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CLEVELAND -- After the week Alex Rodriguez had, hitting a walkoff home run
Wednesday against the Braves and belting a pair of long balls while driving
in seven runs against the Mets on Sunday, I'm going to go with an A-Rod-free
mailbag this week.
The last edition of the mailbag elicited hundreds of responses, and I thank
you all for your e-mails. But there are other topics to cover this week, so
let's get to them.
I was very surprised not to see Mike Mussina on the All-Star roster. A 9-3
record, 104 strikeouts, a 3.17 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP? I know he doesn't have
double digits in the win column, but aren't those stats All-Star worthy?
-- Tom K., Seattle, Wash.
Yes, Tom, those stats are certainly All-Star worthy. But I can't really go
crazy about Mussina missing out on the All-Star Game when other pitchers such
as Francisco Liriano, Curt Schilling, Justin Verlander and Kevin Millwood
were also left off the roster.
The biggest problem with the All-Star rosters is that they're simply not big
enough. With each team having to be represented, sometimes less-deserving
players are named to the team to make that happen. Of course, if they were to
expand the rosters to 35 or 40, then the extra players would likely not play,
anyway.
There is no perfect system. Part of the fun of the All-Star selections for me
is bickering with other folks about who should or shouldn't have made it. I
would have included Mussina over Mark Buehrle (and Jason Giambi over Paul
Konerko), but Ozzie Guillen earned the right to choose his own players by
winning the World Series last year. Joe Torre certainly exercised that right
enough times, so why not?
With the trade deadline coming up, what areas do you think the Yankees will
make efforts to improve upon the most?
-- Thomas H., Frederick, Md.
I would imagine that finding another corner outfielder and another starting
pitcher would be the two top priorities. Melky Cabrera has done a fine job in
left field, but if the Yanks can land a veteran outfielder to play right --
or at least share the job with Bernie Williams -- for the right price, I
think they'll do it.
With Jaret Wright and Shawn Chacon struggling to find consistency, a deal for
a fourth or fifth starter wouldn't surprise me, either. The bullpen should
get a boost later this month when Octavio Dotel returns, so I don't think
that's as much of an issue.
Do you think the Yankees will trade Philip Hughes before the trading
deadline? I hope not, because he's been lighting it up all season and I think
the best thing the Yankees could do is build for the future with youth, not
aging veterans. Knowing the Yankees' past, I'm sure I'll be disappointed when
he's sent packing and I see him in a few years dominating in the pros.
-- Chris K., Point Pleasant, N.J.
Chris, I think the Yankees will do everything they can to hold on to Hughes,
who they see as a mainstay in their rotation for years to come.
Yes, they have traded several prospects in recent years, but seeing Brian
Cashman hold on to Chien-Ming Wang and Robinson Cano last year, I think he is
serious about keeping some of the organization's young talent and doing
exactly what you want them to do, which is building for the future.
Cashman has said that nobody is untouchable, including Hughes, but it would
take an overwhelming offer to pry the right-hander from the Yankees, and I
don't see that happening.
With the Yankees slipping, isn't it about time we give our rookies like
Hughes and Eric Duncan a chance?
-- Eli G., Edina, Minn.
I don't think either of those two players are anywhere close to being ready
for the Majors just yet. Hughes started the season in Class A ball and has
been at Double-A for just a couple of months, while Duncan struggled at
Triple-A and was demoted back to Double-A, where he has been hitting well.
Both of these guys are still very young. To rush them to the Majors, where
they would likely be overmatched, could damage their confidence. Let the
Yankees bring them along slowly, so that when they finally do make it to the
Bronx, they stay there.
I can't believe I'm asking this, but is Carl Pavano coming back or is he done
for the season? Also, any word on the progress of Hideki Matsui or Gary
Sheffield?
-- Ed S., Pelham, N.Y.
Pavano has resumed throwing, as he works his way back from his May surgery to
remove a bone chip from his elbow. He is scheduled to get up on a mound for
the first time since the surgery later this week or early next week, and the
Yankees still say he could return from the disabled list by mid-August.
As for Matsui and Sheffield, it's still going to be a while. Matsui has been
at Yankee Stadium almost every day working out, running and throwing. My
guess is that he will be back in mid-to-late August.
Sheffield is harder to say, because he hasn't been with the team, so I don't
know what he has been doing. He was two weeks behind Matsui, so I'd say an
early-September return is still the most likely scenario.
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