2007 New York Yankees Thread - Page 67

1998 Yankees · 07-25-2007, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

If your young, gifted second baseman is putting up a .295 /.337 /.453 line and he's not one of your best hitters, then offense is probably not your team's Achilles heel.

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

Joba Chamberlain and Ian Kennedy have both earned promotions to AAA Scranton.

Oh, my! Good times on the way.

http://firstinning.com/players/Joba-Chamberlain-a/

http://firstinning.com/players/Ian-Kennedy-a

Wow, darkhorse is quick! He whipped off these two in the time it took me to type my preceding one.

CommishJoe · 07-25-2007, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

Joba Chamberlain and Ian Kennedy have both earned promotions to AAA Scranton.

Oh, my! Good times on the way.

http://firstinning.com/players/Joba-Chamberlain-a/

http://firstinning.com/players/Ian-Kennedy-a

They also demoted Clippard.

mlyons · 07-25-2007, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

If your young, gifted second baseman is putting up a .295 /.337 /.453 line and he's not one of your best hitters, then offense is probably not your team's Achilles heel.

.337 ain't a good OBP no matter what your age or position might be. Cano's going to need to learn how to take a pitch if he wants to become a top-notch hitter.

darkhorse · 07-25-2007, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by CommishJoe

They also demoted Clippard.

Didn't catch that bit, but that pair are far superior prospects to Clippard.

darkhorse · 07-25-2007, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by mlyons

.337 ain't a good OBP no matter what your age or position might be. Cano's going to need to learn how to take a pitch if he wants to become a top-notch hitter.

A .280 equivalent average for a second baseman is excellent.

Cano already has a year's experience as a top-notch hitter.

Joshv02 · 07-25-2007, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

Didn't catch that bit, but that pair are far superior prospects to Clippard.

Kennedy may not be. Joba certainly is.

darkhorse · 07-25-2007, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshv02

Kennedy may not be. Joba certainly is.

I dunno. Passing through two levels and making it to AAA in your first full season of pro ball, at age 22, is pretty solid.

http://firstinning.com/players/Ian-Kennedy-a

mlyons · 07-25-2007, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

A .280 equivalent average for a second baseman is excellent.

Cano already has a year's experience as a top-notch hitter.

That year's starting to look like a flukish outlier, though, considering how closely his line this year mirrors that of his rookie year and how high his BABIP was last season (.368).

Don't get me wrong, he's still a very good hitter for a second baseman and I think the Yanks would be foolish not to hold onto him. He needs to learn how to take a pitch if he's going to turn into the second coming of Rod Carew that he's been talked up to be, though.

Joshv02 · 07-25-2007, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

I dunno. Passing through two levels and making it to AAA in your first full season of pro ball, at age 22, is pretty solid.

http://firstinning.com/players/Ian-Kennedy-a

Clippard, oddly, is younger and did well for himself in the minors, too. I just don't think either of them are going to be very good major leaguers given the marginal stuff for both of them. 89 MPH straight FB with some ok offspeed stuff just doesn't translate well.

Joba, though, is probably the 2d best SP in the minors behind Buchholz. BA called him the #4 or 5, iirc (Bailey, Kershaw, Buchholz, McGee?), and his stats back it up. D00d can dial it up. Looked great in the futures, fwiw.

darkhorse · 07-25-2007, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshv02

Clippard, oddly, is younger and did well for himself in the minors, too. I just don't think either of them are going to be very good major leaguers given the marginal stuff for both of them. 89 MPH straight FB with some ok offspeed stuff just doesn't translate well..

If they fill out the backend of your rotation, that might be a good thing.

thomamon · 07-26-2007, 02:25 AM

The lead has shrunk to 6.5.

Curt Schilling is shooting off his mouth(Not that I don't agree with him, because I do).

Things are getting fun

Tony M · 07-26-2007, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by thomamon

The lead has shrunk to 6.5.

Curt Schilling is shooting off his mouth(Not that I don't agree with him, because I do).

Things are getting fun

What's the record for the lowest number of total runs scored in a series? Two in two games so far.

mlyons · 07-26-2007, 09:45 AM

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What's the record for the lowest number of total runs scored in a series? Two in two games so far.

Well, it's not possible to score fewer than that, so they're off to a good start.

1998 Yankees · 07-26-2007, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by thomamon

The lead has shrunk to 6.5.

Curt Schilling is shooting off his mouth(Not that I don't agree with him, because I do).

Things are getting fun

First things first. Right now I'm focused on Cleveland, to the point that I am actually rooting for Boston to win.

P.S., what a pitching duel last night, Carmona vs. Beckett.

CMH · 07-26-2007, 10:19 AM

To get to 95 wins the Yanks now need to play .661 baseball the rest of the way.

The Red Sox only have to play .551.

Looks like the two teams will have to do a total reversal this second half. And even with that the Yanks will still have to play better than the Red Sox did in the first half. The Sox only need to play a bit better than the Yankees and their first half.

I still don't say the Yanks catch them. 6.5 games isn't that easy.

1998 Yankees · 07-26-2007, 10:21 AM

Nothing wrong with the wild card. The way this season started, I would still be amazed if we got that.

Joshv02 · 07-26-2007, 10:38 AM

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What's the record for the lowest number of total runs scored in a series? Two in two games so far.

The Red Sox won game one of the series 6-2.

CommishJoe · 07-26-2007, 11:07 AM

Here's a little clip from Newsday:

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addition to the possibility of outside help, the Yankees are giving thought to promoting Joba Chamberlain to the bullpen. Chamberlain was promoted from Double-A Trenton to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this week. In 14 starts at Trenton and Class-A Tampa, the power pitcher had a combined 2.72 ERA with 26 walks and 115 strikeouts in 79 1/3 innings. In his first outing at Triple-A last night, he pitched five shutout innings, allowing four hits and a walk, striking out 10.

1998 Yankees · 07-26-2007, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by CommishJoe

Here's a little clip from Newsday:

How many rookie pitchers would that be this year, and do you think it's a new team record?

darkhorse · 07-26-2007, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by CommishJoe

In his first outing at Triple-A last night, he pitched five shutout innings, allowing four hits and a walk, striking out 10.

Philip Hughes and Joba Chamberlain for Mark Teixeira sounds like a fair exchange.

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CMH Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,057	To get to 95 wins the Yanks now need to play .661 baseball the rest of the way. The Red Sox only have to play .551. Looks like the two teams will have to do a total reversal this second half. And even with that the Yanks will still have to play better than the Red Sox did in the first half. The Sox only need to play a bit better than the Yankees and their first half. I still don't say the Yanks catch them. 6.5 games isn't that easy.

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