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Alex Rodriguez
Derek Jeter
Mark Teiteira
AJ Burnett
CC Sabathia
Mariano Rivera
Jorge Posada
Johnny Damon
Hideki Matsui
Xavier Nady
Robinson Cano
Andy Pettitte
Nick Swisher
Chien-Ming Wang
Damaso Marte
Jose Molina
Melky Cabrera
Brian Bruney
Cody Ransom
Jose Veras
Joba Chamberlain
Edwar Ramirez
Brett Gardner
Phil Coke
Jonathan Albaladejo
Ramiro Pena

Team Total
      

SALARY

33,000,000
21,600,000
20,625,000
16,500,000
15,285,714
15,000,000
13,100,000
12,000,000
13,000,000
  6,500,000
  6,000,000
  5,500,000
  5,400,000
  5,000,000
  3,750,000
  2,125,000
  1,400,000
  1,250,000
     455,100
     432,975
     432,575
     422,450
     414,000
     403,300
     403,075
     400,000

201,449,189


CURRENT ROTATION
1. CC Sabathia
2. AJ Burnett
3. Chien-Ming Wang
4. Andy Pettitte
5. Joba Chamberlain

TEAM CAPTAINS
1. Hal Chase                      1912
2. Roger Peckinpaugh   1914-1921
3. Babe Ruth                     1922
4. Everett Scott             1922-1925
5. Lou Gehrig                 1935-1941
6. Thurman Munson       1976-1979
7. Graig Nettles             1982-1984
8. Willie Randolph          1986-1989
9. Ron Guidry                 1986-1989
10. Don Mattingly          1991-1995
11. Derek Jeter              2003-pres.
 
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Yanks trade Farnsworth for Pudge
Today the Yanks traded Kyle Farnsworth to Detroit for Ivan Rodriguez. All day I've heard about what a career that Rodriguez has had. The typical rant goes something like this: Ivan Rodriguez has played in14-all star games, won 13 Gold Gloves, has hit almost 300 career home runs and has over 2500 career hits. Also, over the years he has thrown out a massive number of runners due to his cannon of an arm. I can't disagree with any of this. It's all true. It's also true that Ivan Rodriguez turns 37 years old this November. It's also true that he's on pace to hit 8 home runs this season (which would leave him with 3 left to hit). It's also true that he has not hit over .300 for four years.

It can be argued that the Yankees did the smart thing when they traded Kyle Farnsworth at the peak of his value. He had certainly struggled in recent seasons in the Bronx, and only recently had he began to show signs of the dominant pitcher he was in Detroit and Atlanta. Previous to his most recent performance against Baltimore, Farnsworth had given up only 2 runs in his last 17 appearances. He was part of a bullpen that has collectively been dominant over the last 6 to 8 weeks. So, considering the fact that the Yanks managed to trade him during what might have been the two best months of his 2 1/2 years in New York and the fact that they have several other strong relievers such as Ramirez, Veras, Robertson and Rivera, there is some logic to dealing him. But why give him away for a player who was once great but going steadily down hill. Jorge Posada underwent surgery today and that probably could not be avoided. He will certainly be out for the rest of 2008. That leaves Jose Molina and Chad Moeller. Molina has not had a hot bat since he came to New York, however he has demonstrated that he has such a strong arm that almost any runner will think twice about stealing when he is behind the plate. He appears to call a good game and is a solid defender, not allowing an extraordinary number of passed balls. I won't defend Chad Moeller's defense or offense, but he is a back-up catcher for a reason.

So I have to ask the obvious question: What have you gained with Ivan Rodriguez? You've certainly upgraded the offense from the catcher's position as Molina is hitting .226 to Rodriguez's .290 and despite the fact that Rodriguez has only squeezed out 5 home runs so far this season, that's 5 more than Molina has managed to hit. However, I can't see a major change to the defense. So the net gain is the Yankees have gained 8 home runs and .066 batting average points over a season. Now consider the fact that about 24 hours ago, Mark Teixeira was still available. The 28-year old first baseman has proven that you can expect him to hit 40 homeruns and .290 out of him, along with a solid glove at first base (is the stache reading this?) The Angels managed to lure Teixeira away from Atlanta with a mediocre first baseman and an unproven pitching prospect. I have to believe that Atlanta would have taken Farnsworth back along with a second tier prospect or two for Teixeira. Call me crazy.

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Monday, July 28, 2008
Posada to move forward with surgery
Jorge Posada is shutting it down for the season. He has decided to go ahead with his season-ending shoulder surgery after contemplating an attempt at rehabilitation in order to help the Yanks make a push for the playoffs. As Jose Molina has stepped up with a solid defense and Brian Cashman went out to acquire an additional bat in Xavier Nady, Posada as been freed up to go under the knife. There is no doubt that the most pressing argument to go ahead with surgery now vice waiting for the end of the season is the fact that the surgery will likely take 6 to 8 months to heal, and this will mean that every day that Posada waits, he will miss another day in the 2009 season. A healthy Posada would be able to make a meaningful contribution to the team, but an injured Posada delaying the inevitable does not help at all. We can only hope that he returns as good as he was when he left.

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Saturday, July 26, 2008
Roster moves, potential trades
In order to make way for newly-acquired Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte, the Yanks made a few moves today. Nady's presence means too many outfielders, so Brett Gardner was optioned to AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Latroy Hawkins was designated for assignment to make room for Marte. In another long-overdue move, Kei Igawa was outrighted to the minors today.

There is increasing talk about the Yankees getting Jarrod Washburn from the Mariners. I would caution anyone about getting excited about Washburn. With the exception of a few seasons, the 33-year old lefty has had a noticeably unremarkable career. He has a lifetime ERA of 4.12 and a record of 97 and 95, and has not had a respectable season since he was 8 and 8 with a 3.20 ERA in 2005 with Anaheim. Rumors are that the Yanks will basically be allowing Seattle to dump Washburn's contract off and therefore will only give them a low-level prospect in return. Washburn will obviously be a #5 starter is he is acquired.

Much more interesting but significantly less discussed is the remote possibility that the Yanks trade for Roy Halladay. There has been speculation that Halladay will be traded, and despite Toronto's denials, he apparently is desperate to win a world championship and is not oblivious to the fact that as long as he is in Toronto, that would be a long shot.

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Friday, July 25, 2008
Yankees acquire Nady and Marte from Pirates
Tonight the Yanks traded three young prospects and Ross Ohlendorf for Rightfielder Xavier Nady and relief pitcher Damaso Marte. First, to address who they gave up:

Ross Ohlendorf is a 25-year old right-handed reliever who was 1 - 1 with a 6.53 ERA in 6 games this, his first major league season. Jose Tabata is a 19-year old right-handed outfielder who has shown signs of being an average hitter in the minor leagues. George Kontos is a 23-year old, right-handed starting pitcher who consistently has a high WHIP. Phil Coke is a 26-year old, left-handed starting pitcher whose ERA seemed to float around the mid to high 3's and also had a high WHIP. You never know who will pan out and who won't. Just because some of these guys are in the mid-20's doesn't mean they can't come around and develop into an impact player. You can't predict the future, you can only go on the information you have available to you at the time. Based on that thought, I'd say they didn't give up too much.

As for who they received in return:

Xavier Nady is a 29-year old right-handed right-fielder who has a career average of .281 and 75 career homeruns. However, he has never played a full season in his major league career and appears to have the type of power to hit 20-25 home runs per season if he was an every day player. This season he has been an everyday player for the Pirates and is hitting .330 with 13 home runs. Here is a quote from Stats Inc.
"Even though his swing can get a little long and he still has to learn to lay off the breaking stuff outside, there were noticeable improvements in Nady's approach last year. He didn't give away as many at-bats and didn't try to yank everything. He came to the plate with a plan, and when the pitcher made a mistake, he hit it a mile. There still are questions about what position Nady will end up playing, but given the dimensions of Petco Park, he's probably best suited to first base. He's a smart base runner, but with only station-to-station speed. "

Damaso Marte is a 33-year old left-handed middle reliever. His career ERA is 3.21 and he is 21 - 21. He's right around 1 K per inning pitched and his WHIP is a little over 1.

Clearly, this move is at least partially a reaction to the status of Posada and Matsui. The Yankee bats have been quiet and with the prospect of either or both of them being out of the lineup for the remainder of the season, the Yanks had to make a move. With the addition of Marte, they now have a left-handed reliever. Other than Pettitte, Marte is the only left-handed pitcher they have. This, no-doubt, was also a factor in the acquisition of Marte.

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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Yanks seeking Pudge?
The Yankees may be looking to acquire Ivan Rodriguez due to the fact that Posada has probably seen his last days behind the plate for the year. Whatever the decision, I hope Cashman is cautious with whatever move he makes and continues to hold a tight grip on the organization's prospects. The 36-year old Rodriguez has not hit over .300 since 2004 and has not hit more than 20 homeruns in a season since 2001. I will concede that his defense is still superb, especially his ability to throw runners out. However, with Molina able to take Posada's spot, the Yankees already have one fine defensive catcher.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Yanks keep on rolling behind Moose's strong start
Mike Mussina pitched 8 shutout innings, limiting the Twins to 6 hits, no walks and striking out seven today. The offense continued to show signs of life, scoring five runs on 9 hits and a walk. And although the bullpen has been getting due attention to their success lately, starting pitching has been strong. In the last 6 games, starters have given up 8 runs in 39.1 innings. No pitcher has gone less than 5.2 innings and two have gone 8. All this, and Wang is still set to come off the DL by the end of the season and (brace yourself) Carl Pavano may even be starting a rehab stint soon, which can't be a bad thing. We can only hope that as they are getting strong performances out of their starters, bullpen and bats, they are not peaking too early this season. This weekend in Boston should be fun.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The offense stays alive
For the second night in a row, the Yanks' offense was alive. This is noteworthy as their inconsistent and underproductive offense has been an issue for the better part of the season so far. Their pitching certainly has been sharp. Before the start of tonight's game, their bullpen had pitched 64 innings over the last 20 games, during which time they had a 1.69 ERA with 67 strikeouts and only 21 walks. This was highlighted by Farnsworth's inning of no-hit relief tonight which extended his no-hit streak to 9 innings in a row. Their starters have also been solid, and tonight was also an example of that with Rasner going 5 2/3 innings and only giving up 2 runs. With the Rays loss, they are only 3 1/2 games out. Tonight makes five in a row. Right now, life is good.

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Monday, July 21, 2008
The offense shows up and the winning continues.
The Yanks dumped the Twins tonight to extend their winning streak. Damon is off the DL but Posada is back on it. If their offense stays awake, the rest of the season will only be successful. As usual, their bullpen was solid.

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Sunday, July 20, 2008
Despite win, offensive woes continue
The Yanks pulled off a strange win in the Bronx yesterday. Despite the usual solid performance from both starting pitching, their offense continued to struggle where they should be shining. The bombers demonstrated the ability to get on base - they got 13 hits and 11 walks in 12 innings. That's an average of 2 runners per inning. However, the managed to only push 4 of those runners across the plate. They looked like they were going to break the game open in the 2nd after scoring 2 runs and runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs and the heart of the lineup coming to bat, but Jeter, Abreau and A-Rod all managed to strike out swinging. This scenario has become all too common with the team - the offense either not getting anyone on base at all, or getting runners on base and failing to score them. It has been the story of most of this season and as far as I'm concerned, it is *THE* reason that the team is 52 - 45 and 5.5 games out of first instead of 62 and 35 and in first place by 4.5 games. To be honest, I'm tired about credit going to the opposing pitchers. All too often do I hear John Sterling on the radio or Michael Kay on the YES network or some sports journalist attempt to explain away their underachieving offense by giving credit to the opposing pitcher. Sterling tried to give credit to Oakland's pitching during yesterday's game, but the fact of the matter is that Oakland's starting pitcher, Sean Gallagher, has a career ERA of just under 5 and an ERA of 4.20 for the season so far. He's far from an ace and not nearly unhittable. But yet, they still struggle. As for pitching, Joba pitched 6 innings allowing 1 run. Veras came in and gave up a run and Mo also gave up a run, but both have been so strong lately that when they occasionally go give up a run, there is no room to really criticize them. And of course, more solid performances out of Farnsworth, Ramirez and Robertson. The Yanks obviously celebrated when Molina was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the 12th to force in the winning run, but the truth is that they really have no room to celebrate. They have all the pieces they need to succeed, and they aren't getting it done enough. Even when they do manage to win, it's usually too close for comfort and barely a victory. This will have to change or the playoffs will be an unpleasant experience yet again.

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Sunday, July 13, 2008
RIP Bobby Murcer
Yesterday, the former gold glove and all-star Yankee outfielder and later Yankee braodcaster Bobby Murcer died after losing his fight with brain cancer. He played 17 seasons of major legue baseball,. Terribly sad.
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Friday, July 11, 2008
Hold off on Fuentes
Colorado is looking to deal reliever Brian Fuentes, and the Yankees are apparently one of the teams expressing interest. This is not a good idea for several reasons. The first four reasons are named Rivera, Ramierz, Farnsworth and Veras. The Yankees have the greatest closer in all of baseball arguably having the greatest season of his career. They also have seemed to have found their bridges to Mo in Edwar Ramirez, Kyle Farnsworth and Jose Veras. Even their starting rotation is looking strong with Chamberlain continuing to progress down the road to being their ace. Moose is consistently solid and Pettitte has been delivering great stuff. If Wang comes off the DL and can bring 85% of what he had before he got hurt, they will have a strong pitching staff for the end of the regular season and (hopefully) deep into the playoffs.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Their offense stinks.

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Thursday, July 10, 2008
Don't blame Veras
Once again, the Yanks dropped a game which should have been won if their offense was even playing to 70% of its capacity. Not long after New York tied the game in the top of the 7th, Jose Veras came in and gave up a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 7th. You really can't blame Veras. Before tonight, Veras gave up one run in his last 16 appearances. The offense, on the other hand, has scored 3 runs or less in 8 of the last 12 games. They should consider themselves lucky that they are only 6.5 games out of first and only 4 games behind Boston in the loss column.

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Not sure Hal has it right
Yesterday, in a 3-man meeting with Girardi and Cashman, Hal Steinbrenner was quoted as stating, "This is New York and the fans deserve a team with marquee players." I hope I am misunderstanding what he said, because if not, I'm afraid he has the completely wrong approach. I was hoping we were past this with amount of freedom that was given to Brian Cashman in the last few years. His approach has focused on retaining home-grown young talent and building from within. This is a complete contrast to the George Steinbrenner approach which failed to deliver a championship between 1979 to 1995. Big name players were brought in time and time again. But exciting players did not equate to championships, and championships are what it's all about. I'll gladly take a roster with names like Scott Brosius and Chuck Knoblauch and Paul O'Neill any day. They aren't necessarily the biggest names or the guys who put up the MVP numbers each year, but they are the guys who do the things that win games and more importantly, bring world championships home. I wish Hal was more focused on the 27th championship and less worried about marquee players.

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Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Matsui improving
Matsui took 45 swings off a tee in the batting cage yesterday, which is obviously a good sign. This is the same team that has only scored more than 5 runs in a game three times in the last 18 games. Not exactly what you'd expect out of a 9-man lineup that cost more than most entire 25-man rosters. Bret Gardner has done a solid job filling in for Hideki, but it's time to get his bat back in the lineup.

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Kennedy's frustrations
After being demoted to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on May 4, brought back up to the Yankees on May 15, placed on the DL on May 28 and then activated from the DL on June 24 and sent down to Single-A Tampa to begin a rehab stint, the roller coaster which is Ian Kennedy's 2008 season was back on the upswing until a frustrating and rain-shortened start last Thursday. His recent performances look like this:

June 28 (Tampa Yankees) - 5 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 SO, 0 ER

On July 3, he pitched 2 innings of a rain-suspended game where he gave up one run with two hits, including a solo home run and two walks.

He feels good, is apparently injury free and is ready to start again. The Yanks surely need him.

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Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Yanks win behind Andy's gem
Pettitte threw 8 shutout innings tonight and the offense managed to score (brace yourself) five runs on the way to a 5 - 0 victory over the Rays. Not bad considering Giambi, Matsui and Damon weren't in the lineup. Now they are 7 1/2 games behind Tampa Bay. Tomorrow we will see what Ponson can do.

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Jeter, A-Rod, Mo to play in All-Star game
In the final All-Star game to ever be played in Yankee Stadium, Jeter, A-Rod and Mo have been selected to join the American League roster. This is A-Rod's 12th appearance, Jeter's 9th and Mo's 9th. Giambi still has a shot for the final spot, depending on how the voting goes.

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Yanks eyeing Zambrano
Apparently the Yanks are pondering the idea of adding Zambrano to their pitching staff. And no, I don't mean the 27-year old Cubs' starter Carlos Zambrano who is 9-3 with a 2.63 ERA who is helping them stay at the top of their division. I wish. They are thinking about 32-year old Victor Zambrano, who posted a record of 0 - 3 with a 10.17 ERA in 2007 before the Rockies dropped him. His performance was so unremarkable that he has yet to throw a pitch in 2008. He currently is not pitching for any team on any level.

I understand the idea - injuries to New York's pitching staff, especially starters like Wang, Hughes, Kennedy and Pavano combined with not-so stellar performances from individuals like Igawa and now, more recently, Rasner, have forced them to make drastic moves like elevate Joba Chamberlain from his role as Mo's set-up man to a starter and bring in pitchers who, are to one degree or another, considered has-beens like Ponson and now even possibly Victor Zambrano. It's frustrating to see all the talent that their pitching staff has and how little it produces relative to all that talent. It reminds me of......their offense, which really what they should be concentrating on. Based on their lack of production in the last two weeks, they need to concern themselves with scoring runs when it counts and consistency.

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Support the 'stache
Remember to support the 'stache before it's too late.

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Saturday, July 05, 2008
Just barely hanging on
Tonight's game against the Red Sox was one of the most nerve-racking games for as long as I can remember. On top of mounting pressure that increases each year the Yanks do not win another championship is the more recent pressure on the offense that simply doesn't earn its paycheck. Once again, the Yankees made a young, inexperienced pitcher look good. Boston rookie Justin Masterson limited the Yanks to 2 runs over 6 innings, despite allowing 6 hits, 2 walks and hitting 3 batters. He was able to do this because the offense, yet again, gave away opportunities to score that were handed to them. For example, Jason Giambi struck out with one out and the bases loaded in the third inning. When you make over $23 million a year, there really shouldn't be a lot of tolerance for at-bats like that. I'm not attempting to suggest that Giambi, or anyone else for that matter, should be batting 1.000 with runners in scoring position. I'm not implying that every runner on third base with less than 2 outs should be brought home. However, when you have a $90+ million lineup, you should be scoring more teams than the Bronx Bombers. Despite the fact that they only managed to push 2 runs across the plate tonight, a heroic pitching performance by Moose managed to save them. He tossed six shutout innings, limiting Boston to 4 hits and 1 walk. Veras and Farnsworth provided perfect middle relief. It was not until Mariano came in to close it in the 9th when it got interesting. Before he even got an out, he gave up 2 hits and hit 2 batters. The bases were loaded with the score 2-1 when Mo struck out Crist, got Varitek to pop out and got Lugo to strike out. It was not fun to watch. Despite the nailbiter win and the solid pitching by Moose and the middle relief, the fact of the matter remains that the offense is sputtering and has no heart. There will be no happy ending in 2008 if things don't change.

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Timing
Sometimes, timing means everything. And based on the results of the crushing loss to Boston yesterday, it is fair to question the timing of Girardi's 32-minute team meeting after Thursday's 7-0 loss to Boston. When you have a team that is clearly having offensive consistency issues and frequently does not appear to have their collective head in a game or playing anywhere near their capability, it might be prudent to set your team up for success by gaming the system a bit. What I mean is, if you are going to have a come-to-Jesus meeting with your team, you may want to plan for a time and date that will be conducive to at least one follow-up victory to get your players in the right state of mind. When Girardi called the meeting after the game on Thursday, I have to wonder if he even considered the fact that the Yanks were going to face Beckett the next day and they were going to throw the struggling Darrell Rasner up against him. He could have waited a day or two when the pitching matchups were a bit more favorable to the Yanks. Mussina faces Masterson at the Stadium today and Sunday's game features Chamberlain against Wakefield. Either game would have been a better launching pad for an emotional pep talk than Friday.

It's clear that the meeting was effective, as the first inning resulted in three runs and an offense that was pumped up. However, that was the beginning and end of their post-meeting adrenaline. They were shut down for the rest of the game, and as a result, I can only imagine that their morale is even lower than before the meeting. Girardi is left with the burring question - what does he tell the team now? I'm not sure how he answers that question. The team is not clutch and based on their level of performance and their body language, they don't seem to be too bothered by it. Last year, the Yanks finished their season 50 - 25 only to go limping into the playoffs via the wildcard. This year, there is less reason to believe the team has the heart to comeback this year. I believe, as John Sterling has been saying lately, that this team has a glass jaw and may not be able to recover.

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Wednesday, July 02, 2008
"It's getting ridiculous"
Hank Steinbrenner has spoken, and like his dad, he has a way of getting straight to the point with few words and a demanding tone. "We've got to start hitting. It's getting ridiculous. They've got to start waking up. They've shown in flashes what they can still do.", Steinbrenner said today. He is absolutely right. The last two nights, the Yankees have spoiled very solid performances by Moose and Chamberlain by struggling at the plate. These two games are indicative of their offense in recent weeks. They've scored 7 runs in the last 4 games and 3 runs or less in 7 of the last 12 games. This isn't how a lineup that costs more than most 25-man rosters should perform, and therefore Hank has a good point. No matter what kind of pitching they can develop, if they can't score runs, they will not have a long October.

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