Comments on: Color By Numbers: Will Youth Serve the Yankees? http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/02/23/color-by-numbers-will-youth-serve-the-yankees/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Sun, 19 May 2013 22:08:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: weeping for brunnhilde http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/02/23/color-by-numbers-will-youth-serve-the-yankees/#comment-271819 weeping for brunnhilde Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:39:25 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=80463#comment-271819 Very cool perspective, William, thank you. (I'm getting excited...baseball!) Very cool perspective, William, thank you.

(I’m getting excited…baseball!)

]]> By: Dimelo http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/02/23/color-by-numbers-will-youth-serve-the-yankees/#comment-271746 Dimelo Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:34:16 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=80463#comment-271746 [1] Speaking of PEDs, Braun wins his appeal. Good stuff, Wil. I'm interested in seeing how Nova does this year, I surely hope he repeats last year's performance. We'll see. [1] Speaking of PEDs, Braun wins his appeal.

Good stuff, Wil. I’m interested in seeing how Nova does this year, I surely hope he repeats last year’s performance. We’ll see.

]]> By: Greg G http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/02/23/color-by-numbers-will-youth-serve-the-yankees/#comment-271745 Greg G Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:49:18 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=80463#comment-271745 Thanks for the cool stats William! It is certainly encouraging that the Yanks are getting younger on the starting front. Perhaps part of it has to do with getting the payroll down too, and the new restrictions on international free agents? The Yankees have always had the advantage of the checkbook and never really be in a rebuilding mode. It is admirable that they are able to field a competitive team year in and year out, but mostly it has been by paying the price with mistakes. They can afford to misfire on players like Burnett, Vazquez, and Pavano. It may be much more difficult going forward. It will also be interesting seeing how they handle the lengthy contracts to the older players, especially ARod. Now with testing for PED's players aren't as productive as they are getting older. And unless MLB adds more DH spots to the lineup, they will have a few tough decisions (as will the Tigers) in who their DH is. Time will tell. Thanks for the cool stats William! It is certainly encouraging that the Yanks are getting younger on the starting front.

Perhaps part of it has to do with getting the payroll down too, and the new restrictions on international free agents?

The Yankees have always had the advantage of the checkbook and never really be in a rebuilding mode. It is admirable that they are able to field a competitive team year in and year out, but mostly it has been by paying the price with mistakes. They can afford to misfire on players like Burnett, Vazquez, and Pavano. It may be much more difficult going forward.

It will also be interesting seeing how they handle the lengthy contracts to the older players, especially ARod. Now with testing for PED’s players aren’t as productive as they are getting older. And unless MLB adds more DH spots to the lineup, they will have a few tough decisions (as will the Tigers) in who their DH is.

Time will tell.

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