Friday, November 06, 2009

FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR THE SILLY SEASON

Starting next week, teams will start evaluating their rosters, deciding who they will keep, who they will let go and who would be trade bait. Then they will decide what free agents they might want to pursue or what trades they may want to make, which will lead to a lot of wild rumors, A.K.A., The Silly Season. The Yanks will be no different, but because of all the big names on their roster, it's probably more difficult to make the decisions on who to let go.

***THREE BIG NAMES...AND THREE BIG DECISIONS***
Matsui, Damon & Pettitte. Pettitte will probably come back for a one year deal. The smart move would be to let both Damon & Matsui go. Both have health problems and both are detriments in the field. But both can still hit and hit for power and are still dangerous against lefty's. Picasner would keep Matsui and Pettitte and let Damon fly.

***THE PITCHING STAFF***
Who stays in the 'pen, Joba or Hughes? Picasner would leave Chamberlain in the bullpen and make Hughes the 4th or 5th man in the rotation. Do they re-sign Wang? Picasner says yes. The Yanks may also go after John Lackey, ala AJ Burnett (if you can't beat'em, sign 'em).

***THE OUTFIELD***
First, they have to decide on Matsui & Damon. Then they have to look at their big prospect in Triple A, Austin Jackson. Finally, they may make a play for Matt Holliday. Picasner believes he's more of a National League player and wouldn't do well in NY. The sleeper here is the forgotten man, Xavier Nady. Picasner likes this guy and would rather sign him than Holliday.

We'll see how this plays out in the next 3 months. In the meantime, congrats, NY. I'm going to watch the parade on TV.

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