New York Yankees News Roundup: Kevin Millwood is still on the radar
by Travis G on Feb 13, 2011 7:00 AM EST
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PrintThe Yankees are still showing interest in Kevin Millwood to potentially fill a void in the starting rotation. The Indians were apparently unwilling to meet Millwood's demands of $4 million. Would you give the ex-Brave, Phillie, Indian, Ranger and Oriole that much?
- Remember last year when Phil Hughes entered Spring Training looking to refine his changeup? That is still the case entering 2011, as he used the changeup less often than any other pitch (3.5%). If he can hone that pitch and be comfortable using it, he will truly be a force to be reckoned with.
- For what it's worth, NESN thinks the Yanks need to acquire Francisco Liriano in order to have a chance in the division -
The Yankees may have to make a move for Liriano if they wish to be competing with the Red Sox in the AL East standings come September.
- WCBS 880 is entering the last year of its contract to broadcast the Yankees. What station and broadcasters potentially replace them and their tandem of John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman has yet to be determined. In all likelihood, the Yankees will be seeking upwards of $18 million a year for radio rights.
- Eric Chavez realized he couldn't make it through a full season as a starter anymore; so he signed with the Yankees intending to reduce his playing time. You might remember that Chavez was a perennial MVP-contender in the early aughts. He's played just 64 games in the last three seasons combined. The key for him is to stay healthy.
- Remember Brian Anderson, the White Sox outfield prospect from a few years ago? He's now trying to make the Yankees as a reliever. He says it's "the best time I've had in baseball." I hope he makes the team, but I don't see him making any ML team without spending significant time refining his pitching game in the minors.
- The Yankee batboy who saw Roger Maris' 61st home run classified the moment as the 50th anniversary approaches -
Now I don't want to get into the whole steroid issue here. But as far as I'm concerned Maris still has the record.
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$4 Mill is a lot for someone like Millwood.
I’d rather explore a trade for Liriano.. And if we don’t want to give up enough, then stick with what we got. Millwood is not the answer, at least at 4 mill.
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M's not worth $4M
I was all for Millwood joining the Yanks, but I was thinking $2M tops. He’s more of a sure thing than Colon or the other retread but M’s injury report looks like an ad for “pre-existing conditions”.
If the Sux
think we need to acquire Liriano we definitely should not do it.
There's always next year
I like it how the writers here keep us entertained by posting NESN links
I’d never troll through that trash myself, so I’m glad someone else does it for me and I can laugh a bit.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Feb 13, 2011 8:38 AM EST up reply actions
Sox writers think so.
Not totally true, but he’d help our chances more than hurt them.
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I was going to mention Liriano before I read the secondary post.
He could be a heck of a pick up, if the price is right. He was approaching Santana in his performance before he got injured. He’s still young, unlike all the other pick ups the Yanks have been making. It’s not beyond the realm of possibilities that he could win 15+ games. I Think they should make a move to get him.
by powerlifter610 on Feb 13, 2011 10:32 AM EST reply actions
Agree, we definitely should be in on Liriano... Definitely NO! on Millwood
Liriano would be a great addition, if he is healthy, and would be under team control for two years. I would even consider locking him up for the additional 3yaers/$39M extension he wants.
Twins don’t need catching so a package of Joba, Nova & Nunez would probably get it done for Liriano. I would rather substitute Mitre for Joba but the Twins would probably laugh that one off. Our rotation including Liriano would be solid assuming AJ makes a comeback and Garcia pitches like he did last year with the WSox.
NO on Millwood… we already have Garcia, Colon, Nova, Mitre, etc fighting for a rotation spots so we do not need another over the hill one year fix in the mix.
by YANKEES FOREVER on Feb 13, 2011 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
Twins don’t need catching so a package of Joba, Nova & Nunez would probably get it done for Liriano.
I don’t think so. They will make a team (likely the Yankees) overpay.
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So what in your estimation would it take to get a deal done for Liriano?
by YANKEES FOREVER on Feb 13, 2011 4:41 PM EST up reply actions
One of Killer B’s+Adams or Joseph+maybe one of the upper level pitching prospects like Noesi/Warren/Phelps.
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Probably even more.
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Please - stop talking about acquiring Liriano!!
I’m not prepared to start hating one of my favorite players for the rest of my lifetime and his.
The beard abides.
by Jason Kubel's Beard on Feb 13, 2011 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
I would make that trade for Liriano because...
Liriano will probably give us slightly better than Pettitte’s numbers and dramatically improve the performance of the overall rotation. A quality lefty starter is exactly what we need.
by YANKEES FOREVER on Feb 13, 2011 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
hey
how about rooting for the guys we have and not sounding like the very reason everyone hates the Yankees?
It's really not a Yankee thing
I’m trying to think of a fan site for any team that doesn’t have “we need to get this guy” postings galore. I’ve been to a bunch, and all of them have some variation on this theme. Usually followed by “and we should give them [a bunch of middling garbage] to get him.”
OK, maybe not the Pirates’ fans. But all the others, yes.
i'm talking about the perception
that Yankee fans think they need and can grab every and any player off the market that they want.
The point is, YForever is sounding like chicken little and we do not necessarily need Liriano nor is it a certainty that he makes are team better in the long term. This is an aging team and we can’t just throw our prospects away carelessly.
He’s a great player but i would not throw the farm away for him, as YForever is suggesting we do.
Joba, Nova, and Nunez to take the ace off of a contending team when he won’t be a free agent until 2013? I think that you’re dreaming.
seriously
that package starts at Banuelos and goes from there
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by Brian5517209 on Feb 13, 2011 3:28 PM EST up reply actions
So what in your estimation would it take to get a deal done for Liriano?
by YANKEES FOREVER on Feb 13, 2011 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
As I don’t think they’re inclined to trade him at all this year? 2 of ManBan, Betances, and Sanchez + someone major league ready like David Phelps or Ivan Nova just to get them to pick up the phone.
So basically, something we shouldn’t do.
I think Cash has to find a way, without totally gutting the farm, to make the Liriano deal
If we have to rely on our current expected rotation… CC,Hughes, AJ, Nova & Garcia then I would expect the RSox to have a field day with most of our starters.
I do not believe we can wait until mid-season to pick up a quality proven starter.I do not want to be down double digits to the RSox at the All Star break and have to make it up against them. Liriano has great numbers against lefties and if healthy would be a great asset for us. Liriano would help take the pressure off Hughes & AJ and maybe the whole rotation will be more effective. I think Cash has to find a way to make this deal for Liriano.
by YANKEES FOREVER on Feb 13, 2011 5:30 PM EST up reply actions
we don't NEED Liriano to compete
it would be nice to have him, but right now it’s not like the Red Sox don’t have their own problems with their rotation. They got Crawford and Gonzalez to compete with OUR lineup.
Getting Liriano would only give us a sure edge paper wise against the Sox and that would be nice to have, but we don’t need him to compete and you have to play the games out to find out.
Why are so many
of you worried? CC, Hughes and AJare back and combined should be a little better than last year. Garcia is a solid 4 starter and Nova can’t be worse than what our 5 gave us last year. Relax, it’ll be fine. No sense in giving up on our future when Cashman et al have worked so diligently to get the farm to where it is today.
There's always next year
Garcia #4
That is a scary thought in the AL East…
by Kansas Yankee on Feb 13, 2011 10:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Nothing short of Robinson Cano
The beard abides.
by Jason Kubel's Beard on Feb 13, 2011 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
The Yankees don't need Liriano to compete with the Red Sox!
They have question marks too, and we haven’t even played one game of spring training yet. And there are people already saying that the Yanks can’t compete? I think thats ridiculous. Liriano is an injury prone pitcher, and although he’s very good I wouldn’t feel comfortable with trading top 5 prospects for him. I’d rather the Yankees hang on to the young guys and miss the playoffs this year rather than trade one away in desperation for a guy that isn’t a sure thing.
As for the WCBS 880, I hope Sterling comes back. I enjoy his broadcasts (I know I’m in the minority) and he’s been a Yankee announcer for so long that it just would feel weird listening to Yankee games on the radio without his goofy home run calls. Waldman can go (in fact I hope she goes) but I hope Sterling is still there beyond this season.
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As you know
I’m a proponent of keeping and developing prospects, but is anybody a sure thing?
There's always next year
yes you do
and I guess technically speaking, no. Nobody is a sure thing. However, Liriano is much less of a sure thing than some of the better pitchers that may be or have been on the market. I’m a proponent of keeping and developing prospects as well, and I’m willing to let them go if it means getting a great deal back. I just don’t think that Liriano would be a great deal for a Montero or a Manny Banuelos or someone of that level of talent. His injury history scares me.
I’d be willing to trade guys like Brackman or Romine, or possibly Betances (but probably not).
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I don't really see a trade with the Twins happening.
They’re probably asking for Montero, 2 killer B’s and a Slade in a pear tree. No thanks. Warren, Phelps, Adams and Suttle. Don’t think they’d want Romine, but I’d throw him in too.
Strikeouts are boring- Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.
The Yanks don't need Liriano to compete with the Pissants
they’ll compete no matter what. They’d need him to be “favored” tho, I highly doubt a duo of Sabathia and Liriano is getting taken down by anyone. Then if Brett Pettitte comes out of retirement in July (shhh…).
I’m a hold on to the trade of Brackman (or Betences if they want), Romine, Stoneburner (or a ‘lesser’ spect if they insist on Betences) and Heathcott. They can move Mauer over to 3B so his knees don’t combust when he’s 30.
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I never suggested they give up all their prospects, especially the young arms, but
I hope they have some type of dialogue with the Twins. I do think Joba would be a likely part of the trade, if it came to fruition.
by powerlifter610 on Feb 13, 2011 12:39 PM EST reply actions
LoL, I'm glad the Sox think that they have a lock
with their pitching pretty much unimproved from last year.
I hope they don’t get rid of 880 or John Sterling. He’s awesome. LoL, I have no problem with Waldman leaving though.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Feb 13, 2011 2:41 PM EST reply actions
Only Red Sox fans would think that they have a 10 game lead in the division before a single game is played. How are we going to keep up??
not for nothing
but lots of Yankee fans are that cocky too
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by Frank Campagnola on Feb 13, 2011 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
WCBS
If the Yankees leave WCBS, I hope they go to a station whose transmission signal reaches far and wide. I live on the Jersey Shore, and I can barely pickup ESPN 1050 in my car or house. Maybe the Yanks will require them to boost their signal…..
I sit on the roof of my building in DC
and can get 880 on a clear night. Strange, huh?
I remember learning something about this night-wave phenomenon in my soph. year communications classes, but most of my soph. year was spent in a Natty light keg.
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Take it offa your plate, eat it right in your face" --Lil Wayne
You too?
I get 880 at nights even in Arlington (VA), and before that 770. I remember in ’96 being late for a party because I parked in a garage – drove all the way to the top floor so I could get reception and had to wait until the game ended.
The Nats’ radio guys are pretty good, but their TV guys are just awful. At least they fired Rob Dibble, but the improvement has been largely cosmetic.
Every time #34 on the Orioles comes up, all I can think of is Joe Morgan's pronunciation of his name- 'Meeuhhlwud.'
I don’t know if I could get through a six month season of that. I know Morgan is gone (there may be a god, but he’ s slow on the uptake) but I can’t get Meeuhhlwud out of my mind. I have no such issue with Liriano.
I do have issues with people who think the Yankees have adequate starting pitching to compete in the AL East. MAYBE AJ Burnett will turn it around, and MAYBE Ivan Nova will win 13 games or so, and MAYBE Freddy Garcia can do the same, and MAYBE a minor leaguer will be called up in May or June and really shine, but practically all of these things have to happan for the Yankees to compete, and that’s asking a lot.
by designatedquitter on Feb 14, 2011 9:59 AM EST reply actions
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