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Infielders:
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J. Molina BR BP E MLB

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A. Pettitte (L) BR BP BC E
S. Ponson BR BP BC E mi
D. Rasner BR BP BC E mi
C. Pavano BR BP BC E mi

Relief Pitchers:
M. Rivera BR BP BC E
D. Marte 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. Robertson BR BC E mi
C. Britton BR BP BC E mi

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J. Chamberlain BR BP BC E
D. Giese BR BP BC E mi
J. Posada BR BP E MLB
C. Wang BR BP BC E
60-day DL:
J. Albaladejo BR BP BC E mi
A. Brackman BC
H. Sanchez BC mi

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R. Thomson (Bench) BC
Kevin Long (Hit) BR
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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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AAA
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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
B. Traber (L) BR BP BC E mi
S. Patterson BR BC mi
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F. Cervelli BR BC mi
J. Marquez BR BC mi DL

Select Minor Leaguers:

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B. Castro BR mi DL
C. Basak BR BP BC E MLB mi
E. Duncan BC mi
N. Green BR mi
B. Broussard BR mi
M. Carson BC mi
C. Moeller BR BP E MLB mi
C. Stewart BR BP E MLB mi
J. Brown BC mi DL
A. Aceves BR mi
K. Igawa (L) BR BP BC E JB mi
P. Coke (L) BC 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
W. Arias (L) 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. Smith mi
K. Higashioka mi

Key:
BR = Baseball-Reference
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BC = Baseball Cube (past mL stats)
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K. Farnsworth BR BP BC E
L. Hawkins BR BP BC E

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

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G. Porter BC mi WAS mL
J.D. Closser BR mi SD mL
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H. Phillips (L) BR BC mi TB mL
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A. Phillips BR BP BC E MLB mi CIN mL
J. Phelps BR BP BC E MLB STL mL
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K. Thompson BR BP BC E MLB mi PIT
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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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M. Myers (L) BR BP BC E LAD mL
R. Villone (L) BR BP BC E mi STL mL
S. Proctor BR BP BC E LAD
J. Brower BR BP BC E mi CIN mL
C. Bean BR BP BC E mi ATL mL

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A. Cannizaro BR BP BC E MLB mi TB mL
A. Chavez BR BP BC E MLB mi LAD mL
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

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C. Monasterios BC mi PHI
J. Sanchez mi PHI

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Yankees 2, Phillies 0

2007-03-20 21:30

by Cliff Corcoran

This game wasn't nearly as close as the score indicates.

Lineup:

L - Johnny Damon (CF)
R - Derek Jeter (SS)
L - Bobby Abreu (DH)
L - Jason Giambi (1B)
L - Hideki Matsui (LF)
S - Jorge Posada (C)
L - Robinson Cano (2B)
S - Melky Cabrera (RF)
R - Miguel Cairo (3B)

Pitchers: Kei Igawa, Mariano Rivera, Luis Vizcaino, Mike Myers, Colter Bean

Subs: Doug Mientkiewicz (1B), Chris Basak (2B), Ramiro Peña (SS), Angle Chavez (PR/3B), Wil Nieves (C), Bronson Sardinha (PR/RF), Kevin Thompson (CF), Kevin Reese (LF), Andy Phillips (DH)

Opposition: Two-thirds of the Phillies starters, including Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell, but a double-A starting pitcher.

Big Hits: A double by Robinson Cano (2 for 3) in the second that turned into an inning ending play when Jorge Posada (0 for 3), who had been on first base via an error, missed Larry Bowa's stop sign and was thrown out at the plate. Doubles by Matsui (2 for 3) and Cairo (1 for 3). Melky Cabrera went 2 for 3.

Who Pitched Well?: Everyone. The four relievers combined to allow one hit (off Myers) and no walks while striking out six in four innings. Of particular note, Rivera struck out Ryan Howard on a changeup. Igawa looked sharp in the first inning, throwing first-pitch strikes to all four batters he faced, working down in the zone, and allowing just a bouncing ball single. In the second he was back to his old ways of being wild and up in the zone. He then recovered in the third and would have had a 1-2-3 inning on three groundballs if not for Jeter's error, which he followed with a walk and another groundout. He got that 1-2-3 inning in the fourth on a pop up and two strikeouts. He was less impressive in his final inning, walking the lead-off man, then having a homer blown back into Hideki Matsui's mitt by the wind that was gusting in all night, and finally having a ringing line drive head right to Miguel Cairo at third resulting in a 5-4-3 double play. All together he needed 65 pitches to work five innings, allowing two hits, walking three, and striking out three.

Slick Plays: In the first, Aaron Rowand hit a grounder that almost rolled to a stop on its way to the second base position. Robinson Cano charged and made a barehanded flip to Jason Giambi, who made a nice scoop for the out. With one out in the second, Jayson Werth tripped leading off first base on a fly out to center. Johnny Damon flipped to Jeter who, racing into shallow center, spun and fired low to first where Jason Giambi made a great scoop to complete the 8-6-3 double-play. Giambi later made another nice scoop on another low throw by Jeter on the play before Jeter's error.

Oopsies: Kei Igawa would have had a 1-2-3 third inning on three groundouts to the left side, but Derek Jeter booted the third out. Following singles by Cano and Cabrera in to lead off the fifth, Miguel Cairo popped up a bunt, failing to move the runners. Ramiro Peña made a throwing error later in the game.

Ouchies: Bobby Abreu went 0 for 3 in his spring debut, but didn't look hindered by his injury in any way, just rusty. Andy Pettitte had back spasms after his workout on Monday, skipped his bullpen yesterday and likely won't make his scheduled start on Friday, despite his own protestations. The Yankees are playing it safe and don't consider Pettitte's back to be a major issue right now.

Battles: Andy Phillips grounded out in his only at-bat from the DH slot. I have yet to see Phillips hit a ball in the air past the pitcher's mound this spring. Though I admittedly haven't seen all of his at-bats, I have seen one of his two hits. Will Nieves was also 0 for 1. For what it's worth, the only Yankee relievers not to allow a run or issue a walk this spring are Mariano Rivera, Scott Proctor, and Colter Bean, their combined line is 19 2/3 IP, 9 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 20 K.

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Comments

2007-03-21 08:40:34

1. Aviezer

Colter Bean must get a chance.

2007-03-21 09:02:33

2. tommyl

1 Ha ha ha ha ha, he'll never get a chance and its absurd. I mean what else do you want the poor guy to do? He's dominated at AAA and he's dominating in ST. I actually think if he struck out every batter on 3 pitches for the entire spring he still wouldn't make the team. Its really a shame.

2007-03-21 09:33:52

3. Cliff Corcoran

2 Amen.

2007-03-21 10:04:23

4. rabid stan

I know Bean is invisible to scouts, but why hasn't somebody noticed him in all these years? Sure, he throws junk, and he's fat, but his delivery kills righties (89 of his K's last year came against RHB), he has good control and he's been reasonably healthy.

I hope he's gotten some attention from the scouting section, because he'll never get it here. Maybe he can sweeten the Carl Pavano trade pot.

2007-03-21 10:16:32

5. Cliff Corcoran

4 Actually, the Red Sox took him as a Rule 5 pick a few years back, but gave him back before the season started. Beyond that, scouts don't tend to like guys with bad bodies who throw sub-90s sidarm junk, no matter how devistatingly effective. Rather, Bean is the definition of a Moneyball player. He's like Jeremy Brown and Chad Bradford rolled into one.

2007-03-21 10:22:34

6. rilkefan

2 The thinking would go, "Sure he keeps guys off the bases, but his fielders are going to get complacent, and that will have a negative effect on the whole team." Or, "We're going to get roasted by the press and fans for not having put him in before now."

2007-03-21 10:35:11

7. Cliff Corcoran

6 Too late on the latter.

2007-03-21 10:53:41

8. rilkefan

7 Are you (the smart high-profile-to-the-cognoscenti bloggers) even on the Yankees radar?

2007-03-21 11:54:50

9. Rob Middletown CT

It doesn't help that last year, when he finally seemed to get a shot (not really - what did he get, 2 innings?), he was tentative and walked a bunch of guys. Torre HATES walks, especially from relievers (I can't say I disagree with him there). So his ML performance (in a tiny sample) seemed to confirm the scouts' take.

2007-03-21 14:27:51

10. tommyl

I actually hope he gets traded for his own sake. He'd make at least a serviceable major league reliever and he seems like a really nice guy. He deserves a shot, and the Yankees under Torre will clearly not give him one.

2007-03-21 14:30:57

11. tommyl

3 What bothers me about ST is that while I know its a small sample size, Torre and Co. have come in saying there are various battles, but then they declare winners in the first week of camp (Villone, Minky) and close their minds off. Villone has been ok so far, and he was ok last year, but is he clearly better than Bean (ok, I know he's a righty), Bruney and a host of other guys I can't list off the top of my head? It must be frustrating for these guys to just know that know matter how well they do, it doesn't make a difference.

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