http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/base...quez/index.html

 

The Yankees are closing in on acquiring Javier Vazquez in a five-player deal with the Braves, SI.com has learned.

 

The deal would send Vazquez and Boone Logan to the Yankees for Melky Cabrera, Mike Dunn and a prospect to Atlanta.

Again?

 

Javy hated New York.

I can't believe the Yankees would go down that road again.

I can't believe the Yankees would go down that road again.

 

 

They will get a very good pitcher, if it goes through

They will get a very good pitcher, if it goes through

 

A very good pitcher when the games don't matter. Unfortunately lots of games usually matter for the Yanks.

Are they out of their minds?

 

Also...That would give the Yankees both of our failed mid-00's LOOGY's.

Wow, I'd much rather the return we got than the one the Braves got. Although they did get an absolutely stellar season from Javy.

You they could somehow graft Colon and Javy, you would have a beast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or a train wreck of epic proportions.

A very good pitcher when the games don't matter. Unfortunately lots of games usually matter for the Yanks.

 

He was great in September for the Braves last year and they were in the hunt for the playoffs. He definitely couldn't pitch for the Sox in big games though.

They will get a very good pitcher, if it goes through

 

This was the thought the first time the Yankees acquired him. Tell me how that worked out

Have they not learned? He's still the same damn pitcher. If you told me we could have Javy back, I wouldn't want him back. Stupid move.

this would be a great move for the yankees....cabrera is useless now that they have granderson, and vazquez is at worst a slightly above average league pitcher

 

his shortcomings in crunch time have been greatly exaggerated on this site since 2006.....he had a brutal final 3 starts in 2008, but 8 of his 9 starts before that were QS (and you can't tell me games in august and september don't matter), and the 1 that wasn't was 7 IP 4 ER....

 

When games "mattered" in 2006, he put up a 3.41 ERA in August, and a 3.82 ERA in September (with 4 out of 5 september starts having 10+ K's)

 

Then last year he brought his team back into legitimacy in the NL east and wild card with a year that was so underappreciated around baseball...he was probably a top 3 or 5 starter in the NL last year ..... a 1.03 WHIP and 238 Ks

Its also worth mentioning that the price of Cabrera ended up being a workhorse starting pitcher who puts up good numbers... In otherwords way more than the Sox could have paid for Melky.

Hm.

 

This is funny. I highly doubt Vazquez does anything but implode for the Yanks. It's a done-deal according to rotoworld.

he's probably learned a lot since his last NY encounter. Plus it's a chance to do something about his reputation for lack of cajones.

he's probably learned a lot since his last NY encounter. Plus it's a chance to do something about his reputation for lack of cajones.

 

It ain't just his reputation

This is funny. My friends hate this.

So, the Yankees get another great player for absolutely nothing again. Now, this is competitive balance.

So, the Yankees get another great player for absolutely nothing again. Now, this is competitive balance.

They traded for Javy, I don't see anything great here.

They traded for Javy, I don't see anything great here.

Look at his numbers. Javy V is a great pitcher. He was great for the Sox too. Just becasue he pisses himself in big moments, doesn't make him less great, it makes him a s***ty big-game pitcher. He's going to be incredible as a 3-4 option for the Yankees.

Look at his numbers. Javy V is a great pitcher. He was great for the Sox too. Just becasue he pisses himself in big moments, doesn't make him less great, it makes him a s***ty big-game pitcher. He's going to be incredible as a 3-4 option for the Yankees.

 

I think your definition of "great" needs some tweaking.

I wonder if Javy will bust out the "all I want to do is be a good father, pitching doesn't matter" quote again in NY?

this would be a great move for the yankees....cabrera is useless now that they have granderson, and vazquez is at worst a slightly above average league pitcher

 

his shortcomings in crunch time have been greatly exaggerated on this site since 2006.....he had a brutal final 3 starts in 2008, but 8 of his 9 starts before that were QS (and you can't tell me games in august and september don't matter), and the 1 that wasn't was 7 IP 4 ER....

 

When games "mattered" in 2006, he put up a 3.41 ERA in August, and a 3.82 ERA in September (with 4 out of 5 september starts having 10+ K's)

 

Then last year he brought his team back into legitimacy in the NL east and wild card with a year that was so underappreciated around baseball...he was probably a top 3 or 5 starter in the NL last year ..... a 1.03 WHIP and 238 Ks

 

His overall numbers in September/October on winning AL teams

 

2004 w/Yankees 6 GS, 1-2, 34.1 IP, 6.29 ERA, 37 H, 24 ER, 29 K, 16 BB

2006 w/White Sox 6 GS, 0-4, 40 IP, 4.28 ERA, 33 H, 19 ER, 57 K, 10 BB

2008 w/White Sox 6 GS, 2-4, 31.2 IP, 6.25 ERA, 31 H, 22 ER, 30 K, 13 BB

 

Total: 18 GS, 3-10, 107 IP, 5.47 ERA, 101 H, 116 K, 39 BB, 1.31 WHIP

 

You were saying?

I wonder if Javy will bust out the "all I want to do is be a good father, pitching doesn't matter" quote again in NY?

 

Wasn't it something like, "at least I have my family and I can go back to Puerto Rico."?

he's probably learned a lot since his last NY encounter. Plus it's a chance to do something about his reputation for lack of cajones.

 

You never gain cajones, my friend. The only way he might be able to gain them is if he got testicular cancer. Even then, that's more of a bad thing than a good thing.

Edited December 22, 200916 yr by chw42