Friday, August 24, 2012
Yankees @ Indians 8/24/12
UPDATE:
Back to back doubles by Jeter and Swisher quickly make it 1-0 Yankees
#RISPFAIL #RISPFAIL #RISPFAIL
Swish Bomb! Swisher has all 3 Yankees RBIs 3-1 Yankees
#UNTUCK Yankees win 3-1
The Yankees come into Cleveland off the heels of a sweep by the hands of the Chicago Whitesox to face the Indians in a three game weekend series. On the mound tonight will be the Yankees CC Sabathia fresh off the DL with elbow stiffness. He will be facing off against Corey Kluber for the Indians. The game will be televised at 7:05 pm ET on MY9.
Lineups
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Robinson Cano 2B
Mark Teixeira 1B
Curtis Granderson CF
Eric Chavez 3B
Russell Martin C
Raul Ibanez DH
Ichiro Suzuki LF
Go Yankees!!
Red Sox Close To Blockbuster Mega Deal With LA Dodgers
UPDATE:
7:47
The deal is being held up because the Red Sox have not got permission from Josh Beckett, who has 10 and 5 rights, or Carl Crawford, who has a partial no trade clause.
7:46
The "top prospect" looks like it is going to be Allen Webster from the Dodgers
7:20
The deal would include the Dodgers sending Rubby De La Rosa (as a PTBNL since he did not clear waivers), James Loney, Jerry Sands, Ivan DeJesus, and another top prospect to the Red Sox
7:15
MLB rules stipulate that the only way Carl Crawford can be traded, since he is on the DL, is as a Player To Be Named Later.
7:14
Nick Punto is now attending a clubhouse meeting with Adrian Gonzalez
7:03
Adrian Gonzalez has been scratched from tonight's start for Boston
6:58
James Loney has been scratched from his start tonight in Los Angeles
6:55
Adrian Gonzalez does NOT have the Dodgers listed on his No Trade List.
6:48
The Dodgers are talking of including Rubby De La Rosa, Jerry Sands Allen Webster, and Zach Lee in some sort of combination. I do not see all of them going but you never know.
The Red Sox are close to agreeing to trade SP Josh Beckett, 1B Adrian Gonzalez, INF Nick Punto, and LF Carl Crawford to the Dodgers after being awarded waiver claims on them. The Red Sox have agreed to send cash to the Dodgers and the Dodgers will be sending prospects to Boston.
The Dodgers new website name is TheGreedyDodgers.com and we are currently in a legal battle for the domain #sarcasm.
Happy 29th Birthday Brett Gardner
Happy 29th Birthday to Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner. He has almost a year for every at bat this season which is kind of sad when you think about it. Enjoy your day Brett!
Looking At The AL East Disabled Lists
My post about the Yankees 2012 Disabled list, seen HERE, got me thinking on how this injury riddled season stacks up against everyone else. Now granted that post took me a very long time to do and I do not plan on doing one that detailed for every team but rather I am going to look at all the teams CURRENT disabled lists and compare them.
Today we're going to start with the AL East. Here is an up to date look at the standings.
13 Players Currently On DL
$27.75 Million On DL of $75,489,200
36.77% of Total Payroll
Brett Lawrie - 483 K
JP Arencibia - 490 K
Adam Lind - 5 Million
Jose Bautista - 14 Million
Jason Frasor - 3.75 Million
Luis Perez - 486 K
Robert Coello - 400 K
Drew Hutchinson - 400 K
Kyle Drabek - 486 K
Brandon Morrow - 4 Million
Sergio Santos - 1 Million
Jesse Litsch - 975 K
Dustin McGowan - 600 K
4 Players Currently On DL
$8.75 Million On DL of $64,173,500
13.64% of Total Payroll
Luke Scott - 6 Million
Jeff Niemann - 2.75 Million
Brandon Guyer - 400 K
Robinson Chirinos - 481 K
11 Players Currently On DL
$76.30 Million On DL of $197,962,289
38.54% of Total Payroll
CC Sabathia - 23 Million
Alex Rodriguez - 29 Million
Andy Pettitte - 2.5 Million
Mariano Rivera - 15 Million
Brett Gardner - 2.8 Million
Cesar Cabral - 480 K
Michael Pineda - 528 K
Brad Meyers - 480 K
Austin Romine - 482 K
David Aardsma - 500 K
Pedro Feliciano - 4 Million
Boston Red Sox
10 Players Currently On DL
$43.08 Million On DL of $173,186,617
24.87% of Total Payroll
Will Middlebrooks - 925 K
Vicente Padilla - 1.5 Million
Ryan Sweeney - 1.75 Million
Daniel Nava - 417 K
David Ortiz - 14.575 Million
Scott Atchison - 510 K
Daisuke Matsuzaka - 10 Million
Rich Hill - 725 K
John Lackey - 15.25 Million
Felix Doubront - 485 K
Baltimore Orioles
10 Players Currently On DL
$21.70 Million On DL of $81,428,999
26.65% of Total Payroll
Troy Patton - 484 K
Wilson Betemit - 1 Million
Ryan Flaherty - 480 K
Jim Thome - 1.25 Million
Jason Hammel - 4.75 Million
Brian Roberts - 10 Million
Nick Johnson - 800 K
Stu Pomeranz - 570 K
Nolan Reimold - 490 K
Tsuyoshi Wada - 4.7 Million
Is there any correlation between the injuries and the standings? I do not know so you be the judge. Leave me a comment in the comment box because I am always down for baseball debate and banter.
Predicting The September Call Ups
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September 1st, 2012. The rosters expand all across major league baseball from 25 active players to 40 active players. This can be a fun time, especially if your team basically has the division locked up, because you see a lot of young guys get their first taste of the show and see injured guys auditioning for next season. Only players on the 40 man roster, seen HERE, are eligible to be called up to the big leagues. No player can be added to the 40 man roster and be playoff roster eligible if added after August 31st. Here is who I expect to see up with the big league club this September.
Pitching:
Pedro Feliciano seems to be recovered, finally, from his shoulder surgery he got before he ever threw a pitch for the Yankees. I do not expect much out of him, especially with two lefties in Logan and Rapada already on the team, but ANYTHING we can get out of him will be nice. He is definitely auditioning for his next contract next season.
David Aardsma is back from tommy john surgery and now back from his latest setback that interrupted his last rehab assignment. The only way he would make the playoff roster would be if he beat out Eppley, which I do not see, or the Yankees decided not to carry both Phelps and Freddy Garcia. It is unlikely but this guy used to be a closer and is used to the big spots so I would like to watch him especially closely this September to see if he can help us towards #28. Reports say that he will not be back this season but he insists that he will so I am going to be optimistic here.
Ryota Igarashi is not going to come up after being outrighted to AAA Empire State Yankees. This is a real head scratcher in my opinion but if it means more innings for guys like Adam Warren then I am all for it.
Cory Wade has already had an option used this season and it does not hurt to bring him up and let him regain some confidence. Expect to see him try to rebuild some faith from Brian Cashman before he becomes a free agent.
Adam Warren may come up and get his feet a little wetter this September out of the bullpen. I do not expect him to start unless we have a double header or we are trying to set up our playoff rotation by giving a guy a day off or two. Option has been used and I do not expect the AAA Empire State Yankees to go very far in the AAA playoffs. After going into the 8th with a no hitter in the minors I think we need to strike on him while the iron is hot.
*Note* We will not see Justin Thomas, Brad Meyers, Cesar Cabral, Mariano Rivera, or Michael Pineda come up or see any action due to everyone but Thomas being on the 60 day DL and done for the season.
Hitting:
Francisco Cervelli has not seen the big league club since Spring Training and will most definitely see them again in September. He can give guys like Chris Stewart and Russell Martin a break and rest those legs for the playoffs.
Austin Romine MAY come up just to get some work in and such after missing much of the season with a lingering back injury. Four catchers is a bit of overkill but what are you going to do. The good thing is reports say he is completely healthy.
Brandon Laird/Ramiro Pena/Eduardo Nunez all fit the same mold and category. All have very minor experience in the majors but will probably come up and get another cup of coffee. They will be nothing more then late inning replacements or guys used as fillers to give our veterans some needed rest and days off before the playoffs.
Zoilo Almonte would be a very interesting site in Yankees Stadium although I think it may be a bit premature. He seems like the closest outfield prospect that we have to the majors that seems like he will be a legitimate major league player. Many expected him to be ready to fill in for Nick Swisher next year but has not seen AAA Empire State yet so it is unlikely.
Melky Mesa might actually get a call to get his feet wet in the majors, whether he see's time or not is another thing, after getting a call up to AAA. He still has raw power and all the tools to be a major leaguer but is still pretty far away in my opinion.
*Note* We will not see Corban Joseph, David Adams, or Brett Gardner as they are all too far away or injured in Gardner's case. Although David Adams and Corban Joseph are hitting a lot better lately so you never know.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Dellin Betances Placed On AA Disabled List
Another one is being added to the disabled list and this time it is Yankees prospect Dellin Betances. This is just the icing on the cake of what has been just a horrible season for Dellin. Dellin, like Ivan Nova, is going to the DL with a shoulder problem. Dellin is more then likely done for the rest of the season so let's hope he gets healthy and gets his head on straight this off season.
If you look at The Greedy Pinstripes top prospect list before the season started, seen HERE, you will see that five of the top 6 players on it have missed SIGNIFICANT time on the DL this season.
Skip Bayless Is An Idiot!!
I do not have to say anything I will just let Stephen A. Smith do it for me. Skip Bayless is an idiot. Derek Jeter on steroids and/or PED's? That has to be the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard in my life...
#EnoughSaid
Next Up For The DL, Ivan Nova!
"I wonder if there's something wrong with my shoulder?"
Earlier today Ivan Nova was diagnosed with inflammation in his rotator cuff, and was placed on the 15-day DL. As of right now it's nothing that will require surgery, or any other invasive treatment, but after seeing Michael Pineda's should issue the Yankees will likely be very careful.
And why not be overly careful? It's not like the team will miss his 7.28 ERA over his last 8 starts. Opposing batters will miss hitting .316/.377/.537 off of him over that same time period, but who cares about those guys? I think the time away will give him a chance to clear his head and think about things. I'm sure that going out every 5 days and getting bombed causes some amount of emotional stress.
Mike over at River Avenue Blues said it wouldn't be a "total surprise" if we've seen the last of Ivan in 2012. I wouldn't wish that type of thing on anybody, but I don't think that would be the worst thing in the World. With Sabathia returning tomorrow night, Kuroda pitching like an ace, Hughes throwing to a 3.78 ERA over his last 8 starts, Garcia pitching pretty well at the bottom of the rotation (outside of his start against the White Sox a couple nights ago), Pettitte coming back in a month or so, and Phelps having a 2.92 ERA as a starter so far (5 starts), I think the team will be just fine without Nova.
Looking Around The AL Central Disabled Lists
My post about the Yankees 2012 Disabled list, seen HERE, got me thinking on how this injury riddled season stacks up against everyone else. Now granted that post took me a very long time to do and I do not plan on doing one that detailed for every team but rather I am going to look at all the teams CURRENT disabled lists and compare them.
Today we're going to start with the AL Central. Here is an up to date look at the standings.
4 Players Currently On DL
$5.50 Million On DL of $96,919,500
5.68% of Total Payroll
Orlando Hudson - 5.5 Million
Leyson Septimo - 400 K
Brian Bruney - 400 K
John Danks - 500 K
6 Players Currently On DL
$20 Million On DL of $78,430,300
25.5% of Total Payroll
Josh Tomlin - 495 K
Travis Hafner - 13 Million
Lonnie Chisenhall - 400 K
Rafael Perez - 2.005 Million
Grady Sizemore -5 Million
Carlos Carrasco - 489 K
4 Players Currently On DL
$15.1 Million On DL of $93,353,983
16.18% of Total Payroll
Ryan Raburn - 2.1 Million
Daniel Schlereth - 490 K
Al Alburquerque - 495 K
Victor Martinez - 13 Million
Kansas City Royals
5 Players Currently On DL
$7.90 Million On DL of $60,916,225
12.97% of Total Payroll
Chris Getz - 968 K
Felipe Paulino - 1.9 Million
Danny Duffy - 488 K
Joakim Soria - 6 Million
Blake Wood - 502 K
Minnesota Twins
4 Players Currently On DL
$19.75 Million On DL of $94,085,000
20.99% of Total Payroll
Matt Capps - 4.75 Million
PJ Walters - 400 K
Carl Pavano - 8.5 Million
Scott Baker - 6.5 Million
Is there any correlation between the injuries and the standings? I do not know so you be the judge. Leave me a comment in the comment box because I am always down for baseball debate and banter.
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