Yankees News and Notes: Pitching, Piniella, and Predictions
by Andrew GM on Feb 23, 2012 6:02 AM EST
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PrintBuenos días, Yankees fans! We're a day closer to Opening Day now; let's see what's going on with the team this morning...
- Although some people have wondered about whether Hiroki Kuroda actually wanted to join the Yankees since he had blocked trades to New York in the past, he says that it wasn't a matter of him being afraid to pitch in New York. Rather, he just wanted to earn a championship with the Dodgers and live up to his contract. He's glad to be on a team that really wanted him.
- Ivan Nova unfortunately had to leave his start in ALDS Game 5 against the Tigers with an arm strain after just two innings, but he reports that it now feels "perfect," and that team doctors have assured him he is fine. Good.
- Manny Banuelos told reporters that he would work on his fastball location during Spring Training this year, as he recognizes that his wildness might have cost him an appearance in the majors at the end of last season.
- In nostalgic news, former Yankees player and manager Lou Piniella has joined the YES Network as a "special contributor" and will work on the station for 20-30 games this year. He will be an analyst on the occasional game and sometimes do the pregame/postgame show. The Yankees have never had such a successful big league manager in the booth, so he should bring some great insight to the table that we haven't seen before. Also, "LOUUUUUUUUUU!"
- Mike Silva of New York Baseball Digest speculated as to who among the in-house candidates could replace Mariano Rivera if need be. I should not say "replace," though as there will never be anybody who could possibly live up to such high expectations. Just don't walk anyone and we'll be fine.
- What? It was possibly a good idea not to extend Russell Martin? I'm glad that I am not alone in this thinking; if the Yankees would not make exceptions to their extension policy for Nick Swisher, there's really not an acceptable reason for doing so with Martin, who had good defense last year but saw his hitting disappear after April.
- The Yankees signed Burt Reynolds?! Awesome! SNL jokes aside, Reynolds, Robinson Cano's cousin, is a utility man and and will likely be an organizational guy.
- Not many people can add "Executive Chef, New York Yankees" to their résumé, but Matthew Gibson can! Have a closer look inside the master chef's life.
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¡Buenos días señor Andrew!
"There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all." - Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig
I think this might be the first time that the Yankees have employed a former big league manager in the booth
Joe Girardi says hi
True, but...
Girardi had only managed one season whereas Piniella has a Hall of Fame-caliber résumé, so I expect a lot more.
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"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
perhaps I'm missing something about how bWAR/fWAR are calculated
Martin was worth 1.3 and 3.1 wins while Montero (4.5/4.3) and Molina (3.9/4.1) outpaced him.
but how is there that big of a discrepancy for Russell Martin, but Montero and Molina are right around the same area? What is fWAR looking at that bWAR isn’t and why is it effecting Martin so much more?
bWAR only accounts for offense, I believe.
That’s certainly consistent with Montero’s drop from bWAR to fWAR.
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by Q-TDSK on Feb 23, 2012 10:00 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
bWAR doesn’t weigh defense heavily in their overall WAR. Since his offense was pretty much crap aside from 2 months, his bWAR is tanked. He gets the boost in fWAR from being a solid defender all season.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Feb 23, 2012 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
Don’t they just take their oWAR and dWAR calculations and add them together? I didn’t there was any weight.
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by Frank Campagnola on Feb 23, 2012 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
Should read, “I didn’t think** there was any weight.”
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by Frank Campagnola on Feb 23, 2012 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
They do just add the two. What I guess I meant was that their dWAR seems to be a little more difficult to attain value from than defensive value for fangraphs. For example, Martin had a negative dWAR, but a positive fielding value on fangraphs. Probably due to the difference between UZR and TZ. I really doubt that’s true for every player, but I have noticed a few like this one.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Feb 23, 2012 1:03 PM EST up reply actions
thanks
I figured it had something to do with differences in defense ratings but I didn’t realize it could vary so wildly. I mean what does Martin do that Montero or Molina don’t do to make his metrics vary so much?
Maybe the question should go the other way: why are the metrics as sensitive as they are?
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by Q-TDSK on Feb 23, 2012 1:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Excited to hear Lou in the booth
I give it 1.1 innings before he and Kay go at it Flaherty-style. Also really pulling for ManBan to see some Major League innings this season. Kid’s young, but hopefully he can start providing legitimate innings next year.
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by bango31 on Feb 23, 2012 10:59 AM EST via Android app reply actions
it got hurt and had to go on the DL
Then it signed with another site.
by long time listener on Feb 23, 2012 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
I think I saw that dude rummaging through a dumpster the other day
Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right
by david d on Feb 23, 2012 12:53 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
He looks like a bum.
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Mattingly!
The general attitude of the preceding comment is frowned upon by upper management.
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by Jedi Master A-Rod on Feb 23, 2012 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
Look old man
I don’t know what you think sideburns are…
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Feb 23, 2012 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
so the Red Sox just bitched the most to get as much as possible
Compensation from #Cubs to #Padres for Hoyer will be low-level minor leaguer aand probably happen late spring. Will be b4 opening day.
With March 1 deadline looming,expectation within baseball continues to be 10-team playoff format will happen this year. Ironing out details.
down to the wire!
uh... wat
Reynolds, Robinson Cano’s cousin
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by Cory Braiterman on Feb 23, 2012 1:35 PM EST reply actions
Yup.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Feb 23, 2012 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
Texeira
Read that Tex spent the winter buying into a “juice franchise” and going on “Juice cleansings”. I got to say that sounds a little lame for a guy making the third highest salary on the team and who hit .220 last season. I read that he lives in Easton Ct. where it snows most of the winter. How about spending the winter in Florida and learning to hit to the opposite field? He’d better start living up to his contract or his next “juice franchise” will be in Pittsburgh. I guess this is a good comparison of a “hall of famer” like Jeter that works his ass off and an also ran like Tex just cashing in on his God-given talents.
wait, the Yankees signed Burt Reynolds?
I’m going to go watch Hooper and masturbate until my fingers bleed.
by long time listener on Feb 23, 2012 2:17 PM EST reply actions
The game thread jokes almost post themselves!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Feb 23, 2012 2:50 PM EST up reply actions
too bad he won't make the team
Apart from Nunez and Chavez, both of whom will make the roster, I’d have to think Pena, Laird and Hall, at least, are all in front of him for backup infield spots.
by long time listener on Feb 23, 2012 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
Why don't they ever think of our needs?
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Feb 23, 2012 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
Dickerson's not going to make the roster, Burt Reynolds isn't going to make the roster
It’s like they don’t want juvenile puns or Archer references in the game threads at all!
by long time listener on Feb 23, 2012 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
I know, right?
What’s wrong with them?
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Feb 23, 2012 5:23 PM EST up reply actions
Re: the poll
Always drinks and food beforehand. Foley’s and Heartland, usually (oh, and the Blarney Rock of course). Sometimes swing through Hell’s Kitchen on the way for a few drinks, too.
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Heartland Brewery?
I find the food there awful.
by long time listener on Feb 23, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
How are you doing with the whole Kim Jones problem?
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what problem is that?
That she’s leaving? I have enough footage stored up to last me a while.
by long time listener on Feb 23, 2012 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
Not only awful
But overpriced!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Feb 23, 2012 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
and the beer there isn't any good either
I know you don’t drink beer, but trust me, you’re better off at almost any other place.
by long time listener on Feb 23, 2012 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
Then the place really serves no purpose
Does it?
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Feb 23, 2012 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
well, bango31 seems to like it
And it’s often pretty crowded, or at least the one near Union Square is, so somebody must like it. I just don’t see why anyone would choose that place – there have got to be 10 better bars in about a 10-block radius from the one in Union Square.
by long time listener on Feb 23, 2012 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, whenever I walk past it it's pretty packed
I didn’t even like the burgers there
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Feb 23, 2012 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
The one in the Empire State Building
is pretty nice, as long as you head down to the beer hall in the basement. The first floor is average, but it’s nice downstairs.
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I'm a big craft beer fan
And they’ve got a couple brews that I absolutely love. Even though I typically prefer lagers and ales on the heavier side, their Cornhusker Lager is so damn refreshing. I love it.
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