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Originally Posted by Gom
Cashman has no idea about pitching. Zero. Worse than zero.
Yankees had a chance at Beckett and Pedro. He took Pavano.
He could have had Lilly instead of Igawa. Lilly was dying to come to New York.
Could have had Dice-K instead of Igawa.
Signed Farnsworth.
Could have traded for Santana.
Signed Contreras.
Acquired Loiaza.
Exactly who has he picked up as a lefty in the pen in the last ten years?
Kevin Brown.
Jeff Weaver.
Randy Johnson.
Got Vazquez. Traded away Vazquez. Then he got better.
Picked Ohlendorf over Micah Owings. He had his PICK. Fucked that one up too.
You want to seriously know how I knew that the Santana deal would haunt the Yankees?
Because Cashman didn't get him. He can't figure it out. He doesn't have an eye for the game, because he didn't even play wiffleball growing up.
STOP READING PRESS CLIPPINGS. WATCH THE DAMN GAME.
I hope to death I'm wrong. I just don't see what to like. Hughes has a power pitcher's control..but not a power pitcher's arm. He has a slow, sweeping curve, but has difficulty locating it.
Kennedy throws an 88-89 MPH fastball. Control is not there. Doesn't have a strong secondary pitch. Don't see how this kid will succeed.
There is a saying from baseball scouts about Yankee prospects. The closer they get to the major league level, the less the Yankees like them. If you want the wool pulled over your eyes, your choice. Not me.
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Kevin Brown for Jeff Weaver was a good trade. It worke out well the first year, but then it went downhill. But you can't blame him for making that trade, Weaver had to go.
You can't blame him for getting Weaver with what he was projected to be coming up with Detroit.
Randy Johnson was a George-inspired thing. They needed him at the deadline in 2004, couldnt get him, so they had no choice in the offseason what with al themedia hype and daily developments heading up to the deadline. It didnt work out well, which probably was proected by some, but if you have a hance to get Randy Johnson you do it. I do think it's unfortunate that they gave up on Vaz so quickly. He should have had more than 1 season in pinstripe. That was the cost though.
I agree with you on Contreras for Loaiza.
Signing Contreras wasn't a bad move, he just couldn't stomach it initially and they gave up on him. Even the Red Sox went hard after him.
Kyle Farnsworth was going into the season a great pickup, an upgrade over Tom Gordon who was great as the setup guy here. Unfortunately some guys can't adjust to New York well, it happens. But it wasn't a bad decision. And now he's even started to be pretty good.
Are you kidding me with Pedro? I wasn't opposed to the signing of him, and there was even that rumor at one point that he and the Yanks were close on a 4 year, $50 Mil deal. But financially it would have hurt, and look just how much time he's been out injured since being with the Mets. Can't blame him for not making that commitment.
As for Dice-K, the Yanks made an effort. Unfortunately is wasn't as high as the Mets and Sox, but still, their offer was higher than any previous bid ever made on the NPB posting market. Because of Dice-K the posting prices skyrocketed...for all of the non Free-Agent Japanese players since. He did those NPB owners a favor. But don't get down on the Yanks for that, their offer was competitive.
As for lefties....Jesse Orrosco?
hahah
I do remember Cash pulling hard for Sauerbeck in 203, who AT THE TIME was a good pickup, but there's nothing he could have done about the Sox trading #1 prospect Freddy Sanchez for a middle-inning lefty.
I'm with you man and I understand your frustrations. Most of them we'rent bad decisions, granted some were, but most of them just didn't work out as expected. Whaddya gonna do? But hindsight is nice, right?
Hopefully Hughes can turn it around and be himself and we can move Kennedy in a good deal.