View Full Version : Pudge a Yankee
ChrisRayRules
07-28-2008, 06:34 PM
ESPN is reporting that Posada is having season ending shoulder surgery. Will MacPhail trade in the division in this scenario?
JTrea81
07-28-2008, 06:36 PM
The Yanks don't want Hernandez. They are after cheaper, better solutions.
itsernst
07-28-2008, 06:40 PM
I'd ship him to the Yanks if they would take him. They probably wouldn't take him though. If they were remotely interested, there is no reason why AM shouldn't eat some salary.
Shopay
07-28-2008, 07:23 PM
ESPN is reporting that Posada is having season ending shoulder surgery. Will MacPhail trade in the division in this scenario?
If the Yanks are interested and its the best deal, you do it. You can't worry about trading in the division, especially when you are probably at least two years away from competing.
GeorgeD
07-28-2008, 07:24 PM
The Yanks don't want Hernandez. They are after cheaper, better solutions.
Thank you. This has been suggested a gazillion times in the last few weeks and has no chance of happening. None.
I don't know, since when do the Yankees care much about cheaper? And Ramon hit .273 and .279 in June and July, homered against the Yanks tonight, with an ops over .800 since June. What better catchers are they going to find?
ChaosLex
07-28-2008, 09:36 PM
I don't know, since when do the Yankees care much about cheaper? And Ramon hit .273 and .279 in June and July, homered against the Yanks tonight, with an ops over .800 since June. What better catchers are they going to find?
I think it's Hernandez's contact and questionable ability behind the plate that hurt his trade value.
clarence
07-28-2008, 11:13 PM
I'm pretty sure he would be a yank for nothing more than them taking on the rest of his contract. Even the yanks won't do that.
scOtt
07-29-2008, 04:44 AM
This is the first thing I thought when I read Posada is done for the year.
Hey, Ramon ain't much anymore behind the plate, he is like a generic catcher... fills the position. But he's hitting like crazy. It wouldn't be the biggest surprise ever to me. What other sho nuff hitting catcher is out there? And available?
jamessemaj
07-30-2008, 04:31 PM
Kinda out of left field: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3511535
itsernst
07-30-2008, 04:32 PM
O's Board...please post on MLB board.
Edit: Wow that move was fast. :D
Baltoravensrule
07-30-2008, 04:33 PM
And Buster can't spell acquired. This is interesting though
SilentJames
07-30-2008, 04:35 PM
Didn't Cashman say just yesterday that they are not in the market for a catcher? Just goes to show you that you can never trust what comes out of a GM's mouth.
Wow, Pudge for Farnsworth? Tigers got hosed.
DREKTUNES
07-30-2008, 04:37 PM
Didn't Cashman say just yesterday that they are not in the market for a catcher? Just goes to show you that you can never trust what comes out of a GM's mouth.
Wow, Pudge for Farnsworth? Tigers got hosed.
Was that before Jorge opted for surgery? Just curious.
And yeah. Cashman did well.
Baltoravensrule
07-30-2008, 04:37 PM
Tigers aren't even really out of it. 5.5 out? Trade their starting catcher? interesting. Their team is full of vets. Gary Shef, Polanco, Magglio
TyCobb
07-30-2008, 04:39 PM
Didn't Cashman say just yesterday that they are not in the market for a catcher? Just goes to show you that you can never trust what comes out of a GM's mouth.
Wow, Pudge for Farnsworth? Tigers got hosed.
Inge is just as good as Pudge and Farnsworth is having a good year. Plus the Detroit BP is pretty poor due to injuries.
PurpleHaze
07-30-2008, 04:43 PM
Is it just me or does this mean that the O's have to be able to get something decent for Bradford? Sherrill? Maybe even Walker?
I know, I know - wishful thinking. :rolleyes:
blueberryale77
07-30-2008, 04:49 PM
Too bad the Yankees didn't get him before the end of this series so the O's could throw at him for what he did to Roberts and Fahey last time we played the Tigers. :angryfire:
TonySoprano
07-30-2008, 04:49 PM
Thus ending the .001% chance of a Hernandez trade to the Yankees.
Mooreisbetter27
07-30-2008, 04:50 PM
The Yankees just acquired Pudge from the Tigers, so scratch one more team off the possible destination list for Ramon:
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/07/yankees-acquire.html
Yeah, and all they gave up is K Farn. Man they fleeced the Tigers on this one.
Old#5fan
07-30-2008, 04:57 PM
Yeah, and all they gave up is K Farn. Man they fleeced the Tigers on this one.
Bad news for Tampa and Boston. This is going to make their lineup virtually the toughest in baseball.
Pedro Cerrano
07-30-2008, 05:01 PM
Isn't Pudge's OPS only in the mid-700s this year?
Dracula
07-30-2008, 05:04 PM
Not sure what DET is thinking here really, I know they need RP's but this is a stretch. Trading Pudge for 20 IP of Farnsworth? Doesn't make any sense really.
Oh well, at least the Yanks crappy bullpen is getting crappier.
GeorgiaBird
07-30-2008, 05:07 PM
Isn't Pudge's OPS only in the mid-700s this year?
I believe he started out pretty terrible and has come along as the year has gone on, so the 700s is a little misleading. 877 and 866 the last two months. Hopefully it was just a hot streak and he will cool down soon.
Mark Carver
07-30-2008, 05:14 PM
Bad news for Tampa and Boston. This is going to make their lineup virtually the toughest in baseball.
Huh? MLB now tests for steroids... losing Posada for Rodriguez is a big let down.
GeorgiaBird
07-30-2008, 05:20 PM
Huh? MLB now tests for steroids... losing Posada for Rodriguez is a big let down.
But that is not a relevant comparison, because Posada was out anyway. And though Pudge is not what he used to be, he is an upgrade over Jose Molina or Chad Moeller.
That said Pudge is probably only worth a win or two in the standings. Only 50-some games left, of which he will probably only play in 40-some. The defense from the C position is not that much improved. The extra few hits Pudge will get over Molina/Moeller is unlikely to alter history dramatically, but it is clearly an improvement.