Let’s go Dempster diving.

Price is probably too high, especially if you are committed to keeping Hughes and Nova in the rotation all year.

Warren Friday, Fredo Monday.

Let’s smoke the optimistic pipe: if these injuries were to happen, it doesn’t hurt so much considering the team has won 15 of 18 and is up six games over its two primary challengers. The great RISP correction will help to ease the pain.

Cano’s 2012 so far:

AVG/OBP/SLG/wOBA/wRC+ .308/.372/.580/.401/153

He is just killing it. Currently on pace for an 8 fWAR season. He’s playing better than he did in his 2010 breakout but it doesn’t feel like it, probably because of his RISP issues.

On Gameday, any outs that score runs are initially labeled as in play, run(s).  I’ve never seen a label of in play, out(s) for a run-scoring play.  Might have happened, but it’s not the standard.

You are, of course, absolutely right. The alternative, however, was to conclude that Soriano had gone through all that and then actually escaped.  I just wasn’t prepared to presume that without more evidence.

At first glance Ortiz seems to be having a better year then Warren era almost a run lower, WHIP .35 lower, getter G/F ratio, worse K rate.

2. You’re right. Just wanted to say “Dempster Diving.” If any of Sanchez, Williams, or Austin gets traded for a pitcher, I will be a sad man. Hughes’ strikeout to walk ratio since April dictates that the Yanks should either buy really low (Chien-Ming Wang part II) or grind through.

So who’s on the DL these days?

Mariano
Gardner
Pineda
BC
CC

There must be more.  I’d like to see what kind of expected effect other than “really bad” this is going to have going forward.

Hamels or Greinke are the only big name pitchers (likely to be available) I’d consider trading for.

[9] Joba…

[9]
Aardsma
Feliciano
Romine

Brad Meyers?  Cesar Cabral?

Is Marte still being paid by the Yankees?

Here’s a question: would you roll the dice on Liriano? He probably wouldn’t cost any of the Charleston guys and has some upside for the rest of the year.

No. At least not until they know that Pettitte will need his leg amputated (which I presume will be announced in a couple of weeks).

Pettitte will at least join the flat ground league before the amputation date is announced.

It’d be the most hilarious thing ever if the injuries led to Joba starting when he returns.

[17] Yes, yes it would, especially if he comes back awesome.

Man, just thinking more of this, the more depressed I get. It’s like going about your day all happy and shit and then someone punches you in the gut. I mean, I get that the team should be good enough to weather this storm (especially if the CC injury is actually as bad as they say it is - which I doubt) but man…to be on such a hot streak and then to lose your two best pitchers on the SAME FREAKIN’ DAY?!? So deflating.

[19] Especially when the Yankees really don’t have any arms in AAA or AA performing particularly well. Marshall has had a good season, but he’s still walking a ton of guys.

[19] “if the CC injury is actually as bad as they say it is”

Maybe you want “actually only as bad” here.

Nunez and Betances for Cliff Lee

Kei Igawa?  Just kidding.

So who’s on the DL these days?

or who will ever get off the DL these days?

Maybe you want “actually only as bad” here

Yeah, it didn’t sound right to me when I wrote it, either.

Loosing CC and BC just before the Yankees will play against the Rays and the Red Sox on the road. Perfect timimg

Wow. Our 350 pounder and the octagenarian are both injured. Who saw that coming ?

We should never, ever, ever, list any pitcher as our “Ace” or “#2”. List them all at 3-7 and avoid the curse.

[7] Yes, but not *that* much better.  His K-rate is worse than Warren’s, but his BB rate is quite a bit better, with similar HR (Warren a little worse).  However, also consider that Ortiz is 39 and Warren is 24.  And both need to be added to the 40-man.  So since they’re actually fairly close in what they’ve done so far, should you promote the 24-year old who is likely still improving and could help your team for the next 6+ years?  Or the 39 year old who is probably not going to get better and has a chance to wear down as the year goes on, and won’t help next year?

[20] If CC comes back healthy and neither Warren nor Garcia are cutting it, Phelps will probably be stretched out to take the last 4 or 5 starts of Pettitte’s DL stint.  And before the deadline they should have an idea of both a) if one of those 3 is pitching sufficiently well and b) if Pettitte will only be a week or two away from returning or much longer.

I mean, I’m not happy about any of this, but it isn’t the end of the world.