Tag Archives: Andruw Jones

Girardi likes platoon if Gardner doesn’t come back

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Brett Gardner's injury initially wasn't expected to be severe at all. A DL stint and two setbacks later and the Yankees are talking as if he might never come back. When speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that he doesn't feel like the Yankees necessarily need to trade for an outfielder if ...

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Yankees say farewell to Chipper Jones

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

This week was likely Chipper Jones' final trip to Yankee Stadium in his Hall of Fame career as he is set to retire at the end of the season. So the Yankees decided to honor their foe from the 1996 and 1999 World Series with third base from Yankee Stadium this week. Derek Jeter, probably the ...

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Yankees options without Brett Gardner

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Chris Barca

Another day, another setback in Brett Gardner’s rehab from the elbow strain and bone bruise suffered way back on April 17th while making a sliding catch.  Crazy, considering how insignificant the injury initially looked, at least from the upper deck, where I was watching the game from. On Thursday, the Yankees released a statement acknowledging that ...

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Andruw Jones: the lefty hitting specialist who isn’t hitting lefties

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Andruw Jones is a boarderline Hall of Famer and a shell of his former self, but the Yankees brought him in last season to do two things - hit lefties and play some outfield. He did those things and did them very well, hitting .263/.367/.553/.920 off southpaws last season. It was a no-brainer to bring ...

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Yankees struggles continue with RISP

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Chris Barca

I don’t know about you, but it’s very hard to watch the Yankees right now. In April, I didn’t get too frustrated because, well, it’s April.  But now, we’re a fifth of the way through the season.  We shouldn’t still be waiting for this team to climb out of the offensive funk they started the season ...

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Yankees DH’s have big night as Montero returns

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees former top prospect, Jesus Montero, had a good night in his return to Yankee Stadium, hitting a solo shot in the 6th inning, but the pair who replaced him, Raul Ibanez and Andruw Jones, had a pretty good night themselves. Montero was expected to serve as the Yankees DH this season before he was traded ...

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Yankees expect to be without Gardner another 15-25 days

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

It's been almost a month since Brett Gardner hurt his elbow, but it's going to be at least another 15-25 more days without him after his latest setback while rehabbing in a minor league game. “He will not pick up a bat for 10 days, then we’ll go from there," Girardi told Mark Feinsand of the ...

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Raul Ibanez powers Yankees with 2 homer night

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Many people questioned the Yankees when they brought Raul Ibanez in to DH on the cheap. So far things have worked out for him, at least offensively, as he has been a solid right handed bat in their DH platoon. Ibanez showed last night that while he might have lost a bit from his prime, he ...

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Riding the Pine: The New York Yankees bench 2012

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Brian Mazo

There’s one glaring omission in the Yankees bench this year: we are missing having that one, big bat looming in the late innings capable of changing a game with one mighty swing. In years past, hitters such as Daryl Strawberry, Jesse Barfield, Chili Davis and Jorge Posada have lay in wait; chomping at the bit ...

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What to do with the Yankees DH situation

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Curtis Clark

I wanted to focus on our Designated Hitter situation, both currently and what it might be after Brett Gardner comes back, and figure out if it is really best to trot out Andruw Jones on a regular basis against lefties. I also wanted to focus on how our current DH production matches Jesus Montero’s production ...

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