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nyyfangirl29
Nyyfangirl currently resides in Western New York. If she's posting on the boards, it usually means it's either too cold and snowy to go outside, or she's trying to distract herself from her work, and putting off doing something that should probably already be done.
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Brian Cashman Hindsight Report Card
October 12, 2007
By: nyyfangirl29
Well, the 2007 season has come and gone — seems like just yesterday we were getting ready for Opening Day. There will be plenty for the Yankees’ front office and Brian Cashman to do over the next four months, but instead of worrying about that, I thought I’d take a look at the results of all those much-debated trades and signings from the past year. This obviously isn’t the fairest way to judge these moves, the grades are based strictly on how they actually worked out, regardless of what information was available at the time they were made. Ah, the beauty of hindsight. Note: grades are given independently of each other (i.e. just because 2 moves received the same grade, doesn’t mean they were equal in impact). Well, here we go…
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Last Call for the Moose?
September 3, 2007
By: nyyfangirl29
23 starts into the worst year of Mike Mussina’s 17 year career (seven with the Yankees), he’s been pulled, at least temporarily, from the Yankees’ rotation. Despite his strong overall numbers last year, many were expecting a fall-off from Mussina, but no one could have predicted such an abrupt and severe decline.
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Ranking the Starting Lineups: #15-1
April 15, 2007
By: nyyfangirl29
15. Baltimore Orioles
IF: Ramon Hernandez, Kevin Millar, Brian Roberts, Melvin Mora, Miguel Tejada
OF: Jay Payton, Corey Patterson, Nick Markakis
DH: Aubrey Huff
Focusing mainly on their bullpen over the offseason, the Orioles left their lineup mostly unchanged for 2007, adding only Payton and Huff. Both should help improve the lineup, especially if Huff returns to his 2003-04 form. A full season of Markakis should also help, though Mora’s decline is a concern.
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Ranking the Starting Lineups: #30-16
April 1, 2007
By: nyyfangirl29
30. Washington Nationals
IF: Brian Schneider, Dmitri Young, Felipe Lopez, Ryan Zimmerman, Christian Guzman
OF: Kory Casto, Nook Logan, Austin Kearns
The Nats could’ve boasted a pretty solid offensive core of Nick Johnson, Zimmerman, and Kearns, but with Johnson out for potentially most of the season, the other two won’t be enough to save the lineup on their own.
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Ranking the Bullpens: #15-1
March 19, 2007
By: nyyfangirl29
15. Chicago White Sox
Bobby Jenks (CL), Mike MacDougal, Andrew Sisco, Matt Thornton, David Aardsma
The fate of Chicago’s bullpen will rest largely on the shoulders of Jenks this season, as the Sox will need a performance more similar to his outstanding rookie effort than his disappointingly average 2006 season.
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Ranking the Bullpens: #30-16
March 5, 2007
By: nyyfangirl29
30. Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Seth McClung (CL), Shawn Camp, Dan Miceli, Chad Orvella, Ruddy Lugo
Though the Tampa closer’s name is not yet set in stone, Seth McClung appears to be the favorite--not that it will make much of a difference for the Rays.
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Ranking the Rotations: #15-1
February 17, 2007
By: nyyfangirl29
15. Minnesota Twins
Probable Rotation: Johan Santana, Boof Bonser, Matt Garza, Carlos Silva, Glen Perkins
Minnesota still has baseball’s best pitcher as their ace, but there are no guarantees after that. Matt Garza and Boof Bonser have potential, and Silva should improve, but even so, injuries and retirement have left the Twins with only one pitcher (Boof Bonser) other than Santana who put up an ERA under 6 last year.
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Ranking the Rotations: #30-16
February 11, 2007
By: nyyfangirl29
It's never too early for some good old fashioned pre-season rankings, even if it is only February. With Spring Training around the corner, there are still teams with moves to make in tweaking their rotations. Barring any ground-breaking trades, here's how the 2007 starting rotations are looking so far...
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A Big Bust?
January 29, 2007
By: nyyfangirl29
Following a stunning postseason loss to the Boston Red Sox in 2004, the decision was made within the organization to focus on acquiring quality, reliable starting pitching. The Yankees’ two off-season signings to that effect were Jaret Wright and Carl Pavano. The big splash that off-season however, was Hall of Fame lefty Randy Johnson being brought to the Bronx. For two years in a row, the Yankees were overhauling four fifths of their starting rotation.
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Yanks' Offseason Thus Far: A Method to Cashman’s Madness?
January 7, 2007
By: nyyfangirl29
One effect of revenue sharing that has recently surfaced is smaller-market teams expanding their payrolls and signing their best young players (especially pitchers) to long-term contracts, rather than losing them to free agency. In 2006 alone, top-notch starters Chris Carpenter, Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, Brandon Webb, and Jeremy Bonderman were locked up by their respective teams, and it’s hard to imagine the same won’t happen with soon-to-be FA's such as Johan Santana and Carlos Zambrano. With less and less quality pitching available, desperate teams have been forced to grossly overpay, forking over 5 and 7-year deals to Gil Meche and Barry Zito.
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Who’s On First?
December 22, 2006
By: nyyfangirl29
With Brian Cashman declaring that Jason Giambi will be the full-time designated hitter for the Yankees next year, the Bombers are left with a hole at first base that will need to be filled within the next month or so. Will they look to sign a free agent, make a trade, or look within the organization for a solution? Although most options have been debated to death already, I figured I'd lay out the pros and cons of each, as well as a “rating” (compared to each other, not all MLB 1B) on the following scale:
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Moose for the Hall?
December 8, 2006
By: nyyfangirl29
He’s never won 20 games in a season. He’s never won a World Series. He’s never pitched a perfect game, despite coming tantalizingly close on several occasions. Make no mistake though; Mike Mussina has amassed a fine career. Although he hasn’t put up very “flashy” numbers, he’s been consistently excellent for most of his 16 years. But is he Hall of Fame worthy?
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BEST OF THE REST
November 23, 2006
By: nyyfangirl29
Seven-time MVP Barry Bonds. 1998 MVP Juan Gonzalez. Seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens. Some of these titles add up, others are more puzzling. Either way, once a player is bestowed with one of these awards, it sticks to his name, a fixture guaranteed to come up in any discussion about a player’s career or credentials.
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