The Fall Of The Yankee Fan

The Seeds Have Been Planted, But Grass Has Yet To Grow On The Grave That Is The Yankees Dynasty.

Sunday, February 06, 2005

Super Bowl Sunday

Alright, not to sound like a Yankees fan but the Pats are going to win... 34, 20

So I've decided to take a look at what's left of the free agency pool now that the last big name, Ordonez, has finally signed (with the Tigers???).

At first base:
Robert Fick - had a good year in Detroit and one in Atlanta
Brad Fullmer - not the quickest bat, you have to be pretty desparate at first.
Eric Karros - way past his prime
Travis Lee - the D-backs tried to build their team around this guy
John Olerud - the only respectable 2004 Yankee. Great reliable competitor
David Segui - I'm pretty sure he's done.
Todd Zeile - always turns out worse than expected. Expect less get more


At second base:
Carlos Baerga - has streaky years. prob on the juice, nevertheless good bench player
Mike Mordecai - good backup player who ends up a starter every season

At Short:
Barry Larkin - most likely going to retired but has a good year left
Ramon Castro - had potential in Oakland, but noplace to play

At third base:
Tony Batista - consistently mediocre, can steal some bases
Herbert Perry - has had good years but has hard times finding a place as a starter

At catcher:
Brook Fordyce - d-rays don't even want him. nearing end. midseason backup at best
Todd Hundley - hasn't played in over 16 months
Brent Mayne - Undefeated as a pitcher... not a very good hitter

Outfield:
Darren Bragg - bust his ass for the team. very inexpensive backup/60 game starter
Lou Collier - minor leaguer
Tom Goodwin - not worth his speed anymore
Rusty Greer - hard working platoon outfielder
Ray Lankford - also getting old, lost speed, all his numbers are done, may be cheap
John Vander Wal - never lived to expectations, still has potential - needs a good team

Starters:
Shane Reynolds - deserves a #4 role somewhere, but is coming off injuries
Omar Daal - inconsistant, maybe worth the risk if your #4 or 5 gets injured
Rocky Biddle - not very good, made the big leagues on bad teams

Relievers:
The ones who don't suck:
Valerio De Los Santos
Mike Fetters
Adrian Hernandez
Kevin Jarvis
Curtis Leskanic
Al Levine
Robb Nen
Jason Simontacchi
Todd Van Poppel

Former Starters looking for pen roles:
Andy Ashby
Brian Boehringer

Everyone else:
Vic Darensbourg
Nelson Figueroa
Kevin Frederick
Franklyn Gracesqui
Ramiro Mendoza
Damian Moss
Scott Service
Lino Urdaneta

If I were to field a team of these free agents here are the guys I would take :

Catcher: nobody worth it (Hundley)
First Base: John Olerud is trustworthly, Travis Lee STILL has potential
Second Base: Baerga is worth a couple grand
Short: Larkin has a year left in the tank
Third Base: nobody worth it (Batista)
Outfield: Bragg & Greer are good gritty players.
Starters: nobody worth it (Reynolds)
Relievers: Valerio De Los Santos is streaky but has a lot of potential. Leskanic is a hardballer and I would go ahead and take the chance with Robb Nen for a discount.