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  1. jacksonianmarch
    Sorry y'all, I kinda sidetracked the thread with the yankee-sox comparison. That being said, it took a strange turn while I was sleeping. Wow. Regardless, the yankees will spend a total of $11 million for 2010 filling the spots of Matsui and Damon. And they got a total of 12 yrs younger in the process while getting more athletic and possibly more potent depending on how much Granderson improves and if Johnson's move back to the stadium pumps up his power #s.
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    Candidates for Regression IMO: Jeter, Posada, Swisher Candidates for improvement: Granderson (park and lineup effect), Johnson (park effect), ARod (health and a full ST) Who the F knows: Cano, Cabrera Right on point: Teixeira The question is, will the improvement guys outweight the regression guys by enough of a factor to make up for the dropoff in production from 2009 Matsui and Damon to the current team. I don't know. I think our 2009 offense wasnt at full tilt until July when ARod finally was healthy enough and after he'd shaken off the rust. This lineup will go as far as they do.
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    Bonser actually had a pretty high ceiling a few yrs back. He had a very hard fastball as a starter and a pretty inconsistent breaking ball IIRC. He was considered to be a better bet than Liriano in that trade as Liriano really was a max effort guy and Bonser wasnt. Then, Bonser blew out his shoulder. Now, he's probably useless. But if he can regain his velocity in short bursts, then he could be a sleeper pen candidate.
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    To back up that point, the red sox scored 3 or less runs 30 times in the final 84 games for July, August and September. The Yankees did so only 21 times in that span. Thats a difference of 9 games of putrid offensive performance over a span where they were essentially neck and neck with NY for top offense in the game. In that same span, the sox scored 7 or more runs 29 times. The Yankees did that only 26 times in that span. Using those numbers and knowing that the sox did score less runs than NY in that same span (25 less runs to be exact), one could make the assumption that Boston was pretty inconsistent. They were more capable than the yankees of blowing you out, but also more capable of just being shut down. Now, consider their nature, remove Lowell, Bay, and Gonzalez and add in Scutaro, Cameron, and a healthy dose of Casey Kotchmann or Vtek depending on how you think the lineup is going to shake out.
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    well, that actually turned into productive dialogue and a good back and forth. Goodnight y'all.
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    per rotoworld, the Yankees are a finalist for Matt Capps. I would love to see Capps come to NY. He throws cheddar and has great command. He just had an awful season last yr after having a run of solid ones. Stupid move by Pitt to let him walk, about 16 teams want him.
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    I'd agree with that. But they wont be playing Cameron in CF and Theo isnt about to throw 3-4 yrs to Beltre at double digit millions per. Beltre will get it from someone. Weak FA crops lead to bad deals.
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    Then who catches? Mauer isnt getting dealt until midseason, IMO, and only if the Twins are way out of it, which I think they wont be. Other than that, are there any catchers out there that are worth their salt? Or are you thinking Vtek gets another shot.
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    I am sure it will eventually. I doubt it happens all at once in one season after both have incredibly productive yrs on both ends of the game
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    If you told me that all 4 players would be totally healthy then I would take Buch and DiceK. I agree with you. I have already said that DiceK is the best pitcher of the 4, his only question was health. And it is a really tough question to answer since he's slight framed and has had a barking shoulder for 2 yrs now.
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    How do they have the better defense? Enlighten me. NY was one of the best defenses in baseball last yr, and all they did was see ARod get healthy and add a solid starting CFer. The only argument you have there is if the age suddenly catches up to all of the defenders in one yr. Other than that, you dont have one.
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    Granderson and Johnson for this lineup. Without Damon, we needed a guy who could slot into the 2 hole. Granderson can do that, but he needs to rectify his OBP issues first. Johnson is built for hitting second in this lineup. To be totally honest, outside of Bay or Holliday, I think Johnson was the best available pure offensive option. His OBP is a true weapon.
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    4.11ERA as a starter
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    Which is exactly why this yr is so critical Dipre. He had his yr to be inconsistent. He threw more innings than he ever had and if you go by organizational development schemes, he should be good to approach the 200IP mark this yr. Hell, Joba was MADDENINGLY inconsistent in both stuff, location and endurance. He'd have innings where he was topping out at 89 and throwing a lollypop slider and other innings where he was throwing 96mph and a dynamite slider. And the funny thing is, some of those innings would be in the beginning of the game and some later. I truly think he can only build on last season. It is actually critically important that he does. I think the same from Buchholz and I think Hughes has an inconsistent but above average yr as the yankees #5.
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    I wouldnt put it past Theo. Who would be the righty? Would it be Youk at 1b and a righty 3b? Who knows. BTW, it is kinda funny that it isnt even Christmas and the two biggest offensive FAs havent moved, but the sox and yankees are pretty much set.
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    I did above. Hughes has proven his stuff can be absolutely shut down in short stints and that he is inconsistent out of the starter's role. Buchholz hasnt relieved before, but he has also shown he's inconsistent out of the starter's role. Lets be honest here. All three of these pitchers have ceilings as aces. The question is, endurance and development. They all lack in both categories.
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    I was using his career #s not his SP numbers. I figured they'd count since he actually faced major league hitters. As a SP, Joba's overall line is 12-7 4.18ERA 1.48WHIP 8.4K/9IP. Eerily similar WHIP, Joba has him in the power department and is probably why the ERA is lower
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    that may not matter if he has a structural injury, something that is very possible. If it is just fatigue, then this should help
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    In terms of DiceK, if he is totally healthy, he's a very solid pitcher. But he's now had his shoulder act up 2 yrs in a row, with it essentially causing him to be useless last yr. Shoulder injuries and pitchers dont go well together. Couple that with a slight frame and you have a recipe for injury. Hence, why he's a ??. A healthy DiceK is better than all 4 of the above
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