jacksonianmarch

That would be an awful deal for us

Good bat, but likely to end up at 1b

I dont think you should include the last 8 yrs in your bit. I'd go with 2 out of the last 4

Matsui is toast? Have you been watching?

Pitch f/x is a bunch of bunk. Stop trying to say that your pitcher got jipped and start saying that he got rocked in this one start. The calls eventually even out

You wanna see why our team's pitching has been in the shitter? Take a look at the drafts and signings 1985- Williams 1989- Posada 1990- Pettitte, Rivera 1991- Mendoza 1992- Jeter Just take a look at that level of scouting. All of them hit their stride around the same time and in that class 2 sure fire HOFers and 2 ?HOFers were drafted/signed Take a look at the drafts from the subsequent yrs 1993- best player was Chad Moeller who ended up back here 1994- Brain Buchanon was the best player and he was a AAAA guy 1995- Mike Lowell was the best player and he was dealt for Ed Yarnall 1996- Not a bad draft, but we traded it all away. Nick Johnson was dealt for Vazquez who was dealt for Johnson who was dealt for Ohlendorf, Vizcaino, and Gonzalez, Viz left and now we are just left with Ohlie, Gonzalez and a supplemental 1st rounder. Eric Milton who we dealt for Knoblauch and was a good trade at the time. And Marcus Thames who is still playing. 1997- Aaron Heilman was the best pick here and we didnt sign him 1998- Mark Prior in the first, but he didnt sign. Drew Henson and Randy Keisler were duds 1999- Andy Phillips was the best player drafted 2000-Wang in INTL signing. The draft was awful 2001- Cano, Cabrera, Duncan from both the INTL and draft. Chase Wright as well. Ford-Griffin and Sardinha were massive busts 2002- Halsey was the best player from this draft 2003- Clippard and Karstens have made the majors, and Clippard netted Alabaladejo who shows promise as a middle man. Eric Duncan, the 1st round pick, is finally hitting in his 3rd attempt at AAA but looks more like a role player For a solid 11 yrs, we have had drafts that have either sucked or the good players we drafted were sold or given up on too early. THAT is why the pitching has gone to s***. In the meantime, we have seen teams like Boston develop a dependable closer and 2/5 of their rotation from within as well as their 2b, 1b, C, CF. Add in the Japanese moves and they made a killing off of players that they didnt have to deal away talent for. Look at a team like Oakland who put together a big 3 from within (Mulder, Hudson, Zito), blew it up then put together an even better tandem in Harden, Haren, Blanton before blowing that up too. Why were they able to build 6 all star caliber pitchers from within when we couldnt draft or sign or trade for one? The only SP all star we have had in awhile was Javy Vazquez and we all know how that yr turned out. The days of doing things the old yankee way are out. We got Wells as a FA reclamation project in 97. Cone was had from the Jays to the Yankees in 95 for 3 subpar prospects to get out from under his contract even though he was still in his prime at 32. El Duque was signed mostly because the yankees were the best known team in Cuba and not many teams thought his success in cuba would translate Clemens was had for Wells and 2 other players past their prime or busts. Pettitte was the only home grown talent. You just cannot make those deals anymore. Back in the day, you could get an ace for s*** so long as you paid money for it. Teams dont do that nowadays and the only way to build a team is from within and then adding a few key pieces from outside. Cashman wont be judged by how the yankees do in 2008. Even if he is fired, he'll be judged by how the 04-now drafts and INTL signings work out. We have now restocked the farm and it will eventually work. If it takes a bit then so be it.

if we dont get anything out of the top of the order, it feels like we dont have a shot.

exactly. Unfortunately Gom doesnt know much about baseball. He doesnt see that the league has changed. You no longer can just throw money at a problem. Teams are hanging onto pitching, the free agent market has been s*** and teams are now building through the draft and international markets. I am not one to say that Cash hasnt made mistakes, he has made some doozies, but the biggest indicator of his success will be the farm system. And the fact that we started the yr with 2 very young home grown pitchers in our rotation and one very young, home grown reliable setup man shows what he is capable of. Unfortunately, not all of them work out. And to write off guys like Hughes and Kennedy at this point is just plain assinine. He can think what he wants, but this organization is far and away better than it was in 2005, when Cash wrested control away from Big Stein. And it will only get better. Every now and then, you need to take a step back to take a step forward, and I am okay with that. But I have a feeling that by the end of the season, we'll still be in the playoffs and will still have a shot at the title.

Lucky DMats. Hansen was poor. The sox O is clicking and OkajiPap were the usual

you dont rush this kid. Bard has a million dollar arm with kinda questionable secondary stuff. His control was his main problem though. Send him to Lancaster, have him work on his off speed stuff and then move him to Portland to start next yr

Yeah, but Moss is also proving he can be a very good 4th OFer and has the added bonus of backing up 1b. Plus he is MLB minimum while Coco is 4mil. It is a dilemma for the sox, though. Drew and Manny are injury prone and Ellsbury is in his first full yr. But if they wait long enough, Crisp might revert to 07 form and not have much trade value. Right now, a team like SD would be tempted to make an offer since their OF is ancient and bad.

that isnt necessarily true. I think it depends on approach for him. If he isnt attacking the inside part of the zone, he is meat. If he does, then he can be mediocre against anyone.

he isnt a postseason ace. Unfortunately, those are few and far between these days. He is one of the better pitchers in the league. But he isnt a #1.

He's now 6-0 and has won 19 games the past 2 seasons each. Its about time we stop calling him lucky and start calling him one of the better pitchers in the league. He is our stopper thus far this yr.

MRI showed a stress fracture in the 9th rib. He's out at least 4 weeks then will have another MRI

Hughes is having difficulty with the lights at night. He may be getting fitted with neon glasses for his next night game

Hey, its april. If pennants were won in april, the sox would have eleventy billion by now.

haha, thanks crunch

You know I am good for it. Hell I am leading the league

good win.

well who do you give the innings to? Last yr, Okajima got every 8th inning hold opportunity and his arm was mush by August. Papelbon was being used in meaningless games in late 06 when his arm went pop. A 3rd reliever who can soak up innings in the 7th or when the SU or Cl guys need a day off is a must. MDC right now has reverted to his hittable ways and the rest of the pen could not show their 07 form to this point.

You ride Lugo while he is hitting. Lugo has a dimension that Lowrie doesnt in his burning speed. You are also paying Lugo 8 mil a yr while Lowrie can be sent down and stop the clock on his service time, effectively keeping him cheaper.

The Yankees had a problem like that last yr. We were 6-36 when we scored 3 runs or less. This yr, we have already won 4 games when scoring 3 runs or less. I think alot of that has to do with luck and with pen management.