2009 yankees Stories - Bleed Cubbie Blue
Thinking About 15-8
We're still a couple weeks away from Opening Day, April 6, 2009. So I've been thinking about what an acceptable April would look like. I believe the secret to a successful pennant race is to play .500 against the good teams, and pound the lousy teams. Last season the Yanks went 89-73, a .549...
Foolishness- the Brian Bruney Edition
Eli Whitney revolutionized warfare with the development (if not the genesis) of interchangeable parts. The 2008 Yankees followed that path to bullpen success. I looked forward to the continuation of meritocracy in 2009. But then there's this from LoHud: Brian Bruney, he of the 7.56 ERA in...
Thinking About the Bench
Since the April schedule doesn't seem especially grueling (4 off-days, 9 home, 15 away) I figure the Yanks will carry 11 pitchers and 14 bats. Locks: Posada, Molina, Tex, Cano, Jeter, Arod, Matsui, Damon, Swisher, Nady. CC, AJ, CMW, Andy, Joba, Rivera, Marte, Bruney. Probable: I figure Melky...
Another CF Trade Proposal
With Alfonso Soriano signed through 2014 at roughly $18M per, Kosuke Fukudome through 2011 for $13M, and the ink not dry yet on Milton Bradley's 3 years and $30M, the Cubs have three expensive starters on the roster. And that could be a problem for Joey Gathright and Reed Johnson. The MLB.com...
Notable Spring Training Invites
The full list is available at LoHud. Angel Berroa- he figures to be 'merely' the backup infielder, but he's the strongest backup plan the Yanks have had in the infield since... gulp... Miguel Cairo in 2004? Ramiro Pena- the Yanks will never (I hope) have a shot at a David Price in the MLB Draft. ...
Thinking About Alternatives to Andy
Given AJ Burnett's injury history and Joba's innings cap, I don't see how the Yanks can enter the 2009 season without one more starting pitcher on the depth chart. Via MLBTR and FanGraphs, the remaining free agents with 2008 WHIPs at 1.4 or less. Bartolo Colon (36) pitched 39 innings in 2008, and...
In Cash We Trust
I know I'm a homer. I know that it's often popular to bash Cashman. But he has proven, once again, why is ranks among the best GMs in baseball. He sat this one out. Told the hold world he was sitting this one out, and maybe he meant it, too. If the Red Sox had gone to $190, maybe Cash would...
A Look at Relievers
MVN I wrote about the New York Yankees yesterday, who are on the cutting edge of relief prospect innovation. They have instituted the large-scale policy in their system of pitching players that they identify as plausible major league relief candidates for 2-3 innings (depending on pitch count)...
Thinking About the 2009 Payroll
Buster Olney recently reported that he'd heard the Yanks' ideal 2009 payroll would drop $30 million to $180 after finishing 2008 at $209. That's the first hard figure I've heard, so let's take a look at how much flexibility Brian Cashman will really have. ...
Don't Mess with Tex
Oh, so much more after the jump! So first things first, I have to apologize to all you regular readers and to my fellow mods for my extended silence. This being a grown-up, teaching high school, full-time job, real life nonsense has been kicking my butt. I'm getting a handle on...
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