tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post1790043206969106313..comments2023-08-10T11:13:40.712-04:00Comments on This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes: Most Valuable PossessionRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08099918567255772685noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-50195740258929077632008-04-08T23:30:00.000-04:002008-04-08T23:30:00.000-04:00Posada had a great year last season without a doub...Posada had a great year last season without a doubt. However, before last year he he was a career .270 hitter. I think the 2007 season was an anomaly for him. I expect his production to decline to around that mark this year. Molina is a cheap option behind the plate but he also does not handicap our team in any way. Players are much more likely to run on Posada than Molina, especially now with his dead arm. It's nothing personal against Posada, but even after all he has done in pinstripes I can't justify a 4 year, 52 million dollar contract. The production you can get from Molina at 2 million a year is more than enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-77927659611141517502008-04-08T23:02:00.000-04:002008-04-08T23:02:00.000-04:00rackem: You forget Posada hit .330 last year. I ...rackem: You forget Posada hit .330 last year. I love Molina, but Posada is in another universe..Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099918567255772685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-77390785690080402352008-04-08T22:44:00.000-04:002008-04-08T22:44:00.000-04:00Jeter is a washed up SS I say let A-Rod stay at sh...Jeter is a washed up SS I say let A-Rod stay at short permanently. <BR/><BR/>Also I knew re-signing the aging Posada would be a bad move. Molina is much better defensively and is an underrated hitter. I would have been fine with him as the starter. Yankee fans need to realize that not every player needs to be a star name. We already have a solid enough lineup without him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-8984461416601152532008-04-08T22:39:00.000-04:002008-04-08T22:39:00.000-04:00It's definitely reassuring to know that there is s...It's definitely reassuring to know that there is something good on the horizon coming up. Watching your team mortgage away its future for an overpriced, over-the-hill veteran can take its toll on a fan.<BR/><BR/>I love being able to follow the minor leaguers and young talent coming up through the farm system and feeling somewhat confident that they'll be in the show before long. It even gives me the urge to head over to a minor league park to watch tomorrow's stars today.<BR/><BR/>On a related note, if Posada goes on the DL with his sore shoulder, we may be seeing some of the young talent sooner than we'd like.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602884797655737782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-13419474618093507972008-04-08T22:05:00.000-04:002008-04-08T22:05:00.000-04:00I agree 100%.=)I agree 100%.<BR/><BR/>=)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099918567255772685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-33381541560448959712008-04-08T22:04:00.000-04:002008-04-08T22:04:00.000-04:00Even more important than those low level players (...Even more important than those low level players (I don't consider anyone a legitimate prospect until they've played a season at AA), are the arms waiting at AAA. Horne, Marquez, Britton, Johnny A., even Scott Patterson and Jose Veras, are poised to provide the Yankees with a surplus of the most valuable commodity in sports- pitching. I add Humberto Sanchez to this list because he'd reached AAA as a starter with the Tigers, although he figures to be a reliever with the Yanks. He's got a Joba like slider and a high 90s fastball (a tick or two below Joba).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com