Yanks Keep Rolling
Yanks took advantage of another strong start from Phil Hughes and homers by Tex and Grandy to beat the Mets again to win the first leg of the subway series. Soriano got the save. Hughes is getting better, even though he still throws too many pitches and gives up too many jacks. He's learning to manage games and nurse along wins, even when he doesn't have his best stuff. That's a really good skill to pick up. Now all he has to do is limit the meatballs and be more economical. Feels like it's gonna be one of those Junes where the Yanks take first then run with it. Go Yanks!
posted by Kalel9 @ 6:56 PM
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What's the story behind Jose Pirela?
IFA they've been waiting on for a long time. Toolsy. Part of a big class when they used to sign a bunch of IFA's. They always thought he would hit.
Once again the Yankees get outbid for an international talent, with Taiwanese shortstop Tzu-Wei Lin signing with the Red Sox pending a physical. I have no doubt that Jorge Soler will ultimately end up in Chicago as well.
Here's to the Steinbrenner family selling the team to someone that's actually willing to invest in amateur and international talent. Just pathetic.
They sure have passed on a lot o big IFAs lately. On the other hand, they've also found cheap IFAs with huge upside like Santana, Lopez and a few others over the past few years.
But they sure do seem unwilling to spend even the dollars that can be spent outside of the luxury tax.
I give the Yankees' international scouting department a lot of credit for the diamonds in the rough they've been able to find. But there's no excuse for this team not to take advantage of a system that's ripe for plucking top talent.
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