26 Reasons to Hate Us

1-1?

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His ERA as a starter skyrockets to 4.05 after two starts

TIED for last thank you very much

Shelley Duncan was already used

LOL

Selection 1.44 LHP Jeremy Bleich Jr., Stanford U. Sophomore left-hander is one of the top pitchers on the club. Had an excellent freshman campaign on the Farm going 4-4 with a 4.05 ERA over 60 innings. Notched seven saves as the team's closer during the first half of the season. Made seven starts during the latter part of the year, primarily as the club's Sunday starter. Had an excellent summer in the Cape Cod League earning All-Star honors. Finished the summer with a spectacular 1.77 ERA in 56 innings. An incredibly poised pitcher on the mound, Bleich features a fastball in the high 80's with an above-average curve ball and change-up. Should be one of Stanford's weekend starters throughout the '07 campaign. Expected to be a top draft prospect in 2008. Career stats: [TABLE]Year|ERA|W-L|App|GS|CG|SHO/CBO|SV|IP|H|R|ER|BB|SO|2B|3B|HR|BF|B/Avg|WP|HBP|SFA|SHA|BK 2006|4.05|4-4|24|7|0|0/0|7|60.0|63|35|27|16|37|10|3|4|260|.269|1|5|3|2|0| 2007|5.56|2-8|16|16|1|0/0|0|98.2|119|67|61|31|60|30|2|9|451|.299|8|8|3|11|1 2008|1.38|2-2|5|5|0|0/0|0|26.0|17|17|4|16|18|5|0|0|113|.189|0|3|2|2|1 TOTAL|4.48|8-14|45|28|1|0/0|7|184.2|199|119|92|63|115|45|5|13|824|.276|9|16|8|15|2 [/TABLE] http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2007-2008/histcarr.html

Nice day for the Yankees overall :thumbsup: was that on an 0-2 count?

Selection 1.28 Player Name: Gerrit Cole Position: Starting Pitcher School: Orange Lutheran HS (Calif.) School Type: High School Academic Class: Senior Birthdate: 09/08/90 Height: 6'3" Weight: 195 lbs. Bats: Right Throws: Right Report Date(s): 03/08/08 Game(s): Tesoro HS Focus Area Comments Fastball: Cole was throwing 95-98 mph early and settled in at 92-94 throughout his start. Fastball movement: He usually has plus arm-side sink and bore, though he was fairly straight in this outing. Slider: It's an average pitch now, which he throws 78-82 mph, but it projects as a plus pitch in the future. It has some depth coming from a 3/4 arm angle. Changeup: It's a little too firm at 79-80 mph, but he's got a good feel for it. Control: He's an above-average strike-thrower for a high schooler, letting his stuff work for him in the zone. Poise: His makeup on the field can be an issue, as he gets animated with umpires and teammates at times. Physical Description: Cole is a projectable high school right-hander who compares a bit to Kyle Farnsworth. Medical Update: Healthy. Strengths: His projectability and his stuff, with the ability to throw three average to plus pitches, and to throw them for strikes. Weaknesses: He has some mechanical issues with his delivery, with an arc in the back and a tendency to throw across his body; he gets too emotional on the mound. Summary: A projectable high school right-hander with the capability already to throw a fastball up into the upper 90s is bound to garner interest. Throw in a future plus slider and a changeup, all for which he can throw for strikes, and it's no wonder Cole is considered one of the top prep pitchers in the class. He's going to have to work out some kinks in his delivery and he's got Scott Boras as an advisor, but neither of those issues should keep him from being drafted early.

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Indeed. But a classic nonetheless.

haha thanks

I'm pretty sure he's joking

without a doubt

Actually, he did start all through spring training, and then was moved to the pen the last time through the rotation before the season started. I'm not sure how desperate a move this is, given the plan laid out before the season: http://www.springtraining08.com/yankees/jobas-role-reportedly-defined.php The only difference from that plan and reality is that Joba is stretching out at the major league level, which is probably better for the team than losing him for a month would be anyway.

Didn't Joba start some games in spring training?

Take the money you would have given Santana and give it to Sabathia, and the Yankees definitely win.

Try to have some foresight Gom. It's one month into first season after the Santana no-trade. Of course it's going to look like trading for Santana was the best move as he continues to dominate and the rookies go through the growing pains. How is it going to look in the next 2-6 years when some or all of the rookies are hitting their stride, and the Mets are stuck paying Santana 20+M a year, praying his arm doesn't fall off?

updated [table]Games|Runs|Avg|Pace|Runs to 1000|Games Left|Avg to 1000 16|71|4.44|719|929|146|6.36[/table]

Hurry back Joba..

Monday April 14 Ian Kennedy (0-1, 13.50) vs. Andy Sonnanstine (1-1, 6.00), 7:10PM EDT Tuesday April 15 Andy Pettitte (1-1, 3.09) vs. Edwin Jackson (2-0, 0.64), 7:10PM EDT The Yankees will be thin for the next few days with Joba and Molina out, ARod leaving at some point for the birth of his child and Jeter and Posada still banged up. http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/14/moeller-on-the-way/