Comments on: Walk on By Friday http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/07/30/walk-on-by-friday/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Thu, 23 May 2013 05:54:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: OldYanksFan http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/07/30/walk-on-by-friday/#comment-128018 OldYanksFan Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:14:32 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=38522#comment-128018 Berkman has a career line of: .296 .410 .549 .959 This is just a shade below ARod, and I feel he is one of the the most underrated players in the game. Having said that, this is his second year of declining numbers, and at his age and body type, he may be in decline. Certainly we can afford 1/3 of his $14.5m for this season, and he will probably help. However, his current line of .245 .372 .436 .808 is worse then Posada, and having a fulltime DH does limit our flexibility. He can't help us in the field (at 1st base, where we backup Teix with Miranda and Swisher). He would improve our team some, but I would not give up ANY worthy farmhands. He will be a FA next year for cheap. And as I type this and do some checking, I find: http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=5424350 <b>Report: Berkman deal in place Yankees On Verge Of Getting Berkman</b> Berkman has a career line of: .296 .410 .549 .959
This is just a shade below ARod, and I feel he is one of the the most underrated players in the game.

Having said that, this is his second year of declining numbers, and at his age and body type, he may be in decline. Certainly we can afford 1/3 of his $14.5m for this season, and he will probably help. However, his current line of .245 .372 .436 .808 is worse then Posada, and having a fulltime DH does limit our flexibility. He can’t help us in the field (at 1st base, where we backup Teix with Miranda and Swisher).

He would improve our team some, but I would not give up ANY worthy farmhands. He will be a FA next year for cheap.

And as I type this and do some checking, I find:

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=5424350
Report: Berkman deal in place
Yankees On Verge Of Getting Berkman

]]> By: seamus http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/07/30/walk-on-by-friday/#comment-128017 seamus Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:56:32 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=38522#comment-128017 [5] by cheap I mean cheap in terms of prospects. Obviously not cash cheap. [5] by cheap I mean cheap in terms of prospects. Obviously not cash cheap.

]]> By: seamus http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/07/30/walk-on-by-friday/#comment-128016 seamus Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:55:03 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=38522#comment-128016 [4] word is that he'd be cheap. Which is what would make it worth it. A salary dump for Houston. And the Yankees get a DH on the cheap which is the only way I think we should do it. [4] word is that he’d be cheap. Which is what would make it worth it. A salary dump for Houston. And the Yankees get a DH on the cheap which is the only way I think we should do it.

]]> By: rbj http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/07/30/walk-on-by-friday/#comment-128015 rbj Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:37:22 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=38522#comment-128015 Hmmm, MLBN has the rumor of Lance Berkman to the Yankees as full time DH. $15 million team option for next season, doubtful it would be picked up, so Astros better not be asking for the moon. Hmmm, MLBN has the rumor of Lance Berkman to the Yankees as full time DH. $15 million team option for next season, doubtful it would be picked up, so Astros better not be asking for the moon.

]]> By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/07/30/walk-on-by-friday/#comment-128014 Alex Belth Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:35:54 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=38522#comment-128014 Cool! I took them hanging out with Bags, tooling around the upper west side. Cool! I took them hanging out with Bags, tooling around the upper west side.

]]> By: williamnyy23 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/07/30/walk-on-by-friday/#comment-128013 williamnyy23 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:01:45 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=38522#comment-128013 Those pics were worth more than a 1,000 words. Those pics were worth more than a 1,000 words.

]]> By: rbj http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/07/30/walk-on-by-friday/#comment-128012 rbj Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:57:04 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=38522#comment-128012 Bit cooler today, only low 80s. Bit cooler today, only low 80s.

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