Hey Yankees fans...

[andyfox]

If Womack starts and bats lead-off, it's a mistake. He's a subpar player. They'll, I assume, bat Jeter second, and make him hit and run which is another mistake given that the man hit .011 for the first month of the season and then hit .330 with 23 home runs the rest of the way. Jeter doesn't take very many pitches, which is a drawback for a #2 hitter.

But their offense should be OK. It's the pitching that's the question mark.

[IndieMatty]

Absolutely annoyed with this. It it so hard being a "good" yankee fan. I hate this team, but I'm forced to root for them.

Their two F'ING bright spots last year was Jon Lieber down the stetch, and they are bringing in Wright instead of locking this guy up, who proved he could pitch.

Miggy Cairo was another one, a throwback to 96, did the little things, worked counts, clutch hits. Tony Womack is Kenny Lofton @ second.

Jaret Wright will be just like Chris Hammond with the Yankees. These mazzone guys do not do well away from ATL.

Horrible, horrible horrible.

I've been a Yankee fan all my life, and I seriously think I may end up as, well lets say a Brewers fan by 2006.

[nolanfan34]

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I've been a Yankee fan all my life, and I seriously think I may end up as, well lets say a Brewers fan by 2006.

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There will be a lot of bandwagon Brewers fans by 2006, because they're going to have a sweet infield of Prince Fielder, Richie Weeks, JJ Hardy and I think probably Corey Hart by then. Young guns. If they can keep Ben Sheets in the fold, they actually should be decent by that point.

If, if, if....

[IndieMatty]

Yeah, I agree, they have a lot of good talent. I really like that kid who played first base this year, his name escapes me. Had like 50 doubles, shipped in the Sexson trade. Overbay..he's got a stroke. I've always liked them because of the Beer Slide.

On a side note, Prince's dad is a complete mess, huh?

[Toro]

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Absolutely annoyed with this. It it so hard being a "good" yankee fan. I hate this team, but I'm forced to root for them.

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You can only rob Peter to pay Paul for so long before it catches up with you. Fact is, the cupboard is bare down on the farm for the Yankees.

The Yankees late 90's dynasty was from home grown talent for a team that was built when Georgie Porgie was in exile from the team by MLB. Jeter, Posada, Rivera, Petitte, Williams, and whoever else I'm missing here were the bedrock of the teams that won all those pennants and World Series.

Fact is, they haven't won a championship since their payroll went over 100 million.

[andyfox]

Yes, and they used other homegrown talent to entice others into giving them good players in exchange: Sterling Hitchcock and Russ Davis for Tino Martinez and Jeff Nelson; Brian Buchanan, Cristian Guzman, Eric Milton and Danny Mota for Chuck Knowlauch; Marty Janzen, David Sinnes, and Tony Medrano for David Cone.

[nolanfan34]

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Marty Janzen, David Sinnes, and Tony Medrano for David Cone.

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Wow. I'm pretty sure you made up those names, I've never heard of those guys! [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Of course we'll be thinking the same thing in 10 years about the players they'll send to the D-Backs for Randy....Robinson Cano, Dionner Navarro, Eric Duncan...

[Toro]

Andy, are you surprised the Yankees let Jon Lieber go?

[andyfox]

Leiber seemed to be a Yankees style of pitcher: he worked quickly, walked very few hitters, and never complained about anything, win or lose, pitch well or poorly. So, yes, I'm a bit surprised, but apparently he signed for the same amount they're spending on Jaret Wright, so I guess they figurred they were getting a younger player for the money. Perhaps Leiber told them he had a 3-year offer and they didn't want to get involved with him for that long.

So what does the rotation look like now? Mussina, Kevin Brown, Vasquez, Wright and Halsey(?). Less than awe-inspiring, to say the least.

[Non_Comformist]

I guess I'm in the minority but both signings seem ok to me. Womack can provide depth or a leadoff hitter. Wright will help fill out the rotation after the Johnson trade. I also liked the earlier trade for the two relief pitchers.