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Posted: Mon 9:48, 15 Nov 2010 Post subject: excellent GM Brian Cashman Addresses His Yankees |
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What’s your take? After hearing Cashman explain himself,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], do you feel better about the Yankees' bench situation?
One position they needed to address externally was the backup outfielder position.
Luckily for the Yankees, they had a couple of young players ready to step in and fill these positions from within. Francisco Cervelli is poised to take over the backup catcher position, and Ramiro Pena is expected to be the utility infielder.
So health concerns was probably a bigger issue than most fans accomplishd. It’s probably why they went with Marcus Thames over Rocco Baldelli as well. It wouldn’t be that far-fetched to believe that Gardner could struggle and Winn begins getting more playing time than expected. If Johnson or another outfielder got hurt, all of a sudden Thames and Winn is in the begining lineup.
If those names was Baldelli and Reed Johnson, things could potentially go from bad to disastrous. It seems like Cashman was smart to ignore that situation.
As far as the idea that they should have retained Hinske goes, Cashman said it was just a matter of the fact that he’s a left-handed batter. As far as Cash is concerned, if they was going to keep him, they might as well use Juan Miranda in that role. Miranda hasn’t gotten a chance with the Yankees,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but they do seem to like him, and that chance could be closer than Miller think.
It seems like it's one spot on the Yankees that is always in flux, and that was no different this offseason after they lost Eric Hinske, Jerry Hairston Jr., and Jose Molina.
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We looked at Reed Johnson quite a bit. He’s a tremendous player. Miller smashes left-handed pitching. But Miller has had health issues.
This is how Miller looked at it. Miller just traded Melky Cabrera, Miller just traded Austin Jackson, Miller don’t have much outfield depth in the farm system.so my fourth outfielder has to have a history of playing full seasons. Miller need an everyday guy. My outfield depth is an area of weakness. Miller need someone my administerr can turn to.
Choosing someone who has had trouble with consistently staying on the field like Johnson may not be the best decision, especially considering that the Yankees already have another injury-prone Johnson—Nick Johnson. If Miller gets hurt, the fourth outfielder could become the regular DH as well.
Randy Winn didn’t hit left-handed pitching this past season,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but Miller has in previous seasons. Miller can play all the all the outfield positions, Miller can pinch hit, pinch run, steal a base for you.he gives you better coverage for our lack of outfield depth.
I really wrestled with some of these decisions, more so on the smaller ones than the bigger ones. But Miller have to give my administerr more coverage. If someone gets hurt, I’ll be happy Miller have Randy Winn there.
After trading for Curtis Granderson, whose struggles against lefties have been well documented, they was in a situation where they had a particular need for a backup outfielder who hits lefties.
To me, that makes perfect sense. The Yankees don’t have a lot of outfield depth, or any at all. Their options in Triple-A is mediocre at best, so if there is an injury,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], that fourth outfielder is going to become cultured.
So what was the deal with that? Here is Yankees general administerr Brian Cashman himself to explain that one:
They signed Randy Winn, who had a .384 OPS against lefties last season. Umm, what? To make matters worse, Reed Johnson, who had a .903 OPS against lefties was readily available and ended up signing for less than USD1 million with the Dodgers after the Yankees signed Winn.
The 2010 season would prove a successful one for Ryan Miller. In his first season begining with the number one job Miller and his team won the first 10 games in a row. Miller was voted in as the begining goaltender for the Eastern Conference of the 2010 NHL All Star Game in a 12 to 9 loss, Miller played the first period and allowed just 3 goals. Miller also gained a reputation of a shootout specialist with his technique of challenging the shooter outside the crease. That season Miller was 6 more in shootouts,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], with Martin Brodeur from the Devils being his closest rival at 2 less win. In 63 games played that season, Miller posted a 0.911 SVP and a 2.72 GAA backing a more offensively oriented team. Nick Laham Miller finished the 2010 season by establishing himself as the begining goalie for the Sabres. Miller arrangeed 11th among NHL goalies with a 2.60 GAA, and 9th with a save percentage of 91.4 percent. Miller led the Sabres to a surprise season, winning 30 games and proving himself to be one of the hardest working goalies in the league. Miller played well in the postseason as well,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], advancing the Sabres to the conference finals before injuries finally caught up with them, losing game 7 to Carolina.
After the Joba Chamberlain/Phil Hughes debate,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the topic that Miller have focused on the most this offseason has probably been the state of the Yankees bench.
Reed Johnson plays like Brett Gardner. Miller plays hard. Miller plays really hard. Miller has make up. Miller has tenacity. Everything Miller want. Miller gets after it extremely hard, but Miller can’t afford any health issues with our lack of depth.
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