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nothing that wasn't already known. doctors have addressed the stiffness and have already said it will take a year to be 100% back to what he was...this is not newsbreaking
 
Best start looking for a potential quality replacement at a reasonable price, this is when you wish someone in the system were ready to come forward and give it a run.
 
I know what the Dr's have said, but I seriously doubt that he'll be productive again... Defensively adequate, but not offensively...
 
It cracks me up that the Yankees spend a half a billion on new players, grabbing every great free agent not named Cano, making the team a force again, and fans complain about the backup 1B.... is this a joke?
 
...yup, and what has yet to be explained is why there should be such a rush to spend the money on another 1Bman that may not even play if Tex is able to play?

...it's not like an emergency 1Bman would be hard to find if one is in fact needed.
 
I am more concerned with Jeter than I am Tex. As Big Al said, the fact that the wrist is not 100% is not news. I only hope that Jeter will not let his ego ruin his legacy by refusing to transition to 3B if its for the good of the team. No shortstop has done what he is trying to accomplish at his age. I remember watching Aparicio play his final year and it was ugly. If I was Hal, I'd call Boras and sign Drew, tell Jeter to follow Ripken to 3B and solve 2 problems at once.
 
...Drew is an average SS who wants above average money for multiple years.
 
Majorball said:
I am more concerned with Jeter than I am Tex. As Big Al said, the fact that the wrist is not 100% is not news. I only hope that Jeter will not let his ego ruin his legacy by refusing to transition to 3B if its for the good of the team. No shortstop has done what he is trying to accomplish at his age. I remember watching Aparicio play his final year and it was ugly. If I was Hal, I'd call Boras and sign Drew, tell Jeter to follow Ripken to 3B and solve 2 problems at once.
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If I am Jeter I would say..why push me out until I prove I am whether or not I am a LIABILITY at SS. he moves to third he becomes an average 3b hitter
 
Who will be on the market over the next 3 years. Tulowitzki is a maybe? Drew would bridge a gap I feel. He is considered an above average SS who with hitting lefthanded would benefit from the Stadium.
 
The Yankees could certainly have another season of injuries, looking around the roster there are plenty of risks including Tex, but considering the money they have on the field it's far from fair to expect them to go out and start grabbing decent backups, decent backups cost money, it's not happening, this is the team, cross your fingers, and if the hammer drops get ready for guys off the heap.
 
...Drew is a career .264 .329 OBP hitter...and is virtually useless vs LHed pitching. He also has not managed to play more than 124 games (last year) since 2010. He also strikes out way too often and YS won't help him that much unless he gets suckered into thinking he's some sort of HR hitter, which he's clearly not.
...he's also average defensively. And his range will only decline since he'll be 31 before the season starts and again he's wanting a multi-year deal.


...I'm not saying he's a bad player, he's not. But I'm just not impressed with anything he does.
 
I'll reserve comment on Tex until we see him in the spring.
 
I like where his head is at. Grounded in reality and managing expectations. This is all part of the process. ST is going to busy between the Japanese press and the wanna be docs following every TeX and Jete move.
 
Whether Tex can go 140+ games at 1b the Yankees STILL need a back up 1st baseman. Even if its only to relieve Tex for 25-30 games a year. I mean to the best of my knowledge NO OTHER TEAM is going into the season without a back up 1st baseman.
 
...one more time, 1Bmen are not exactly a scarce commodity...and we are still a long way off until opening day.

...ST should give Tex and the Yanx plenty of time to assess his status...someone please explain why there is such a rush to sign a bench player for the least significant position on the field?
 
yankeesince59 said:
...one more time, 1Bmen are not exactly a scarce commodity...and we are still a long way off until opening day.

...ST should give Tex and the Yanx plenty of time to assess his status...someone please explain why there is such a rush to sign a bench player for the least significant position on the field?
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Oh I don't know, could it possibly be because Tex has missed over 185 games over the last 2 seasons.? But hey, that's just me.

And if 1st baseman are so easy to come by, name 3 that the Yankees could pick up as backups without spending to much. Just curious.
 
...are you fucking serious?...do you seriously want me to waste my time looking for backup 1Bmen?

...and do you seriously think that IF Tex cannot play, the Yanx will not be able to find someone to play 1B?




...again, opening day is 2 months away...worrying over a backup 1Bman?...unbelievable.






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Abraham, Adam 1B Cleveland Indians
Abreu, Jose 1B Chicago White Sox
Adams, Matt 1B St. Louis Cardinals
Adams, Trever 1B Texas Rangers
Aguilar, Jesus 1B Cleveland Indians
Aliotti, Anthony 1B Oakland Athletics
Alonso, Yonder 1B San Diego Padres
Amador, Japhet 1B Houston Astros
Anders, Luke 1B San Francisco Giants
Anderson, Lars 1B Chicago White Sox
Anderson, Leslie 1B Tampa Bay Rays
Arbelo, Yazy 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Aubrey, Michael 1B Washington Nationals
Bailey, Jeff 1B Minnesota Twins
Baker, Aaron 1B Baltimore Orioles
Baker, Jeff 1B Texas Rangers
Barker, Kevin 1B Washington Nationals
Barnum, Keon 1B Chicago White Sox
Barton, Daric 1B Oakland Athletics
Bates, Aaron 1B Minnesota Twins
Beckwith, William 1B Atlanta Braves
Belt, Brandon 1B San Francisco Giants
Bishop, Rawley 1B Detroit Tigers
Blackwood, Jacob 1B San Diego Padres
Bloxom, Justin 1B Washington Nationals
Botts, Jason 1B Colorado Rockies
Bour, Justin 1B Chicago Cubs
Bozied, Tagg 1B Philadelphia Phillies
Branyan, Russell 1B New York Yankees
Canha, Mark 1B Miami Marlins
Carter, Chris 1B Houston Astros
Casto, Kory 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Chester, David 1B Boston Red Sox
Clark, Jared 1B Colorado Rockies
Clark, Matt 1B San Diego Padres
Clemens, Koby 1B Houston Astros
Colabello, Chris 1B Minnesota Twins
Cooper, David 1B Cleveland Indians
Craig, Allen 1B St. Louis Cardinals
Cron, C.J. 1B Los Angeles Angels
Curry, Matt 1B Pittsburgh Pirates
Davis, Chris 1B Baltimore Orioles
Davis, Ike 1B New York Mets
De Jesus, Jharmidy 1B Seattle Mariners
Decker, Cody 1B San Diego Padres
Delgado, Carlos 1B Boston Red Sox
Delmonico, Nick 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Dickerson, Alex 1B San Diego Padres
Dickson, O'Koyea 1B Los Angeles Dodgers
Dobbs, Greg 1B Miami Marlins
Dopirak, Brian 1B Houston Astros
Dunigan, Joseph 1B Seattle Mariners
Durham, Miles 1B Pittsburgh Pirates
Dykstra, Allan 1B New York Mets
Encarnacion, Edwin 1B Toronto Blue Jays
Evans, Nick 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Everidge, Tommy 1B Oakland Athletics
Fielder, Prince 1B Texas Rangers
Fields, Matthew 1B Kansas City Royals
Francisco, Juan 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Frandsen, Kevin 1B Philadelphia Phillies
Freeman, Freddie 1B Atlanta Braves
Freiman, Nate 1B Oakland Athletics
Gac, Ian 1B Kansas City Royals
Gallagher, Jim 1B Chicago White Sox
Gamel, Mat 1B Atlanta Braves
Goldschmidt, Paul 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Gomez, Mauro 1B Washington Nationals
Gonzalez, Adrian 1B Los Angeles Dodgers
Green, Taylor 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Guzman, Joel 1B Baltimore Orioles
Guzman, Ronald 1B Texas Rangers
Hague, Matt 1B Pittsburgh Pirates
Hall, Frazier 1B Los Angeles Angels
Halton, Sean 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Hamilton, Mark 1B Atlanta Braves
Hedman, Drew 1B Boston Red Sox
Helton, Todd 1B Colorado Rockies
Hessman, Mike 1B Cincinnati Reds
Hinze, Kody 1B Houston Astros
Hoffpauir, Micah 1B Chicago Cubs
Hosmer, Eric 1B Kansas City Royals
Howard, Ryan 1B Philadelphia Phillies
Huber, Justin 1B Minnesota Twins
Hughes, Rhyne 1B Baltimore Orioles
Ishikawa, Travis 1B Pittsburgh Pirates
Jackson, Conor 1B Baltimore Orioles
Jacobo, Gabe 1B Los Angeles Angels
Jacobs, Chris 1B Los Angeles Dodgers
Jacobs, Mike 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Jimenez, Luis 1B Toronto Blue Jays
Jones, Garrett 1B Miami Marlins
Kelley, Casey 1B San Diego Padres
Kirby-Jones, A.J. 1B San Diego Padres
Konerko, Paul 1B Chicago White Sox
LaRoche, Adam 1B Washington Nationals
Langerhans, Ryan 1B Toronto Blue Jays
Larish, Jeff 1B Pittsburgh Pirates
Lasater, Ben 1B Miami Marlins
Lennerton, Jordan 1B Detroit Tigers
Lind, Adam 1B Toronto Blue Jays
Lindsey, John 1B Los Angeles Dodgers
Loewen, Adam 1B Toronto Blue Jays
Loney, James 1B Tampa Bay Rays
Lopez, Roberto 1B Los Angeles Angels
Mahoney, Joe 1B Miami Marlins
Malm, Jeff 1B Tampa Bay Rays
Marrero, Christian 1B Atlanta Braves
Marrero, Chris 1B Washington Nationals
Mauer, Joe 1B Minnesota Twins
McAnulty, Paul 1B Los Angeles Angels
McDade, Mike 1B Chicago White Sox
McGuiness, Chris 1B Pittsburgh Pirates
Mejia, Ernesto 1B Atlanta Braves
Mills, Beau 1B Cleveland Indians
Miranda, Juan 1B Tampa Bay Rays
Moreland, Mitch 1B Texas Rangers
Morneau, Justin 1B Colorado Rockies
Morris, Hunter 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Morrison, Logan 1B Seattle Mariners
Morse, Michael 1B San Francisco Giants
Moss, Brandon 1B Oakland Athletics
Muncy, Maxwell 1B Oakland Athletics
Murton, Luke 1B New York Yankees
Napoli, Mike 1B Boston Red Sox
Nash, Telvin 1B Houston Astros
Navarro, Efren 1B Los Angeles Angels
Newsome, Brett 1B Washington Nationals
Nicolas, Cesar 1B Detroit Tigers
Nunez, Reymond 1B New York Yankees
Olson, Matt 1B Oakland Athletics
Olt, Mike 1B Chicago Cubs
Oropesa, Ricky 1B San Francisco Giants
Ortiz, Jaime 1B Miami Marlins
Owings, Micah 1B Washington Nationals
Ozga, Travis 1B New York Mets
Pacheco, Jordan 1B Colorado Rockies
Padron, Jorge 1B Boston Red Sox
Parker, Stephen 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Pascucci, Valentino 1B New York Mets
Paulk, Michael 1B Colorado Rockies
Peterson, Brock 1B Washington Nationals
Phelps, Josh 1B Cleveland Indians
Pill, Brett 1B San Francisco Giants
Plagman, Tony 1B Detroit Tigers
Poythress, Rich 1B Seattle Mariners
Raben, Dennis 1B Seattle Mariners
Ramirez, Nick 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Ray, Lance 1B Minnesota Twins
Rhinehart, William 1B Cincinnati Reds
Rieger, Ryan 1B Miami Marlins
Rizzo, Anthony 1B Chicago Cubs
Rizzotti, Matt 1B Philadelphia Phillies
Robbins, James 1B Detroit Tigers
Robinson, Clint 1B Los Angeles Dodgers
Rogers, Jason 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Roling, Kiel 1B Colorado Rockies
Roller, Kyle 1B New York Yankees
Ruf, Darin 1B Philadelphia Phillies
Ruiz, Jose 1B Texas Rangers
Ruiz, Randy 1B Chicago White Sox
Sabourin, Jerrud 1B Cleveland Indians
Sanchez, Gaby 1B Pittsburgh Pirates
Sanz, Luis 1B Detroit Tigers
Satin, Josh 1B New York Mets
Scioscia, Matthew 1B Los Angeles Angels
Scruggs, Xavier 1B St. Louis Cardinals
Senne, Aaron 1B Miami Marlins
Sheridan, Michael 1B Tampa Bay Rays
Singleton, Jon 1B Houston Astros
Smith, Dominic 1B New York Mets
Smoak, Justin 1B Seattle Mariners
Snyder, Brandon 1B Boston Red Sox
Songco, Angelo 1B Los Angeles Dodgers
Sosa, Carlos 1B San Diego Padres
Soto, Neftali 1B Cincinnati Reds
Strieby, Ryan 1B Detroit Tigers
Swisher, Nick 1B Cleveland Indians
Teixeira, Mark 1B New York Yankees
Tejada, Luis 1B San Diego Padres
Tinoco, Steven 1B Tampa Bay Rays
Tracy, Andy 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Tracy, Chad 1B Colorado Rockies
Tracy, Chad 1B Washington Nationals
Tracy, Mark 1B Chicago White Sox
Trumbo, Mark 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Van Ostrand, Jimmy 1B Washington Nationals
Vargas, Kennys 1B Minnesota Twins
Vazquez, Jorge 1B New York Yankees
Villalona, Angel 1B San Francisco Giants
Vogelbach, Daniel 1B Chicago Cubs
Votto, Joey 1B Cincinnati Reds
Walker, Christian 1B Baltimore Orioles
Walker, Michael 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Wallace, Brett 1B Houston Astros
Weglarz, Nick 1B Tampa Bay Rays
Welch, Stefan 1B Pittsburgh Pirates
Westlake, Aaron 1B Detroit Tigers
Williams, Jacob 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Woodward, Chris 1B Toronto Blue Jays
Wooten, John 1B Washington Nationals
Wunderlich, Phillip 1B Tampa Bay Rays
Zuanich, Mike 1B Colorado Rockies
 
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But you didn't pick 3, lol. The Yankees are right to wait and see what they have toward the end of spring training. There is a lot of movement at that time as teams scramble to make the 25 man rosters. Rick, I'm sure the Yankees share the same concerns as you. Tex has given them reason with the injuries that have kept him off the field the last couple of years, but I could see maybe as many as 3 new players being added to the roster before opening day. I see an outfielder/1B, and relief as possibly areas of upgrades during Spring Training. In addition, a trade involving Gardner for SP still would not shock me.
 
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...^^^yup, and I'm sure that by opening day the Yanx will either have a warm body on the bench to take Tex's place if he has a relapse until they can find a better every day 1Bman...I also agree about the addition of another reliever/closer.
...I've been saying that Gardner may be on the block for awhile now but now that Tanaka has been secured I've tempered my thinking on the idea.
...and as has been discussed, we may see Tex hitting RHed vs certain RHed pitcher in certain situations...the reasoning is that his surgically repaired wrist is under more stress when hitting LHed.
 
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yankeesince59 said:
...are you fucking serious?...do you seriously want me to waste my time looking for backup 1Bmen?

...and do you seriously think that IF Tex cannot play, the Yanx will not be able to find someone to play 1B?




...again, opening day is 2 months away...worrying over a backup 1Bman?...unbelievable.






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Abraham, Adam 1B Cleveland Indians
Abreu, Jose 1B Chicago White Sox
Adams, Matt 1B St. Louis Cardinals
Adams, Trever 1B Texas Rangers
Aguilar, Jesus 1B Cleveland Indians
Aliotti, Anthony 1B Oakland Athletics
Alonso, Yonder 1B San Diego Padres
Amador, Japhet 1B Houston Astros
Anders, Luke 1B San Francisco Giants
Anderson, Lars 1B Chicago White Sox
Anderson, Leslie 1B Tampa Bay Rays
Arbelo, Yazy 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Aubrey, Michael 1B Washington Nationals
Bailey, Jeff 1B Minnesota Twins
Baker, Aaron 1B Baltimore Orioles
Baker, Jeff 1B Texas Rangers
Barker, Kevin 1B Washington Nationals
Barnum, Keon 1B Chicago White Sox
Barton, Daric 1B Oakland Athletics
Bates, Aaron 1B Minnesota Twins
Beckwith, William 1B Atlanta Braves
Belt, Brandon 1B San Francisco Giants
Bishop, Rawley 1B Detroit Tigers
Blackwood, Jacob 1B San Diego Padres
Bloxom, Justin 1B Washington Nationals
Botts, Jason 1B Colorado Rockies
Bour, Justin 1B Chicago Cubs
Bozied, Tagg 1B Philadelphia Phillies
Branyan, Russell 1B New York Yankees
Canha, Mark 1B Miami Marlins
Carter, Chris 1B Houston Astros
Casto, Kory 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Chester, David 1B Boston Red Sox
Clark, Jared 1B Colorado Rockies
Clark, Matt 1B San Diego Padres
Clemens, Koby 1B Houston Astros
Colabello, Chris 1B Minnesota Twins
Cooper, David 1B Cleveland Indians
Craig, Allen 1B St. Louis Cardinals
Cron, C.J. 1B Los Angeles Angels
Curry, Matt 1B Pittsburgh Pirates
Davis, Chris 1B Baltimore Orioles
Davis, Ike 1B New York Mets
De Jesus, Jharmidy 1B Seattle Mariners
Decker, Cody 1B San Diego Padres
Delgado, Carlos 1B Boston Red Sox
Delmonico, Nick 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Dickerson, Alex 1B San Diego Padres
Dickson, O'Koyea 1B Los Angeles Dodgers
Dobbs, Greg 1B Miami Marlins
Dopirak, Brian 1B Houston Astros
Dunigan, Joseph 1B Seattle Mariners
Durham, Miles 1B Pittsburgh Pirates
Dykstra, Allan 1B New York Mets
Encarnacion, Edwin 1B Toronto Blue Jays
Evans, Nick 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Everidge, Tommy 1B Oakland Athletics
Fielder, Prince 1B Texas Rangers
Fields, Matthew 1B Kansas City Royals
Francisco, Juan 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Frandsen, Kevin 1B Philadelphia Phillies
Freeman, Freddie 1B Atlanta Braves
Freiman, Nate 1B Oakland Athletics
Gac, Ian 1B Kansas City Royals
Gallagher, Jim 1B Chicago White Sox
Gamel, Mat 1B Atlanta Braves
Goldschmidt, Paul 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Gomez, Mauro 1B Washington Nationals
Gonzalez, Adrian 1B Los Angeles Dodgers
Green, Taylor 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Guzman, Joel 1B Baltimore Orioles
Guzman, Ronald 1B Texas Rangers
Hague, Matt 1B Pittsburgh Pirates
Hall, Frazier 1B Los Angeles Angels
Halton, Sean 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Hamilton, Mark 1B Atlanta Braves
Hedman, Drew 1B Boston Red Sox
Helton, Todd 1B Colorado Rockies
Hessman, Mike 1B Cincinnati Reds
Hinze, Kody 1B Houston Astros
Hoffpauir, Micah 1B Chicago Cubs
Hosmer, Eric 1B Kansas City Royals
Howard, Ryan 1B Philadelphia Phillies
Huber, Justin 1B Minnesota Twins
Hughes, Rhyne 1B Baltimore Orioles
Ishikawa, Travis 1B Pittsburgh Pirates
Jackson, Conor 1B Baltimore Orioles
Jacobo, Gabe 1B Los Angeles Angels
Jacobs, Chris 1B Los Angeles Dodgers
Jacobs, Mike 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Jimenez, Luis 1B Toronto Blue Jays
Jones, Garrett 1B Miami Marlins
Kelley, Casey 1B San Diego Padres
Kirby-Jones, A.J. 1B San Diego Padres
Konerko, Paul 1B Chicago White Sox
LaRoche, Adam 1B Washington Nationals
Langerhans, Ryan 1B Toronto Blue Jays
Larish, Jeff 1B Pittsburgh Pirates
Lasater, Ben 1B Miami Marlins
Lennerton, Jordan 1B Detroit Tigers
Lind, Adam 1B Toronto Blue Jays
Lindsey, John 1B Los Angeles Dodgers
Loewen, Adam 1B Toronto Blue Jays
Loney, James 1B Tampa Bay Rays
Lopez, Roberto 1B Los Angeles Angels
Mahoney, Joe 1B Miami Marlins
Malm, Jeff 1B Tampa Bay Rays
Marrero, Christian 1B Atlanta Braves
Marrero, Chris 1B Washington Nationals
Mauer, Joe 1B Minnesota Twins
McAnulty, Paul 1B Los Angeles Angels
McDade, Mike 1B Chicago White Sox
McGuiness, Chris 1B Pittsburgh Pirates
Mejia, Ernesto 1B Atlanta Braves
Mills, Beau 1B Cleveland Indians
Miranda, Juan 1B Tampa Bay Rays
Moreland, Mitch 1B Texas Rangers
Morneau, Justin 1B Colorado Rockies
Morris, Hunter 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Morrison, Logan 1B Seattle Mariners
Morse, Michael 1B San Francisco Giants
Moss, Brandon 1B Oakland Athletics
Muncy, Maxwell 1B Oakland Athletics
Murton, Luke 1B New York Yankees
Napoli, Mike 1B Boston Red Sox
Nash, Telvin 1B Houston Astros
Navarro, Efren 1B Los Angeles Angels
Newsome, Brett 1B Washington Nationals
Nicolas, Cesar 1B Detroit Tigers
Nunez, Reymond 1B New York Yankees
Olson, Matt 1B Oakland Athletics
Olt, Mike 1B Chicago Cubs
Oropesa, Ricky 1B San Francisco Giants
Ortiz, Jaime 1B Miami Marlins
Owings, Micah 1B Washington Nationals
Ozga, Travis 1B New York Mets
Pacheco, Jordan 1B Colorado Rockies
Padron, Jorge 1B Boston Red Sox
Parker, Stephen 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Pascucci, Valentino 1B New York Mets
Paulk, Michael 1B Colorado Rockies
Peterson, Brock 1B Washington Nationals
Phelps, Josh 1B Cleveland Indians
Pill, Brett 1B San Francisco Giants
Plagman, Tony 1B Detroit Tigers
Poythress, Rich 1B Seattle Mariners
Raben, Dennis 1B Seattle Mariners
Ramirez, Nick 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Ray, Lance 1B Minnesota Twins
Rhinehart, William 1B Cincinnati Reds
Rieger, Ryan 1B Miami Marlins
Rizzo, Anthony 1B Chicago Cubs
Rizzotti, Matt 1B Philadelphia Phillies
Robbins, James 1B Detroit Tigers
Robinson, Clint 1B Los Angeles Dodgers
Rogers, Jason 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Roling, Kiel 1B Colorado Rockies
Roller, Kyle 1B New York Yankees
Ruf, Darin 1B Philadelphia Phillies
Ruiz, Jose 1B Texas Rangers
Ruiz, Randy 1B Chicago White Sox
Sabourin, Jerrud 1B Cleveland Indians
Sanchez, Gaby 1B Pittsburgh Pirates
Sanz, Luis 1B Detroit Tigers
Satin, Josh 1B New York Mets
Scioscia, Matthew 1B Los Angeles Angels
Scruggs, Xavier 1B St. Louis Cardinals
Senne, Aaron 1B Miami Marlins
Sheridan, Michael 1B Tampa Bay Rays
Singleton, Jon 1B Houston Astros
Smith, Dominic 1B New York Mets
Smoak, Justin 1B Seattle Mariners
Snyder, Brandon 1B Boston Red Sox
Songco, Angelo 1B Los Angeles Dodgers
Sosa, Carlos 1B San Diego Padres
Soto, Neftali 1B Cincinnati Reds
Strieby, Ryan 1B Detroit Tigers
Swisher, Nick 1B Cleveland Indians
Teixeira, Mark 1B New York Yankees
Tejada, Luis 1B San Diego Padres
Tinoco, Steven 1B Tampa Bay Rays
Tracy, Andy 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Tracy, Chad 1B Colorado Rockies
Tracy, Chad 1B Washington Nationals
Tracy, Mark 1B Chicago White Sox
Trumbo, Mark 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Van Ostrand, Jimmy 1B Washington Nationals
Vargas, Kennys 1B Minnesota Twins
Vazquez, Jorge 1B New York Yankees
Villalona, Angel 1B San Francisco Giants
Vogelbach, Daniel 1B Chicago Cubs
Votto, Joey 1B Cincinnati Reds
Walker, Christian 1B Baltimore Orioles
Walker, Michael 1B Milwaukee Brewers
Wallace, Brett 1B Houston Astros
Weglarz, Nick 1B Tampa Bay Rays
Welch, Stefan 1B Pittsburgh Pirates
Westlake, Aaron 1B Detroit Tigers
Williams, Jacob 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Woodward, Chris 1B Toronto Blue Jays
Wooten, John 1B Washington Nationals
Wunderlich, Phillip 1B Tampa Bay Rays
Zuanich, Mike 1B Colorado Rockies
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Holy elephant balls Ron, are you serious with that list. I only went through A & B (29 names) and 17 of them aren't in baseball reference which means they've never played a major league game. Of the other 12, Here's a few that you mentioned..........

Lars Anderson = a career 167 hitter who hasn't played since 2012
Michael Aubrey, Jeff Bailey, Kevin Barker & Aaron Bates haven't played since 2009
Jason Botts hasn't played since 2008
Russell Branyan hasn't played since 2011
Brandon Belt is currently going through arbitration with the Giants & there's no way they let him get away.

And if I continued to check that joke of a list I'm sure I'll find more of the same. Hell if that list is all that's available I'd rather the Yankees give Boog Powell a call to back up 1st base.
 
Don't be surprised to see Cervelli getting some reps at 1B in ST. Gardner is staying. We'll see lots of Ellsbury/Gardner double steals in 2014, maybe even a swipe of home.

I can read tea leaves too.
 
Rick2583 said:
Holy elephant balls Ron, are you serious with that list. I only went through A & B (29 names) and 17 of them aren't in baseball reference which means they've never played a major league game. Of the other 12, Here's a few that you mentioned..........

Lars Anderson = a career 167 hitter who hasn't played since 2012
Michael Aubrey, Jeff Bailey, Kevin Barker & Aaron Bates haven't played since 2009








Jason Botts hasn't played since 2008
Russell Branyan hasn't played since 2011
Brandon Belt is currently going through arbitration with the Giants & there's no way they let him get away.

And if I continued to check that joke of a list I'm sure I'll find more of the same. Hell if that list is all that's available I'd rather the Yankees give Boog Powell a call to back up 1st base.
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...uhhh, did you missed the part where I said "it only took about 30 seconds"?....like I said, why should I "waste my time looking for backup 1Bmen" that you asked for?...I didn't even look at the list. Instead I simply googled and then copied and pasted...if you want to waste your time sifting through that list, be my guest, but don't tell me there are not 3 viable players on that list.
 
yankeesince59 said:
...uhhh, did you missed the part where I said "it only took about 30 seconds"?....like I said, why should I "waste my time looking for backup 1Bmen" that you asked for?...I didn't even look at the list. Instead I simply googled and then copied and pasted...if you want to waste your time sifting through that list, be my guest, but don't tell me there are not 3 viable players on that list.
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I've no doubt we could find 3 players on that list but do the Yankees really want to settle for a career 220 hitter who hasn't played in the majors in a few years to back up Tex? But hell like you mentioned it's still early yet so hopefully the Yankees will be able to find a decent back up.
 
Rick2583 said:
I've no doubt we could find 3 players on that list but do the Yankees really want to settle for a career 220 hitter who hasn't played in the majors in a few years to back up Tex? But hell like you mentioned it's still early yet so hopefully the Yankees will be able to find a decent back up.
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settle, no, but he'd be a back-up for a reason... because something happened to the primary.... if he was a 270+ hitter, he probably wouldn't be a back-up... so if you need someone to play the position other than your primary, you won't have much to choose from...

always could catch lightning in a bottle, but very unlikely
 
Hammerojustice said:
settle, no, but he'd be a back-up for a reason... because something happened to the primary.... if he was a 270+ hitter, he probably wouldn't be a back-up... so if you need someone to play the position other than your primary, you won't have much to choose from...

always could catch lightning in a bottle, but very unlikely
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JMO but its for reasons like this that I think the Yankees should have resigned Overbay. Granted not exactly a gold glover but he'd still be better then anyone on that shit list & it wouldn't have cost the Yankees very much. But, that ship has sailed.
 
...again, we're talking about a "backup", not a full time 1Bman. A backup is only for giving Tex a rest if needed ...or in the event Tex goes down, to be the interim 1Bman until they can make arrangement for a full time replacement.

...and Jesus tap dancing Christ, that list was just to prove a point...if Tex cannot play at all, I'm sure they can acquire a more suitable replacement.
 
yankeesince59 said:
...again, we're talking about a "backup", not a full time 1Bman. A backup is only for giving Tex a rest if needed ...or in the event Tex goes down, to be the interim 1Bman until they can make arrangement for a full time replacement.

...and Jesus tap dancing Christ, that list was just to prove a point...if Tex cannot play at all, I'm sure they can acquire a more suitable replacement.
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I'm well aware that we're talking about a BACK UP. And for what its worth Jesus NEVER tap danced, He was more a Charlston type guy.
 
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