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Fyrestorm3 · 01-21-2013, 04:48 PM

Infield Bench:

C Russell Martin

I've made some bad personnel decisions in the past, but this one takes the cake. I had been looking for a good catcher after I decided to let Victor Martinez walk at the end of his contract, and Martin had been batting an average of .272/.355/.446 over the previous four years with the Yankees. When they offered him to me in a trade at last year's Winter Meetings, I decided to bite the bullet on his $20M-a-year contract to have a competent catcher. ...Martin proceeded to bat .200 and actually lost the starting job to Kyle Skipworth. The good news is, he seems to be okay with his new role as backup and defensive replacement, and the other players look up to him as a leader and mentor. Still, I'll be so relieved when his contract expires at the end of next season.

1B Kendrys Morales

Morales was a recent acquisition this off-season. I signed him for fairly cheap, and the idea of a switch-hitter available off the bench is extremely appealing to me. Morales hasn't done much in recent years, but he should be an okay backup for Carson.

3B/1B Addison Maruszak

Maruszak had been a staple in the Yankees' lineup for the past three years before I traded for him this offseason (giving up reliever Andrew Bailey and a prospect). He strongly reminds me of our own Cole Figueroa - not spectacular, but extremely reliable. If anything happens to Carson or Seitzer, I will be glad to have this guy on my bench.

Out-of-character note: Maruszak confuses me. For three seasons, he batted around .300/.330/.440, with about 15 homers and 90 RBI. And yet the computer seems to think he's worthless. Arbitration gave him a contract of $750,000 two straight years, and the Yankees have been seemingly desperate to get rid of him. I actually intervened in Commish Mode a few times when they traded him for next to nothing. Finally, I just decided I'd take him in a trade, giving up a very good reliever in Bailey, to stop this nonsense.

IF Sam Office

This guy's just your standard backup player. He can play second, third, and short competently, but he's really not that great overall.

01-21-2013, 04:48 PM	#6
Fyrestorm3 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Massachusetts Posts: 2,928	Infield Bench: C Russell Martin I've made some bad personnel decisions in the past, but this one takes the cake. I had been looking for a good catcher after I decided to let Victor Martinez walk at the end of his contract, and Martin had been batting an average of .272/.355/.446 over the previous four years with the Yankees. When they offered him to me in a trade at last year's Winter Meetings, I decided to bite the bullet on his $20M-a-year contract to have a competent catcher. ...Martin proceeded to bat .200 and actually lost the starting job to Kyle Skipworth. The good news is, he seems to be okay with his new role as backup and defensive replacement, and the other players look up to him as a leader and mentor. Still, I'll be so relieved when his contract expires at the end of next season. 1B Kendrys Morales Morales was a recent acquisition this off-season. I signed him for fairly cheap, and the idea of a switch-hitter available off the bench is extremely appealing to me. Morales hasn't done much in recent years, but he should be an okay backup for Carson. 3B/1B Addison Maruszak Maruszak had been a staple in the Yankees' lineup for the past three years before I traded for him this offseason (giving up reliever Andrew Bailey and a prospect). He strongly reminds me of our own Cole Figueroa - not spectacular, but extremely reliable. If anything happens to Carson or Seitzer, I will be glad to have this guy on my bench. Out-of-character note: Maruszak confuses me. For three seasons, he batted around .300/.330/.440, with about 15 homers and 90 RBI. And yet the computer seems to think he's worthless. Arbitration gave him a contract of $750,000 two straight years, and the Yankees have been seemingly desperate to get rid of him. I actually intervened in Commish Mode a few times when they traded him for next to nothing. Finally, I just decided I'd take him in a trade, giving up a very good reliever in Bailey, to stop this nonsense. IF Sam Office This guy's just your standard backup player. He can play second, third, and short competently, but he's really not that great overall.