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  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Montero 5th on another top 100 prospect list.

    5. JESUS MONTERO (C), YANKEES

    Age: 20 | Bats: R | Height: 6-4 | Weight: 225
    2009 Stats: .337 AVG | 17 HR | 70 RBI | .389 OBP | 0 SB
    Finished '09: Trenton (Double-A Eastern League)
    The Skinny: Can he catch? Yes. Will he catch? It doesn't matter much. His bat is that potent. Much debate surrounds Montero's ability to stick behind the plate, but the bat is going to be special. He has a potential 40-homer bat with the offensive upside of Miguel Cabrera. We could see the Venezuelan slugger as early as midseason in 2010 if all goes well in Triple-A.

    http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/01/25/the- ... 2010-1-25/

    i don't like how they are writing off / underminding the importance of having a strong defensive catcher. or am i just reading this wrong?

    sure the kid can hit, but you can't have every team running on the yank's pitchers night in night out.
  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    singularity wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Montero 5th on another top 100 prospect list.

    5. JESUS MONTERO (C), YANKEES

    Age: 20 | Bats: R | Height: 6-4 | Weight: 225
    2009 Stats: .337 AVG | 17 HR | 70 RBI | .389 OBP | 0 SB
    Finished '09: Trenton (Double-A Eastern League)
    The Skinny: Can he catch? Yes. Will he catch? It doesn't matter much. His bat is that potent. Much debate surrounds Montero's ability to stick behind the plate, but the bat is going to be special. He has a potential 40-homer bat with the offensive upside of Miguel Cabrera. We could see the Venezuelan slugger as early as midseason in 2010 if all goes well in Triple-A.

    http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/01/25/the- ... 2010-1-25/

    i don't like how they are writing off / underminding the importance of having a strong defensive catcher. or am i just reading this wrong?

    sure the kid can hit, but you can't have every team running on the yank's pitchers night in night out.


    totally but it did say he can catch

    im sure they are working with him big time
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  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    what's up with Xavier Nady? Injured still, or gone?
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    what's up with Xavier Nady? Injured still, or gone?


    cliffy needs to answer that

    i think he needs a contract?
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,025
    singularity wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Montero 5th on another top 100 prospect list.

    5. JESUS MONTERO (C), YANKEES

    Age: 20 | Bats: R | Height: 6-4 | Weight: 225
    2009 Stats: .337 AVG | 17 HR | 70 RBI | .389 OBP | 0 SB
    Finished '09: Trenton (Double-A Eastern League)
    The Skinny: Can he catch? Yes. Will he catch? It doesn't matter much. His bat is that potent. Much debate surrounds Montero's ability to stick behind the plate, but the bat is going to be special. He has a potential 40-homer bat with the offensive upside of Miguel Cabrera. We could see the Venezuelan slugger as early as midseason in 2010 if all goes well in Triple-A.

    http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/01/25/the- ... 2010-1-25/

    i don't like how they are writing off / underminding the importance of having a strong defensive catcher. or am i just reading this wrong?

    sure the kid can hit, but you can't have every team running on the yank's pitchers night in night out.

    I think it is more saying who knows if he is going to be a catcher or DH. or even 1B, hitting is the reason he is ranked as the 5th best prospect.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,025
    neilybabes86 wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    what's up with Xavier Nady? Injured still, or gone?


    cliffy needs to answer that

    i think he needs a contract?

    He is a free agent and without a team. I can see the Yanks signing him to a $1-2 million contract if things dont workout with Damon or possibly Reed Johnson. Nady is supposed to be ready by Spring Training but who knows how he is going to hold up after 2 Tommy John's.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,025
    neilybabes86 wrote:
    singularity wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Montero 5th on another top 100 prospect list.

    5. JESUS MONTERO (C), YANKEES

    Age: 20 | Bats: R | Height: 6-4 | Weight: 225
    2009 Stats: .337 AVG | 17 HR | 70 RBI | .389 OBP | 0 SB
    Finished '09: Trenton (Double-A Eastern League)
    The Skinny: Can he catch? Yes. Will he catch? It doesn't matter much. His bat is that potent. Much debate surrounds Montero's ability to stick behind the plate, but the bat is going to be special. He has a potential 40-homer bat with the offensive upside of Miguel Cabrera. We could see the Venezuelan slugger as early as midseason in 2010 if all goes well in Triple-A.

    http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/01/25/the- ... 2010-1-25/

    i don't like how they are writing off / underminding the importance of having a strong defensive catcher. or am i just reading this wrong?

    sure the kid can hit, but you can't have every team running on the yank's pitchers night in night out.


    totally but it did say he can catch

    im sure they are working with him big time

    They are definitely working with him year round. Here is a pretty cool video of Posada and him working together in Spring Training last year.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0sZ0Tg7koE
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,025
    Sheets signs with A's and Nady with the Cubs. My oh my Damon, what have you done to yourself? I would say it's about time you come crawling back.
  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Sheets signs with A's and Nady with the Cubs. My oh my Damon, what have you done to yourself? I would say it's about time you come crawling back.


    HMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN :o
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,025
    neilybabes86 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Sheets signs with A's and Nady with the Cubs. My oh my Damon, what have you done to yourself? I would say it's about time you come crawling back.


    HMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN :o

    Olney says the A's are still talking to him, we shall see.
  • tcaporale
    tcaporale Posts: 1,577
    After four seasons and one championship, Johnny Damon won't be returning to the New York Yankees unless he slashes his asking price.

    "I'm not having any discussions on him," general manager Brian Cashman said, according to MLB.com. "His abilities exceed the money that I have."

    Cashman told the Web site that his priority is finding a right-handed bat for the outfield.

    Damon, a left-handed hitter, batted .282 with a career-high tying 24 home runs and 82 RBIs, but he is 36 years old.

    He earned $13 million last season. After back and forth in negotiations yielded little, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney reported that the Yankees offered Damon a one-year deal last weekend. Now, they appear to be backing off.

    "He's a valuable player that a lot of teams are talking to, I'm sure," Cashman said, according to MLB.com. "His abilities exceed my physical ability to keep my finances afloat."

    The Yankees continuously lead the league in payroll, but there are indications that they aren't willing to go higher than their 2009 levels.

    "I'll always try to get the budget pushed, but you're not always successful," Cashman said, according to the Web site. "The Steinbrenner family has been extremely generous for adding talent, but you can't do everything."

    Boras and Damon are trying to engage the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds as possible alternatives, a baseball source told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick.

    Boras has been successful placing many of his clients in Detroit, and the addition of Damon in left field would allow the Tigers to give Carlos Guillen more at-bats at DH.

    The Tigers traded leadoff hitter Curtis Granderson to the Yankees in December and lost No. 2 hitter Placido Polanco to the Phillies in free agency, so the top of their batting order is in a state of transition.

    Cincinnati's outfield alignment currently consists of Jay Bruce in right field, Drew Stubbs in center field and Chris Dickerson in left. The Reds' leadoff hitters also ranked last in the major leagues with a .650 OPS in 2009.

    The catch is, the Reds and Tigers don't appear to have much money left in the budget. Both clubs have been economizing this offseason, and that might be truer than ever now that Cincinnati has signed Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman and Detroit has added closer Jose Valverde. Both teams would probably have to get creative to make a run at Damon.
    Nothing that we didn't know, but if Damon has trouble going to the Tigers or Reds, I could see him lowering his asking price and the Yankees nabbing him. I'm not so sure how happy he'd be with his contract situation, though.
  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    article in the post about damon


    yanks should offer 1 year 6 million

    it says gardner cant handle the job all year

    that being said we have won world series with chad curtis and shane spencer as left fielders

    i think its time to bring damon back
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  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Yanks appear to have signed Randy Winn to a one year deal (per Tim Kurkjian on ESPN).

    Assume Johnny Damon will have to look elsehwere.
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    winn 1 year 2 million

    oh well nice knowing you johnny


    you can go back to the sux and look like a caveman again ;)
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,025
    Damon fucked up. He did it to himself.

    I am somewhat fine with this. Winn had a really down year last year and will not be a full time player. I think the Yankees are good with an outfield of Winn/Gardner, Granderson and Swisher. The lineup should look something like this.

    Jeter
    Johnson
    Tex
    Arod
    Granderson
    Posada
    Cano
    Swisher
    Winn/Gardner

    Not too shabby. Maybe against lefties drop Granderson towards the bottom and bump the others up.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,025
    Sherman also says the Yankees think there is a possibility they can reach a minor league contract with Baldelli
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,025
    25 man roster should look something like this. Not to bad. I think the Yankees have done very well this year given the options.

    Jeter
    Johnson
    Tex
    Arod
    Granderson
    Posada
    Cano
    Swiser
    Winn

    Gardner
    Hoffman (maybe Baldelli per Joel Sherman)
    Pena
    Cervelli

    CC
    AJ
    Pettitte
    Vasquez
    Joba or Hughes

    Mo
    Robertson
    Marte
    Joba or Hughes
    Aceves
    Gaudin
    Logan/Melancon
  • tcaporale
    tcaporale Posts: 1,577
    Gonna miss Damon, while I may never forgive him for that whole grand slam thing, he had some important clutch plays for us, particularly in the playoffs last season!

    Winn isn't a bad #9 hitter, but I'm not very keen on him.
  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    I think part of this is the yankees being tired of Scott Boras's games and them sayin you know what boras FU and your client. Stop using us to drive up prices etc.

    I would have liked damon more but Randy winn is a good pick up if he can revert back to his 07/08 numbers.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,025
    tcaporale wrote:
    Gonna miss Damon, while I may never forgive him for that whole grand slam thing, he had some important clutch plays for us, particularly in the playoffs last season!

    Winn isn't a bad #9 hitter, but I'm not very keen on him.

    Definitely was huge last year, it took me a long time to warm up to him but he will be missed.

    Winn is not playing everyday, he has some horrendous splits. I am fine with Winn/Gardner.

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