Yanks Pull Off A Trade
No, not the one you think, but a solid one nonetheless. They got Jonathan Albaldejeo in exchange for Tyler Clippard.
Albaladejeo is 25, a righty reliever who stands 6'5" and weighs in at 250. He pitched 60 innings in AA and AAA last year for Washington ending up with a 2.97 ERA and 56K's in 60 IP.
Clippard fell apart after he was sent down to the minors ending up in Trenton where he did not pitch well. (5.40 ERA in six starts) He's young, but the Yankees have quite a few pitching prospects who are better than him and this will clear some room in Scranton's rotation next season. Plus, Albaladejeo is a low-cost arm who could help the big league pen. That's a good deal in my book, so the Winter Meetings get off to a good start.
As for Johan, the most telling quote I read was in a Jason Stark report from the middle of the night:
"Officials from other clubs said several of the Yankees' baseball personnel at the meetings had begun openly questioning whether they even wanted to make this trade if the Twins said yes. "The more this goes on," said one AL executive, "the less they want to do it."
I think he is headed to Boston which will give them a scary rotation. The Yankees better hope their scouts are right about the potential of the prospects they are keeping.
Comments
I feel like the Santana trade is one we will look back on as a trade we're glad we didn't make. I have zero problem pulling out at this point (even if he goes to the Red Sox).
Posted by: rockstarr | December 4, 2007 07:31 AM |
I think back to the White Sox and their scarey rotation - which promptly fell apart the next year.
It's a very, very rare pitcher than can maintain dominance for multiple seasons. I suspect that Johan's numbers in the 2nd half may be an indicator of a decline in progress for him. I sincerely hope we do NOT pick this guy up.
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December 4, 2007 08:38 AM
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As great as it would be to have Santana, I agree that skipping this trade is a good thing. Even if the short-term is a little more difficult, keeping Hughes Melk and Kennedy just makes more sense.
Besides, Pitcher + 7 year commitment = Bad Thing.
Posted by: ian | December 4, 2007 08:59 AM |