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The implication was not to worry, the Yankees haven't done well either. The truth is, the Red Sox will struggle to score runs. Before the season starts, I will post my fearless predictions. All should take heed.

Your point is? I guess you're saying that the Yankees will give up more runs than they will score this year, right? If not..what's the point of even mentioning it? It's one thing to look at individual stats in spring training, which in my opinion, is useless. In fact, the only thing that may be more useless than individual spring training stats is TEAM spring training stats. My goodness...if I hadn't promised Yeszir I'd play nice...:harhar:

Wow...someone who actually doesn't think his team's prospects are all solid gold. What's this site coming to?

Well...you have a very expensive bench player. Welcome to the world of the Yankees. Unless you eat all but 1-2 million of his salary, he's yours for the year. Look at it this way..by losing Lowell and Ortiz at the end of the year, you have the money to resign Josh and fight us over Carl Crawford.

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They missed the bus.

My point exactly...the Red Sox have accumulated four All-Stars in the span of five years. Did the Yankees have a shot at any of these players? Did other teams? Yes. The Red Sox superior scouting during this time frame cannot be denied. This is misleading. As the Yankees sign free Type A & B free agents, they will forfeit high draft picks. As other teams sign their Type A & B players, they will sign more picks. This is assuming their picks are static, which they are not. The above table is utterley useless. What I am saying is that without the benefit of money, the Yankee Front Office is below-average. They lack the ability [in comparison to the Red Sox] to scout and develop front-line players when the rules are somewhat competitive. Without the massive economic advantage, the Yankees can't compete. Now...as a caveat...if Hughes turns into a bona-fide starter, and Joba becomes a lights-out reliever, etc., then I'll gladly change my tune. Until the Yankees prove to me by developing an All-Star through the draft, and not some bench player or 5th starter on the Pirates, I am not convinced.

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What I mean is that Opening Day is a festive day. It's a day game [usually], the unofficial start of spring...I'm not ready to be feeling that rivalry. There is enough magic that I don't mind playing the Guardians...but come August, I wanna play the Sox...not the Guardians. Get my drift?

no innings limit for pitchers, but a limit on starts to keep from spamming

Is it just me, or is Opening Day against your biggest rivals kind of a waste? That's the way it feels to me.

Once again, using spring training as an accurate gauge is not the most effective way of determining things if you ask me.

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I'm talking about drafting. The reason being is that the Yankees will always do well in the free agent market, especially in Latin America. The Yankees are the most branded product, and they have the most money. We're playing with a stacked deck. In the draft...well, since we are a good team, we will always be at the bottom of the draft order. However, with our money, it would allow us to sign players that would normally not be available to us because of how they would price themselves. Case in point: Jeter. Jeter fell to the Yankees because of his contract demands and desire to play for the Yankees. A more recent example is Andrew Brackman. For this reason, I think the draft is a huge indicator of the Front Office efficiency. Any fool can go spend a half a billion and get 3 superstar players. However, looking at the Red Sox, who have [to the best of my knowledge] drafted Pedroia, Youkilis, Lester, Buchholz...and looking at who the Yankees have drafted in a similar spot...well, hats off to you guys. You guys have showed you can compete without money. We haven't. That's the truth. Going back to Joba...the guy should have been given the chance. Here is the logic...Hughes would have been limited. You could have used as a 3 inning a stint guy. Forget the stupid 8th inning role. Just stretch him out as the season went along. First month, 1 inning stint...2nd month, 2 inning stint...third month, 3 inning stints, and stay with that. Next year, phase him in to the rotation. If Joba did well...well then, great. If he bombed, and it would really take about 2 months to see it, then you could throw Hughes in there and he would be at his limit at the end of the year because he would have been rarely used [innings-wise] for two months. What the Yankees did was guarantee another debacle with their 5th starter for the 2nd season. Of course...this is said with the disclaimer that he has the endurance to go 7 innings. If they really feel that his shoulder can't hold up, then throw this right out of the window.

A free agent? No. When I say develop, I mean draft and train. Who was the last pitcher we drafted and became a bona fide starter? As of today...no one in nearly 15 years.

Damn...no trades so far. This sucks.

Dude, we haven't developed a bona fide starter since Pettitte. Here we go with the ******** innings limits again. The f***ing Hughes rules....great.

This was a mistake if you ask me. You could have stretched out Hughes this year, like they did with Joba. You could have let Andy retire at the end of this year, let Vasquez go, and gone after Lee. Your rotation next year would be CC, Lee, AJ, Joba, and Hughes. Hello World Championship run of the 1990s. Are you saying that after all this guy has pitched, you were going to let a month of f***ing spring training decide it? Mistake if you ask me.

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