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J. Molina BR BP E MLB
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S. Ponson BR BP BC E mi
D. Rasner BR BP BC E mi
C. Pavano BR BP BC E mi

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M. Rivera BR BP BC E
J. Chamberlain BR BP BC E
D. Marte (L) BR BP BC E
J. Veras BR BP BC E mi
E. Ramirez BR BP BC E mi
B. Bruney BR BP BC E mi
D. Giese BR BP BC E mi
C. Britton BR BP BC E mi
A. Aceves BR E mi
P. Coke (L) BR BC E mi

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J. Albaladejo BR BP BC E mi
A. Brackman BC
H. Sanchez BC mi

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B. Meacham (3B) BR BP BC
T. Peña (1B) BR BP BC
M. Harkey (Pen) BR BP BC

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S. Duncan BR BP E MLB mi
J. Miranda BR BC mi
M. Cabrera BR BP E MLB
J. Christian BR BP E MLB mi
P. Hughes BR BP BC E mi
I. Kennedy BR BP BC E mi
C. Wright (L) BR BP BC E mi
D. Robertson BR BC E mi
S. Patterson BR BC mi
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J. Marquez BR BC mi DL

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B. Broussard BR mi
M. Carson BC mi
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J. Brown BC mi DL
K. Igawa (L) BR BP BC E JB mi
M. Melancon BC mi
J.B. Cox BC mi
S. Strickland BR BC mi
S. Jackson BC mi
E. Milton BR BC mi DL
V. Zambrano BR BC mi DL

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R. Peña BC mi DL
C. Malec BC mi
M. Vechionacci BC mi DL
A. Jackson BC mi
C. Curtis BC mi
E. Gonzalez BR mi
P.J. Pilittere BC mi
J. Jones BC mi
G. Kontos BC mi
J. Nuñez BC mi
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O. Perez BR BC mi
M. Gardner BC mi
K. Whelan BC mi
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T. Battle BC mi
K. Anson BC mi
J. Gil BC mi
A. Horne BC mi DL
Z. McAllister BC mi
W. De La Rosa (L) BC mi
C. Garcia BC mi

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M. Cusick BC mi
B. Suttle BC mi
A. Romine BC mi
J. Montero BC mi
D. Betances BC mi
J. Heredia BC mi
J. Ortiz BC mi
C. Heyer BC mi

Low-A Staten Island Yankees:
D. Adams mi
P. Venditte mi

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C. Joseph mi
C. Smith mi
K. Higashioka mi

Key:
BR = Baseball-Reference
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JB = Japanese Baseball.com

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D. McCutchen BC mi
J. Karstens BR BP BC E mi

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K. Thompson BR BP BC E MLB mi PIT
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W. Nieves BR BP BC E MLB WAS mL
R. Clemens BR BP BC E mi
T. Clippard BR BP BC E mi WAS
L. Vizcaino BR BP BC E COL $7.5m/2yrs
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J. Brower BR BP BC E mi CIN mL
C. Bean BR BP BC E mi ATL mL

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K. Reese BR BP BC E MLB mi
R. Chavez BR BP BC E MLB mi PIT mL
O. Santos BC mi BAL mL
T. Pratt BR BP BC E MLB
T.J. Beam BR BP BC E mi PIT mL
B. Kozlowski (L) BR BP BC E mi Japan

Molina Trade:
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J. Sanchez mi PHI

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Monday's Game

2006-03-27 19:58

by Cliff Corcoran

On the road and without the DH, the Yankees brought along some familiar faces from weeks past, but couldn't outlast the Braves, losing 5-4

Lineup:

Johnny Damon CF
Derek Jeter SS
Hideki Matsui LF
Gary Sheffield RF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jason Giambi 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Wil Nieves C
Shawn Chacon P

Subs: Miguel Cairo SS-1B, Felix Escalona 2B, Ramiro Pena SS, Russ Johnson 3B, Keith McDonald C (see below), Luis A. Garcia RF, Bubba Crosby CF, Melky Cabrera LF, Damian Rolls PH

Pitchers: Shawn Chacon, Kris Wilson, Kyle Farnsworth, Ron Villone

Big Hits: A two-run bomb by Alex Rodriguez (2 for 3) and doubles by Rodriguez and Giambi (3 for 4). Gary Sheffield was also 3 for 4.

Who Pitched Well?: No one was particularly impressive though Kyle Farnsworth struck out two in a scoreless inning despite giving up a walk and a hit.

Who Didn't?: Chacon ran out of gas in the sixth, leaving the game after 5 1/3 after allowing five runs on three walks and six hits, two of them home runs (a solo shot by Brian Jordan in the fifth and three-run, broken-bat tater by Adam LaRoche in the sixth). That said, Chacon struck out seven and has now struck out 21 in 22 spring innings, though he has also walked 13.

Ouchies: Jaret Wright threw 50 pitches in the bullpen and will pitch in a minor league game Thursday. Aaron Small threw from the rubber for the first time since straining his hamstring. Jorge Posada worked out with the team again and could start at DH today or tomorrow and return to catching before the week is out. Chien-Ming Wang's knee is slightly swollen, but doesn't appear to be an issue.

Bullpen Cuts: Colter Bean was optioned to Columbus and Mark Corey and Dusty Bergman were reassigned to minor league camp. Bean didn't get a good look this spring due to his rehab from an offseason ACL injury. The left-handed Bergman got lit up in five spring innings. Corey pitched well, but is a 31-year-old journeyman with a terrible track record.

So Who's Keith McDonald?: Although I missed it at the time, the Yankees obtained veteran minor league catcher Keith McDonald from the Rangers over the weekend for a player to be named later. This is an encouraging sign as it suggests that they will not add third-string catcher Wil Nieves to the opening day roster simply because he is out of options. The 28-year-old Nieves is preferable to McDonald, who is 33, has played in just eight major league games and, despite playing exclusively in the Pacific Coast League, hasn't hit a lick this decade. But should Nieves land elsewhere, McDonald at least gives the Yankees a capable receiver at triple-A. It's not like Nieves was going to hit anyway.

Comments

2006-03-27 23:30:41

1. Rob Gee

Now I don't know much about the difference between Kelly and Nieves, but I do know this:

2006 Spring:
Kelly .242 .286 .333 (33 ABs)
Nieves .269 .321 .423 (26 ABs)

Those very convenient player links on the right, give more opportunity to compare them. They suggest that while Kelly may have more "experience", Nieves, at age 28, may have a slightly higher ceiling offensively. Defensively, I'm not sure. Of course this comparison is moot - Kelly makes the team and Nieves is waived. Now, if we were looking for an upgrade over Flaherty, Kelly could work out. But, I'm not all that convinced he'll (at age 36) out-hit even what Nieves would do. So why give him the slot, esp. in November?

On another note: Anyone make anything of the fact that Melky is still getting Spring AB's? Note: He's doing quite nicely with the scraps - .349 .378 .488 in 43 AB's. Hopefully he keeps up the good work in Columbus.

One alarming bit about Thompson that we've missed in our recent discussion is this: 2 for 7 in SB opportunities - i.e. 5 CS. Not sure what this says, but for someone who would be expected to do alot of pinch running, that is alarming. For minor comparison, Melky is 1 for 1 and Reese is 2 for 2.

2006-03-28 05:59:24

2. Rob Gee

If I was going to bring up the Spring CS numbers, I should have brought up their career success rates - here goes:

Thompson = 79% (188/239)
Reese = 73% (95/131)
Melky = 78% (36/46)

I guess just chalk up Thompson's Spring to "trying to hard to prove himself"?

Any ways, here's hoping that's the starting OF in Columbus with the best results earning a call-up when Bubba is released. Of course, Melky will be left alone until at least September what with his 'overmatched' 19 AB's last year.

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