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agreed. this is an amazing move n i love it but too many things can happen and nothing is a given. still gotta go out n play the games n more importantly hit! but this is phenomenal n im extremely excited about it!! way to be RAJ!!Joe Pesci wrote:
As far as Phillies having the best rotation ever, let's wait for the season to start guys. Not saying they won't be fucking fantastic, but what if Lee reverts to his old self? What if Halladay gets injured? What if 2009 Cole Hamels decides to show up?
That's a lot of what ifs, but things don't always go as planned in sports. Again, not saying they won't be great because I expect them to breeze through the NL this year.
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this article breaks down the designated hitter situation that could play an integral part in teams this season. As previously noted by reason matsui is on the a's. Lance Berkman on the downside of his career and i seriously doubt he'll hit 20 homers for the Redbirds.
http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/2010 ... d-hitters/
http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/2010 ... d-hitters/
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the current goat baseball writer, Joe Posnanski, chimes in and its another really great read.Joe Pesci wrote:Bob Feller passed away
R.I.P.
http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/12/16/rip-bob-feller/
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According to ESPN Boston's Gordon Edes, Dan Wheeler has agreed to a deal with the Red Sox. WEEI's Alex Speier reports that the deal is for one year and contains a team option for 2012 that would vest with 65 appearances in 2011. When will it end? In the last two weeks the Red Sox have traded for Adrian Gonzalez and signed Carl Crawford, Bobby Jenks and now Wheeler. He strengthens a suddenly super deep bullpen and gives the team more protection to deal Jonathan Papelbon if they decide to do so (and can find a willing trade partner). Wheeler posted a 3.35 ERA and 46/16 K/BB ratio over 48 1/3 innings for the Rays this past season.
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Twins, Nishioka agree to 3-year, $10M pact
i don't know anything about himJon Heyman of SI.com reports that the Twins have agreed to a three-year deal worth around $10 million with infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka.
The contract also includes a fourth year option. Nishioka played shortstop in Japan, but the Twins are expected to start him at second base initially and see how well he adjusts to the different style of play. The 26-year-old won the batting title in Nippon Professional Baseball this past year with a .346 average. It remains to be seen how he will fare state-side.
Yeah but the Yankees bought all those guys! The Red Sox give the highest contracts fair and square!Gregg Popabitch wrote:I'm kinda glad that the Red Sox currently have a higher payroll than the Yankees do.
What happened to the cherished Red Sox budget that Larry Luch and Theo Epstein were oh so proud about?
Welcome to the dark side, red sox nation. Welcome, indeed.
He has a super hot Japanese model wife, who he brought with him to tour Target Field and such. They are both eager to move here, learn English, and learn about Minnesota.capable_keL wrote:Twins, Nishioka agree to 3-year, $10M pact
i don't know anything about himJon Heyman of SI.com reports that the Twins have agreed to a three-year deal worth around $10 million with infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka.
The contract also includes a fourth year option. Nishioka played shortstop in Japan, but the Twins are expected to start him at second base initially and see how well he adjusts to the different style of play. The 26-year-old won the batting title in Nippon Professional Baseball this past year with a .346 average. It remains to be seen how he will fare state-side.
Now you know something.
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the yankees will not make the playoffs next year unless nova improves fast NOW
Yanks likely going with current pitching
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By Wallace Matthews
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NEW YORK -- Having finished second, or maybe third, in the Cliff Lee sweepstakes, the Yankees are prepared to go into the 2011 season with a pitching rotation of CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Phil Hughes , with the remaining spots filled out by youngsters, many of whom have never pitched above the Triple-A level.
"I'm not saying I want to do it," general manager Brian Cashman said in a telephone conversation Monday morning, "but I may have to do it."
Cashman is operating under the assumption that Andy Pettitte, back home in Deer, Park, Texas, following a an excellent season cut short by a groin injury, will not be returning for a 17th major league season.
"If we get Pettitte back, so much the better," Cashman said. "But I'm not waiting for him. He told me not to."
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With Lee having signed with the Phillies, Pettitte mulling retirement and Zack Greinke being traded to the Milwaukee Brewers, the pickings are slim among available starting pitchers -- with the exception of Carl Pavano, a free agent whose disastrous first Yankees tenure rules out the possibility of a second.
Cashman acknowledged his team could use a major league ready starter as well as another arm in the bullpen but seemed pessimistic about the chances of getting one before Opening Day.
"Could I go out and get a starter? Yes, I could. But there's just not much out there," Cashman said. "I have March, April, May, June and July, really, to come up with someone."
Cashman also ruled out, although not absolutely, the possibility the Yankees might include catching prospect Jesus Montero in a trade for a front-line starter now that the Yankees have signed Russell Martin to assume every-day catching duties. "There's just nobody out there I would consider trading Montero for," Cashman said.
Asked if that included Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez, Cashman said, "That ain't happening."
So heading into spring training, Cashman said the Yankees would try to cull two starters from a young crop that includes Ivan Nova, who is virtually assured a spot in the 2011 rotation, as well as right-handers Andrew Brackman, Dellin Betances, Adam Warren, Hector Noesi and left-hander Manny Banuelos.
Of the six, only Nova has pitched at the major league level, appearing in 10 games the second half of last season (seven starts), and compiling a 1-2 record and 4.50 ERA but displaying enough stuff and poise that the Yankees are counting on him to fill one of the starting spots.
None of the others has pitched at a higher level than Double-A, and Banuelos and Betances, who had ligament reinforcement surgery in 2009, spent last season in Class A ball.
"We have 10 prospects starting from Double-A on up that our organization can choose from," Cashman said.
The GM ruled out a return to the rotation for Joba Chamberlain, who along with David Robertson will compete for the job as eighth-inning set-up man vacated when Kerry Wood became a free agent. Over the weekend, Wood signed a contract to return to the Chicago Cubs.
Cashman declined to say whether he was interested in free agent right-hander Freddy Garcia. According to a report, the Yankees asked for the medicals on the 35-year-old Garcia, who was 12-6 with a 4.64 ERA for the White Sox in 2010. "We ask for the medical records on every free agent," Cashman said.
So for now, the Yankees are standing pat.
"In the past, we might have gone out and traded away prospects just to get someone in here," Cashman said. "But realistically, I have until July to get this solved."
Yanks likely going with current pitching
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By Wallace Matthews
ESPNNewYork.com
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NEW YORK -- Having finished second, or maybe third, in the Cliff Lee sweepstakes, the Yankees are prepared to go into the 2011 season with a pitching rotation of CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Phil Hughes , with the remaining spots filled out by youngsters, many of whom have never pitched above the Triple-A level.
"I'm not saying I want to do it," general manager Brian Cashman said in a telephone conversation Monday morning, "but I may have to do it."
Cashman is operating under the assumption that Andy Pettitte, back home in Deer, Park, Texas, following a an excellent season cut short by a groin injury, will not be returning for a 17th major league season.
"If we get Pettitte back, so much the better," Cashman said. "But I'm not waiting for him. He told me not to."
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With Lee having signed with the Phillies, Pettitte mulling retirement and Zack Greinke being traded to the Milwaukee Brewers, the pickings are slim among available starting pitchers -- with the exception of Carl Pavano, a free agent whose disastrous first Yankees tenure rules out the possibility of a second.
Cashman acknowledged his team could use a major league ready starter as well as another arm in the bullpen but seemed pessimistic about the chances of getting one before Opening Day.
"Could I go out and get a starter? Yes, I could. But there's just not much out there," Cashman said. "I have March, April, May, June and July, really, to come up with someone."
Cashman also ruled out, although not absolutely, the possibility the Yankees might include catching prospect Jesus Montero in a trade for a front-line starter now that the Yankees have signed Russell Martin to assume every-day catching duties. "There's just nobody out there I would consider trading Montero for," Cashman said.
Asked if that included Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez, Cashman said, "That ain't happening."
So heading into spring training, Cashman said the Yankees would try to cull two starters from a young crop that includes Ivan Nova, who is virtually assured a spot in the 2011 rotation, as well as right-handers Andrew Brackman, Dellin Betances, Adam Warren, Hector Noesi and left-hander Manny Banuelos.
Of the six, only Nova has pitched at the major league level, appearing in 10 games the second half of last season (seven starts), and compiling a 1-2 record and 4.50 ERA but displaying enough stuff and poise that the Yankees are counting on him to fill one of the starting spots.
None of the others has pitched at a higher level than Double-A, and Banuelos and Betances, who had ligament reinforcement surgery in 2009, spent last season in Class A ball.
"We have 10 prospects starting from Double-A on up that our organization can choose from," Cashman said.
The GM ruled out a return to the rotation for Joba Chamberlain, who along with David Robertson will compete for the job as eighth-inning set-up man vacated when Kerry Wood became a free agent. Over the weekend, Wood signed a contract to return to the Chicago Cubs.
Cashman declined to say whether he was interested in free agent right-hander Freddy Garcia. According to a report, the Yankees asked for the medicals on the 35-year-old Garcia, who was 12-6 with a 4.64 ERA for the White Sox in 2010. "We ask for the medical records on every free agent," Cashman said.
So for now, the Yankees are standing pat.
"In the past, we might have gone out and traded away prospects just to get someone in here," Cashman said. "But realistically, I have until July to get this solved."
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Yanks can probably win the wild card with 88-90 wins next year. The main competition will come from the central though. I think Chicago, Detroit and Minnesota will all be above .500 teams with Detroit being the most improved of the bunch.
Definitely not looking good but if Andy doesn't come back though.
Definitely not looking good but if Andy doesn't come back though.
love me some jayson stark:
ג¢ Finally, this is an author's warning that the next Strange But True fact is one we love so much, we're going to bring it back again later this week. But there's no single fact that sums up the ineptitude of this offense more than this: This team was so incapable of scoring runs that Ichiro -- the guy who was first in the American League in hits -- still managed to score fewer runs (74) than Mark Reynolds (79), the guy who was last (among qualifiers) in the National League in hits. Friends, that just shouldn't be possible. But it was that kind of season for the Mariners.
ג¢ Finally, this is an author's warning that the next Strange But True fact is one we love so much, we're going to bring it back again later this week. But there's no single fact that sums up the ineptitude of this offense more than this: This team was so incapable of scoring runs that Ichiro -- the guy who was first in the American League in hits -- still managed to score fewer runs (74) than Mark Reynolds (79), the guy who was last (among qualifiers) in the National League in hits. Friends, that just shouldn't be possible. But it was that kind of season for the Mariners.
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