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 [...]
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Look on my lineup; ye Mighty, and despair!
Ouch. Brett Gardner CF Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher 1B Hideki Matsui DH Xavier Nady RF Robinson Cano 2B Melky Cabrera LF Cody Ransom 3B Jose Molina C At least this lineup will hardly ever see the light of day, and they are playing the Royals who are sporting one much worse. Get better soon, [...]
The AL East Is Ridiculous
The Rays just signed Pat Burrell to a 2 year/16 million dollar deal. That is insanely cheap, and he will presumably be their DH since Crawford is a Tampa institution in Left Field and they acquired Matt Joyce to play Right Field. The lineups for the top three teams in the AL East now look [...]
Projecting The 2009 Lineup
Well now that the Yankees have apparently signed Mark Teixeira out of nowhere (and it really is out of nowhere–the team showed no indication they were interested in him up until now) we can start the lineup projections and drool or be angry. Situation #1, which allows all the best bats on the field at [...]
Buying Low On Nick Swisher
The Yankees have apparently acquired Nick Swisher (and Kanekoa Texeira) from the White Sox for Jeff Marquez, Jhonny Nunez and Wilson Betemit. Betemit will probably slot into 3B for the Sox who aren’t keeping Joe Crede, Jeff Marquez is an interesting groundball heavy prospect and Jhonny Nunez is who Alberto Gonzalez was traded for at [...]
Apparently the SWB Yankees Are Playing In Toronto Tonight
Got in a little late, checked the lineup before turning on the game. Not exactly what I was expected to see, talk about conceding a game before it starts. B. Gardner CF R. Cano 2B B. Abreu DH X. Nady RF J. Giambi 1B W. Betemit 3B C. Ransom SS M. Cabrera LF F. Cervelli [...]
This Just In: The Yankees Are Better Than Actual Bad Teams
Two series, two sweeps in a row. This is a good thing, because other than the Oswalt/Wang matchup things were pretty lopsided in the Yankees favor. If they can’t sweep the Padres this year, well I just don’t want to think about it. Tonight the Reds series starts and pitching for Cincinnati is Edison Volquez [...]
Hits and Runs and Bullpen, Oh My
Last night’s game in brief sentences: Ian Kennedy had a strong start, both his plus command and plus change showed up! A-Rod got a lot of hits, even one out of the park. The bizarre crippled lineup provided more offense than the powerhouse has so far. The bullpen is tired and it showed last night, [...]
Roster Projection Revised
1B Jason Giambi – If he is healthy, there is no reason (or justification) to keep him out of the starting lineup. Not the hitter he used to be, but still useful. 2B Robinson Cano 3B Alex Rodriguez SS Derek Jeter RF Bobby Abreu CF Melky Cabrera – I love Melky a lot, but don’t [...]
