Eric Hinske, who has played in the World Series for the American League team in each of the past three fall classics for the Red Sox, Rays, and Yankees, is a free agent and R.J. Anderson at Fangraphs.com breaks down the market for the big left hander.
He notes that Hinske had to wait until teams were scraping the bottom of the barrel noting that he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates. That may be true, but I bet there are a few teams that have noticed his value after he went to the World Series three times in a row.
It’s true that he wasn’t a major piece on any of those teams, far from it, but while those teams didn’t win because of him they certainly didn’t win in spite of him. He’s had a role, albiet small, but he’s contributed to each of those team. Maybe the Yankees could have won without Hinske this season, but he was a successful weapon on a few occasions. One Marlins blog already sees a fit.
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Nov 25, 2009
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Predictions for the Outfield Next Year?– According to the depth chart on Yankees.com, the outfield is Nick Swisher in left, Melky Cabrera in center and Nick Swisher in right. Hmm. I’m not sure if that’s possible. Ok, so realistica… Nov 25, 2009
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My Letter to Lenny Neslin– Our own Lenny Neslin just wrote a letter to Yankees GM Brian Cashman. This is my response to that letter. Lenny’s words are in bold face, mine are in regular type. When you watched Joba pi… Nov 25, 2009
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My Letter to Brian Cashman– Via Peter Gammons: The Yankees are planning to go to spring training with Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain being programmed to start. “They can always go from starting to the bullpen, but it’… Nov 25, 2009
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Yankees Roy Halladay Rumors: The Red Sox and Angels Edition– It seems that if the Yankees are going to add to their rotation this winter the guy they would want in pinstripes the most is Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay , but they won’t be alone in their pursuit…. Nov 25, 2009
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Yankees Sign Dominican Prospect Moronta– According to Ben Badler of Baseball America, the Yankees have signed Eladio Moronta , a 20-year-old outfielder, turning 21 in December, from the Dominican Republic. The deal was reportedly worth … Nov 24, 2009
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Pettitte Bolsters Hall of Fame Argument– Andy Pettitte has the most wins of any active pitcher since 1995, and is second in starts and innings pitched, trailing only Greg Maddux. I read that fact in Tom Verducci’s Sports Illustrated ar… Nov 24, 2009
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Lineup Projections– I did this at my site last year, so I thought I’d bust it out again. What I’m going to be doing is punching in some numbers into the lineup analysis tool from baseballmusings.com. The numbers I… Nov 23, 2009
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Pictures of Derek Jeter and Minka Kelly at St. Barts– Via the NY Post, we bring you pictures of Derek Jeter and Minka Kelly mostly bathing suit clad on vacation in St. Barts. Nov 23, 2009
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On the Record with Brian Cashman– The Yankees have finished playing baseball, but that doesn’t mean that their season is over as the Hot Stove season is just getting started and the Bombers more than any other team seem to be invo… Nov 23, 2009
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Celebrating Our 1 Year Anniversary with more Parade Pics– A year ago on this day in Yankee history, the blog Bronx Baseball Daily was started and since one of the reasons I started this blog was to document a season where I thought the Yankees had a good… Nov 23, 2009
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Yankees Roy Halladay Rumors– The Yankees have been in contact with the Blue Jays to talk about ace starter Roy Halladay , according to Jon Heyman. As you know, I believe the Yankees should definitely go after Halladay. He is… Nov 23, 2009
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Teixeira and Jeter Settle for Second, Third in MVP Voting– Joe Mauer was just announced the MVP after receiving 27 of 28 first place votes. From there, it went: 2. Mark Teixeira 3. Derek Jeter 4. Miguel Cabrera 5. Kendry Morales 6. Kevin Youkilis… Nov 23, 2009
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Who Does Make Sense for the Yankees?– After two different posts about why certain players don’t make sense for and don’t fit on the 2010 Yankees, I thought I’d tackle the people I do think make sense for the Yankees moving forward. F… Nov 23, 2009
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Mauer Heads MVP Discussion– The 2009 AL Most Valuable Player Award is being announced today at 2 p.m. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com wrote an article yesterday that implied Derek Jeter has the best chance to win the award besid… Nov 22, 2009
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Hector Noesi Scouting Report– When the Yankees added pitcher Hector Noesi to their 40-man roster it surprised quite a few because at 22 people still thought he was quite some time away from major league ready. But it seems th… Nov 21, 2009
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So Long, Shelley– It’s about time. Shelley Duncan has tore up the Yankees farm system for the last six years, and has hardly gotten a chance at the major league level. Now, the news is he has been outrighted t… Nov 20, 2009
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The Yankees Finalize Their 40-Man Roster– The Yankees have added seven players to their 40-man roster in order to protect them from the Rule 5 draft and have removed Shelley Duncan from the roster. RHP Hector Noesi RHP Ivan Nova RHP Ro… Nov 20, 2009
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Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez Yankees Rumors– Trade rumors involving the Yankees and free agent relievers Mike Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano emerged yesterday when Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported conflicting accounts of the team’s plans … Nov 19, 2009
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USA Today: Swisher available– Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweeted some interesting news this afternoon: The Yankees, ever so quietly, are letting teams know that RF Nick Swisher is available. Swisher is under contract thr… Nov 19, 2009
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Can You Argue Girardi as AL Manager of the Year?– Angels manager Mike Scioscia was named AL Manager of the Year for the 2009 regular season. Now, there is no question he is a great manager and definitely was a top candidate. But can you argue t… Nov 18, 2009
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It’s Brian Cashman’s World– Since the Yankees won the World Series, I’ve spent the past week or so not really thinking about baseball for the first time in… well, I’m not sure when. In my post-victory post, I described the … Nov 18, 2009
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Olney: Yanks Have No Interest in Holliday– Via Buster Olney’s Twitter: NYY are not interested in signing Matt Holliday . They’ll talk to Boras to keep other bidders honest, but corner outfield not a priority for them. This may come as… Nov 18, 2009
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Why They Don’t Fit, Part Two– On Tuesday, Rob wrote an article about some buy low starting pitchers the Yankees could take a look at. Being the absolute grouch that I am, I thought I’d say (again) why so-and-so doesn’t fit for… Nov 18, 2009
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Ian Kennedy Happy with AFL Performance– Ian Kennedy was once as highly touted a prospect as Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain , but injuries derailed his 2009 season and he was left off the ride as the Yankees went on to win the World … Nov 18, 2009
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Yankees Could Sign Rich Harden, Ben Sheets, or Erik Bedard– The Yankees went into the 2009 season very comfortable with a rotation that included Joba Chamberlain , but a disappointing stretch with a 2-4 record and a 7.69 ERA to end the season the Yankees a… Nov 17, 2009
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Yanks Decline Mitre’s Option But He’s Not Going Anywhere– According to Marc Carig of the Star Ledger, the Yankees declined the $1.25 million option on right handed pitcher Sergio Mitre . That doesn’t mean Mitre is going anywhere though as he is remains u… Nov 17, 2009
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Sign a Petition Asking the MLB Network to Air LSD Game– Because I’ve always wanted to watch this game, please sign an online petition which is meant to convince the MLB Network to air the game Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter while he was, “as high as … Nov 17, 2009
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CC Sabathia Just Missed Joining the Black Aces– When CC Sabathia stepped out on the mound October 2 on the road against the Tampa Rays he had 19 wins. One more would have given him 20, a nice round number to look good for the Cy Young voters a… Nov 16, 2009
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Joba and Hughes Remain Future Starters– The Yankees got lucky this offseason because they wrapped up the AL Eastern division quickly and had plenty of rest throughout the playoffs. That allowed them to ride just three starters, CC Sabat… Nov 16, 2009
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3 Reasons Why Roy Halladay Should Become a Yankee– I know it’s stupid to play the “what if?” game, but I feel the need to stress the affect Roy Halladay would have on the 2010 Yankees. 1. Halladay will most likely be moved this off-season, and a… Nov 16, 2009
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Matt Holliday Yankees Rumors– Matt Holliday had a big season in 2009, despite a dropped fly-ball in the playoffs, as he proved he didn’t need Coors Field to hit and it helped to make him the gem of the free agent class. Desp… Nov 15, 2009
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Why So-and-So Doesn’t Make Sense for the Yankees– The MLB Hot Stove League is still in its “Spring Training” phase, so to speak, and it has not heated up yet. However, that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been speculation about players coming to the Ya… Nov 14, 2009
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Picking Outfielders on a Slow Saturday– Looking over at my poll results so far, there seems to be some debate over who the Yankees should be going after. I am hoping the Yankees can land Johnny Damon and one of the other four outfiel… Nov 13, 2009
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Yankees Hot Stove Rumors– Over the past few days, and for the rest of the offseason, you are going to hear a lot of names linked with the Yankees. I’d like to warn you now to be careful what you believe. If a writer says … Nov 13, 2009
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Some Free Agent DH Alternatives– Recently, I ran down a possible scenario for the Yankees’ outfield. Now, I’m gonna run down some DH alternatives, if neither Johnny Damon nor Hideki Matsui return to the team. The first possibi… Nov 13, 2009
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Jeter & Teixeira Win Silver Slugger– The two just got their Gold Gloves on Tuesday, and now they have Silver Slugger Awards too. Is it just me, or is that a pretty cool coincidence. The rest of the double-winners: Joe Mauer, Evan … Nov 12, 2009
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Season in Reveiw: Brett Gardner– I haven’t done one of these in a while, so I thought I’d continue with our season in review series, and focus on everyone’s favorite “scrappy” outfielder, Brett Gardner . Coming in to 2009, Ga… Nov 11, 2009
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Yankees Curtis Granderson Trade Rumors– According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, the Tigers have made it known that outfielder Curtis Granderson is available for trade if the right package were to come along and, as Sherman notes, the… Nov 11, 2009
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World Series Hero Freddy Guzman Becomes Free Agent– All right so maybe outfielder/pinch runner Freddy Guzman didn’t even play in the World Series, but he did play in the ALCS and will get a ring sometime next year. Now he and pitcher Josh Towers … Nov 11, 2009
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Reflection After a Week– A week ago tonight, the Yankees beat the Phillies 7-3 to win their 27th World Series Championship and their first since beating the Mets four games to one back in 2000. For fans of most teams, a… Nov 10, 2009
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Updates on Yankees Free Agents: Damon, Matsui & Pettitte– Yesterday, my busy newspaper-making Monday, was day 1 of the General Managers Meetings in Chicago. The big name thrown around the Yankees radar was John Lackey – just as Tim Dierkes expected. How… Nov 10, 2009
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Derek Jeter & Mark Teixeira Snag Gold Gloves– And who said Derek Jeter has no range? Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira at the 2009 All-Star Game. Jeter was honored with the AL Gold Glove for shortstop, and Mark Teixeira took home the Gold … Nov 10, 2009
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Matsui Not A or B Free Agent– In a post I wrote on Sunday I identified Yankees outfielder/DH Hideki Matsui as a type-B free agent, meaning that if the Yankees offered him arbitration and he declined they would have been in li… Nov 9, 2009
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MLBTR’s Offseason Outlook– This is one post that every baseball fan should check out. Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors looked at the top 50 free agents of the offseason and predicted where each would wind up before next s… Nov 9, 2009
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Running Down a Possible Free Agent Scenario– In the coming weeks, the Yankees will have a lot of decisions to make. As Rob discussed last night, the Yankees have seven free agents to be. For this article, I will be focusing on two of them: H… Nov 8, 2009
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2010 MLB Free Agents– The Yankees are likely to only be looking for an outfielder or two and maybe one or two pitchers depending on the status of Andy Pettitte. But because there are always trades to consider and weir… Nov 8, 2009
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Yankees Have 7 Free Agents– The Yankees won the World Series and the next thing to do is to determine which players they are going to keep and which they are going to let go. They have seven free agents to make decisions on…. Nov 6, 2009
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Video of the Yankees 2009 World Series Victory Parade– Here is a decent video I found on YouTube of today’s World Series victory parade down the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan. Nov 6, 2009
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Video of Jay-Z Performing During Yankees Victory Parade– Nov 6, 2009
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Pictures of Yankees Ticker-Tape Parade– Woke up this morning and went to the Yankees World Series ticker-tape parade. Here are my pictures. They’re not the best, but they’re what I can do with a Canon SD600. Corner of Broadway and Wall… Nov 5, 2009
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Pettitte and Hideki Appreciation Post– With his win tonight, Andy Pettitte has won two World Series clinching games and has started three. He is one of the great Yankees to be apart of the four most recent championships. Hideki Matsu… Nov 5, 2009
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Yankees Parade Route– New York City will hold a ticker-tape parade for the Yankees that will start on Friday November 5 at 11:00 A.M. from Bowling Green and it will go north up the Broadway, or the Canyon of Heroes, wh… Nov 5, 2009
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End of a Journey– Make no mistake: Yankee fans have it pretty good. The Yankees routinely field one of the best teams in baseball. They have the financial means to go after free agents, invest in the draft, and h… Nov 5, 2009
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Yankees Capture #27 for #27– Twenty-seven times the Yankees have won a World Series. It was Joe Girardi who chose to carry the burden of that number on his back for his first two seasons as the skip. Now, he won’t have a burd… Nov 5, 2009
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Champs!– I’m speechless. Nov 5, 2009
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Concrete Jungle Where Dreams are Made Of– Now you’re in New York. These streets will make you feel brand new, these lights will inspire you. You should know I bleed blue. Nov 5, 2009
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Hideki Matsui World Series MVP– .615 AVG, 1 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI Nov 5, 2009
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Number 27!– Nov 5, 2009
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Yankees Win 27th World Series Title! One for the Thumb– The Yankees beat the Phillies 7-3 to win the 2009 World Series and their 27th overall championship behind a strong performance by Andy Pettitte and Hideki Matsui who had seven RBI. “I forgot ho… |
