Which pitchers do you think are on the opening day roster

Wally Pipp · Post #1 » by **Wally Pipp** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:22 pm

I think the Yanks go with 12 pitchers:

SP Guarantees
Wang
Pettite
Mussina
Hughes
Kennedy

RP Guarantees
Rivera
Chamberlain
Farnsworth
Hawkins

That leaves 3 remaining. I would like to see 2 lefties but they may not even have 1 good one.

Who do you think out of these remaining:
Traber (my choice for lefty)
Igawa (I wish he was a sure thing; another lefty)
Henn (a lefty that just doesn't seem to have major league stuff)
Ohlendorf (I think they see something in him)
Karstens (I like his stuff; long relief role?)
Bruney (has done it for them in the past)
Albaladejo (impressive in short stint in major last year for Nats)
Rameriz (didn't impress in time in majors last year)
Britton (never seems to get a chance like he did with O's two years ago)
Veras (long shot)

VinnyTheMick · Post #2 » by **VinnyTheMick** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:10 pm

The final 3 spots would go to Traber, Ohlendorf & Albaladejo in my opinion. I think Igawa might slip in simply because of the money invested in him but he definitely should be in Triple A.

EDIT- 2 of the guys I said should make the roster are pitching today. With my luck, I jsut jinxed them.

34Celtic · Post #3 » by **34Celtic** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:25 am

Wally Pipp wrote:I think the Yanks go with 12 pitchers:

SP Guarantees
Wang
Pettite
Mussina
Hughes
Kennedy

RP Guarantees
Rivera
Chamberlain
Farnsworth
Hawkins

That leaves 3 remaining. I would like to see 2 lefties but they may not even have 1 good one.

Who do you think out of these remaining:
Traber (my choice for lefty) - Haven't seen him pitch
Igawa (I wish he was a sure thing; another lefty) - He Sucks
Henn (a lefty that just doesn't seem to have major league stuff) - Correct
Ohlendorf (I think they see something in him) - Get him a jersey
Karstens (I like his stuff; long relief role?) - AAAA pitcher
Bruney (has done it for them in the past) - Horrible, can't throw strikes
Albaladejo (impressive in short stint in major last year for Nats) - 2nd Guy on this list
Rameriz (didn't impress in time in majors last year) - 3rd Guy in line on this list.
Britton (never seems to get a chance like he did with O's two years ago) - Did you see him pitch last year? He sucks, the O's wouldn't have traded him for Jaret Wright if he didn't
Veras (long shot) - Tied with Edwar right now, IMO

Post #4 » by **moocow007** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:14 am

I would say Bruney for sure.

He the most proven in terms of being able to pitch as a Yankee and in Yankee stadium. He's throws hard. I think his personality will mesh well with Girardi's.

The other two?

I'll go with Karstens and someone else not on the list (a lefty). Karstens obviously for his ability to spot start, pitch long relief, basically pitch in any situation.

Igawa and Traber are hardly ideal lefty relievers that you'd want to have on a team with championship aspirations.

VinnyTheMick · Post #5 » by **VinnyTheMick** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:21 am

moocow007 wrote:
Igawa and Traber are hardly ideal lefty relievers that you'd want to have on a team with championship aspirations.

Well its either Traber or Henn & Trabers Ks against lefties are amazing. If Girardi is looking for a LOOGY, its Traber.

Post #6 » by **moocow007** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:16 pm

VinnyTheMick wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Well its either Traber or Henn & Trabers Ks against lefties are amazing. If Girardi is looking for a LOOGY, its Traber.

I don't know and it's obivously only one game but Traber looked terrible yesterday in relief against the flyweight Pirates 2nd team. Looked like he was just sling shotting batting practice pitches down the middle.