The Former Yankee Performance Thread v4.0

[yanksphan]

2008...lets get the ball rolling.

From Rotoworld today:

Pirates purchased the contract of infielder Doug Mientkiewicz from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Pirates released RHP Jaret Wright.
Wright would have been a free agent come Thursday if not added to the team's 40-man roster, and was always a bit of a long shot to make the team. He currently sports a 3.38 ERA after eight innings, but has four walks to just one strike out. He'll likely catch on somewhere.

The Pirates also signed BHKim...imagine being cut over that guy....

Pirates optioned OF Kevin Thompson to Triple-A Indianapolis

[BillBuckner]

Since when did Pittsburgh have such an interest in our rejects?

[philleotardo]

Since when did Pittsburgh have such an interest in our rejects?

I wonder who would win a 7 game series between SWB and the Pirates?

[AROD800HRS]

I wonder who would win a 7 game series between SWB and the Pirates?

Unfortunately we seem to be having trouble beating the Pirates with our ML team. I know, it's just ST. Just carrying on the joke.

[johnmvp]

The Pirates? Poor Doug. Well I will get to see him play the 'stros quite often this season.

[Eldee5]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6401/news

Mar 27 Barry Srvluga, of the Washington Post, reports Washington Nationals 1B Nick Johnson appears close to securing the starting first baseman's job. Manager Manny Acta is not expected to announce the starter until sometime during the weekend. However, Johnson started at first in back-to-back road games this week and played all nine innings in both games.

I certainly hope so. I took a flyer on Nick in a couple of my fantasy leagues.

[penfold]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6401/news


I certainly hope so. I took a flyer on Nick in a couple of my fantasy leagues.

Hope you have a decent backup to take his place after he gets put on the DL!

(Not meant as a cheap shot... You have to admit that NJ has horrible luck with injuries!)

[blumj]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

The Cincinnati Reds plan to cut 40-year-old reliever Mike Stanton.

After 19 major league seasons, Stanton ranks second in appearances with 1,178.

[Eldee5]

Hope you have a decent backup to take his place after he gets put on the DL!

(Not meant as a cheap shot... You have to admit that NJ has horrible luck with injuries!)

There's no doubt about that. I really hope he has better luck this season.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

The Reds optioned pitcher Bill Bray to Triple-A Louisville, reassigned infielder Andy Phillips to Minor League camp and returned Jose Capellan to the Red Sox via the Rule 5 Draft rule.

Phillips was reassigned, but it is unclear at which Minor League level he will start. The infielder batted .277 with 11 RBIs in Spring Training, but it wasn't enough to persuade the Reds to keep the non-roster invitee.

[yanksphan]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

Quote:

The Cincinnati Reds plan to cut 40-year-old reliever Mike Stanton.

Quote:
After 19 major league seasons, Stanton ranks second in appearances with 1,178.

Mr.Stanton, welcome to the Los Angeles Dodgers....I believe you know Mr.Torre?

[StantonFan]

Mr.Stanton, welcome to the Los Angeles Dodgers....I believe you know Mr.Torre?

I don’t even know if he’d want to go out there right now: apparently he’s been having some kind of personal / family problems, and I can’t see him wanting to be on the opposite coast from where his wife and kids are (he still makes his home in New Jersey). It must’ve been a pretty big emergency for him to leave camp last Sunday, knowing his position on the roster was pretty precarious. They told him he was cut the morning he came back.

I'm still hoping someone will take a chance on him: budget-wise, he's no risk if the Reds are going to end up paying his entire salary this year. He pitched better last year than his overall numbers show, and he's had bad years before and come back from them.

Worse case scenario, if no offers come, maybe he asks Cashman for a one day contract and retires as a Yankee.

[YanksFan1992]

A few updates on former Yankees, from Abraham:
http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/03/2...tions-of-note/

Chris Woodward signed a minor-league deal with the Phillies.

The Reds are going to pay off LHP Mike Stanton and release him.

INF Andy Phillips was assigned to minor league camp by the Reds.

Toronto granted C Sal Fasano his unconditional release.

LHP Mike Myers was released by the Dodgers.

It appears LHP Ron Villone will make the Cardinals and INF Doug Mientkiewicz is sticking with the Pirates.

[Eldee5]

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/art...=.jsp&c_id=chc

Alfonso Soriano will be the first Cub to make consecutive Opening Day starts at two different positions since 1996. Soriano started in center field last year, and will start in left on Monday. The last player to do that was Rey Sanchez, who started at second base in 1995 and at shortstop in 1996.

Soriano has a way to go to equal the four different positions that George Altman and Billy Williams have started on Opening Day for the Cubs. Altman started four, and played a different position each time (center field in 1959, first in 1960, right in 1962, and left in 1965.

[johnmvp]

Doug staying with the Pirates or a minor league contract?

[b-ball-lunachick]

Hope you have a decent backup to take his place after he gets put on the DL!

(Not meant as a cheap shot... You have to admit that NJ has horrible luck with injuries!)

Good to see him get a hit/RBI when I was caught some of the game last night...but his slides into second and home had me holding my breath..we thought for sure he was going to be hurt. Hope he stays on the field this year so we can see him over the full year.

[Eldee5]

but his slides into second and home had me holding my breath..we thought for sure he was going to be hurt.

Me too, especially the one at second. It seemed like he stayed down for a while. I was whispering at the TV, "Get up. Get up." Whew.

[Mr. Mxylsplk]

After 19 major league seasons, Stanton ranks second in appearances with 1,178.

The top 3 all played for the Mets - Orosco, Stanton and John Franco.

[EvanJ]

MLB says Luis Vizcaino went on the disabled list.

[nnysiny]

geez, theyre dropping like flies

[sweet_lou_14]

I think John Flaherty did a great job in the booth for today's game.

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

MLB says Luis Vizcaino went on the disabled list.

I love Cashman more and more every day.

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

I think John Flaherty did a great job in the booth for today's game.

Agreed...I like him much better than Al Leiter.

[Sam18]

Agreed...I like him much better than Al Leiter.

He has excellent hair.

[RollingWave]

I wonder who would win a 7 game series between SWB and the Pirates?

1960 World Series says hi... arrragh.

[philleotardo]

1960 World Series says hi... arrragh.

There was no World Series in 1960.

[BillBuckner]

I think John Flaherty did a great job in the booth for today's game.

He's A LOT better than O'Neill.

[jessiedog]

He's A LOT better than O'Neill.

I have to agree (as much as I love Paulie...). He seems much more prepared as well.

[YASS]

I have to agree (as much as I love Paulie...). He seems much more prepared as well.

John Flaherty is an absolute natural in the booth. He's not only able to make coherent and appropriate comments, but he's got an excellent sense of timing as well. I could see him in the booth even if he hadn't played professional ball -- and there's not a single other color man I can say that about.

[Soriambi]

He's A LOT better than O'Neill.

Paulie really amuses me in the booth, so he definitely has that going for him. He's a funny guy.

[b-ball-lunachick]

I love both Flaherty and O'Neill in the booth. I don't think Flaherty was used to three guys in the booth -- sometimes he wasn't sure when to speak and he talked over Singleton a bit (I'm not a huge Singleton in the booth fan so I didn't mind that but it was a little awkward).

[Sam18]

Paulie really amuses me in the booth, so he definitely has that going for him. He's a funny guy.

His conversations with Kay are hilarious some times.

[flymick24]

i like when paulie chuckles during the broadcast (like when he read halladay's lips after giving up melky's HR)

by the way, halladay said, "this f*cking ballpark"

[BillBuckner]

Paulie really amuses me in the booth, so he definitely has that going for him. He's a funny guy.

He can't carry the color commentary by himself though. He's got a great sense of humor and interesting things to say, but he is just not as fundamentally sound as a sports broadcaster should be. Too much mumbling, too many vocalized pauses (count the number of times he says "I mean" during a broadcast), etc. I would like him a lot more if they put him in the booth as a third guy along with a more experienced color commentator, like they're doing with Flaherty this series. Flaherty can carry a broadcast by himself, Paulie can't.

[tdel23]

Proctor got lit up last night.

1IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB 2 HR and his season ERA is now 9.82

[President Kennedy]

i like when paulie chuckles during the broadcast (like when he read halladay's lips after giving up melky's HR)

by the way, halladay said, "this f*cking ballpark"

That's pretty funny. It's not like Blue Jays hitters can't take advantage of the same dimensions.

[False1]

Proctor got lit up last night.

1IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB 2 HR and his season ERA is now 9.82

The player we received in return on that trade didn't do so hot last night either. Still pulling for Meat, still think he's our best bench player in some time, but damn did he look utterly lost against some mediocre pitchers last night.

[YASS]

Proctor got lit up last night.

1IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB 2 HR and his season ERA is now 9.82

Did he run out of peas already??

[Dynasties R Forever]

Did he run out of peas already??

Nothing but meatballs last night, lol.

[Eldee5]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

The Nationals selected the contract of catcher Wil Nieves from Triple-A Columbus and optioned right-hander Chris Schroder to Columbus on Wednesday.

Nieves is considered a fundamentally sound catcher, but a weak hitter. He appeared in 16 Spring Training games, hitting .174 (4-for-23) with one RBI, before he was reassigned to Minor League camp on March 23.

[sujaan]

Surprised nobody brought this up: Chacon was brilliant Tuesday night against the Phils, but Valverde blew the save:



For a guy coming off a season as a RELIEVER for the Pirates that's damn good.

[BillBuckner]

Surprised nobody brought this up: Chacon was brilliant Tuesday night against the Phils, but Valverde blew the save:



For a guy coming off a season as a RELIEVER for the Pirates that's damn good.

Good for him. I'll probably always carry a favorable view of Chacon for his performance in 2005.

[-tz]

Congrats to good guy Wil Nieves, who hit first major league homer tonight. It was a two-run walk-off blast for the Nationals against the Cubs.

http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/2...rom-cleveland/

[CallOfTheCrow]

atta boy, wil

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

LOL at Wil Nieves with a walk-off HR.

I'm glad for him.

[EvanJ]

Andy Cannizaro, who homered with the Yankees when he was called up in late 2006, was called up by Tampa Bay. Elliot Johnson (who hurt Cervelli) was sent down.

[Mark19]

Wil Nieves continues to shell the opposition as a National.

I'm happy for him.

[EvanJ]

Cleveland signed Bronson Sardinha to a minor league contract.

[b-ball-lunachick]

Cleveland signed Bronson Sardinha to a minor league contract.

Good for him...hopefully he'll catch on there and can settle into one position and improve..always seemed like a nice guy.

Still has the best middle name in the big leagues: Kiheimahanaomauiakeo -- I think he has two brothers in the minors too..

[EvanJ]

In his 385th career game (327th start), Jon Lieber gave up 4 home runs in a game today for the first time in his career. Going into the game, Lieber averaged about 4 home runs allowed per 31 1/3 innings pitched. He pitched 2 innings today.

[nnysiny]

Proctor gave up 2 more earned runs today, driving up his ERA to 5.94. hes also given up 4 HRs in 16 2/3 IP