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    While I agree that he suffers from mental lapses, in the form of bad decisions from time to time (I don't want to "a lot", because I feel like he really cut down on them this year), I don't feel that it's fair to attribute poor positioning to him. We don't know how often he's positioning himself, as opposed to being positioned by the coaching staff (whether it's at the moment, or based on scouting reports that were gone over before each series), so I don't think it's fair to put that on him.
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    Fair enough. I acknowledge that the statistics side with your argument, it's just that, watching him everyday, I find him to be above average, especially when it comes to his range and his arm strength. Coupled with what I consider to be average glove work, and you have yourself an above average second basemen. Nothing more than my opinion though.
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    I just think Detroit was initially asking for too much from everyone, and that's just one example.
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    You realize that you're completely putting words in a lot of people's mouths, and making a ton of assumptions about how they view these statistics...
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    What do you mean?
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    This is actually an area where I agree with Gom. While Cano has to weed out the occasional bad decision or apparent lapse in concentration, overall, I consider him to be an above average defensive second basemen.
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    And this... I'm guessing this was before today, when the Tigers were apparently asking for the moon. I guess when they decided to bring down their asking price, they were at a point where they were exclusively negotiating with the Yankees and D-Backs.
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    E1, I know you mentioned something regarding the Red Sox, and Granderson not being a fit. I'm not saying I disagree, but I thought I'd share this link...
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    You do realize that a few examples, even if you're correct, hardly proves your point...
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    Gom, you cannot assume that people who put stock in statistics like UZR/150 are just guilty of believing everything they read. It is very possible that they read the explanations give (as ORS alluded to), and they simply agree with the logic behind the statistic. That would be taking what you read, and forming your own opinion on the validity of the statistics, based on your knowledge of the topic. You cannot call UZR/150 useless just because you think it's off when it comes to the 2009 Yankees. In my opinion, that's pretty shortsighted.
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    They won't. If they bring back Damon, the basic lineup would be... C Posada 1B Teixeira 2B Cano SS Jeter 3B Rodriguez RF Swisher CF Granderson LF Damon The idea, which they've talked about publicly, is to have a rotating DH spot. That means that when all those guys are playing the field, they would have an unknown guy (a Hinske type) DHing, and he would share the time Posada, Rodriguez, and Damon (and maybe Jeter).
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    If they don't bring back Matsui, I think they'll go with a rotating DH, at least before Montero is ready.
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    Well, my initial concern was that it would be the deal that was initially proposed in this thread, which it's not. Overall, it's probably a decent move, better than I thought last night, but if they go into the season with an outfield of Swisher, Cabrera, and Granderson, I won't be happy with it. I think this sets up perfectly for them to retain Damon, which would also allow for some flexibility in the DH spot. As for Granderson, he's probably better than he was this past year (except in the HR department), but not as good as he was in 2007. If he falls somewhere in the middle, I'd be fine with that.
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    Yeah, I think it definitely could be worse, and I think one way it could be worse is acquiring Granderson (where the casualty is Austin Jackson). As for what he's worth, that's clearly up for debate. However, here's what we do know. According to fangraphs his 2008 WAR was 3.6 and his 2009 WAR was 3. In terms of salary, it translates to... 2008: 16.4 million 2009: 13.6 million Obviously some people don't trust fangraphs when it comes to their salary figures, but, to me, while it's not perfect, their explanation and logic behind the numbers is certainly passable. Now, it remains to be seen whether he can continue to perform at the same level, or somewhere close.
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    RS, note the date.
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    Too much money?
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    I wasn't comparing Melky and Granderson. All I'm saying is that Melky's offensive production would be below average at a COF spot. If the Yankees don't go after Holliday or Bay, I'd prefer if they just brought back Damon, and kept Melky in center field.
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    Well, based on his offensive production, I don't think Melky would rank too high among left fielders.
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    Melky would really be a weak LFer.
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