Javy Vazquez (6.86 ERA)
Randy Winn (.213 BA, DFA)
Nick Johnson (.167 BA, 16 games missed)
Curtis Granderson (.229 BA, 24 games missed)
Boone Logan (5.06 ERA, 4 Holds, .310 BA vs.)
i'm usually a Brian Cashman supporter, but this past offseason has been pretty horrible in terms of his acquisitions.
Johnny Damon (.275 BA, .378 OBP, 1 game missed)... nothing to write home about but at least he's been healthy & has come up with some clutch hits for the Tigers this season, which is more than you can say for our DH.
Hideki Matsui after a torrid start to the season has really been scuffling of late... his BA is down to .232... still, his 6 HR's & 24 RBI are more than what we've gotten out of Granderson, Nick Johnson & Randy Winn combined.
Phil Coke (3.22 ERA, 3W-0L, 5 Holds, .259 BA vs.) has been a reliable lefty arm out of the pen for the Tigers this year... definitely better production than we've gotten out of Boone Logan, his replacement.
Melky Cabrera (.235 BA, .605 OPS) has struggled mightily for the Braves this season, which is somewhat of a surprise... he obviously has not adjusted well at all to playing in another league & away from his buddy Cano.
now on the flip side, u can give Cashman credit for giving Brett Gardner & Francisco Cervelli a real chance to play this year... both of them have been huge for us this season & have proven they are starting calibre talent on any roster... & u can't really lay the blame for injuries on his shoulders (except for Nick Johnson, who had a huge history of injuries on his resume before we signed him, so that one's on Cashman)... also Marcus Thames has hit extremely well, even though his defense has been a trainwreck... hopefully now that Granderson's back healthy we won't be seeing him out in the field for too many games from here on out... as a righty power bat off the bench, he's a nice player to have, so score 1 for Cashman in that regard.
the team has been pitching well for the most part this season from 1-4 in the rotation except for some hiccups by AJB & CC Sabathia, but Andy & Phil Hughes have been the anchors to keep our heads above water... hopefully Mark Teixeira & A-Rod can get back to mashing like they were doing last year... A-Rod needs to dump Cameron Diaz & get back with Kate Hudson.
After 7 years & 40K+ posts, banned by martin for calling Nalod a 'moron'. Awesome.