Yankees ST

[a700hitter]

What are the contingency plans if Igawa continues to be a bust. Will Hughes go North with the team?

[jacksonianmarch]

Igawa hasnt been a bust. Yeah his line hasnt been pretty in terms of runs, but he is right on schedule. He is striking a lot of guys out to this point. And Hughes hasnt done so hot thus far either. Hughes needs a few months to get his command down before he comes up.

[a700hitter]

Igawa hasnt been a bust. Yeah his line hasnt been pretty in terms of runs' date=' but he is right on schedule. He is striking a lot of guys out to this point. And Hughes hasnt done so hot thus far either. Hughes needs a few months to get his command down before he comes up.[/quote']Jackson, that's not even being reported in NY. Warner Wolfe gave his opinion on his Saturday that if Igawa kept getting hit that it would force the Yankees hands on Hughes. Warner's got good sources, and he is not a guy that talks out of his ass. I guess you disagree with him.

[jacksonianmarch]

Jackson' date=' that's not even being reported in NY. Warner Wolfe gave his opinion on his Saturday that if Igawa kept getting hit that it would force the Yankees hands on Hughes. Warner's got good sources, and he is not a guy that talks out of his ass. I guess you disagree with him.[/quote']

 

yeah, I do. It isnt like Igawa is sucking. If he is K'ing a lot of batters, then he has to have some good stuff. It is still early.

[a700hitter]

Igawa with a good 5 innings tonight.

[a700hitter]

Rasner took it on the chin pretty good tonight.

[jacksonianmarch]

yeah he did. Some nights he is solid, others he gets mashed. Overall, I see him in the low 5's in terms of ERA if he were to pitch a full season. s***** on a bad team, but with our offense and lineup, you can be well over .500 with that. I just want him to eat innings is all. We have a very solid bullpen, but Torre loves to overwork the pen if his pitchers show they have no depth. Even with the depth in our pen (took a hit with JB Cox going down with TJ btw) Torre will burn through it if we have more Chacon's and Jaret Wright's.

[a700hitter]

yeah he did. Some nights he is solid' date=' others he gets mashed. Overall, I see him in the low 5's in terms of ERA if he were to pitch a full season. s***** on a bad team, but with our offense and lineup, you can be well over .500 with that. I just want him to eat innings is all. We have a very solid bullpen, but Torre loves to overwork the pen if his pitchers show they have no depth. Even with the depth in our pen (took a hit with JB Cox going down with TJ btw) Torre will burn through it if we have more Chacon's and Jaret Wright's.[/quote']Torre has little patience for veterans with 5+ ERAs. He will not tolerate it from a kid. He'll be on the Columbus shuttle if he does that for Joe.

[a700hitter]

Bruney is starting to look like a guy that was released by the Diamondbacks.

[jacksonianmarch]

Umm, not really. 2 outings in which he allowed runs, damn. But his 12/2 K/BB ratio in 8IP is dirty.

[jacksonianmarch]

Torre has little patience for veterans with 5+ ERAs. He will not tolerate it from a kid. He'll be on the Columbus shuttle if he does that for Joe.

 

Thing is, he cant be. Rasner is out of options. And to be honest with you, a 5ERA will not kill you. The biggest problem was the 5ERA's last yr that went 5 or less innings. Hell, he gave Chacon 13 starts last yr while his ERA was 7. Rasner will get plenty of opps until Wang, Karstens, or Hughes is ready.