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stop misconstruing ;-) Cashman indicated that comments he made earlier in the day, when he told ESPN-Radio Tanaka should be viewed as a No. 3 starter, were misconstrued. “The question was whether I thought [Tanaka] would be at the front of the rotation right out of spring training,” Cashman said. “I said that I didn’t expect that. You’re talking about the adjustment, transition, growing pains. We look for him to be a solid No. 3, and after that if it’s better than that, great.” Yanks GM hesitant to call Sabathia an ace

thanks guys what no love 4 them red sox parrots ;-)

stayed up late enough to go yard 30 + times the last 2 yrs LOL thing is those R the last 3 yrs in row after an knee injury and who is getting younger great D great speed and a 350 OBP what's not to like LOL X2 whenever I hear RSN questioning RF in the cathedral I wonder if they have ever seen LF in fenway at least in ny it's fair 4 both teams

their OF is a definite strength knocking an OF of gardner, johnny jr while rotating bethran & soriano between OF and DH kinda ruins the rest of a reasonable post

thanks fred

thanks truck day

good call bob thanks 4 playing didn't resign cano mostly because they feared those RSP's showing up again and we know they would of shown up

it wasn't about how he talked it was about how U listened

that's hardly fair he said he loved the guy and was talking about most fans and I agree enough already about cano he left 4 close 2 an extra 100 mill no way yanks were going there mostly because they feared those RSP's showing up again

why the hell not pay Cano LOL I C this is really is really bothering U today the short answer is they didn't signed him in fear of those RSP's showing up again

all I know is with all this talk about a crazy spending spree they are still about 12 mill less this yr than last yr

Buster Olney‏@Buster_ESPN3m Am told Yankees are still not weighing a run at Stephen Drew. In other words: Status quo. Ken Rosenthal‏@Ken_Rosenthal3m Drew would fit well with #Yankees, but sources say team essentially has reached spending limit. That could change, but more likely move……would be an exchange of salaries in a trade - say, Ichiro ($6.5M) for a comparably priced reliever. Drew remains logical target for #Mets.

FWIW this says different http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24418305/with-tax-no-longer-an-issue-yankeesare-now-looking-closely-at-drew personally I don't get it it's one thing if we knew jeter wasn't going to play but I C nothing that says he's worth moving to 3B while I have no idea what the difference on defense at 3B is between the 2 I don't C much difference offensively between drew and KJ and I certainly don't want a guy playing 2B for his 1st time

can he keep his pants up ;-) as U know BB is a game of adjustments I would think CC wouldn't have gotten this far if he couldn't make some adjustments

point taken with andy but they also lost P-Hu ( Phil Hughes ) 4-14 last yr point is guys come back from bad yrs all the time and yes manymore don't and he's overweight. hardly http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/01/21/article-2543085-1AD755BD00000578-800_634x632.jpg I expect him to pitch better this year, but I don't think it will be a huge turnaround. He probably won't see his pitches leave the yard as frequently, but that diminished fastball is going to get hit more often than it used to. I've always liked Sabathia, and I think he can survive with diminished stuff, but probably as third starter material fair enough CC Sabathia’s trainer, T.J. Lopez, told Mike Puma of the New York Post that the veteran left-hander hasn't lost weight this winter. Sabathia looked rather slender in a recent Instagram photo from his wife, but Lopez said that the focus this offseason has been on building muscle and not weight loss. "He’s staying right around 270 or 275 [pounds], and that’s what he was this regular season," said Lopez. "But this offseason we really focused on putting on muscle, doing it the right way, focus on his diet, more protein in his diet. He obviously looks great, and hopefully it shows on the field." Sabathia is motivated to bounce back after posting a disappointing 4.78 ERA and 175/65 K/BB ratio over 211 innings last season. The 33-year-old is still under contract through at least 2016 for a guaranteed $76 million. Source: New York Post Jan 21 - 11:14 AM

lester had a good yr but the yr B4 he was worse than CC was this yr kuroda also ran out of gas the yr B4 and rebounded they did lose petitte but they also lost P-Hu 4-14 last yr I'm good with the rotation ( like nuno as my sleeper) IMO it's the BP that needs another stud

I'm wondering if they could send him to the minors don't C the union fighting it LOL I believe if he's down there long enough he won't count against the Lux tax which is part of why they never brought igawa back up

UPDATE, 10:45 p.m.: Tacopina, via an email to the Globe, denied he was alluding to Ortiz in his comments. But he would not say who he was referring to. It is unclear what other Boston athlete fits the description given by Tacopina.

am I allowed to pleade the 5th ;-) not sure what that's worth youk considering 10 guys just got busted without failing a test I would expect nothing less as I would do the same if I was so inclined here's more

Neil Best ‏@sportswatch 11m Joe Tacopina told @ESPN_Colin he did not want to name other players accused of PED use, "but some of them are God-like in Boston right now."

solid post SoxSport I have always said what I don't like about the testing is that it allows to many people to think those not caught are clean anyone who watched 60 mins tell me was there anything about Bosch that made U think he was the only one smart enough to do what he does or that no one else would do such a thing

hope so fred but things R a tad different in yankeeland lately ;-)

I definitly was surprsied/ dissapointed about how little interest the yanks have in reynolds this morning I thought w/grandy/ K's gone having a RH 1B/3B bat with some pop would be a plus

greetings bell I'm not exactly on top of it but while U R right they do need to add at least 1 starter there R some who think the 189 is still in play edit: after reading more I agree it's a real long shot and risk

here's a long but good read about history of roids & the press