[新聞] The mailbag opens back up

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The mailbag opens back up
By Peter Abraham

Doug writes: Do you think there’s any chance the Yanks would sign Francisco
Rodriguez to be the 8th inning guy, and would he be open to that role?

Answer: That sounds good for the Yankees. But K-Rod is going to want to close
in the prime of his career and make big money. The Yankees are already paying
Mariano to close.

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Daniel writes: I wanted to ask you if you knew anything about the Washburn
situation. I just heard that he was claimed but it’s unknown which teams did
that. Given the interest of the team in Washburn previous to the trade
deadline, I am surprised they did not move to claim him, especially when the
rotation is in dire need of an arm.

Answer: The Twins claimed him, Daniel. Seattle wanted either Kevin Slowey or
Nick Blackburn back in a trade. Obviously that’s ridiculous. The Mariners
have an inflated opinion of what Washburn is worth and the Yankees don’t
want to give in to their demands.

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Dan writes: Do you know how many Yankees have been put on/cleared waivers? Do
you see them possibly becoming sellers for any reason?

Answer: At some point, probably all of them were placed on waivers. That
common at this time of the year. No idea who cleared. I don’t see them
become sellers in the next two weeks before playoff rosters must be set. Any
players who might be worth trading are either players they want to keep or
guys who have no-trade clauses. I don’t see any trades coming down at this
point.

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Marc writes: Somebody needs to ask Girardi why he refuses to hit and run with
Jeter while Damon is on first. If a guy is hitting a lot of weak ground balls
to second and GIDP, why don’t you hit and run to stay out of the double
play? Jeter would fist one though the hole left open at second half the time,
and you would have runners on the corners with nobody out. Also, A-Rod needs
to bat third, and move Abreu to fourth. You have to do something to try and
get Alex out his slump. And Abreu is the team’s best clutch hitter.

Answer: Marc, are you available to manage the rest of the season? I’m
forward your e-mail to Brian Cashman.

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Dave writes: If the Yankees continue to play poorly, do you think the front
office will forego the playoffs this year and call up some of the young
prospects and let them play? As a fan, I really do not think the Yanks are
going to make the playoffs this year; but I would enjoy watching the kids
play.

Answer: There are two problems with your idea, Dave. I don’t think they’ll
give up and I don’t think they really have any MLB-ready prospects. The
players in Scranton are pretty much organizational players and not prospects.
You’ll see a few new faces on Sept. 1 but no wholesale changes.

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Eric writes: I love the Yankees, you should not give up on them! They’re my
boys. I feel very strongly about this.

Answer: Moving right along …

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Vinnie writes: Pete, who do you think is the one free agent they should go
after next season?

Answer: I was very impressed with Mark Teixeira when the Yankees were out in
Anaheim earlier this month. But the guy to get is CC Sabathia. The new
Stadium will be the same dimensions as the old Stadium, making lefty starters
important. Sabathia would give them a true No. 1 starter as Chien-Ming Wang
recovers from his injury. A rotation of Sabathia, Wang, Andy Pettitte and/or
Mike Mussina and the one or two most deserving of the kids (Joba presumably)
would be formidable.

That would put everybody in their proper slots. It also would enable you to
trade a young pitcher as part of a package to get a good young hitter.

Thanks for all the great questions.

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→ alwaysblue:有興趣看翻譯文章的板友：http://0rz.tw/624Fv
→ alwaysblue:如果翻譯有錯還請各位不吝指教..謝謝..
推 baccara:CC Sabathia和Wang那一段..意思是暗指 CC 勝於Wang的意思?
推 akainorei:他沒有那意思, 感覺像是雙No.1 先發
→ akainorei:雖然我很挺小王, 不過CC應該還是略勝小王一籌
→ akainorei:重看一遍, 好像還真有暗指CC > 王的意思
推 aresa:不過說真的，CC是比王好不只一些...
推 kenro:會不會太敏感了些?! 爭幾號是一回事 有沙胖 小王 張伯倫
推 raygod:大家都要搶CC 會不會太樂觀了一點
→ kenro:穆帥(or佩佩)這陣容真的漂亮很多..野手也希望能補到亞當蛋
→ kenro:CC聽說也有意願來..當然真想搶 比錢洋基不會輸的...
推 philluke:我推K大  感覺沒有什麼隱藏意涵
推 appshjkli:CC跟Wang差距不是一兩點OK?
推 MRCool:老二比雞腿 CC這身材跑壘都還沒受傷 號稱洋基ACE躺半季
推 kenro:當然沙胖我也認為比小王更強 但一個隊上有2個甚至3個王牌級
→ kenro:不好嗎? 不過用跑壘來衡量投手 也太沒事找事做..為酸而酸
推 siliver:話說大家對這個排名還真敏感,其實人都還沒搶到說 XD
推 appshjkli:排在拿過Cy的投手後面真的是很難堪的事嗎？╮(╯_╰)╭
推 AceCash:第一次看到用身材+跑壘判斷投手能耐的 真是大開眼界...
推 bigsun0709:山大王還沒簽下來前 我也做過這種夢~
推 slidshodness:不用一直拿跑壘酸王吧，王的工作態度不錯 有點倒楣
推 miumiu8271:好歹前2年表現的很好麻..不要這樣..
推 andy76222:第4個問題的答覆讓我笑了XDD
推 Minamii:Peter胖也會開大絕
推 decorum:ace要有我就是老大的領導企圖，王好像一直不願扛這招牌
→ decorum:把K-Rod 挖過來，兩人投一休一，輪流關門啦！好奢侈呀！