Solarte.........15 of 29 = 517 Cervelli.........12 of 25 = 480 Almonte.......11 of 24 = 458 Garcia..........10 of 22 = 455 Jeter............4 of 30 = 133 Teixeira........2 of 14 = 143 Beltran.........4 of 28 = 143 Ellsbury........4 of 23 = 174 Yeah its GOT to be wrong I mean one guy (Solarte) has more hits by himself then the other 4 guys have COMBINED.
Solarte obviously wants a spot on the bench, same with Cervelli. The other 4 stars are kinda going through the motions, getting in their work, etc. We'll know in 2 weeks.
Wow, If those stats indeed are true, perhaps Gerardi can put him in the lineup 1st, 5th & 9th, have him wear a look-a-like mask, and uniform number of/for whoever needs relief as a hitter, eh? Kind of reminds me of Andy Phillips in 07, when he hit was it approx. .400 in ST games. won a Roster Spot in the Bronx, and played 67 games, 57 at 1st base. Tho' it seemed he cooled down quit a bit with his bat, he hit approximately .293 or so, and correct me if I am wrong, Phillips didn't commit an error in any of those games, is that right? I see the stats, yet my memory is foggy.
Is Solarte's first name: Bernardo who may of been acquired from the Twins org.? I know their is a pitcher named Alejandro Solarte, a pitching prospect of the B.Jays. both players hail from Venezuela, though I'm not getting much Yankee news, let alone ST games. We've had but 2 Yankee ST games broadcast here. With ZERO Bums games. I feel very misinformed, almost cheated out of ST games. To pay out the kazoo for the YES channel, or hook up 8 miles of Cable, to pirate TWB Bums games. Neither will be cheap.!
I hope they keep Almonte and DFA Suzuki if no trade can be worked out. It sends a message to the other minor leaguers that if you perform they will bring you up. Switch hitting 5th outfielder who is young and has some potential.
Very good point. Do you think they will DFA Suzuki? What's the word, what are you hearing? (to reiterate, I'm getting little to no Yankee news out here in the barren ass Mojave Desert).
With the money they are going to make from the Japanese market? Ichiro is a world HOFer, he doesn't get DFAd for a minor leaguer that has a hot spring. Come on guys...think like you're running a global business not a roto/fantasy team.
No doubt, Ichiro indeed sales seats, tickets. I'd pay anyday to see this Hall Of Famer in the making, perhaps his last year. Nothing like seeing a Hall of Famer, moreso in their peak, yet one last sneak peak before they retire. Shades of early 70s Willie Mays in Shea, or Aaron back in Milwaukee, Ruth in1935-Braves Field in Boston.One last look of a Hall of Famer while playing, history in the making every game. Of course Ichiro is no Mays, Aaron, especially none are Ruthian. Tho' Suzuki was one of the best hitting machines of his entire generation. Not a flash in the pan. The real deal. IMO, the greatest Japanese MLB player, to ever grace an American Diamond!!! Ichiro will be remembered as a crown jewel,Internationally, (a Ruthian Feat effecting more than one continent), by breaking George Sislers 1920, 258 Hit Season, with 262 Hits ten years ago (04). A extremely sound accurate rifle arm, not quit seen since Clemente graced MLB fields with his rifle-cannon accurate arm, (as well as perhaps being the one outfielder to have journalist first describe his arm as a rifle, moreso than any other prior outfielder of his time), tho' few arms were alluded to as gun like, rocket like, "on a rope", (Of course other great arms have been seen in RF with rifle arms, from 50 to present: Kaline, Aaron, Dewey Evans, Gwynn, Winfield, Parker, Barfield, Victorino, Puig is developing into a rocket arm, not a rifle cannon, (the highlight reels that kid has already made, & if he keeps his wreckless abandoned tempered, he too could upset many a base runner, and historical stats). Yet, of all the greats, IMO, none have reminded me so much as Clemente, than Suzuki: Give Suzuki his 7 years in Japan, to MLB stats, and he would rank right behind Clemente...~! Check that, lets keep Ichiro in NY selling tickets, collecting another gapper to add to his HOF numbers. Yet none IMO can ever live up to the Latino Bambino, and what he did with his arm. Or did for Pan-Am, American, Baseball, changing, effecting lives for generations to come, with is community involvement, and building of Sports Complexes, in the most impoverished of global regions, so much MLB named one of the most coveted personal Trophy Awards after him, be that Roberto, the great man, who always said, quote: "I always wanted to be a Doy-Yer". Montreal Royals, 1954. As good as it gets.
...Matt, unless I'm mistaken, Solarte was with the Rangers last year and was picked up by the Yanx this off season.
Figures it's the guys that are hitting that won't make the team besides Cervelli. I thought for sure they would trade him but now it seems like they will keep him. I am concerned that the main players are not hitting at all.
Jill, I know all about it being spring training but they've played 20 games so yeah, I'm concerned also.
...ST stats mean nothing. Last year during ST Cervelli hit .205...J R Murphy hit .364....Almonte hit .208....Wells hit .333 ...Again, ST stats mean nothing.
I understand that Ron but Cervelli, Murphy, Almonte & Wells (bench players) do not equal Jeter, Beltran, Tex & Ellsbury. When seasoned veteran hitters can't even hit there weight over a 20-25 game span, (against many MINOR league pitchers) sorry but I get concerned.
...first, they have not played 20-25 games. Besides, like I said, it's an anomalous ST stat. ...you seriously can't tell me that you think the current ST stats will hold up over the course of a season.
Of course I don't think these numbers will carry over to the season (SHIT! I certainly hope not) And yes a rare mistake on my part about the # of individual games. My point is that with the exception of Tex (only 14 ABs) you would think the other 3 would be showing a little more then what they're showing. I hope I'm worried for nothing. I do have some concerns about the captain though. After starting spring 0-10 & following that with a 4-4 he's now 0 for his last 16. He's just not getting any lift on the ball. Most of outs are on the ground. On a good note I am very happy that he's moving as well as he is so MAYBE the hitting will fall into place. Like everyone else I'm hoping for the best.
Totus, I'd tend to agree, but I find that hard to believe with Jeter... He has never given off the impression of just putting in the work...
^^^ not sure, but I think what tote meant by "going through the motions" was that being the vets they are, at this point it's just prep work for when the season actually starts. And Jeter especially, is taking it easy for obvious reasons...just my 2 cents.
Hey, Roto Rooter flushes the shit away. With Tanaka and Kuroda, we have all the Japanese licensing revenue we can handle. It's about winning, I know its a business but that is even more the reason to ask Suzuki to commit Seppuku
