Tag Archives: Hideki Matsui

Don't Pay for the Past

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Brian Burkhart

Last season, everyone knew the Yankees wanted to sign 2 pitchers.  The first one was obvious: CC Sabathia.  There was debate about who the second one should be, but in the end, most people agreed it came down to 2 choices: AJ Burnett or Derek Lowe. Burnett was coming off a good, though slightly inconsistent year ...

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Forget About Matsui, and Cameron Too

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Lenny Neslin
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After watching the Red Sox pick up John Lackey yesterday, Yankees fans might be thinking it’s time to bolster the offense. Well, with Hideki Matsui agreeing to sign with the Angels and Mike Cameron agreeing with the Red Sox, there goes two players the Yankees may have been thinking about picking up. Like my post on Roy Halladay and John ...

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So Long, Hideki

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Brian Burkhart
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Brian Cashman said in the beginning of the offseason that he wouldn't let postseason performance influence his personnel decisions, which, if you read between the lines, seemed to indicate that Hideki Matsui's MVP award was pretty much meaningless to how he would be evaluated. Well, it looks like Matsui will be going to the Angels for ...

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If Damon will DH, Yanks should consider Matsui

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Brian Burkhart

Two rumors floating around Yankee-Land today: that negotiations with Johnny Damon have heated up and that Hideki Matsui will eventually sign with the Yankees. The first rumor, that the Yankees are going to soon give Damon a final offer that might only be for one year, makes a lot of sense.  Right now, Damon needs the ...

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Updated Lineup Projections

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Matt Imbrogno

Back in November, I ran through some possible Yankee lineups using the Lineup Analysis tool from Baseball Musings. Now with the trade for Curtis Granderson, I'm gonna throw up some Granderson-inclusive lineups. Again, this is using the CHONE Projections for OBP and SLG. Okay, first let's assume that the Yankees are not adding any more ...

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Pictures of Hideki Matsui's Wife

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Rob Abruzzese
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Because I did this for Johnny Damon's wife Michelle Damon the other day and with the trade for Curtis Granderson it is even less likely that Matsui will return next season. Don't know her name, but she could be the hottest Yankee wife there is.

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A Tiger Perspective and My Thoughts on What's Next

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Matt Imbrogno

Aside from the obvious candidates of Curtis Granderson and Austin Jackson, the first person I thought of yesterday upon hearing the Yankees/Tigers/D-Backs swap was a Tigers blogger by the name of Mike Rogers. Mike writes Tigers by the Numbers and hails from Portage, Michigan. Mike and I "met" on the Sports Forum of a music website ...

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Proposed 3-Way Granderson Trade and Other Thoughts

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Matt Imbrogno

First is the reported three team trade being discussed by the Diamondbacks, Tigers, and our Yankees. The basics of the deal include the Yankees losing Ian Kennedy, Mike Dunn, Phil Coke, and Austin Jackson. The Yankees would get centerfielder Curtis Granderson from the Tigers and two prospects from the Diamondbacks. The D-Backs would get Edwin ...

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Answering the Tough Questions About the Yanks’ Offseason

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Lenny Neslin

George A. King III wrote a story on all the buzz surrounding the Yankees this offseason at the Winter Meetings early this morning. And he’s very correct. He listed several hypothetical questions that needed answering, so I decided to weigh in. Are they getting Roy Halladay? I say yes. There’s a reason why every non-Yankee fan in ...

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Cameron No Longer an Option?

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Matt Imbrogno
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Word on the "street" is that Mike Cameron is close to signing a multi-year deal with the Chicago Cubs (h/t RAB). While this is good for Cameron and the Cubs, it is not good for the Yankees. Cameron was a possible option for the Yankees' 2010 outfield and now it appears the Yankees will not ...

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