What are the Yanks Strengths and Weaknesses?

Dr. Detfink · Post #1 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Fri Jan 4, 2013 4:09 pm

What do we have and what do we need?

Pharmcat · Post #2 » by **Pharmcat** » Sat Jan 5, 2013 3:32 am

SP and RP is pretty solild

need young players and a better farm

Butch718 · Post #3 » by **Butch718** » Sat Jan 5, 2013 7:09 pm

They need guys that will show up in the playoffs. More contact hitters, and less of guys that swing strictly for the fences on every pitch.

Yeah and if they happen to be young, the better.

Post #4 » by **moocow007** » Wed Jan 9, 2013 2:10 am

A(nother) dominant stud starter and more fight up and down their lineup.

rappa · Post #5 » by **rappa** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:11 am

I think the SP will be a major strength that is vastly underrated. It will be complimented by a strong bullpen, headlined by a return of Mo, Robertston, Logan and hopefully Joba. Mark Montgomery is coming up from the minors and will augment that group a some point this season. Don't sleep on Pineda coming back from his injury either; he is a big guy and there is a history of them coming back and being great ie: Smoltz, Clemens & Schilling.

Our hitting may be a little old but we do have some young players who will mix in with a veteran laden squad. Hate on Youkillis all you want but he will fit right in with our team, especially with the short right porch. Add Gardner and full season of Ichiro and it's not as bad as everyone thinks. Sleep on Cano but he will carry a lot this year since he's playing for his contract. Maybe this is the year Teix shows up?

On to other positives about this team, Nick Swisher is thankfully gone. We finally don't have to see him disappear in the postseason. Arod's doc had a few things to say in the post the other day and maybe he will be able to come back, but if not then maybe he will retire. I'm optimistic about this upcoming season simply due to the fact that everyone is underrating us. None of our veterans think anyone is better than them and it will show.

As for our farm system, it is vastly underrated. By the end of this season, I wouldn't be surprised if everyone isn't gushing about the trio of our OF at AA or AAA. Tyler Austin, Mason Williams and Slade Heathcott will all be getting pretty close to the big leagues. Look for the pitching names of Rafael De Paula and Jose Campos to rise up into the spotlight this season.

Dr. Detfink · Post #6 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:06 am

This "vastly underrated" farm system could have helped the Yanks out last season but all I saw was Nunez shutting up writers about Jeter's defense...AND Romine lighting up the scoreboard, right? So lets look at the Yanks farm system. Robinson Cano was signed as an Amateur FA. Keep in mind, he's 30 and going to cost them DEARLY.

Right now, Philip Hughes is the most reliable player to come out of the farm in quite some time.

I hope Pineda does come back BUT the young man tore a pectoral muscle and ask Pedro Martinez what that does to your velocity, it makes you a Met. I want the young man back BUT I don't want to see this kid until he is FULLY healthy even if it costs 2013.

That said, a HEALTHY rotation and pen in post-roids world where .240 BA will next you 10M a season...should be fine.

Extremely worried about offense. Who protects Tex? Strike out machine Curtis Granderson? I love Grand street and his defense is still there but...teams are zeroing in on how to pitch to the #3-5 hitters. What happened to Cash's "We're shopping Granderson to relief payroll and get younger..."

Oh really? That's like if another country wants to help the USA with their debt, cost free. It ain't happening.

What the Yanks must consider, Detroit gets back Victor Martinez. Angels are stacked. A's are a year wiser.

Gonna say this, Yanks NEED a catcher.

PetroNet · Post #7 » by **PetroNet** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 3:07 pm

Dr. Detfink wrote:What do we have and what do we need?

Weaknesses: making contact, hitting for average, baserunning(not talking steals, just in general), over reliance on the longball, striking out too much, outfield defense, back end pitching. age/injury

Strengths: front end starting pitching, relief pitching.

this has 85-90 wins written all over it

thebuzzardman · Post #8 » by **thebuzzardman** » Mon Apr 1, 2013 8:05 pm

The starting pitching is old, over rated and prone to injury.

Yanks will squeak to 80 wins with the lame ass hitting and at least two starters miss major time with injury before the season is over.

GnarlesOakley · Post #9 » by **GnarlesOakley** » Wed Apr 3, 2013 11:55 pm

Weaknesses: Everything