tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post3811438588163813230..comments2024-03-28T17:00:25.774-04:00Comments on The Greedy Pinstripes: The Daily Dozen - August 5, 2014Daniel Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-61945366445598234782014-08-10T21:43:46.011-04:002014-08-10T21:43:46.011-04:002nd baseman can play with a weak arm, until he has...2nd baseman can play with a weak arm, until he has to make the pivot on a double play!<br />Most of the time one is almost flat footed, turning or moving away from 1st base.<br />One need not have a strong arm to play, but it makes for more outs...main thing is, do we know how weak his arm is? Cano and Jeter had very good arms Roberts has an avg., arm.<br />Did the Yankees say he had a weak arm? They must think it isn't much of a determent to his game, so it can't be all bad.ken reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501114589046544682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-72063467778681646422014-08-10T10:21:13.649-04:002014-08-10T10:21:13.649-04:00He can survive at second base with a weaker arm. T...He can survive at second base with a weaker arm. That's why they don't want him as a shortstop or third baseman. Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-21307855228681760452014-08-10T10:20:32.019-04:002014-08-10T10:20:32.019-04:00Could you imagine the options for Girardi with Cas...Could you imagine the options for Girardi with Castillo who is right handed and can play the infield and outfield? The binder would explode. Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-57892527020587943272014-08-09T19:52:35.558-04:002014-08-09T19:52:35.558-04:00Sign him, a very good bat will find a place to pla...Sign him, a very good bat will find a place to play!ken reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501114589046544682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-37553024737098050102014-08-09T19:50:47.289-04:002014-08-09T19:50:47.289-04:00Ricky played forever, that is a good comparison I&...Ricky played forever, that is a good comparison I'd say. IF they are going to ask Brett to move to right field with his arm...that ain't good.<br />The Yankees say they want him as a 2nd baseman and maybe Out Field if that doesn't work out.<br />If his arm is bad, not avg., bad he won't cut it in the Bigs as a 2nd baseman.<br />I keep wondering if someone hasn't taken; "The weakest part of his game is his arm" and turned it into "Below arm for an out fielder"?ken reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501114589046544682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-83177550092202126322014-08-09T12:03:54.505-04:002014-08-09T12:03:54.505-04:00I think the exact words were his body and such wer...I think the exact words were his body and such were being compared to Ricky Henderson. Something about the cut of his body. If he's Ricky I'll definitely take him. Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-17012260815470018152014-08-09T10:36:00.648-04:002014-08-09T10:36:00.648-04:00BREAKING NEWS II.....
From today's New York Po...BREAKING NEWS II.....<br />From today's New York Post.<br />RE : Rusney Casillo...now being referred to as " The next Ricky Henderson ".<br /><br /><br />******************************<br />Sports<br />Yankees ready to bid on Cuban prospect after private workout<br /><br />By George A. King III<br /><br />August 8, 2014 | 7:3<br />***********************************patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-17856026075616790692014-08-09T10:12:36.758-04:002014-08-09T10:12:36.758-04:00Jose Abreu is a major power threat at a premium po...Jose Abreu is a major power threat at a premium position at first base. He was also 26 when he signed the contract. <br /><br />Today Yasiel Puig is 23 years old... hence the long contract. Cespedes is 28, hence the smaller contract. <br /><br />Martin is 26 and only got a five year deal. Soler got a nine year deal because even after two or three years of the contract he's only 22. <br /><br />Castillo is 27 years old, doesn't seemingly have the power that Abreu or others have, and is going to be a corner outfielder in the majors. MAX he gets is a six year deal, more than likely a four or five year deal.Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-7074472285763353892014-08-09T10:09:18.615-04:002014-08-09T10:09:18.615-04:00BREAKING NEWSBREAKING NEWSDaniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-29291422300194171352014-08-09T10:09:07.663-04:002014-08-09T10:09:07.663-04:00Must have been. Who knows. Must have been. Who knows. Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-24683101797299215652014-08-09T01:29:33.205-04:002014-08-09T01:29:33.205-04:00SO ROCKET....cards are on the table. Castillo, may...SO ROCKET....cards are on the table. Castillo, may be as good, as those that<br />signed before him. Maybe not ? Tempting ?<br /><br />Forget the money, it is not ours. I say, if he is a superior player, and he only costs money<br />to obtain him....sign him. Or, let him be an all star for someone else.<br /><br />So Rocket....bottom line, you as the GM, what do you do ? No hand wringing. Sorry, can't say that !<br />patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-3888653937871308352014-08-09T01:16:33.558-04:002014-08-09T01:16:33.558-04:00Daniel, Patrick.....From the New York post;
"...Daniel, Patrick.....From the New York post;<br />"White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu (six years, $68 million) was underpaid compared with his rookie season production (.303; 31 home runs; 86 RBIs heading into Friday), Castillo can top what Abreu got. Others don’t believe Castillo is in the class of Yoenis Cespedes (four years, $36 million) and Yasiel Puig (seven years, $42 million).<br /><br />Other recent contracts given to Cuban defectors are the five years and $15.5 million given to Leonys Martin by the Rangers and the nine-year, $30 million deal Jorge Soler got from the Cubs.<br /><br />“This guy could get $35 million to $50 million because of what Abreu, Cespedes and Puig have done,’’ said a person who has seen Castillo work out. “But eventually somebody is going to be wrong about one of these guys.’’ken reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501114589046544682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-35838158184894776932014-08-09T00:42:56.628-04:002014-08-09T00:42:56.628-04:00And tonight I learn this, from Jeff Levin :
THIS ...And tonight I learn this, from Jeff Levin :<br /><br />THIS JUST IN...from Lenox Hill Hospital...upon placing stitches ( 3 ) on <br />Mark Teixeira finger, Dr. Goldblatt discovers that Teixeira, now has a vagina.<br />Stay tuned.......is the DL next ?patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-8817295878222847412014-08-09T00:29:52.582-04:002014-08-09T00:29:52.582-04:00A NOT SO DUMB QUESTION, after I just apologized to...A NOT SO DUMB QUESTION, after I just apologized to a son, from ' Hell's Kitchen '.<br /><br />Today, Rusney Castillo ( the next Cespedes ) worked out for the Yankees brain trust, <br />in Florida, somewhere.<br />So, what happened ? A case of a date mix-up ?<br /><br />patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-41561488431121908232014-08-08T23:22:25.117-04:002014-08-08T23:22:25.117-04:00KEN....ROCKET MAN....REED :
I'm sorry I referr...KEN....ROCKET MAN....REED :<br />I'm sorry I referred to you as a ...' old wash women, and a hand wringer '.<br />I must be ignorant Irish.patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-10156334752701529592014-08-08T18:29:29.425-04:002014-08-08T18:29:29.425-04:00Patrick...
Young Irishman...
I have already been c...Patrick...<br />Young Irishman...<br />I have already been chastised once, do I need it again?<br />I was putting forth the thinking, as I see it with the Yankees Tampa Cabal, going on the (Wrong assumption) he would demand an 8 or 10 year contract<br />I already said Brett would move to right field once, even though he doesn't have a right field arm either!<br />I also said I want him on the team many days ago.<br />I also said, he has no real record that we have seen in Cuban Pro baseball that would point to him being as good as those mentioned (unless you have seen some). Work-outs are not real game situations.<br />I brought up Kie because of the mentality that is in the Tampa Cabal, ...Kie, once burned, Hideki Irabu twice stupid! Tanaka is the 1st player from Japan they have really gone after! <br />Not hand wringing, just my opinion of the state of the front office mentality...not much!<br />Enough said!ken reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501114589046544682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-44871886116239100872014-08-07T23:26:55.489-04:002014-08-07T23:26:55.489-04:00WHAT I DISLIKE MOST...are fakes, frauds, pretender...WHAT I DISLIKE MOST...are fakes, frauds, pretenders, and liars.<br />Most people will go along with that.<br />What say you....Heriberto Rivas ? or whatever.patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-39692685895960396972014-08-07T22:50:06.828-04:002014-08-07T22:50:06.828-04:00Ken Reed = Old Wash Women....What is wrong with yo...Ken Reed = Old Wash Women....What is wrong with you ?<br />I will try to clear up your comment, it is full of hand wringing. Old women did that kind of stuff.<br /><br />a ) They ( MLB ) are giving these guys 4-5 year deals. Not 8- 10 year contracts.<br /><br />b ) If need be, Gardner will be moved to right. Will he faint...no. Will he get over it...yes.<br /><br />c ) Yes, the Yankees could use a big bat....that may happen. But, Castillo, with the other two<br />guys give the Yankees a dynamic outfield. More hand wringing ?<br /><br />d ) As far as I can tell, you know as much about him, as the other Cubans. The first three<br />are communists, and All Stars. Why should Rusney be any different ?<br /><br />You bring up Kie Igawa....more hand wringing ! Stop !patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-38918736640760084402014-08-07T21:07:39.789-04:002014-08-07T21:07:39.789-04:00I and Patrick both want Rusney, alone with you but...I and Patrick both want Rusney, alone with you but will they pull the trigger on a guy that has never played in the competition of the Big Show? Give him a 8 or 10 year contract? I could see a 6 or 8 year deal, IF his arm is not bad! An avg., arm would be ok or, ask Brett to move to right field (which he would do). We have had players with avg., arms in right field before, change his mechanics a bit and maybe it would be ok because his bat (If true) would carry him...AND WE DO NEED A BIG BAT!<br />Again I say, we don't know as much about him as was known about the other Cubans!<br />We don't want another knee jerk reaction and have him end up being another Kie!ken reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501114589046544682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-32274647785796591722014-08-07T20:48:11.603-04:002014-08-07T20:48:11.603-04:00True Daniel but, they are both ground-ball pitcher...True Daniel but, they are both ground-ball pitchers which helps a lot. Are they Pineda or Tanaka,,,no why at all. They are here and getting the job done, that's all I ask...a couple more weeks +/-!ken reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501114589046544682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-5460041841846976442014-08-07T15:33:44.332-04:002014-08-07T15:33:44.332-04:00I think we need both. While Capuano and McCarthy h...I think we need both. While Capuano and McCarthy have been great they are playing WELL over their head. They will regress a little. Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-48822667183412499202014-08-07T15:33:07.396-04:002014-08-07T15:33:07.396-04:00LindgrenLindgrenDaniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-72235171496826443022014-08-07T02:20:07.613-04:002014-08-07T02:20:07.613-04:00Hi Patrick, am I right or wrong? most call for pit...Hi Patrick, am I right or wrong? most call for pitching, I keep calling for bats!<br />The pitching has been better than we could have hoped for, with Pineda and Tanaka on their way back...I still say we need a big bat!<br />Rusney Castillo is a bat we could use but with his age (27), I don't see it happening! The reason I say that is because he will want a 8 or 10 year contract putting him at 35/37. Right now he should be in his prime years to 35+/- but a couple of workouts are not games. <br />In other-words, as much as I want a big bat...he may or may not be the answer for us.<br />ken reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501114589046544682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-75382455805506239002014-08-06T22:48:38.501-04:002014-08-06T22:48:38.501-04:00BRAVO...team 2014. Great win tonight.
Let's se...BRAVO...team 2014. Great win tonight.<br />Let's see if you can put together a 8 out of 10....or, a roll of some sort.patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-63180224685856140472014-08-06T22:10:16.574-04:002014-08-06T22:10:16.574-04:00I will push for this Rusney Castillo signing, unti...I will push for this Rusney Castillo signing, until it is done.<br /><br />It makes too much sense, and too many teams are bringing him in for private workouts.<br />Send Mariano, Reggie, or some non-Irish person out to greet him. Pull out all stops.<br /><br />What are those other teams seeing ? You already know what the Yanks have missed out on.<br />My candles, are at the ready. And, not the ones from China, or some third world hell hole.patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.com