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Hot Stove Blueprint #2: A Couple of High/Low Packages Involving Gardner and Joba

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , on November 9, 2010 | 5 Comments »

As the Yankees continue to lay in waiting for the services of Cliff Lee, the Captain’s Blog continues the exercise of crafting a blueprint for the 2011 roster. In part one, I advocated a deal of A.J. Burnett for Carlos Zambrano, so now it’s time to turn to the offense. Trade Option 1: Joba Chamberlain […]

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Hot Stove Blueprint #1: Swapping Burnett for Zambrano

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , on November 8, 2010 | 7 Comments »

The baseball hot stove was officially fired up on Sunday with the beginning of the free agent negotiating period. According to numerous reports, the Yankees have already reached out to Cliff Lee’s agent to let him know an offer is forthcoming. Getting Lee’s signature on a contract has clearly been established as job one in […]

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Girardi Going With Backup Plan as AJ’s Start Sends Posada to the Bench

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on October 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

As if the decision to start AJ Burnett in game four wasn’t controversial enough, Joe Girardi has compounded his decision by substituting Francisco Cervelli for Jorge Posada. Apparently, the decision to go with Cervelli was predicated on the need to make AJ Burnett feel more comfortable, which on the surface seems to have some merit. After all, […]

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Burnett Gives Yankees Best Chance to Beat Lee

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged on October 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »

One of the ramifications of having to use Cliff Lee twice in the ALDS is the Rangers now can not pitch their ace against the Yankees until game three of the ALCS. As a result, the Rangers will need to rely on CJ Wilson and Colby Lewis to get the series off to a good start before unveiling […]

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Yanks Trade for Berkman, but How Does He Fit?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on July 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »

According to numerous published reports based upon even more anonymous sources, which presumably are more reliable than the ones who got the Cliff Lee trade wrong, the Yankees are on the verge of acquiring Lance Berkman from the Astros for a “non-prospect” and the right to pay Berkman the final $7.5 million owed on his […]

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Cashman Pleads the Fifth; Mitre Continues Yanks’ History of Stop Gaps at End of Rotation

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Despite facing at least a month without Andy Pettitte, who was having one of the best seasons of his career, Brian Cashman continues to insist that the Yankees are not in the market for starting pitching. Of course, that’s precisely what you’d expect him to say regardless of his true intentions. I’m not looking for […]

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Out Of Left Field: Yankees Outfield Among Best In Baseball

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

With names like Teixeira, Jeter, Arod and Cano, it’s easy to see that the Yankees’ offense revolves around its infielders. For much of the early season, it hasn’t been uncommon to see all three outfielders positioned at the end of the lineup. However, as Joel Sherman outlines in his recent column, the Yankees outfield has not […]

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