Yankees Rumors

[DBurchHero]

If its not thready worthy lets put it here to clean up the clutter

Thanks guys

[SidTheKid]

If its not thready worthy lets put it here to clean up the clutter

Thanks guys

Let's get this going boys :cheers:

[joba_the_beast]

Who voted they wanted to take DBurch's dick in their ass?

[Rampage2010]

I voted for ALL OF THEM

[DBurchHero]

Sabres quiere mi pito an su culo (wow i butchered that)

[Melky]

[FoRuM7200]

Im not voting

[DBurchHero]

Yankees and Angels down the stretch
AUGUST
24
The race is on for home field advantage in the playoffs. The Yankees are 78-46 and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Orange County and Planet Earth are 74-48.
The teams will play four more times head to head. Once at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 14 in a makeup game and three times in Anaheim starting Sept. 21.
Joe Girardi said yesterday that his team will push for home field but not at the expense of making sure his players, especially the pitchers, get the right amount of time off. That makes good sense.
But four games at Yankee Stadium would be a lot more conducive to a World Series berth than four at the House of the Rally Monkey.
Here’s how it looks down the stretch:
Yankees (38 games left): 22 home, 16 away, 23 against teams over .500.
Angels (40 games left): 23 home, 17 away, 26 against teams over. 500
Yankees
Texas (3)
Chicago (3)
At Baltimore (3)
At Toronto (4)
Tampa Bay (4)
Baltimore (3)
Los Angeles (1)
Toronto (2)
At Seattle (3)
At Los Angeles (3)
Boston (3)
Kansas City (3)
At Tampa Bay (3)
Angels
Detroit (3)
Oakland (4)
At Seattle (3)
At Kansas City (4)
Seattle (3)
Chicago (3)
At New York
At Boston (3)
At Texas (3)
New York (3)
Oakland (3)
Texas (4)
At Oakland (3)
The Yankees have an edge, I think. The Angels have a murderous 10 game stretch in September when they play the Yankees four times and the Red Sox three times.

[DBurchHero]

Uh oh! Johan Has Elbow Soreness
I took a lot of flak from fans, readers, and friends, for being against the Johan Santana trade back in the winter of 2007. In the time since then the non-move hasn't looked so bad. Sure, they missed the postseason last year - might have made it with Johan - but they were able to sign CC Sabathia, keep Phil Hughes, Ian Kennedy, and Melky Cabrera, two of which have been huge contributors to the Yankees success this year. Oh, and if you think they could have gotten both Johan and CC, well, that wasn't going to happen.

Also, Johan's fastball is dropping, especially this season as this chart from Fangraphs.com shows:

And his numbers in the NL East this season are 13-9, with a 3.13 ERA, which are good numbers but what would they be in the far superior AL East?

Also, his K/9 has dropped from 9.66 in 2007, to 7.91 last year, and this year its down to 7.88. His BB/9 have gone up from 1.81 in '06 to 2.14 in '07. Surprsingly that's also gone up in the NL with a 2.42 BB/9 last year, and a 2.48 this year. Want more bad numbers? Well, here you go. Opponents hit .229 against him in '07, in '08 that went up to .238, and this year it's at .249. And his WHIP has gone up in each of the past five seasons in a row.

Besides all that we get this tweet from Bart Hubbuch about Johan's sore elbow:

Unbelievable: Johan Santana's start Tuesday has been scratched due to elbow soreness. He is getting examined.
Anyone else still upset that Brian Cashman didn't make the trade? I know I'm not and never was.

[DBurchHero]

Heyman: Yanks Want Damon Back
Jon Heyman wrote an article about his top 18 dream World Series matchups - Yanks vs. Dodgers was no. 1 - he had this to say about Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon:

The Yankees intend to try to bring back Johnny Damon, probably for about $6-8 million a year (that'll be the first offer, anyway), and might be willing to give him a second year. Damon's been saying in the papers all year that he wants to be back, which is quite a departure from the usual free-agent script and could mean he's that rare player amenable to a below-market contract. Yankees management loves Damon personally, too, and that doesn't hurt.

With Hideki Matsui also a free agent (not to mention Xavier Nady), the Yankees could use Damon, who's having a fine offensive season, especially for power (.286, 22 HRs, 68 RBIs and 87 runs). Yankees people also love Matsui (four home runs this weekend at Fenway) but his knees are in bad shape and the current thinking is that they'll need more DH at-bats in coming years for Jorge Posada and other aging stars. Damon, though, remains passable in the outfield.

Damon's making $13 million now, but the Yankees appear to view this case in much the same way they looked at Andy Pettitte, who took a pay cut to $5 million guaranteed to return last winter. Damon shopped himself last time when he felt he wasn't getting the respect he deserved from the Red Sox. But this appears to be a different case.
We know Damon wants to come back, and from the feedback from fans on this blog and others, it seems the fans want him back too. Looks like everyone will get their wish.

[DBurchHero]

Sounds Like Pettitte Might Want To Come Back
From Christian Red (hat-tip to MLB Trade Rumors):

But Pettitte hinted Sunday night that he not only wants to play next year, but that he would prefer a return engagement in pinstripes. After weathering an offseason in which he and the Yankees haggled for weeks before agreeing on a deal, the 37-year-old lefthander said he does not want to repeat a lengthy contract process.

"I really would hate . . . I really don't want to go into the offseason, you know, and sit there and be a free agent again, have to worry about other people making me offers and whatever," the lefthander told the Daily News before the rubber game against the Red Sox.
He also said he knew he was going to sign with the Yankees last season and was really bothers by the whole free agent process.
"I wanted to come back here and it looked like it might not happen towards the end. In my mind-set, I was coming back no matter what," he said. "That's where I was at. It's tough when you're getting offers from other clubs, and it's not even comparable.
When asked specifically about next year he had this to say:
"As far as next year - I'm trying to get through this year. I hope I can stay healthy and try to help this club win. That's all we're looking at right now. I'm not through - we got a lot of starts left (this season). I want my arm to be healthy. Once I get closer, I can start thinking about that. Maybe start talking to my family and my wife about that."
Right now next years starters are CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Joba Chamberlain. Chien-Ming Wang's Yankee career is in question, and even if they do bring him back he's going to be out most of the year. Phil Hughes will likely find his way back into the rotation, but he, like Joba this year, will have an innings limit. So, they're going to need to come up with a starter from somewhere.

Last year at this point Andy was struggling and dealing with an injury that hurt his performance. In response to this many fans said he was done. I think he's proven this year that he was far from it. So far he's 10-6 with a 4.25 ERA, and he should have no problem reaching 200 innings. A solid no. 3 starter if you ask me. Next year he would probably drop to number four in the rotation since Joba should be able to will be able to throw somewhere around 190-200 innings.

I liked the idea of bringing him back this year, and with Chien-Ming Wang hurt I think bringing him back next year would be smart too.

Andy also had this unrelated quote in the article when he was asked about the Yankees starting staff:
"As far as stuff-wise, this is probably the best (rotation), with CC, A.J., and Joba (Chamberlain)," Pettitte said. "Just the kind of stuff they can take out there every fifth day. This is probably the best (group of) arms, up and down. I don't like to throw my arm in there with these guys' arms. I just feel like I can go out there and usually win some games for us."
So back to bringing him back next year, what do you guys think? Should the Yanks bring him back for the 2010 season?

[BahstonSawksCack]

"The Yankees intend to try to bring back Johnny Damon, probably for about $6-8 million a year (that'll be the first offer, anyway), and might be willing to give him a second year. Damon's been saying in the papers all year that he wants to be back, which is quite a departure from the usual free-agent script and could mean he's that rare player amenable to a below-market contract. Yankees management loves Damon personally, too, and that doesn't hurt.With Hideki Matsui also a free agent (not to mention Xavier Nady), the Yankees could use Damon, who's having a fine offensive season, especially for power (.286, 22 HRs, 68 RBIs and 87 runs). Yankees people also love Matsui (four home runs this weekend at Fenway) but his knees are in bad shape and the current thinking is that they'll need more DH at-bats in coming years for Jorge Posada and other aging stars. Damon, though, remains passable in the outfield.
Damon's making $13 million now, but the Yankees appear to view this case in much the same way they looked at Andy Pettitte, who took a pay cut to $5 million guaranteed to return last winter. Damon shopped himself last time when he felt he wasn't getting the respect he deserved from the Red Sox. But this appears to be a different case."

On another note i read Pettitte might want to come back, but i say no, i'd rather go after another free agent or give Hughes the job at the end of this season.


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...l?eref=writers

[DBurchHero]

For a short amount of years and less money.. I wouldnt cry.

if I can get Holliday for cheap though.. its a tough decision for me

[BahstonSawksCack]

For a short amount of years and less money.. I wouldnt cry.

if I can get Holliday for cheap though.. its a tough decision for me

Halladay is getting hammered by the Rays giving up 8 runs i think just after boston scored 5 off of him, do u think he is declining now or just a bad stretch of games?? He has looked right his last few starts.

[DBurchHero]

I think the 6 million innings on his arm the last few years is catching up to him. mental fatigue could be setting in too.... but what about Damon