Darrell Rasner would probably be the first guy to call up, he pitched a little for the Nationals last year but Jim Bowden (the worst GM in baseball) released him. He's done well for Columbus. None of this matters, because unless Johnson is put on the DL, he will make his starts, as awful as he might be.
I don't know what's wrong with Unit... but if we're going to contend he's going to have to be one of our best pitchers. The rotation has been quite inconsistent outside of Moose, but things aren't looking that bad right now. Anyone think Randy is hurt?
Its his mechanics, he went from hitting 97-98 to 92 all of a sudden. He opens up his shoulder, his elbow motion is wrong and he tips his pitches. You can put some blame on Guidry however Johnson last year had to be practically babied by Flaherty, Johnson is just not listening to anyone else. He belongs in a smaller market or the NL.
Dear Randy Johnson, Retire. Now. Please. You are costing us 16 mill a year, and you SUCK. Thanks. Sincerely, Every Yankee Fan
I didn't really have an opinion about the trade. Wasn't sure how Johnson would readjust to the AL, but it looked like Vaz wouldn't get a chance to succeed here, and Halsey definitely wasn't. I wasn't as high as most were on Navarro I did want Beltran though. Thought we needed him more than we needed to trade for Johnson.
The man is in his 40's for crying out loud. We should've never picked him up, on top of which i believe he's signed for a few more years which makes it worse. I just want this nightmare to end already but realistically that won't happen. He's untradeable, injured and old, what a combo.
a lot of yankees fans saw this coming right when they traded for him....we were the suckers this time in going for the big name, and now we're paying for it.....never liked this trade in the beginning at all, but i hope somehow randy picks up his game to atleast be a decent starter
I'm not ready to give up on Randy just yet. He certainly isn't the long term answer at ace for this team, but I have a feeling he will go back to his old self very soon. He started off the year quite well and only recently he started struggling w/ his mechanics. If he can figure out that aspect and get some rythym to his game...I think he'll go back to being a very good pitcher for us.
Can't blame Randy for his current woes. He's old and doesn't have the stuff to intimidate hitters anymore. I was listening to one of those canned national radio shows early this morning (or, late late night, depending on your perspective). I heard some Yankee fan call in and brush off any concern because, "George will find a way to trade for Dontrelle Willis." There's more good, young, tradeworthy talent in George's Ocala horse stables than in the Yankee farm system.
