Masahiro Tanaka- Would he make a big difference in the Bronx?

[mauconnfan]

It's ironic when Yankees fans say that no Sox fans were around before 2004 - even though many Yankees fans spent decades taking a dump on the millions of Sox fans in New England for 1918, Bucky, etc. Apparently the recipients of those taunts never really existed, just like the ghosts that floated around in the old Yankee Stadium.

Again the "MANY" fans who took a dump is a joke........sorry a Yankee fan gave you crap as you grew up now it's time to actually do that!! Grow up, people from all teams taunt each other you think the Yanks/Sox rivalry is it? It's New England there's a mix and people have fun with each other.......my generalization is totally exaggerated but there is a rebirth of fans in this area of the world I promise. Good for them and I don't blame them their team has been very good for over a decade consistently so why not?

Love stirring the pot but unfortunately it brings out the bitter, uneducated fans too often and that's an issue....not you Vike or 25 just saying!

Just have fun for the next week and know if they get to a Game 6 you'll have MAU behind the Cards dugout 9 rows up with his customers cheering on the ...................................????

 

[Cheddie]

the Yankee farm system is barren according to Tom Verducci, a well respected baseball evaluator and journalist. .

Barren? Yes and no. The upper levels are pretty bad, as this year showed with few available reinforcements. But there is supposedly lots of talent in the lower levels. (Getting from low A to the majors is a long journey, though).

It's hard to overstate how dysfunctional the NYY organization has been for years. Yeah, Gene Michaels did a great job building the Jeter/Rivera, et. al. team, but when George returned, the farm system languished again. He was so totally enamored of "names" that he marginalized young, "unknown" prospects - treating them as trade fodder. Worse, the system was run by his flunkies in Tampa, so you had a separate regime from Cashman in NY. George's legacy remained until recently. Even when they made good picks, they blew them. They drafted Gerrit Cole, a lifelong Yankees fan, out of high school, but bungled his signing and he decided to go to college. It was only a few years ago that Cashman got control of the system and started making scouting changes. This year's draft focused on college players closer to the majors, and one service rated NYY's draft as #4.
If you want to follow Yankees' prospects, read Chad Jennings @ LoHud.

 

[Husky25]

Barren? Yes and no. The upper levels are pretty bad, as this year showed with few available reinforcements. But there is supposedly lots of talent in the lower levels. (Getting from low A to the majors is a long journey, though).

It's hard to overstate how dysfunctional the NYY organization has been for years. Yeah, Gene Michaels did a great job building the Jeter/Rivera, et. al. team, but when George returned, the farm system languished again. He was so totally enamored of "names" that he marginalized young, "unknown" prospects - treating them as trade fodder. Worse, the system was run by his flunkies in Tampa, so you had a separate regime from Cashman in NY. George's legacy remained until recently. Even when they made good picks, they blew them. They drafted Gerrit Cole, a lifelong Yankees fan, out of high school, but bungled his signing and he decided to go to college. It was only a few years ago that Cashman got control of the system and started making scouting changes. This year's draft focused on college players closer to the majors, and one service rated NYY's draft as #4.
If you want to follow Yankees' prospects, read Chad Jennings @ LoHud.

Organizations routinely lower their 25 man roster payroll with the upper levels of the minor leagues. I have no doubt that the Yankee payroll can benefit from the lower level talent in future years, but Double A is the weed out level. When Baseball America looks at the Sox' farm system it begins and ends in Portland and Pawtucket, respectively. Lowell, Salem and Greenville are after thoughts.

 

[Danzz]

Barren? Yes and no. The upper levels are pretty bad, as this year showed with few available reinforcements. But there is supposedly lots of talent in the lower levels. (Getting from low A to the majors is a long journey, though).

It's hard to overstate how dysfunctional the NYY organization has been for years. Yeah, Gene Michaels did a great job building the Jeter/Rivera, et. al. team, but when George returned, the farm system languished again. He was so totally enamored of "names" that he marginalized young, "unknown" prospects - treating them as trade fodder. Worse, the system was run by his flunkies in Tampa, so you had a separate regime from Cashman in NY. George's legacy remained until recently. Even when they made good picks, they blew them. They drafted Gerrit Cole, a lifelong Yankees fan, out of high school, but bungled his signing and he decided to go to college. It was only a few years ago that Cashman got control of the system and started making scouting changes. This year's draft focused on college players closer to the majors, and one service rated NYY's draft as #4.
If you want to follow Yankees' prospects, read Chad Jennings @ LoHud.

If your upper minor levels are barren there is no short term help and if the best prospects are in the lower levels your farm system is in trouble. Mau said something in another post about poor scouting and maybe that is where the Yankees have to make big changes. There are too many question marks on players in the lower minor league levels.
In the meantime Cashman has to figure out a way to get some young starting pitching that can play soon. Rivera left a big hole in the bullpen even if Robertson stays healthy and closes because now you have to fill Robertson's old slot. It will likely take a few years but the Yankees will be fine.

 

[Cheddie]

In the meantime Cashman has to figure out a way to get some young starting pitching that can play soon.

If Pineda and Banuelos are healthy, they could easily fill two rotation spots. Banuelos is only 22, coming back from TJ surgery. And Betances, after struggling, seems to have found his niche as a reliever. They're also supposedly interested in a Korean reliever, Oh Seung-Hwan, to back up Robertson.