Here are the answers to yesterday’s whopper posting about PED quotes in baseball. You’ll have to click through in case others still want to see if they can guess.
Surrrrrvey says…!
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Here are all of the answers from yesterday’s whopper of a post. You’ll have to click through in case others want to see the quotes without the answers…
Suuuuurrrrrevy SAYS…!
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So, who exactly is the new guy? Let’s start at the beginning–kind of. Winn went to Santa Clara University and was drafted by the Marlins in the third round of the 1995 Amateur Draft. Randy did well in his first three years in the minors, never posting an OBP below .340. Then, in 1997, the [...]
RLYW has been running their CAIRO projections and simulations for years, and their system has become one of the most respected in the field. Yesterday, they released their initial projected standings, and Yankees fans are going to like what they see. The standings have the Yankees lapping the field, with 102 projected wins, 8 more [...]
OK, I’m not that excited about the Yanks signing Randy Winn. There, I said it. He’s a weak hitter, not much better than Gardner, Now, after looking at his defensive stats, I feel a bit better, but why do we need another “good glove, no bat” hitter:
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Here are a few quick yet notable items on the day: Check out Frankie Piliere’s extended take on the ambidextrous prospect, Pat Venditte. Curtis Granderson is open to playing left field and Joe Girardi seems willing to put him there. According to Ken Davidoff, the A’s have actually sent Damon an offer for about $7M, [...]
Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian. You’ve treated us Yankee fans oh so well during these last two offseasons. You purchased CC Sabathia and overpaid for A.J. Burnett, both of whom played critical roles in winning the 2009 World Series. You gave us the greatest Christmas present of all in landing Big Tex seemingly out of nowhere. [...]
Jim Callis answered a number of questions regarding Yankee catching prospects in his ESPN chat today, and made some interesting points. Let’s break them down by player: Jesus Montero: I like the Piazza comp. That’s a lot to put on Montero, but he has that potential impact bat and that lackluster defense behind the plate. [...]
We’ve noted and suggested this quite a few times since Granderson’s acquisition:
Gardner may not even be the [center]fielder. The Yankees are at least toying with putting Granderson (fourth most homers, 30, by an AL outfielder last season) in left and employing the superior defense of Gardner in center.
Man, some of that stuff sounds exactly like what we’ve been saying here, doesn’t it?
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