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标题[新闻] Keeping Stars, Yankees Looks Strong
时间Wed Jan 2 15:20:04 2008
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Keeping stars, Yankees look strong
Roster endures little turnover for '08 under new skipper Girardi
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- On the October afternoon the Yankees began cleaning out their
lockers, there was just about as much uncertainty in the Bronx air as at any
point in recent history.
Not only was the manager's office likely demanding a new tenant, but the
Yankees had many key free agents who might have worn pinstripes for their
final times when the Indians sprayed bubbly across the field -- Alex
Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada and Andy Pettitte among them.
Two months later, the Yankees can chuckle and bask in pulling off a clean
sweep of keeping all four of those coveted players. That would have seemed a
virtual uncertainty in the bitter moments after the American League Division
Series loss.
"I'm not surprised the club stepped up," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said
recently. "I think that's what the Yankees have always done. They have always
stepped up and tried to give the organization -- the fans, the players in the
room, the coaches, the managers -- the best players they can give them."
It wasn't inexpensive, but the Yankees considered it necessary. With Bobby
Abreu also retained on a one-year option, the Yankees have committed more
than $400 million to keeping the same components of a roster that lost in
four games to Cleveland and has not escaped the first round of the playoffs
since 2004.
"They're trying to build a good team," Abreu said. "We have a lot of veteran
guys that know what to do. They have a lot of time in the league. I think the
moves they wanted to do right now are the right moves to make the team
stronger."
In the Bronx, optimism reigns, and for good reason. The Yankees still have
the firepower to contend in the perennially strong AL East, retaining their
thumpers and wielding so much offensive talent that veteran Hideki Matsui --
a 100 RBI man in four of the last five seasons -- might not even crack the
starting lineup because of a roster crunch.
Appointed the franchise's 32nd field manager after an intense search, Girardi
is inheriting a clubhouse with which he is intimately familiar, not only as a
player but also having watched development up close as a broadcaster for the
team's YES Network last season.
That means that, when Yankees pitchers and catchers report on Feb. 14, he'll
need little introduction to the likes of Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes and
Ian Kennedy.
The Yankees are not only banking on those talented young arms for their
future, but also to help ensure the mission statement displayed broadly
across Girardi's back -- No. 27 -- becomes a reality in the search for the
franchise's 27th World Series title.
"Time will tell," Girardi said. "I mean, these kids are talented. There's no
doubt that they are talented young pitchers.
"But they are being asked to perform at a high level, like all of the other
players in that room were asked to perform at a high level at some time,
whether it was Derek Jeter or Mariano Rivera or Andy Pettitte or Alex
Rodriguez or Robinson Cano.
"They are going to get a chance to take that next step."
Grading on a curve: On a scale of one to 10, the Yankees get an 8 for
achieving the near-impossible in retaining A-Rod, Rivera, Posada and
Pettitte. That would rise to a perfect score if they can end all the
flirtation with the Minnesota Twins and finally acquire Johan Santana.
Arrivals: RHP Jonathan Albaladejo, RHP LaTroy Hawkins.
Departures: RHP Tyler Clippard, 1B Andy Phillips, RHP Luis Vizcaino.
The Road Ahead: The Yankees confirmed what everybody suspected and admitted
that they haven't closed the door on a blockbuster trade for Santana. If that
never comes to fruition, the team can go forward with its young core of
pitching. Adding Hawkins to the bullpen mix replaces Vizcaino, but other than
that, the Yankees may still want to bring in contenders to battle for roles
in Spring Training. The Giants have already asked about Matsui, and with $26
million remaining and no clear-cut role, he could be a movable piece.
Season in Preview
A lot can change by Opening Day, but as 2007 becomes 2008, this is who is
projected to take the field for the Yankees:
LF Johnny Damon
SS Derek Jeter
RF Bobby Abreu
3B Alex Rodriguez
C Jorge Posada
DH Jason Giambi
2B Robinson Cano
CF Melky Cabrera
1B Shelley Duncan
SP Chien-Ming Wang
SP Andy Pettitte
SP Mike Mussina
SP Joba Chamberlain
SP Phil Hughes
CL Mariano Rivera
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1F:推 UncleGarlic:SP看起来真是颇抖 @@ 01/02 15:24
2F:→ shirlyfen:Matsui危险 01/02 15:30
3F:推 TomCourtenay:我实在不觉得这个开季先发阵容比去年乐观多少... 01/02 15:53
4F:推 dmstarxxx:电灯泡没有爱了... 01/02 15:55
5F:推 dans:虽然我是某人的迷 可是我看他当SP还是很抖啊.... 01/02 16:05
6F:推 siliver:跟去年的开季先发阵容好多了吧,还是大家觉得有人会像痛痛 01/02 16:08
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9F:→ shirlyfen:四楼,电灯泡已经离开了 :( 01/02 16:29
10F:推 Jamesbang:松井..........冏 01/02 16:49
11F:推 jackselina:松井呢? 01/02 16:51
12F:推 tsming:这种排法是预计松井手术後回复会慢吗? 01/02 18:29
13F:推 kauw:今年目标先进计後赛吧 袜子 篮鸟 老虎都很硬 01/02 18:42
14F:推 devilsky:大帝跟JOBA先不论 穆帅要爆气的机率似乎不是很高 01/02 22:24
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