When I was trolling for rumors this afternoon I came across a blurb on ESPN’s rumor mill which said the Rockies are aggressively seeking bullpen help. The punch line: The Rockies might view Kyle Farnsworth as bullpen help. Do I even need to say the Yanks should do it, right now, no matter what they get in return? I’ll take a box of balls fresh out of the humidor and consider it a great deal for the Yanks.
In the same column, there’s another rumor I hadn’t heard before today. The Yanks and White Sox may be looking to deal. The Yanks would get Jon Garland (who is over-rated in my opinion) and Matt Thornton, a lefty reliever. The ChiSox have apparently been scouting the Yankees and their Single-A team in Tampa.
I don’t see how this helps the Yanks, unless Garland is going to replace Mussina in the rotation. Hughes is in the rotation when he’s ready. Any other move with the kid is pure lunacy. The rotation will be Wang, Clemens, Pettitte, Moose and Hughes. If they make the playoffs, Moose drops (I hope). I just don’t see how Garland fits in.
Now, if removing Mussina from the rotation is a possibility, then I think the Yanks should go a different route. Garland has been a consistent winner, but his peripheral numbers are nothing to write home about. I’d much rather see the Yanks give another kid a shot in the rotation before making a deal like this. Bring Joba and/or Kennedy up and see what they can do.
I’m of the belief that the Yanks don’t need to do anything before the deadline. They should stay the course, move toward youth, and let the team continue to progress. If any deals are made, I hope the purpose is to clear some of the garbage out and make room for the young guys. It’d be nice to get a bat off the bench in return, if at all possible.
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No way Moose drops, even from the postseason rotation. Torre is fiercely loyal to his vets. Especially, as Sheffield reminds us, his white ones ;)
The only way the Yankees trade for Garland is if they are shipping out a starter, like Mussina. Which is extremely unlikely.
And with things clicking well now, don't expect any trades, except for a very minor one or two. Even Texiera is very unlikely at this point.
Mussina is a 10 and 5 guy, so he can veto any trade. Maybe he'd accept a trade to the Pirates so he can be closer to the android factory where they assembled him. God, I hate that guy.
I have to think Joe would know better than to start him over Phil in a playoff game. Hopefully, we'll get a chance to see.
trivia questin: Who has the most wins in the American league the last two seasons?
Santana? Schilling? Halladay? No, no, no. Jon Garland does. The Sox better not trade him, he's awesome. And Jose Tabata wouldn't even be enough. Garland just turned 28, and is a legit top end of the roto starter. The Sox would be dumb to deal him and i saw a rumor today with the Yanks with the Sox gettin Cano. That wont happen and id love that, im sure you'd hate it. But Garland will command alot back.
Wins, to most stat geeks, are a hollow stat. I'm usually not one of those guys, but there's just something about Garland that I don't like. Can't put my finger on it, his WHIP isn't horrible (1.30+), but it isn't good either. His K's/9 are low. I don't know, can't explain it, I just think he's over-rated.
Cano better not being going anywhere.
agreed with wins being overrated, i have matt cain on my fantasy team (ya i know no one cares, but whatever) who should be tearing shit up right now but he's like 3-14 despite pitching pretty well. I like Gar Gar Binks alot because he's a ground ball pitcher. His sinker is nasty and in a hitters park like US Celluar you need to keep the ball on the ground. I know Yankee Stadium isn't a hitters park though.