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Hot Stove Blueprint #2: A Couple of High/Low Packages Involving Gardner and Joba

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , on November 9, 2010 | 5 Comments »

As the Yankees continue to lay in waiting for the services of Cliff Lee, the Captain’s Blog continues the exercise of crafting a blueprint for the 2011 roster. In part one, I advocated a deal of A.J. Burnett for Carlos Zambrano, so now it’s time to turn to the offense. Trade Option 1: Joba Chamberlain […]

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Hot Stove Blueprint #1: Swapping Burnett for Zambrano

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , on November 8, 2010 | 7 Comments »

The baseball hot stove was officially fired up on Sunday with the beginning of the free agent negotiating period. According to numerous reports, the Yankees have already reached out to Cliff Lee’s agent to let him know an offer is forthcoming. Getting Lee’s signature on a contract has clearly been established as job one in […]

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Prolonging the “Torture”? Does Bumgarner’s Emergence Make Cain or Lincecum Expendable?

Posted in Baseball, Draft, Trades, tagged , , on November 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Anyone surprised by Madison Bumgarner’s outstanding World Series start, which was the just latest contribution to an already strong postseason, probably wasn’t paying attention to the Giants down the stretch. In his five September starts, the young lefty pitched to a 1.13 ERA in 32 innings, including a sparkling 32:4 strikeout-to-walk ratio. In other words, despite […]

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