Is Richie done?
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Is Richie done?
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Yes!
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Not really sure what the Yanks are doing here....OK Sexson....yeah I could see where you might want something better but Ransom? Cabrera for Gardner? Gardner is now the CF....really how is this better?
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I know its hard for you to understand but this is called rebuilding. This happens when the team has no shot at the playoffs and they release the older players to see what the youngsters can do.
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Cody Ransom is 32...Originally Posted by asianinvasion
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Cody Ransom also hasn't played in the majors this year and Cabrera is only 23....his BA was higher than Gardner's and he was doing ok on defense.
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Dropping Cabrera I understand completely. Gardner's probably just as good defensively, and has been very good in the minors, and provides more speed than Cabrera. Cabrera has done absolutely nothing lately. Since June 1, he's hit .223/.275/.282...in other words, horrible. Gardner didn't do well in his first stint, but it was just 59 at bats, you can't make any evaluation off that, nor should you be making any comparison based solely on batting average.. Gardner possesses better plate discipline than Cabrera, as well, . It's worth seeing what Gardner can do and seeing if Cabrera can refine his swing in the minors.
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Yeah but Gardner is not a sure thing in the majors and it seems risky when you at least know what you have with Cabrera!
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This is the fallacy that many teams fall into. When you know what you have and what you have isn't a good player, it's better to take a risk on an unknown player with potential and see what you have.
I'd rather see what I have in the "not sure thing" with potential, than play a "sure thing" that isn't good.
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In April and May fine....40 games before the end of the season with your WC/WS chances on the line....NO!
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RickD...
I'm a Yankees fan myself, and I'm sorry to have to say this ... but ... at the end ... it was painless.
Who am I kidding. Watching these Yankees play has been very painful. I don't even want to remember how many RISP they've stranded.
So, yeah, bring up the prospects and see what they've got to work with next year. (checks AAA roster) Seems like there's not much there.
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the WC is NOT on the line lol Minny, CWS and BOS would have to all collapse and thats not going to happen. I think they are trying to showcase some young guys hopeing they get hot and they can use them to trade for guys
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m4rk6....I am glad you are a Yankees fan...however I am an IRRATIONAL fan....I...they.....
Go Yankees!
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That'd actually be quite a silly thing to do, as you'd be making a decision based on a month or two, and that should not be done.
They're 7 games out of the Wild Card with 3 teams ahead of them. I wouldn't say that those WC chances are "on the line." It'd take a huge amount of things breaking perfectly right for the Yankees to make the playoffs this year. They'll need to play REALLY good and 3 other teams will have to play REALLY bad. In that situation, seeing what you have in a guy that's at least the same and potentially better as a guy you've been running out there daily, is a very good decision.40 games before the end of the season with your WC/WS chances on the line....NO!
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Brett Gardner goes 3 for 4 with a walkoff single...
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