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Baseball Musings
November 15, 2004
Yankees Pitching

Joe Torre happened to run into Carl Pavano in Florida over the weekend, and it seems Carl is very interested in joining the Bronx Bombers. The article also list the Yankees offseason priorities for pitching acquistions:


The Yankees have prioritized Pavano, Al Leiter, Eric Milton, Brad Radke and Jaret Wright as the free-agent pitchers who interest them. Milton is most likely to sign with the Yankees (or somewhere else) first, for as a Type C free agent, he will not require compensation - in the form of amateur draft picks - to Milton's old team, the Phillies.

It's pretty clear from this list that the Yankees believe they need a lefty or two in the starting rotation. Milton and Leiter, of course, came up through the Yankees system. What's also interesting is that Pedro Martinez is not on the list.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:53 AM | Free Agents | TrackBack (1)
Comments

Milton is mediocre at best, but being a lefty that wouldn't cost the Yanks a draft pick, he would probably be an OK signing. Pavano, I'm a bit wary about. Whoever signs him will overpay him because his very good year in 2004. Besides this past year, he hasn't put up very good numbers. Of course, his numbers have been improving, and he is relatively young(ish), but I think the Yanks will overpay.

Leiter is too old. Radke, I like, but he's pretty old, too. I'd rather have Radke than Leiter. Wright? I'd be VERY wary of him - maybe a 1 year contract, but I know he'd never sign one. Will he pitch well without having a Hall of Fame (deserving) pitching coach working with him? I doubt it, especially if Mel is actually staying with the Yanks (ouch!).

Posted by: sabernar at November 15, 2004 03:35 PM