Comments on: That’s Rich

By: thedmondsjr

thedmondsjr — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:37:40 +0000

Pavano is the answer or a 5th starter. Andy’s old and Hughes is young. Pavano’s just right.

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:09:29 +0000

[35] All I’m saying is that the pitchers are going to get (mostly) their money. The Braves were right there with the Yanks on Burnett. The Mets are reportedly in serious discussions with Lowe.

Baseball is making money hand over fist. The money is there.

By: Bum Rush

Bum Rush — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:41:39 +0000

@36

Sure, Sanchez might be a nice return for Matsui. But Nady/Swisher would seem to require more than that.

Besides, Sanchez is a project. I can’t believe how much the Giants rushed him. After 125 IP in the Sally league (A), they basically allowed him to pitch in the majors. So, in his career, he has 3 IP in A+, 31 IP at AA, and 44 IP at AAA. That’s just malpractice, especially for a guy with so much talent. If the Yanks were to get him, I’d seriously hope they’d forget about his age and put him in Trenton for half a year and promote him to Scranton only when he had shown strides in learning how pitch. A full season, or two, in the upper minors could still make him into a legit pitcher rather than a crappy thrower.

By: Ricardo.jp

Ricardo.jp — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:31:38 +0000

How about trading packaging one of the outfielders for SF’s Sanchez? There’s been some chatter on other boards about this topic.

By: joejoejoe

joejoejoe — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:48:55 +0000

[34] Are you Scott Boras’s brother or something? The Yankees are bidding against themselves in an economy in recession. And l cited Greg Maddux as a comparison to Pettitte and not Sandy Koufax because Pettitte and Maddux are, you know, peers. As recently as 2006 Maddux had a better season than Pettitte — in the same league against the same competition.

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:16:56 +0000

[30] What you call “overpriced” is the current market price for major league pitching.

And when did Lowe’s price suddenly drop almost $30 million? Oliver Perez is going to get more than 3/39.

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:11:29 +0000

[32] Keep that rally going! Don’t clog the bases! Gritty McMvpBall! I do miss FJM over the morning coffee..

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:09:19 +0000

[31] I’d be happy with forty taters for A-Rod if he drove in many more runs; a two-run double is better than a solo homer in my eyes (That’s for you, Weep!)

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:04:18 +0000

The Sox are going to sign Penny per Ham, so there goes my speculation:

http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/28/red-sox-pick-up-a-penny/

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:53:38 +0000

[29] yeah, I think that Olney’s blog is usually so good, that’s why I was surprised by the attack on Manny like that. I actually LIKE Simmons because of the homerism (and his NBA columns), fan enjoyable read. Generation thing perhaps, but I find people like Rick Reilly to be unreadable…anyways, if Andy is the last piece of the puzzle for this offseason I think we can all live with that. CC & Tex are going to be a lot of fun to watch, and I can see A-Rod going off for 55taters this year..