Who’s Gunna Carry the Weight?
Posted on Nov 1, 2009 6:06 pm
By Alex Belth
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Key Offseason Moves
- B. Bruney traded to WAS for 1st Rule 5 pick
- C. Granderson acquired for A. Jackson, I. Kennedy, P. Coke
- A. Pettitte re-signed $11.75M/1yr
- J. Hoffmann picked in Rule 5 draft
- C. Wang non-tendered
- N. Johnson signed $5.5M/1yr + option, incentives
- J. Vazquez, B. Logan acquired for M. Cabrera, M. Dunn, A. Vizcaino
- R. Winn signed $1.1M/1yr + bonuses
Players
The Recently Departed
Vazquez trade
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M. Dunn (L) BR BP E mi
A. Vizcaino BR mi
Granderson trade
A. Jackson BR mi DET
I. Kennedy BR BP E mi AZD
P. Coke (L) BR BP E DETRule 5 draft
Z. Kroenke BR mi AZD
K. Texeira BR mi SEA2009 Yankees
J. Damon BR BP E MLB DET $8m/1yr
H. Matsui BR BP E MLB LAA $6M/1yr
X. Nady BR BP E MLB CHC $3.3+/1yr
J. Hairston Jr. BR BP E MLB SD $2.125M/1yr
E. Hinske BR BP E MLB ATL $1M/1yr
F. Guzman BR BP E MLB mi PHI mL
S. Duncan BR BP E MLB mi CLE mL
C. Ransom BR BP E MLB mi PHI mL
A. Berroa BR BP E MLB mi NYM
J. Molina BR BP E MLB TOR mL
K. Cash BR BP E MLB mi
C. Stewart BR BP E MLB mi SD mL
C. Wang BR BP E mi WAS $2M/1yr +bonuses
B. Bruney BR BP E mi WAS
E. Ramirez BR BP E mi TEX
J. Veras BR BP E CLE
B. Tomko BR BP E mi OAK
J. Towers BR BP E mi LAD
S. Jackson BR mi PIT
A. Claggett BR BP E mi PIT
2009 mLers/campers
D. Bernier BR BP E MLB mi PIT mL
E. Duncan BR mi ATL mL
J. Leone BR BP mi mL TEX
J. Rodriguez BR BP E MLB mi
T. Linden BR BP mi
T. Battle BC mi
E. Hacker BR mi PIT
H. Sanchez BR BP E mi
J. Johnson BR BP E mi
40-man Roster:
Infielders:
M. Teixeira BR BP E MLB
R. Cano BR BP E MLB
D. Jeter BR BP E MLB
A. Rodriguez BR BP E MLB
N. Johnson BR BP E MLB
R. Peña BR BP E MLB mi
J. Miranda BR BP E MLB mi
K. Russo BR mi
R. Corona BR mi
E. Nuñez BR mi
Outfielders:
C. Granderson BR BP E MLB
N. Swisher BR BP E MLB
B. Gardner BR BP E MLB mi
R. Winn BR BP E MLB
J. Hoffmann BR BP E MLB mi
G. Golson BR BP E MLB mi
Catchers:
J. Posada BR BP E MLB
F. Cervelli BR BP E MLB mi
Starting Pitchers:
C. Sabathia (L) BR BP E
A. Burnett BR BP E
J. Vazquez BR BP E
A. Pettitte (L) BR BP E
J. Chamberlain BR BP E
P. Hughes BR BP E mi
C. Gaudin BR BP E mi
S. Mitre BR BP E mi
R. Sanchez BR BP E mi
I. Nova BR mi
W. De La Rosa (L) BR mi
C. Garcia BR mi
H. Noesi BR mi
A. Brackman BR mi
Relief Pitchers:
M. Rivera BR BP E
D. Robertson BR BP E mi
D. Marte (L) BR BP E mi
C. Park BR BP E
A. Aceves BR BP E mi
M. Melancon BR BP E mi
J. Albaladejo BR BP E mi
B. Logan (L) BR BP E miCoaches:
J. Girardi (Mgr) BR BP
T. Peña (Bench) BR BP
Kevin Long (Hit) BR
D. Eiland (Pitch) BR BP
M. Kelleher (1B) BR BP
R. Thomson (3B) BR
M. Harkey (Pen) BR BPNon-Roster Invitees:
Jorge Vazquez BR mi
B. Laird BR mi
M. Thames BR BP E MLB
R. Gorecki BR BP E MLB mi
D. Winfree BR mi
J. Weber BR mi
C. Curtis BR mi
Mike Rivera BR BP E MLB mi
J. Montero BC mi
A. Romine BC mi
P.J. Pilittere BR mi
J. Gil BR mi
K. Higashioka BR mi
Z. McAllister BC mi
D. Moseley BR BP E mi
K. Igawa (L) BR BP E JB mi
J. Hirsh BR BP E mi
J. Bleich (L) BR mi
R. Pope BR mi
D. Mitchell BR mi
Z. Segovia BR BP E mi
R. Ring BR BP E mi
K. Whelan BR mi
W. Arias (L) BC mi
A. Sanit BR mi
G. Duff BR miSelect Minor Leaguers:
AAA Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees:
C. Malec BR mi
G. Kontos BR miAA Trenton Thunder:
M. Vechionacci BR mi
E. Gonzalez BR mi
J. Snyder BC mi
K. Anson BC mi
A. Horne BC mi DL
J.B. Cox BC mi DLA Tampa Yankees:
C. Joseph BR mi
M. Cusick BC mi
M. Banuelos BR mi
D. Betances BC mi DL
J. Ortiz BC mi
C. Heyer BC mi
C. Nolte BC mi
B. Smith BC mi DLLow-A Charleston RiverDogs:
D. Adams mi
B. Suttle BC mi
S. Heathcott BR mi
K. De Leon BR mi
J. Murphy BR mi
P. Venditte mi
J. Heredia BC mi DLLow-A Staten Island Yankees:
Rookie Gulf Coast Yankees:
C. Smith BR mi
G. SanchezKey:
BR = Baseball-Reference
BP = Baseball Prospectus
BC = Baseball Cube
E = ESPN
MLB = MLB.com hit charts
mi = MiLB.com
JB = Japanese Baseball.com
Burnett is officially going tomorrow.
Same lineup as last night- I might have switched Cano and Swisher myself, or maybe batted CC 8th over Cano at this point!
Go Yanks!
Looking forward to CC giving us a Ruthian performance!
Worried about all this three day rest shenanigans. CC tonight does not concern me – in fact I look forward to his at bats!
But I am certainly worried about “Old” Andy Pettitte on three days rest and Sabathia pitching a third game within eight days. Maybe it won’t come to that – that would be nice. Not sure what to make of Burnett on three days’ rest (with Posada catching, I assume [hope]) but we’ll see I guess …
Anyway I was full of anger last night and opted not to come online and vent. Things turned out great – I loved seeing eight runs put up by the Yankee bats. Swisher was such a relief and Matsui’s home run another highlight. I do wish balls hit to A Rod weren’t becoming such fraught affairs but other than that, it’s all good. His home run was huge.
Girardi did another good job last night. I wanted him to leave Hughes in for another batter just because he might be needed going forward and that can’t have helped his confidence – and his pitches looked pretty sharp. But who can argue when Mariano only needed I think four pitches to end the game.
Swisher has been killing the lineup and I really hope that he’s turned things around. Cano is back to his usual tricks and who knows what Melky will do.
[3] I’m looking for a breakout night from Cano. I think Blanton is made to order for him.
[4] Interesting.
I think Melky has been hammering the ball. Well, maybe that’s an exaggeration. But he’s been hitting it better than his hideous numbers indicate.
Looks like a mismatch on paper tonight. But, Joe Blanton is a gamer. I like him to go 7, hold the Bronx team to 3 or 4. Phils win, 6-5.
I’m probably delusional but, it’s a better feeling to be confident than fearing the worst. I’m also wondering if there has been enough fraternization among the teams that your guys get the flu for the last few games. Probably not.
Hey Chyll Will, if you are out there this one’s for you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eStmClJrIwE
The Band + the Staples Singers = soul!
Ah, you guys set the clocks back so it’s 10am start here! Back in 90mins for CC & Banter!
Blanton’s got nothing, I predict he’ll be gone by the 5th.
Man, am I glad the Gints game wasn’t on national tv. Yankees for the split on the two sport doubleheader.
[9] My wife and I had a previous engagement (a brunch date with another couple…you know you are getting old when…) this afternoon, so I fortunately missed the Giants debacle. Actually, I missed last week’s debacle as well.
Sadly, soon baseball will be over and I won’t have the Yankees to distract me from future Giants’ debacles. Hopefully by then I will have WS championship #27 to think back on and raise my spirits.
[5] But he’s been hitting it better than his hideous numbers indicate.
Well, he’s certainly not hitting the ball worse than his numbers…
[3] I am pretty calm about the three-days-rest-thing for all of the starters, believe it or not. I do think that Girardi should have a quicker hook with CC tonight so that he is as ready as possible for game 7 (which of course no one wants this series to get to).
I’m not all the crazy about 3 on 3 days rest. If we win tonight, I think we should consider Gaudin, a fully rested AJ at Hoem, and the CC, with a fully rested Andy to back him up.
RAB has a nice post about Swisher and his NEW batting stance, via Kevin Long.
“I am pretty calm about the three-days-rest-thing for all of the starters, believe it or not.”
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Easy for you to say. You can predict things!
[5] I agree. I think Melky’s been very serviceable.
[7] C’mon man, The Staple Singers could make Bob Dylan sound like Ronald Isley >;)
[9] Giants? Their season ended in early October. Lincecum isn’t playing winter ball is he?
[3] I don’t like having everyone go on 3-days either. Maybe AJ can handle it, but now you move his start from the Stadium, where he has been very good, to the road, where he has not. Also, Andy gritted it out yesterday, but I don’t think he’ll be able to do that on 3-days rest. I really think the game 5 decision was dependent on today’s game, so I kind of wish Girardi wouldn’t have made it early.
[7] nice, i just responded to you in the last thread saying that this version is awesome.
[6] You sound nervous ; )
[7] I can’t see how I passed over your comment. The Last Waltz is a great documentary. The Staples should be more famous than they are.
Let’s go Yan-kees! I hope we can do tonight what we could not in 2003. I am a big non-plussed at the idea that the staff is on 3 days rest from here on out though — it seems a little panicky since we’re winning, especially if we win tonight. Why is Gaudin even on the roster if he’s never going to pitch?
[17] AJ on three days rest on the road is a different animal than at home, for sure. First there’s his delicate mental balance. He thrives on his own dominance, but once he gets into trouble he seems to lose his mojo – his swagger. Playing @ Philly would seem to pave the way for multiple situations like this.
Then the more nuts and bolts issue – Molina behind the plate and an atrocious bottom of the lineup or Posada catching him and god knows that that results in.
I think Pettitte gritted it out because he didn’t have his good stuff or control, not necessarily that he came in tired or worn down. I do agree that he is the biggest question mark on 3-days rest, but I think (hope?) he’ll be fine.
[21] I trust AJ and Andy on 3 days rest more than I trust a Gaudin who has barely pitched in a month. Gaudin is there just in case somebody blows up early and we need innings.
[23] I agree, but if he doesn’t have his best stuff on three days rest, I am not sure he’ll be able to hang tough like he did yesterday.
[24] So do I, but this isn’t a one game scenario. The question is do you compromise game 6 to improve your chances in game 5, especially when Lee will be going on full rest.
[16][20] Indeed they could! (Chyll, we’ll save the REO Speedwagon chat for the offseason..I have issues…)
Btw, just turned on a morning-show here and saw Lionel Richie doing a spirited version of “Say You, Say Me”..guy has barely aged since 1986! The song hasn’t got any better however…
LET’S Go, YAN-Kees!!!
Just win baby.
[25] Agreed about Andy.
[27] Hear, hear.
[27] That’s all we need to hear. Let’s go guys. One..Two..Three Dominate!
Jeez, this movie tie-in thing is kinda obnoxious.
[30] Yup.
The Banter is still on old time – which reminds me, I need to set my watch back . . .
AJ on 3 day’s rest doesn’t bother me, but Pettitte on just 3 days does. One game at a time though!
[30] What film?
[33] Avatar. Coming out in December I think.
Time to get ya some. Nothing but winning. We will prevail!
sammy b said aj got hitting tips from reggie – let’s hope it pays off tomorrow
[26] Okay, I don’t really like REO Speedwagon, I mixed them up with Dire Straits (ack! WTF???) anyhoo, good call. And Brother Lionel was never right in the head after he left the Commodores as far as I’m concerned, even if he was responsible for more than half the hits of the early to mid eighties and successfully convincing people that Kenny Rogers was a decent crooner… ha!. Lots to talk about during the offseason.
[21] it seems a little panicky since we’re winning, especially if we win tonight.
Or are they winning BECAUSE they have gone to the best pitchers each time around?
Why is Gaudin even on the roster if he’s never going to pitch?
I agree. I guess he’s there in case of emergency mop up work. Because the more I think about it, the more I have come to believe that he is simply not an option as a starter (he’s thrown only a couple of innings in the last month).
[32] Pettitte is a warrior. He’ll get you 6 solid this time of year with his arm hanging off.
[34] Boooo!
[25] I give myself my best chance of winning in every game. And that best chance means my top 3 pitchers on 3 days rest in place of a journeyman who hasn’t pitched in over a month.
[37] Phew. REO ws just awful. I wasn’t going to inquire, because we all have guilty pleasures, but REO?
Well… Timmy likes the 3 day rotation.
We’re doomed!
Game 4. We win. ‘Nuff said.
[41] William’s point is that you cannot give yourself the best chance of winning every game. You can throw Gaudin out there and have a worse chance in that game but a better chance in all the others, or you can take somewhat weaker starts from your top three instead of their best.
[37][42] Hah, that’s funny! Yeah, Dire Straits wayyy > REO.
Oh know, Sutcliffe’s “Pick to Click” is CC trying to take Blanton deep…
[43] Not necessarily. What if he likes it for the wrong reasons? Or maybe he’s just confused.
[41] Unless you think Pettitte on 3-days rest is better than AJ on 4-days rest, then you aren’t giving yourself the best chance to win every game.
[46] “Oh know” is excellent.
[48] In game 6, that is.