Earlier today the Yankees traded Brian Bruney for the potential of maybe having a player (the Washington Nationals first overall pick in the Rule 5 draft). It’s the end of a not-very exciting career in pinstripes, and honestly I’m glad to see him go as I was hoping he had pitched himself into non-tender territory [...]
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Off-Season Needs Identification: Yay We’re Not the Mets
The Yankees just won a World Series but that doesn’t mean they don’t have any holes. There are no teams in Major League Baseball without holes, or room for improvement after all. But the Yankees thankfully don’t have a lot because the current free agent market doesn’t have much to offer this year.
With all that [...]
Yankees ERA vs FIP by Month – End of Season Update
Once again: FIP is flawed, but until I find tRA/*tRA or xFIP by month it’s what you get as a benchmark next to ERA!
Here’s the final wrap for the season. As you can see, the team took a big hit in September but that’s what happens when you’ve got Joba pitching bad and guys like [...]
All Hail The Ace(ves)
Alfredo Aceves was signed out of the Mexican League in early 2008. It wasn’t his first time hooking up with a Major League team, the Blue Jays had previously signed him as an International Free Agent in 2001. He didn’t stick around there long, as Toronto sold his contract to the Yucatan Leones in the [...]
Reasons for Phil Hughes to Stay in the Bullpen
Chien-Ming Wang might continue to be bad-to-awful – This, on the surface, is a somewhat valid reason. But the next question is, why did you activate him early you idiots? The other problem with this is Phil Hughes needs to be working consistently (he’s not a complete product!) and if Wang is merely average and [...]
The Brett Tomko Crisis Is Averted
According to Bryan Hoch, Jonathan Albaladejo impressed so much the yAnkees decided not to carry a dedicated long reliever and gave him the last bullpen spot. This is excellent news as it means we probably won’t ever see him like this:
Next up: Not having to see Angel Berroa in a Yankees uniform during the regular [...]
Brian Bruney – Losing Weight and Walks
Remember last year when Brian Bruney showed up at Spring Training and everyone was amazed because he looked like a completely different person? Well, according to the Daily News he’s lost even more weight.
Bruney, who figures to be an important part of the Yankee bullpen this season, lost about 16 pounds over the winter, meaning [...]
It’s Official – Marte For Three (Maybe Four) Years
From the AP:
Left-hander Damaso Marte and the New York Yankees agreed Wednesday to a $12 million, three-year contract that includes a club option for 2012.
Marte coming back, annoying on a personal level but not terrible. Signing a relief pitcher to a 3 year deal after last year where it was said over and over again [...]
Why Would You Do This?
According to Impacto Deportivo, the Yankees have agreed to terms with LHP Damaso Marte on a three-year, $12 million contract.
There’s nothing about this in English language papers but I saw this on RotoWorld. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why Cashman would do this. Three years? I thought the Yankees learned their [...]
2009 Reflection Part 2: The Good Stuff
Joba Chamberlain Is Pretty Good – Everyone knew Joba was good coming out of the bullpen, which of course led to a lot of stupid arguments saying he should stay there. Well guess what, he was pretty damn good starting games too (which was not really a surprise). His twelve starts were varied but they [...]
