And don't expect to see him back soon..if ever. His attitude sucks. Did you hear them talking about some of the comments he has made recently? Like going down isn't bad. They don't look at every pitch you make.......
Ever? I think he's just trying to convince himself. His earlier comments were about how sending him down would make him more frustrated. Probably just trying to make the best of it.
I think he has probably lost his spot for at least awhile. If Rasner pitches well in his next start he keeps the job. If he doesn't then Igawa probably gets another shot. No doubt they will try to pick up a pitcher at the trading deadline if they are still in it. At that point Kennedy probably becomes trade bait. So yeah, maybe ever.
Its very obvious now that Cashman blew a very real chance at a World Series by not trading for Santana. Santana is 3-2 and would be 5-2 except for two blown saves by the bullpen. A rotation of Santana, Wang, Petite, Mussina, and Rassner would be awesome.
My doctor friend next door who is a Yankee fan says Hughes has a classical example of osteoporis. He body lacks collagen which his body cannot produce. It causes weakness in bones, ligaments and cartilege.
From Tyler Kepner: "Manager Joe Girardi told Kennedy that if he pitches well, he could return after two starts." I really don't see the scenario you're predicting as having a good chance of playing out. If he pitches well in Scranton, he can come back soon. If he doesn't, why would they sell low on Kennedy for a trade? Makes no sense. Except they'd also be missing out on Melky Cabrera and his team-leading six HRs. And it is flat-out impossible for any conclusions regarding the non-trade to be "very obvious" one month into the first season after it didn't happen. To call it such is nothing more than bluster.
They won't send Rasner down if he is pitching well just to make room for Kennedy. That would be plain crazy. So no matter what Girardi may have told him Kennedy is down there until somebody else gets hurt or starts looking worse than he already has. In the end they could have had Santana for Hughes straight up I think. Maybe one other minor leaguer. That would have still been the best offer out there. Remember the Yankees were out of it after the winter meetings. They had nothing on the table after that point.
This trade(or lack of) was for this season it was for the future. I just love how this is such a what have you done lately society. We do not know what the future holds, Santana could pull a Pedro and be useless for most of his contract while Hughes and Kennedy could develop into top of the rotation guys. We all knew the trade wouldn't look good this year, the problem is Hughes and kennedy have been bad. At worst we expected medicore but I am very confident both will be fine in the long runb. Maybe 2-3-4 years down the road Kennedy & Hughes stink and Santana has 2 CY's, then it will be considered an awful decision but that's a little ways down the road.
So we're in the habit of calling pitchers busts before they hit their 25th birthdays? Anyway, great series by the Yankees, marked by a fantastic group of pitching performances. It's nice to see the offense wake up too.
Time for a Monday morning counting lesson: 1. Wang 2. Pettitte 3. Moose 4. Rasner 5. _____ :smile: Yes, let's invent trade scenarios that were never on the table and call them realistic. Remember, the initial asking price was Hughes, Melky, Kennedy, plus one minor leaguer, and they were asking for Austin Jackson, not just any minor leaguer. You think you would've had him for Hughes plus Jackson? I sincerely doubt it. Hughes alone? Laughable.
Hehehe. . . Someone should take your keyboard after midnight, or at least appoint a designated poster. Friends don't let friends post knuckleheaded comments. I'd ask if you were being serious, but I know the answer.
Just for kicks, imagine the season ended today, and the Yankees were in the playoffs. What would be your starting rotation? Just based on the most current body of work, mine would be: Wang Rasner Moose Pettitte (probably spending most of October in the pen, in case needed) What a difference a year makes! (Before anyone starts with a furor, yes, this is solely based on a couple weeks work, and only one start by Rasner. It's not meant to be taken seriously.) BTW: Kennedy is all but certain to be replaced by Kei Igawa in the rotation. Unless Kennedy is never going to fix himself, you'd do well to bet that he'll be back with the pro team before mid-June. I wouldn't even bet it will take that long. I would like to see Igawa pitch very well in the meantime though. It would be great if when Kennedy comes back we can add Igawa as a middle man in the pen. Then we'd have him and Ohlendorf in middle relief, then Joba and Farnsworth late (with Farnsworth eventually taking over the setup role from Joba and Ohlendorf moving into that 7th inning role), and of course Mo for the save.
And Hughes and Kennedy could continue to be the total garbage they have been so far this year and Santana could go on to win 3 more cy youngs. Those arguments always go two ways.
And they settled for what? Smith himself said that the best player he was ever offered was Hughes. In the end Boston and NY both had nothing on the table and the Mets traded exactly what for him? All you had to do was read the Minnesota papers to know what everybody thought of that deal.
Um... I think he mentioned both sides of it. Yeah yeah yeah. Hindsight is 20/20. But there's no way, at the time, that Hughes for Santana straight up was happening. No. Way.
