MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 The Yanks have the best line up in baseball. They have good starting pitching, not great, but good and they have more depth than you think. Henn, DeSalvo, Rasner and DePaula can all be called up to spot start...and they will be before Erickson. They have the best bull pen in the division by far and one of the best in all of baseball. Gary Cantfield is the only real big defensive liability. Damon is a better fielder than you all are giving him credit for. He just has a shitty arm, but he can go get it. Matsui is an average fielder. The infield defense should be fine. Giambi, contrary to popular belief, is a pretty good fielder, he just cant throw the ball....but how often does a first baseman have to throw the ball? DH and the bench are the only real weaknesses of the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1coltfan Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 the yanks are amazing! the only thing we have to worry about is our pitching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gateb Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 Why is that such a sure thing? Jeter's OBP is like 30 points above Damon's. Plus, I think Damon's ability to hit to all fields make him an ideal #2. Jeter has the habit of reaching out for pitches before the ball is even on it's way. Because Torre said so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1coltfan Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 Because Torre said so That was funny but yeah i think we will prob start damon but there is the chance that we start jeter we used him all last year as lead off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gateb Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 That was funny but yeah i think we will prob start damon but there is the chance that we start jeter we used him all last year as lead off That's because you had no one else. Womack couldn't hit shit last year and he would have been basically your only other candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1coltfan Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 That's because you had no one else. Womack couldn't hit shit last year and he would have been basically your only other candidate. womack was horrible yes but they did try cano for a while as lead off but he just didnt hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorfTVP Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 The Yanks have the best line up in baseball. They have good starting pitching, not great, but good and they have more depth than you think. Henn, DeSalvo, Rasner and DePaula can all be called up to spot start...and they will be before Erickson. They have the best bull pen in the division by far and one of the best in all of baseball. Gary Cantfield is the only real big defensive liability. Damon is a better fielder than you all are giving him credit for. He just has a shitty arm, but he can go get it. Matsui is an average fielder. The infield defense should be fine. Giambi, contrary to popular belief, is a pretty good fielder, he just cant throw the ball....but how often does a first baseman have to throw the ball? DH and the bench are the only real weaknesses of the team. I disagree. I don't deny that the Yankees have a good bullpen but "best bullpen in the division by far" and "one of the best in all of baseball" is an outright lie. Let's just do a comparison between Sox and Yankees even. Red Sox ---- Yankees Foulke --- Rivera Timlin --- Farnsworth Seanez --- Villone Riske --- Myers Papelbon --- Sturtze Arroyo --- Small This is how it's working out so far with Wells not traded yet and Pavano hitting the DL. Rivera is obviously better than Foulke, but if Foulke is back to form, he can close games. Timlin is steadier than Farnsworth, who has questions around his ability to pitch in big games. Seanez has pitched a career best his last two years after starting martial arts to keep himself in shape. Villone, on the other hand has a 4.75 career era and a 1.49 career WHIP which will hurt the pen. Despite giving up the long ball, David Riske is a solid 3 era. Myers on the other hand is a left handed specialist and only that. Papelbon is an up and coming star, and barring his return to the rotation, will dominate while Sturtze has always been an average pitcher and tailed off at the end of last year. Arroyo is versatile and can have a solid 4 era in the pen while Aaron Small had an incredible year but it doesn't hide his career 4.90 era and 1.57 WHIP. I don't know, I think the Sox have the better bullpen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilceas Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 I disagree. I don't deny that the Yankees have a good bullpen but "best bullpen in the division by far" and "one of the best in all of baseball" is an outright lie. Let's just do a comparison between Sox and Yankees even. Red Sox ---- Yankees Foulke --- Rivera Timlin --- Farnsworth Seanez --- Villone Riske --- Myers Papelbon --- Sturtze Arroyo --- Small This is how it's working out so far with Wells not traded yet and Pavano hitting the DL. Rivera is obviously better than Foulke, but if Foulke is back to form, he can close games. Timlin is steadier than Farnsworth, who has questions around his ability to pitch in big games. Seanez has pitched a career best his last two years after starting martial arts to keep himself in shape. Villone, on the other hand has a 4.75 career era and a 1.49 career WHIP which will hurt the pen. Despite giving up the long ball, David Riske is a solid 3 era. Myers on the other hand is a left handed specialist and only that. Papelbon is an up and coming star, and barring his return to the rotation, will dominate while Sturtze has always been an average pitcher and tailed off at the end of last year. Arroyo is versatile and can have a solid 4 era in the pen while Aaron Small had an incredible year but it doesn't hide his career 4.90 era and 1.57 WHIP. I don't know, I think the Sox have the better bullpen. You fogot about Dotel who should be back by May. He was a very good closer for the A's before the injury. If he's healthy (Love me some tommy john) then we have the best bullpen in the division by far...I disagree with the best in the league comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorfTVP Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 (edited) You fogot about Dotel who should be back by May. He was a very good closer for the A's before the injury. If he's healthy (Love me some tommy john) then we have the best bullpen in the division by far...I disagree with the best in the league comment. Yah, I had Dotel on my mind when I was writing it but got distracted by stats. When healthy, Dotel is arguably the best middle reliever in the league, providing insane strikeouts and an ERA to match. Thing is, Dotel is coming off of surgery. If healthy and if he gets back into shape, Dotel should be a great aid to the Yankees. Note that I was referring to current bullpens though...if the season were to start today. Edited March 1, 2006 by LorfTVP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Dotel had corrective surgery to repair a weakness in his tendon, not a tear. The tendon used that was taken from his leg was so big Dr Andrews was able to wrap it around his elbow 3 times. He should be great come June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilceas Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 Yah, I had Dotel on my mind when I was writing it but got distracted by stats. When healthy, Dotel is arguably the best middle reliever in the league, providing insane strikeouts and an ERA to match. Thing is, Dotel is coming off of surgery. If healthy and if he gets back into shape, Dotel should be a great aid to the Yankees. Note that I was referring to current bullpens though...if the season were to start today. Fair enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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