Posted by Allanfan20:

What's our official roster?

Active Roster

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

63 Jonathan Albaladejo R/R 6-5 260 10/30/82
33 Brian Bruney R/R 6-3 235 02/17/82
62 Joba Chamberlain R/R 6-2 230 09/23/85
48 Kyle Farnsworth R/R 6-4 235 04/14/76
21 LaTroy Hawkins R/R 6-5 215 12/21/72
34 Phil Hughes R/R 6-5 230 06/24/86
31 Ian Kennedy R/R 6-0 195 12/19/84
35 Mike Mussina L/R 6-2 190 12/08/68
39 Ross Ohlendorf R/R 6-4 235 08/08/82
42 Mariano Rivera R/R 6-2 185 11/29/69
61 Billy Traber L/L 6-5 205 09/18/79
40 Chien-Ming Wang R/R 6-3 225 03/31/80

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

26 Jose Molina R/R 6-2 235 06/03/75
20 Jorge Posada S/R 6-2 215 08/17/71

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

14 Wilson Betemit S/R 6-3 230 11/02/81
24 Robinson Cano L/R 6-0 205 10/22/82
17 Shelley Duncan R/R 6-5 225 09/29/79
11 Morgan Ensberg R/R 6-2 210 08/26/75
2 Derek Jeter R/R 6-3 195 06/26/74
13 Alex Rodriguez R/R 6-3 225 07/27/75

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

53 Bobby Abreu L/R 6-0 210 03/11/74
28 Melky Cabrera S/L 5-11 200 08/11/84
18 Johnny Damon L/L 6-2 205 11/05/73
55 Hideki Matsui L/R 6-2 210 06/12/74

Designated Hitters B/T Ht Wt DOB

25 Jason Giambi L/R 6-3 235 01/08/71

Robbie's more of a #3 hitter in most lineups... i'd rather see Matsui batting 5th behind ARod, he's a proven & consistent run producer every year he's been a Yankee... Robbie's got a great bat but i'd rather see him hitting either 2nd, 3rd, 6th or 7th depending on whether Damon or Giambi are playing or not.

can't agree w/u enough about Joba setting up for Mo... it's a devastating 1-2 punch that no one else in the majors has.

Posted by TMS:

Robbie's more of a #3 hitter in most lineups... i'd rather see Matsui batting 5th behind ARod, he's a proven & consistent run producer every year he's been a Yankee... Robbie's got a great bat but i'd rather see him hitting either 2nd, 3rd, 6th or 7th depending on whether Damon or Giambi are playing or not.

can't agree w/u enough about Joba setting up for Mo... it's a devastating 1-2 punch that no one else in the majors has.

I'm starting to think you keep Joba in the setup role all year. Like you said, it gives the Yankees an advantage that nobody in baseball has. It can be like 96 again. I also think the Yankees will have a very good and deep bullpen this year and that's without anything from Farnsworth. I really like Traber, Ohlendorf and Albaledejo in their roles.

Posted by VDesai:

Joba will start in the pen, but by the summer time when we need a lift in our rotation he will move over. It's a clever way of keeping us under his innings limit. By the summertime, guys like Humberto Sanchez, Melancon and other fireballers will be ready to contribute to the big league pen and be stoppers. I thought Patterson should've made it over Bruney- I'm not comfortable with Bruney cause he can't throw strikes.

Bruney had a great camp. I'd be willing to give him a chance but keep him on a short leash. I don't expect much from Sanchez this year but I'd like to see what Melancon and Cox can do later this year. Next year it'll be Sanchez and Brackman's turn, maybe even Betances. That's not even mentioning Horne and Marquez who are likely to see spot starts this season to fill in for injuries or to keep Hughes and Kennedy's innings down.

The Yankees have a lot of good young arms in their system.

joba's makeup and stuff are perfect for the pen though. if summer comes around and they need a boost w/ the 5 starters i hope they use on of the rooks there, i think the joba/mo end of game combo is a real competitive advantage, as someone said, who else can match it? in addition, its a lot easier on yankee universe when that idiot farnsworth doesnt come in with the game on the line, i can almost see last night unfolding once rios gets to second and farnsworth throwing off-speed stuff 5 feet in the dirt.

is it too early to say "I told u so" about LaTroy Hawkins? just checking...

2 inning totals:

8 hits / 7 runs / 0 Ks / 4.00 WHIP / .615 BAA / 31.50 ERA

eeesh.

yea, it seems the yanks always need the weather to get better before their bats finally wake up. matsui is carrying the load right now, melky was looking very good in the field and at the plate before his suspension.

damon is 3 of 22 right now, i've never liked the guy and if he isn't producing at the plate, i hope they give brett gardner (he's at AAA right now) or austin jackson (AA) a chance in left field. hopefully damon gets going but if he is still hitting .250 in june i don't see what he brings to the table.

giambi started slow as well, obvoiusly surprising given how hot he was in spring training. i know girardi is going to give him time to get into a groove at first and i think he will get it going, but the depth at 1B is solid w/ duncan and betemit. i wish duncan would get more chances to hit righties since he absolutely owns them and i think the offense is way too lefthanded at this point. if we put duncan at first and hitting 6th, the lineup goes damon (L), jeter (R), abreu (L), arod (R), matsui (L), duncan (R), cano (L), posada (S), cabrera (L) or something along those lines, i just think w/ giambi in there the lineup is easy to pitch to late in games w/ the string of lefties.

gotta love joba right now, his performance is pivotal to success. he's been HUGE in every single win this season, and i don't expect that to change. hopefully moose can get a quality start tomorrow.

speaking of pitching, how about Mariano? 3 saves in 3 opportunities, 0 runs allowed... looking as dominant as ever.

don't hold ur breathe on Farns... the guy was horrible last year in a 7th inning role too & so far this season hasn't been good at all... i would much rather see Edwar or Veras brought back up & Hawkins given the early boot, w/Bruney & Ohly taking over Farns' role out of the pen... i only wanna see Farnsworthless strictly in a mopup role if at all