Prediction: By June the centerfielder will be Brett Gardner and the LF will be Curtis Granderson. Winn is the 4th outfielder and is there to be the defensive substitution for Swisher.
I agree with Joe. If you look at the moves made by Cashman, you can’t look at them by position. You have to look at [...]
1 comment January 28 2010 | Mike T | Discussion
Last year we had Melky, this year – Wynn. Discount age, since Wynn is signed for only one year. There is not much difference between the two. Wynn will steal more bases and will probably have a better OBP. Defense is probably equal. Edge: Even
Last year we had Damon, this year – Granderson. Big upgrade [...]
0 comments January 28 2010 | Joe | Discussion
Don’t misunderstand this post – the Yankees have had a good off-season. The rotation is arguably better and Granderson, assuming he plays center field is an upgrade over Melky and Gardener. However, Granderson has to play CF for this to work.
Randy Winn, might be able to play defense (not sure on how he’s played in [...]
0 comments January 28 2010 | Russ | Discussion
So now we have Randy Winn as our 4th outfielder. Defensively he is very good. Offensively he is a career .286 hitter who was afwul last year, but still had very good line drive rates and statistically flukely BABIP (Batting Average on Balls in Play) suggesting that he was somewhat unlucky. Cashman took a shot [...]
0 comments January 28 2010 | Mike T | Discussion
It’s officially over. They Yankees have signed Randy Winn for $2mil and Damon may be a nomad for the rest of his career.
0 comments January 28 2010 | Mike G | Discussion
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