It's easy if you do,
No Trenton Thunder raiding,
And no more Stephen Drew...
Imagine all the Yankees,
Rising from the farm...
What if the Yankees never made trades, never signed a free agent, and just relied on the farm system that everybody tells us, day in and day out, is a sham? What if they simply believed in young players, rather than chasing veterans? (Okay, this lineup wouldn't win a World Series, but imagine it with a few free agents added here or there...)
Ladies and gentlemen, your homegrown 2015 Yankees.
(With no free agents)
Imagine...
Batting Order (with average and HRs)
Brett Gardner, LF (.259, 16)
Jimmy Paredes, 3B (.275, 10)
Robbie Cano, 2B (.287, 21)
Melky Cabrera, RF (.273, 12)
Francisco Cervelli, C (.295, 7)
Yangervis Solarte, DH (.270, 14)
Greg Bird, 1B (.261, 11)
Austin Jackson, CF (.267, 9)
Eduardo Nunez, SS (.262, 4)
Bench
Adonis Garcia, 3B-OF
John Ryan Murphy, C
Dioneer Navarro, C
Jesus Montero, 1B
Rob Refsnyder, 2B
Jose Tabata, LF
Abe Almonte, OF
Slade Heathcott, OF
Jose Pirela, IF
Starting Pitchers (ERA and Wins)
Masahiro Tanaka (3.51, 12)
Ian Kennedy (4.13, 9)
Phil Hughes (4.40, 11)
Carlos Quintera (3.36, 9)
Luis Severino (2.89, 5)
Adam Warren (3.29, 7)
Backup Starters
Ivan Nova
Manny Banuelos
Zack McAllister
David Phelps
Bullpen (ERA, saves)
Dellin Betances (1.50, 9)
Arodys Vizciano, (1.60, 9)
Mike Dunn (4.50, 3)
Mark Melancon (2.23, 51)
Tyler Clippard (3.06, 2)
David Robertson (3.41, 34)
Backups
Joba Chamberlain
Joba Chamberlain
Randy Choate
Nick Goody
Nick Rumbelow
Brandon Pinder
So, is this a playoff team? Probably not, though I do like the lights-out bullpen, which would reduce games to six innings, maybe five. Add a free agent (that's not named Ellsbury), and who knows? Wild Card?
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I was wondering about this since the post that brought this up the other day. I'd take this team, win or lose. There would at least be an emotional attachment to a team with so many homegrown players.
Can we sue the front office for malfeasance, malpractice or financial imprudence? There has to be something we can charge them with...
But could we really get along without Carlos Beltran?
...AND CHASE HEADLEY?
Who'd we get in the Cano trade again?
John, we should pitch in and fly a plane with a banner over the Stadium. Don't know exactly what it should say, but definitely something real embarrassing to Hal "I'm Not Cheap" , who is the chink in the armor of the Steingrabber legacy.
And about that lineup, give Heathcott a chance. Gardy is such a crash-and-burn player -- God bless him for that -- that he's creaky. Fourth outfielder?
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We're not fixing anything until the old guys come off the books and the new guys start to play every day. Of course, they won't get that chance because some other old guys will be signed to block their way.
To paraphrase Lennon again, all we are say...ing....is give Slade a chance.
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Relax. You have safe harbor here. The monsters cannot get you.
But we are three years away from a World Championship team.
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