OK, Yankees, I get it. We who seek to find reason in illogical universe cannot expect every deal to make rational sense. But the Hadron Large Collider people will find their Higgs Boson before I'll find a justification for the deal Brian Cashman made yesterday. We dealt George Kontos, a fine young pitcher, for a plate of beans. 1. As I say, Kontos is a decent prospect. He got hurt early in camp and seemed ticketed to the Traveling Wilkes Barres. But he's a live arm. How do you trade a live arm for...
2. Chris Stewart, a 30-year-old, career .200 hitter from the National League. We had him a few years ago. This isn't a guy you trade a young pitcher for. This is a guy you sign off waivers.
3. So we drop Francisco Cervelli to the New York State Thruway rest stop brigade. All of Cervelli's offensive numbers are better than Stewart. As best as I can see, he was a popular Yankee.
Is there something we don't know? Is somebody hiding a love child? The Yankees say we needed "adequate backup" at catcher, down to the molecular level. That must mean Austin Romine's back has turned into Kleenex - which means that decision to trade Jesus Montero... ughh... I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
This Pineda injury has me in a funk. I'm sorry, but we gave up a great young hitter... ugh... I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
They're saying Hector Noesi is Seattle's third starter. He pitched seven innings yesterday, gave up only one run and... I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
Finding reason in a rational universe? Not with the Yankees.
Why is it that reasonably intelligent and/or longtime Yankee watchers can spot this kind of thing from a mile away, and the Yankee 'baseball' people make one incredibly boneheaded move after another?
ReplyDeleteAre they just too close to have perspective? Or see past the end of their noses? Or notice the scars from the incisions on their heads showing where large portions of their brains were removed?
It sure is a mystery.
blame it on the bad juju from "one year ago"
ReplyDeleteCervelli would jump on a grenade for the Yankees. Until yesterday, anyway. I hope they trade him to a team that will appreciate him.
ReplyDeleteIt's like the front office is channeling the ghost of 1980s-era Big Stein. Truly bizarre.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the ghost of 1980s stein has possessed cash man?
ReplyDeleteJose Compost is our only hope to get value from the Jesus trade.
ReplyDeleteIs he in like A ball or something?
Oh,wait. I thought I was on River Ave. Blues