This Week on the Blog
Yanks: We've been talking about the Yanks roster problems for a few years here, and they're right back into them this year. The other day they released Slade Heathcott, a former first round pick, who'd been injured a bit, but who also hit the biggest homerun of the season for the Yanks last year. Banged up as he's been because he plays hard, his upside is Brett Gardner, but with a vastly better arm and better power. You don't waive that because your jackass manager keeps running through relievers, and your old team keeps getting injured. Speaking of first rounders, the draft is starting on Thursday, June 9th. The Yanks still have all their picks, but haven't picked up any extras through the competitive balance market. Rumor has it that they are looking for a bat with pick 18.
Giants: The Giants will continue OTA's this week, and I think all the way to their mandatory training camp in June. Then they'll be off until training camp starts on July 28th. They still haven't done anything about the OL, and clock is still ticking. The June 1 market isn't what it used to be, because of the early designations teams can make. We'll see if there's something they can do, or whether they've missed all their opportunities.
Rangers: Five Rangers are going to play in the World Cup of Hockey -- let's hope they don't get hurt. Perhaps it is because the Cup final that the Rangers haven't started making moves. Other teams have. The Rangers are still without a first of second rounder in the coming draft, and that's due to their own shortsightedness. Their advantage during this era has been their scouting department, and so they have blunted that advantage by constantly trading away picks for old players for Cup runs that never turned up a Cup. They have to do better.
Knicks: Phil Jackson isn't especially predictable, and has not yet introduced Jeff Hornacek as the new coach. Who knows when he will? Meanwhile, rumors abound that the Knicks are looking to add picks, and while it's long been thought they'd pick up a second or two, word today is that they are looking for a first. I wish this was a slightly better draft, because then I'd want to start the tear down now, and there are packages we could build to get into the lottery, but I'm not sure the transformative talent is there in this draft.
Things are looking up for me, and I hope they are for all of you, too.
posted by Kalel9 @ 10:50 AM
19 Comments:
Pineda needs to go to the pen when Severino gets back. Even if Severino continues his rough patch, you're investing in your future by having him start. Pineda will be gone after next season.
He may have to go to the minors first. They had one of the most valuable hitting prospects in minor league baseball and they got this. That, not what Montero has done, is the test of the trade.
I'm glad things are looking good for you, Phil.
Also, Refs should be tried at 1B in the ml. He can hit as well as grind, and if Teix is going to be his usual fragile, underachieving self, they can't rely on the never-was that is Ackley.
That in a nutshell is why I want Cashman and Girardi fired.
There is talent in the organization, but it is vastly under utilized because of some stilted mindset on what is important.
But Hal can't be bothered. He is busy yachting.
Oh, and props to Romine for giving himself a chance at a ML career. I hope they learn the lesson of the importance of giving opportunities to their own draftees, and not just other people's failed prospects who they seem to have a massive hard-on for.
Also glad things are going well for you, Phil.
If Melo played like Durant, he would get killed, and he never had the luxury of playing with a Westbrook.
Melo has been with two franchises that went through terrible drafting periods, and on top of that, because he wanted to be perceived as a nice guy instead of a guy who was forcing his way to the Knicks, they had to overpay for him thus screwing him out of better teammates. He also never figured out how to play with Amare, though LeBron always played well with Amare in All-Star games. And he never figured out how to play with Lin, once he got back. This year, he really did make an effort to work with KP and the younger players, something he hadn't done before with the Knicks.
Amare hurt his back in their first season together in what may have been an historic first, a bizarre dunk in a playoff game warmup, and was never the same player. Clearly, he is not LeBron though.
Since it appears that he is staying, KP could turn out to be the guy, but they need a high end guard to make anything work.
Yup, the need to fix the guard situation and also grab some picks, because Melo will be gone by the deadline or next offseason and it's time to build around KP.
From LoHud: Michael Pineda will make his next start Friday night in Detroit. Girardi indicated pulling him from rotation was not given serious thought.
That may change when Severino starts making his way back, but if it doesn't, then it's the wrong mindset.
Their myopic selectivity about who gets patience and who doesn't is a compelling
reason for mass firings.
I think some of the short league seasons, or at least the DSL are starting this week. We have a sick amount of talent and potential in those leagues already, even pre-draft.
Eh, the DSL doesn't start till June 4, used to often be June 1.
NYPL Start June 17.
Appy League Starts June 23
Promote someone. This lineup blows.
They're about to win a game where they've been one hit. This is a Girardi wet dream.
New Yankee article.
This is good, because it's the term Jackson's remaining contract:
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--jeff-hornacek-agrees-to-deal-161907906.html
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