How Good Will Melky Be?
Melky Cabrera is most likely going to be our 4th outfielder next season. Melky entered 2006 in a suspect position. Entering 2006, Melky was just a 21 year old borderline centerfielder who had been...
View ArticleHow Good is Chris Britton?
The Yankees traded for a lot of young pitchers this offseason. Ross Ohlendorf. Humberto Sanchez. Kevin Whelan. Steve Jackson. We even got Luis Vizcaino. These guys are all excellent little...
View ArticleA Word On Prospects
I'm very optimistic on this site. However, I have failed to mention one caveat that must be assumed during any discussion of prospects.Prospects fail. A lot. The vast majority of those who are...
View ArticleThe Tribe in the Shadows
There has been a lot of movement this offseason. We've seen Detroit, San Diego, San Francisco, Boston and Chicago make big changes. Most of those teams have spent big money to lure in free agents,...
View ArticleTeam Defense, part 1
Measuring defense is a very difficult thing to do. Statitically minded people have been able to deduce hitting to it's very basic parts and put a specific run and win quanitity to every swing of the...
View ArticleHow Good is Phil Hughes?
All right. I've asked the same question of two sophmores, but can my methods handle a rookie?Phil Hughes it the top pitching prospect in baseball. No, Dice-Kai is not a pitching prospect, nor should he...
View ArticleSome Reader Questions
I'm pretty stretched for time right now, so I'll answer some questions that have been popping up in comments.b/c asks EJ, are you going to get profiles on the pitchers from the trades. i really want to...
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Prospect Profile: Alberto Gonzalez
Age: 23 (24 in April)Height: 5'11"Weight: 165 lbsDrafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Diamondbacks in 2002Position: ShortstopBats: RightThrows: RightTools: Any discussion of Alberto...
View ArticleMel Stottlemyre and Ron Guidry
Brent asks: How do you assess Mel Stottlemyre's time as pitching coach as the Yankees?It has been said that he works well with soft-throwing and breaking-ball pitchers than power powers. In assessment...
View Article20 Predictions, Major Leagues
I'm still undecided on a few of my "pessimistic" minor league predictions, so I'm going to move up my major league predictions. I think that a few will surprise you. I have to say that some of these...
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Prospect Profile: Ross Ohlendorf
Age: 24Height: 6'4"Weight: 235Drafted: 4th Round in 2004 out of Princeton by the DiamondbacksPosition: Starting PitcherThrows: RightStuff: Ohlendorf has undergone a transformation since he first began...
View ArticleFantasy League?
Would anyone here be up for a Yahoo! fantasy baseball league? I'd be interested in running an all-PP league. Course, your all going to get destroyed by me, but it'll be an interesting run for 2nd place...
View ArticleHow Good is Kei Igawa?
Kei Igawa is our biggest wildcard for the 2007 season. The Yankees invested almost 50 million dollars in him, and expect him to perform. He's no Daisuke Matsuzaka, but what can we expect from Kei...
View ArticleTampa Yankees Preview and some more
I figure that I should start my pre-season previews of the four Yankee full season leagues with the most certain of the teams, Tampa. The A+ Yankees finished 2nd in their division in 2006, going 41-28....
View ArticleMoving... Again?
I've enjoyed my time here at Pinstripes Potentials. Aparantly, I've been able to fool people in to thinking that I know something about baseball. After many spelling errors, typos, and the occasional...
View ArticleNot Gone Yet! How Good is Cano?
It'll be a few more days before I transfer over to Pending Pinstripes at MVN, at which time I will no longer be able to write about the MLB Yankees to any great length, so I'd like to take a look at...
View ArticleHow Good is Bobby Abreu?
Back in 2004, Bobby Abreu was one of the major's best players. He did everything. He hit .301/.428/.544, with 30 home runs and 40 stolen bases, only being caught 5 times. In terms of a...
View ArticleFantasy League Draft
Yep, we've drafted. This was a huge league, with 15 teams, and we somehow got our draft done in under 2 hours. Good job guys!I drafted a pretty risky team, but with a lot of upside.1. Albert Pujols -...
View ArticleWhat is our ideal lineup?
Joe Torre is going to be given a wealth of hitters to score him runs. If things break his way, he could have the best lineup in baseball history. That does not mean he is without his challenges. Torre...
View ArticleProspect Profile: Eduardo Nunez
(I'm testing out a new profile format, so tell me what you think. I'm thinking about redoing some of my earlier profiles, which frankly suck, in this format.)Age: 19 (20 in June)Height: 6'0"Weight: 170...
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