New York Yankees News: It's Report Day for Position Players
by WhatwouldJeterdo on Feb 24, 2012 6:00 AM EST
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PrintCatching prospect Gary Sanchez may or may not have reported to camp 12 pounds overweight.
Cashman refused to confirm or deny the claim, but it seems unlikely that that specific number was pulled out of thin air. Sanchez is the youngest player in Spring Training for the Yankees, so it may be a case of immaturity. Hopefully being around teammates with tremendous workout routines will help him get into shape.
Michael Pineda has made great strides in developing his changeup.
We've heard from Brian Cashman that Pineda needed that third pitch to be considered the second starter, and it looks like he's working hard to make the pitch one he can control better. Larry Rothschild, Pitcher Whisperer, got Pineda to change the grip he was using to throw the changeup, leading to the promising results. Russell Martin was impressed.
Ivan Nova's arm feels 100% after recovering from the strain he suffered in the ALDS against Detroit.
That's definitely encouraging news. Hopefully Nova can continue to build on his success from last season.
Eric Schultz at The Yankee Analysts discusses the lone remaining 25 man roster spot.
He thinks that the spot will likely go to a reliever, possibly a LOOGY, and I agree. Cesar Cabral and Clay Rapada are likely suspects if that's the route they choose to go. Chris Dickerson or Bill Hall could also get a shot if the Yankees decide to carry an extra position player instead.
Mike Axisa tweets that 26 of 34 of the Yankees' Spring Training games will be on tv.
Plenty of chances to see the team before the season starts. Baseball soon. Can't wait.
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Didn’t Sanchez have some behavioral problems last year? Seems like he’s heading down the wrong path…Romine!
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
I don't understand how coming into camp fat is an option
The team owns you, therefore you do not get fat or lazy or out of shape. You come into camp like that then you should be punished. I don’t want to hope he learns from his surroundings, he has to. Phil Hughes should have been slapped in the face for coming to camp fat.
Intervention
Time for an intervention … Pittsburgh or shape up! But from a natural skills point of view, I really don’t understand what you see in Romine. Is he your wife’s third cousin twice removed? We are better off extending Martin through 2014. I’m really looking forward to watching how Martin plays this year. When you have a catcher with authority on the team, it really helps young pitchers.
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"I could never wear another uniform. I will always be a Yankee"- Jorge Posada
Thanks for the memories Jorge
by nyyrocks29 on Feb 24, 2012 10:19 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
having a Montero at catcher would be too painful
by long time listener on Feb 24, 2012 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
This year will be telling
Last year was his “adjustment” season. If he’s so-so, then…Romine!
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
Romine and Cervelli? Yuck!
They should go after a better free agent catcher. If we’re looking to lock up Martin for several seasons and a premium price, I’d rather sign a better catcher for more money that doesn’t have an injury history. Unless Romine suddenly explodes
I don’t understand why people seem so down on Romine. It seems like his short stint with the Yankees at the end of last season is what people are judging him on. He played well in AA last year (even drove in the go-ahead run in the All-Star Futures game), got called up to AAA to replace Montero for all of 4 games, then went right to the Yankees. I wouldn’t expect much from many players that get brought up that quickly at the end of the season.
He needs time to develop his offense in AAA, but I think he can hit somewhere around .270 in the majors with around 10 homers and 70 RBIs a year. Those aren’t superstar numbers (he’ll never be Posada and he’ll never hit as well as Montero), but he should have a good career as a starting catcher somewhere, especially with his reputation as a defensive catcher.
When has he shown an inability to hit?
His numbers seem to indicate that he can, just not on the same level as Posada or Montero.
otamamij said:
He needs time to develop his offense in AAA
You said:
he needs to stay in AAA until he proves he is MLB ready
Thats what I meant by “he pretty much said that.”
yeah, I know...
I agree with him.
Romine sucked before he was called up
as in I already thought he was bad before getting called up. I’m not judging him based on his MLB appearances, he shouldn’t have even been up.
He’s putting up numbers not much better than that in AA. I’d expect a bigger drop off for the majors, and most projections seem to agree. I suppose something magical could happen between now and then, but I don’t know many guys who figure this stuff out for a living that have him hitting more than around .250 with maybe 10 home runs if everything goes well.
Joe Girardi LOVES that, so I wouldn’t be surprised for that to not matter, but if Gary Sanchez is who they think Gary Sanchez will be, Romine should be nothing more than a backup for the Yankees.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Feb 24, 2012 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
Russ was impressed?
Well there’s our championship folks! Don’t even need to bother playing.
I’m really looking forward to how A-Rod does this year. After the plasma procedure his knee should be as healthy as ever. He’s another year removed from hip surgery. And the thumb shouldn’t be a problem anymore. I think we could see a big bounce back year for him so long as the Yankees manage him properly.
"I could never wear another uniform. I will always be a Yankee"- Jorge Posada
Thanks for the memories Jorge
by nyyrocks29 on Feb 24, 2012 10:18 AM EST via mobile reply actions
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