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Tito should have pulled him. Blalock is on fire right now

I never said his shoulder was hanging by a thread. I said Penny's is.

he's cooked, Tito better replace him. Everything is up this inning

Michael Young goes yard. BTW, Smoltz is showing me something tonight. His stuff is meh but his location is good and he's getting a lot of weak hacks and he's pitching to contact. This might be all he becomes this yr, but if he can do this, he can be a 4 something ERA kind of guy

and we arent even hitting.

When was the last time we won three straight games scoring 2 or less in each game

Matsui with the walkoff, Pettitte with the solid start, Aceves and Coke got the job done

YANKEES WIN, THAAAAAAAAAA YANKEES WIN!!

he went to athlete's performance this offseason and worked more on agility. His fielding numbers show it. BTW, nice to see Pettitte just baffling the O's

well, last yr Joba was hurt and was yo-yo'd between starting and relieving. Here's the thing. Joba is still new to this role and he's going to get better. Bard cannot start. The sox have learned that lesson with his embarassing debut in low A where he got hit hard and walked 9-10 per 9IP. I will assure you that Joba in the pen would be more dominant than Bard. That being said, watching Bard is frustrating, cause I know he's gonna be a pain in the yanks asses for a long time

I guarantee you he'll be back in the pen the next night

Actually, that isnt true either. In 2008, we had a 1st and a 1st supplemental with the full complement of picks thereafter. In 2007, we had a full complement of draft picks. In 2006, we had a 1st, a 1st supplemental and no second. In 2005, we had a full complement of picks. In 2004, we had two first rounders, a supplemental 1st and a full complement thereafter. In 2003, we had the full complement of picks. 2002 was the last time we didnt have a pick in the first or the supplemental round. And in 2001, we had 3 first rounders and 2 second rounders. So what does this show you? This shows that, while the yankees are signing top players, they are typically balancing them with a type A or a type B loss. I fully expect them to do that this offseason between the loss of Johnny Damon and probably one or two high profile acquisitions (maybe Lackey and Bay). And this yr was the only exception to the rule, but for the most part, we havent signed multiple top tier FAs in a season in awhile. Also, Bay doesnt need to wait to sign in February for the sox to get compensation. Here's how the FA cycle works. The first 15 days post world series is the exclusive rights period. This is where a team can sign their players and offer arbitration. If a team doesnt offer arbitration and doesnt resign that player, then there is no penalty to teams signing that player. In Bay's case, I can guarantee you two things. He isnt signing in the exclusive window and the sox will be offering arbitration. So, Bay will have arbitration type A status following him wherever he goes. This arbitration status lasts until June 15th, so if he signs before that time, whomever signs him loses their top pick. Now the free agents are rated prior to the free agent market opening. If the yankees sign both Bay and Lackey, and Lackey is rated higher than Bay, the sox will get the Yankees second round pick and a first round supplemental choice, while the Angels would get the Yankees first round pick and a supplemental first round selection.

thanks example. We all have our disagreements, but the site works because there is balance

You arent serious. I was talking about Hughes or Joba actually. Since Halladay would be a direct upgrade over that position for now. Regardless, any deal with Toronto would hurt a lot.

You asked for the words from the horse's mouth and I gave them to you.

That is to be expected. Hughes and Joba both have electric fastballs and a lights out breaking pitch. Outside of their top 2 pitches, they have average pitches thereafter and they havent built up the stamina at the big league level yet. It will come, but it will take time. There is a reason why pitchers with solid arsenals do well in the pen right away and why pitchers with those same arsenals struggle early out of the rotation.

I dont care how big of a tool he is. Paps is just as big a tool and I would love both of them in pinstripes.

they wouldnt. They'd only take one and then get a comp pick, which the yankees dont pay for. Essentially, the yankees would lose only one pick to Boston.

Saito would not be a type A most likely because he missed a ton of time in 2008. Penny might make type B status, but remember, he sucked in 2008. And Smoltz might make type B status if he pitches well, otherwise, I think he misses the boat. Bay is your only clear cut type A player.

I should have added this to my post. The value to the sox is WAY more than the value he will return in a trade. Penny is a back of the rotation starter, but a reliable one. Teams would be willing to give up fringe guys for that player, but for the sox he is as valuable as they come. You dont empty the farm system for a guy who might not even make your postseason rotation and who's gonna be a FA at the end of the yr

and he produced today. Velocity was good and after the first 2 innings, he was damn near unhittable and the location was there. Maybe he just needed a mental break.

Hughes is reaching velocities he hasnt seen in 2 yrs. 97 the other night. He looks really, really good and with Aceves back in the pen, we now have a reliable bridge to Mo.

you can't even spell his name right. I hope we dont. I'd rather deal one of our pitchers.

Dealing Penny right now is stupid. He has been one of your most consistent starters during a playoff run. You have a rookie in Buchholz who would step in. DiceK may come back, but the guy we saw wasnt suffering from a sore shoulder, he was suffering from being a terrible pitcher and needing to revamp his pitching style (which is why he's in Fort Myers right now). You have Smoltz, who is feeling his way around after shoulder surgery and has looked more hittable than he has ever been. This is not the time to deal away a guy who goes 6IP and allows 3-4 runs per start like clockwork. If you deal him away, you take a strength and make it a concern