake, stating, "I’m certainly not at the point in my career where I can come in and go through the motions, and if I give up eight runs in an outing, it’s all good because it’s spring training. For me, coming off a bad season, I’m trying to do as much as I can to make sure that I’m ready to go when spring training rolls around."
- Benjamin Kabak of River Ave. Blues took a look at the recent trades the Yankees have made with both American League and National League clubs. I still can't get over the Bobby Abreu deal. What a disater that was for the Phillies.
- Eric Schultz of The Yankee Analysts reviewed Gary Sanchez's 2011 and considers 2012 an important year for the nearly 19-year-old prospect. Will he shed the maturity issues, improve upon his defense, and continue raking the way he was before a broken finger prematurely ended his season? Only time will tell, but for the Yankees, a solid year from one of the top prospects in baseball would be great.
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Hope Hughes comes in ready to go
I don’t want to see him sent to the pen without even a chance to start at all in 2012. So I hope he has a great spring training and that he gets another opportunity to show what he can do. I still have hopes for the kid.
Can’t wait for ManBan.
I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.- Kobe Bryant
A.J. Burnett's only fan!
that quote from him doesn't sound too promising
so what, if he gets two good years under his belt then he can “come in and go through the motions”?
by MichaelGGBGrabow on Dec 1, 2011 8:46 AM EST reply actions
yeah thats what i thought too. What an awful way of looking at your job. Maybe he didn’t mean it like that, but still, that’s not very promising. Though i’m happy to hear we won’t have to see Fat Phil
I'd give Phil a break on that comment
He is talking about Spring Training, and I think you don’t want your established players to do much more than go through the motions through most of it. It’s good to see that he knows he’s not at that point.
Usqueadbaugham! Anam muck an dhoul ! Did ye drink me doornail?
by Q-TDSK on Dec 1, 2011 10:01 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
yeah, I thought twice about it when I realized he was talking about spring training for sure
but it should go without saying he’s not an established player who has the luxury of doing something like that.
by MichaelGGBGrabow on Dec 1, 2011 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
ugh, that was so nice to hear the YES music
the next few months are going to drraaagggg
by MichaelGGBGrabow on Dec 1, 2011 8:51 AM EST reply actions
I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that the Jim Caple article was supposed to be facetious
I mean, “avoid all trades period”? Seriously?
by pastor2b on Dec 1, 2011 9:56 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Is he actually considered anything more than a comedy columnist anyway? I haven’t looked at Page 2 in ages (not sure it still exists, honestly.)
Usqueadbaugham! Anam muck an dhoul ! Did ye drink me doornail?
by Q-TDSK on Dec 1, 2011 10:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
:D
Killer Bs
One of them on the MLB roster mid-year. That’s what i am hoping for. Push Freddy into the pen.
Know it’s not likely but I can dream.
IF, and all big IFs
Burnett can be solid. Not great, but 180 innings, 15-9 solid, and
Hughes can be Hughes, similar innings and say 17-11, and
Nova can avoid the soph jinx and go 15-12, and – the big one -
CC can stay healthy and be CC
then the stars will align and the NYY can do well.
None of that is unreasonable. Expecting ALL of that is I guess.
Bring lawyers, guns and money to get me out of this one! Stand in the Fire.
what if all those pitchers go 0-0
and David Robertson and Boone Logan get all those winz? are we in trouble?
Joke all you want
But if AJ is 15-9 it either means he got his act together and is pitching well, or, the offense is absolutely destroying the ball. Either scenario is a win!
Romine!
There's no way they'll do well otherwise?
then the stars will align and the NYY can do well.
Their offense is probably good enough that they really only need CC to be CC and the rest not to suck abysmally.
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
Not really
In 2010 they got more than expected from Nova and .Colon, and Grandy and Garcia and Robertson. All are good players and all had very very good years. They can regress and still have good years and still be good players.
I really don’t care about MAKING the playoffs – I care about winning the playoffs. Without pitching, not gonna happen.
So, no. There probably is not any way they will will do well without pitching.
And my definition of doing well is at least being IN the Series.
Bring lawyers, guns and money to get me out of this one! Stand in the Fire.
I still can’t get over the Bobby Abreu deal. What a disater that was for the Phillies.
Got two and a half solid years out of the man while the Phillies got, well, nothing. I still can’t believe it, either.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." --Rogers Hornsby
Wasn't that a simple salary dump?
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by Hasan Paliwala on Dec 1, 2011 10:45 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
He hit well: .296/.371/.471, 125 wRC+. It’s just that UZR killed him for his fielding. He lost over 2 wins from it.
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by Frank Campagnola on Dec 1, 2011 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
He was a terrible defender
I’m so glad the Yankees actually care about defense now after they didn’t for so long. I’m not too bullish on our infield defense next season though…
Hughes worthy of one more shot
Assuming he doesn’t come to camp looking like David Wells, I think the promise of what he could be should buy him a slot in the rotation. But the leash should be short…
by Arkansas Yankee on Dec 1, 2011 10:04 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I love these non-stories of players who are going to come into camp "already in good shape"
No shit. If you’re not in good shape you’re not taking your job seriously. Besides, when asked about spring training, what else are they going to say? “Yeah, you know Bob, I’ve been just sitting on the couch watching a lot of Jersey Shore and Storage Wars while chugging beers and eating Cheetos. I don’t really care how I look when I come into camp because everyone knows it’s not real baseball. Besides, they make you run and do pushups while you’re there, so why start earlier?”
Boone Logan is a good boy. So is David Robertson. Team A.J.
Lots of players come in a few pounds overweight. Basically every team has some sort of “fat camp” where they run their asses off and make them shed a few pounds.
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by Frank Campagnola on Dec 1, 2011 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
I know. Those players don't take their job seriously.
Have you ever heard of players who were interviewed over the winter admitting they aren’t staying in shape? That’s my real point.
Boone Logan is a good boy. So is David Robertson. Team A.J.
lol it's all good - I knew it was directed toward me.
and yes, I forgot the video games. “Hey Phil, what’s your workout routine during the winter like?” “Well, Kim, I’ve been getting experience and making my fastball from like an 86 rating to around a 90 rating.” “How are you doing that?” "Oh, it’s easy, you just gotta go to “Edit Player” and change the stats."
Boone Logan is a good boy. So is David Robertson. Team A.J.
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I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.- Kobe Bryant
A.J. Burnett's only fan!
Jim Caple is an idiot.
He also said to avoid trades, period, because they “usually backfire.” This sounds like something I would’ve said in Kindergarten before I knew what was going on in the world.
Boone Logan is a good boy. So is David Robertson. Team A.J.
or this:
“Second, even if it’s a good trade, no one will give the GM any credit because we never remember the good trades, only the bad ones.”
gee, I bet all the GMs were waiting on the edge of their seats for this to come out…no wonder there hasn’t been much movement!
by MichaelGGBGrabow on Dec 1, 2011 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
You're right!
I’m sure Phillies fans never remember trading for Halladay or Lee. We certainly don’t remember trading for Granderson. Tigers fans definitely don’t remember trading for Miguel Cabrera. Sox fans may be too drunk to remember trading for Beckett, Lowell, and Big Popi.
Again, why the hell does this guy have a job?
Boone Logan is a good boy. So is David Robertson. Team A.J.
or Pudge Rodriguez
on second thought….forget about that one
Boone Logan is a good boy. So is David Robertson. Team A.J.
You do know that the column was supposed to be funny, right?
Quibble with whether or not it was funny, sure. But to take it as if he’s actually offering GM’s serious advice is to completely miss the point.
Wish him the best.
Hopefully he returns next season with his cutter and with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbEi5_w8Vzs
Boone Logan is a good boy. So is David Robertson. Team A.J.
did he slip them a piece of paper?
check Yes, check No, check Maybe
by jetanumba2 on Dec 1, 2011 1:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HypgcCT1r68
Boone Logan is a good boy. So is David Robertson. Team A.J.
Alderson confirmed that never happened
"I don't worry about our schedule, I think our schedule needs to worry about us."-Antrel Rolle
by Livestrong77nyy on Dec 1, 2011 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
Talk is cheap.
Especially when you’re talking about the Mets.
Boone Logan is a good boy. So is David Robertson. Team A.J.
Just saying that what you said probably is not true
they like to make things up on slow news days.
"I don't worry about our schedule, I think our schedule needs to worry about us."-Antrel Rolle
by Livestrong77nyy on Dec 1, 2011 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
Bet they said yes, but not in that way
Then they said “Lets be friends!”
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by Hasan Paliwala on Dec 1, 2011 4:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
ManBan was ridiculous in that spring training game.
Love him.
Jesus Montero fangirl
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Dec 1, 2011 1:58 PM EST reply actions
I agree
Why deal with the Yankees? You’re only making a good team even gooder. If you stop trading to them, they they’ll stop their goody good goodness. Problem solved!
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Dec 1, 2011 2:36 PM EST reply actions
Baseball exists so "journalists" can complain about it.
Caple has obviously figured this out. What other purpose would making trades serve except fodder for long winded opinions?
We should all stop watching the games and just read the analysis.
"Here, if you have a milkshake, and I have a milkshake, and I have a straw. There it is, that's a straw, you see? You watching?. And my straw reaches acroooooooss the room, and starts to drink your milkshake... I... drink... your... milkshake!"-Daniel Plainview
by yankee come lately on Dec 1, 2011 3:20 PM EST reply actions
News Re: CJ Wilson
The Yankees declined a visit from him.
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
We'll take him for free
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A.J. Burnett's only fan!
Sorry for the lack of updates tonight folks, I’ll throw something on the front page soon.
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by waw on Dec 2, 2011 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
Agree that this a make or break year for Hughes.
Last year he had a ‘dead arm.’ If he pitches the same way this year, he will have a ‘dead career,’ at least as a starter.
Trades are actually a better way to acquire players than free agency, because you can get players before they peak, not after. The Yankees are no worse about hyping prospects than anyone else. During the 1980s they were the most guilty of underestimating their minor league talent and trading it away. Think Frank Costanza screaming “Jay Buhner for Steve Kemp” at George Steinbrenner and you essentially have it.
by designatedquitter on Dec 2, 2011 9:58 AM EST reply actions
What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?!?
He had 30 home runs, over 100 RBIs last year, he’s got a rocket for an arm, you don’t know what the hell you’re doin’!!
Well, Buener was a good prospect, no question about it. But my baseball people love Ken Phelps’ bat. They kept saying’ Ken Phelps, Ken Phelps’.
by MichaelGGBGrabow on Dec 2, 2011 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
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