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The Yanks are closing in on Mark Loretta.
Update:  Loretta and the Yankees have apparently had no serious contact.

The LHP from Minnesota

The most talked about and approved package across the Yankee blog world is one consisting of Ian Kennedy, Melky Cabrera, and perhaps Austin Jackson.
There is also obviously going to be a lot of money given to Santana. First, let’s look at what the Yankees would be getting.

Basic Statistics

Year

Age

 

Team

G

W

L

IP

TBF

H

2B

3B

HR

R

ER

BB

K

ERA

RA9

2004

25

MLB

Minn

34

20

6

228.0

880

156

 

 

24

70

66

54

265

2.61

2.76

2005

26

MLB

Minn

33

16

7

231.2

904

180

 

 

22

77

74

45

238

2.87

2.99

2006

27

MLB

Minn

34

19

6

233.2

923

186

39

5

24

79

72

47

245

2.77

3.04

2007

28

MLB

Minn

33

15

13

219.0

878

183

40

4

33

88

81

52

235

3.33

3.62

Extended Statistics

Year

Age

 

Team

BB/PA

K/PA

BABIP

GB%

HR/Air

FIP

BsRA9

2004

25

MLB

Minnesota

6.1%

30.1%

.270

 

 

3.07

 

2005

26

MLB

Minnesota

5.0%

26.3%

.289

 

 

2.96

 

2006

27

MLB

Minnesota

5.1%

26.5%

.273

43%

7%

3.09

3.16

2007

28

MLB

Minnesota

5.9%

26.8%

.275

40%

9%

3.89

3.93

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A little example of Joba’s dominance

The first sixteen times he threw his slider and someone swung at it (in MLB), they missed completely. The first hitter to make contact was Magglio Ordonez, and he hit a foul ball.
Credit goes to: http://blog.stats.com/2007/08/joba_watch_1616.html

The Yanks’ Pen in 2008 (as of right now)

There seems to be some concern about the state of the Yankees bullpen going forward, especially with the potential defection of Mo. Let’s take a moment to assess the current state of the pen, and see what holes there are and what Yankee fans should be most worried about behind the starters.
Chris Britton

Basic Statistics

Year

Age

 

Team

G

W

L

IP

TBF

H

2B

3B

HR

R

ER

BB

K

ERA

RA9

2004

21

A

Delmarva

27

9

4

84.0

353

76

 

 

11

38

35

31

80

3.75

4.07

2005

22

A+

Frederick

46

6

0

78.2

302

47

 

 

5

15

14

23

110

1.60

1.72

2006

23

AA

Bowie

13

1

0

16.0

67

14

5

0

0

5

5

6

24

2.81

2.81

2006

23

MLB

Baltimore

52

0

2

53.2

221

46

4

2

4

22

20

17

41

3.35

3.69

2007

24

AAA

Scranton/WB

37

4

2

57.1

233

51

11

5

3

19

16

14

58

2.51

2.98

2007

24

MLB

NY [...]

Miggy C

According to BP:
The rumored asking price (for Cabrera) is three players – one pitcher and position player that are under three years of service time and “solid ink-’em-in guys.” The other would be a “plus prospect, not the best guy on the team, but useful. The Marlins will probably look for a slugger.”
Ian Kennedy, Melky, [...]

Concerning the little known fact of A-Rod’s free agency

A-Rod and Boras are both dirt-bags. I knew this with Boras, and mostly knew it with A-Rod, but I will say that the way this was done was surprising. The only thing that makes sense is if Boras already knows he has a deal in hand that will dwarf what the Yankees were [...]