The Futility Infielder
A Baseball Journal by Jay Jaffe I'm a baseball fan living in New York City. In between long tirades about the New York Yankees and the national pastime in general, I'm a graphic designer.Thursday, July 29, 2004
Now THAT's A Brawl! Plus Other Morning Notes and a Contest
I should have some big news here either today or tomorrow, and by that I don't mean Jose Contreras to the Marlins in a 3-way deal for Randy Johnson. I honestly don't think the Big Unit is going anywhere, and I'm more pissed that he nixed a deal to the Dodgers than the likelihood that the Yanks and Snakes don't match up well enough to pull off a deal (these guys must be rolling on the floor laughing about this headline).
But I wouldn't be too surprised if Brian Cashman has something else up his sleeve. Suffice it to say that by now, I don't think I'm the only one calling for random distribution of Felix Heredia's vital organs (bselig@mlb.com/bselig will get you in there). Cashman's ability to keep his mouth shut at the right time is what got the A-Rod deal done, and while whatever he does here won't have nearly that impact, he's got enough chips (Kenny Lofton, Scott Proctor, and Dioner Navarro come to mind) to pull off something small but perhaps vital to improving the team's fortunes.
Just to indulge in my wild-ass crystal-ball polishing for a moment, names swirling around either in the news or inside my head that make varying degrees of sense include out-of-favor spot lefties like Ricardo Rincon, Buddy Groom, or Tom Martin, erratic, expensive starter Kevin Millwood, swingman Ramon Ortiz, starter Jason Johnson (if only so the Times editors can yuk it up with "Yanks Grab Somebody Else's Johnson"), and ancient Mariner Jamie Moyer.
So here's an idea: drop your best sleeper pick for a Yankee deadline acquisition into the comment window. The best one that turns out to be true (my judgement) wins a spiffy piece of Futility Infielder merchandise, either a mug or a t-shirt (your choice). Those of you who are Baseball Prospectus subscribers might want to bone up on the art of rumor-mongering with this Jim Baker piece. Let's hear whatcha got, folks.
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