Quite a Slow Month..

I really enjoy writing this blog, but you wouldn't know that by looking at the recent history.

As exciting as some of the off season trades and news is, it's not exciting enough in my mind to write about.. I love following the trades and free agent signings as much as the next blogger, but I can't seem to find enough interesting things about the deals to warrant a post.. And I basically refuse on principle to write about the Mitchell report or any of the Congressional hearings..

The biggest piece of news to come out of this month, in my opinion happened just yesterday with the Santana trade.

Most experts and writers out there seem to feel that the Twins got the short end of the stick with this deal.. However according to Baseball America and Mvn.com, the Twins received the Met's #2,3,4 and 7th ranked prospects..

That's really not a terrible deal, but the consensus seems to be that none of the prospects taken are major league ready. Which is a lot different from the packages the Yankees and Red Sox were offering earlier this winter. In each of those packages, the Twins would have received at least 2 major league ready players.

I do think the Twins and their ownership over played their hand. We're in a era right now where teams, even the big market ones, are protecting their best prospects more and more. The Twins sat back and hoped that the Yankees or Red Sox would throw an over-the-top offer at them, but that didn't happen. They were left with a decent deal from the Mets, but it's probably not as good as the ones they could have had if they had pulled the trigger when the Yankees and Red Sox came calling.

It's a lovely 43 degrees outside today, which is considerably warmer then it has been.. As the weather goes up, so will the amount I'm posting on this blog. Stay tuned!

Clemens on 60 Minutes

I don't know about the rest of the blogging community and what they'll say about the interview, but frankly I found it pretty uninformative..

I don't think hes going to change many minds with that interview, but I don't think he has much choice but to keep telling people that the report is a lie.

Public opinion is still stacked against him pretty heavily.

Personally, I really wish there was more of note going on in Yankee land. I haven't updated in awhile, because frankly I find this steroid/HGH thing very boring.

I get that it's important and I understand that it's a big story, but I do feel like theres only so much that can be written and said about a topic before it just gets dull.

It Means Very Little.

This investigation is a joke.

First, the main guy in this ridiculous 400 page document is Kirk Radomski. Who agreed to a plea deal in exchange for giving over information. Lets go over that again. He serves LESS time in jail by giving out names..

There is nothing in this plea deal that states he has to give EVIDENCE in relation to the names hes giving out. Just names.. Come on now..

Secondly, we all know that Mitchell is on the board of the Red Sox. He is a director. Unpaid or not, he has a bias.

Even if he is somehow the most honest man in the country, there is an unconscious instinct that we all have, to protect things that we have value in.

This investigation was basically 2 people giving names.. That's not much of an investigation.. Do we really believe that 2 people ran the entire steroid scandal in Baseball? Give me a break..

Nothing should come from this. Congress should stay out of baseball, and the league shouldn't suspend anybody. This report is full of holes. Anybody that actually breaks it down, instead of just comparing the names and the numbers of players on a certain team, will see that it is very weak.

No Santana for the Yankees

At least for now..

We all know that Hank has told everyone that the dealing for Santana is over.. I'm always hesitant in the world of baseball to call anything 'over' because, we know that nothing is 'over' until theres 0 chance left..

Personally I couldn't be happier about it.

I'll never argue that having Santana at the top of the rotation is a bad thing, but, hes 29 years old with a lot of innings on that arm already.

Meanwhile, Hughes and Kennedy's' journey is just beginning, and I for one want to watch it. I would have been very sorry to see them go.

I think a rotation made up of (in no real order..) Wang, Pettitte, Moose, Kennedy, Hughes, and of course, Joba, has the potential to be very good.


The Yankees really need to keep on focusing on their bullpen.. Joba needs to join the rotation, and I don't want any second-guessing that move this year because of struggles by the bullpen..

Can Farnsworth hold his own in a set up role? The Yankees brass is staying optimistic.. But we all know we'll be holding our breath with every pitch..

The bullpen really will be the most important part of this team.. It seems like the Yankees know that this year, so I'm feeling optimistic too.

Don't trade Hughes.

That's all..

A-Rod Probably Back.. So Now What?

Alright so if the rumors are true, and Alex is back in pinstripes, what does that mean for the Yankees?

Well for one thing, it means the Yankees will be fielding basically the same offense as they did this past year.

It also means that they now really need to focus on their pitching.

I'm honestly not sure how to feel about this. I do like Alex, but his playoff record since 2004 really does scare me.

And what is this going to do to the clubhouse chemistry now? He blew the team off, didn't return calls from the other players and basically turned his back on them...

That does honestly worry me.

But... Again, if the Yankees can get some pitching, and solidify the bullpen, the Yankees will once again be a team to fear.

Jorge Gets 4 Years.

So the Yankees signed Posada. They tried to get him with a 3 year deal, but that didn't work. So they were forced to give him the 4th year.

Thats a long contract for a 36-year-old, but the Yankees had no choice. Posada will give the Yankees some solid time behind the plate, but you have to figure he'll be eventually moved to firstbase, or to the DH spot.

All an all this was the one player the Yankees absoluty had to sign, and I'm glad they did.

Meanwhile, the Red Sox haven't been able to sign Lowell yet, and he is now on the open marker. I'll keep my fingers crossed that the Yankees stay far far away from him.