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The Curious Case of Robinson Cano’s Defense in 2008
(85 Comments - 9/7/2008 2:25:39 pm)

NY Post: ‘FRAUD’ IS ‘JOBA’ THE NUT
(31 Comments - 9/5/2008 4:56:42 pm)

MLB Team Defense by Zone Rating through September 4, 2008
(99 Comments - 9/5/2008 2:51:47 pm)

Yankees (75-64) @ Rays (84-53), 7:10pm **Game Chatter**
(89 Comments - 9/5/2008 9:40:32 am)

Yankees (74-64) @ Rays (84-52), 7:10pm **Game Chatter**
(170 Comments - 9/4/2008 8:39:38 am)

tRA and the 2008 Yankees
(83 Comments - 9/4/2008 12:40:22 am)

Yankees (73-64) @ Rays (84-51), 7:10pm **Game Chatter**
(133 Comments - 9/3/2008 11:17:45 am)

Newsday - O’Brien: Chamberlain back today, will work out of bullpen
(33 Comments - 9/2/2008 5:26:24 pm)

NY Daily News: Yankees’ Minor League Report
(18 Comments - 9/2/2008 4:47:20 pm)

Yankees.com: Joba to face hitters in next rehab phase
(189 Comments - 9/1/2008 10:25:06 pm)

Player

 Current Projected
Brian Bruney
11 G
15 G
12 IP
16 IP
Dan Giese
11 G
15 G
21.7 IP
29 IP
Damaso Marte
5 G
7 G
4.7 IP
6 IP
Edwar Ramirez
37 G
49 G
40.7 IP
54 IP
Mariano Rivera
44 G
58 G
48.3 IP
64 IP
David Robertson
14 G
19 G
16.3 IP
22 IP
Jose Veras
38 G
50 G
38.7 IP
51 IP
Total
274 G
364 G
328.3 IP
435 IP
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- Bernal Diaz

"Mr. Mahnken is enlightened."
- cordially, as always,
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- Repoz

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- bob

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- No Guru No Method

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- Randal

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- Larry Mahnken

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Thursday, January 31, 2008

ESPN: Ensberg agrees to deal, joins candidates for Yankees’ first base job

Free-agent infielder Morgan Ensberg has reached agreement on a one-year contract with the New York Yankees, and will join the competition for the team's first base job in spring training.

"I'm extremely excited about it,'' Ensberg said Thursday. "It's a great team and a great lineup. Most importantly, it's a team that's consistently playing for a World Series. After you've been in the league for a few years, you really start valuing that pursuit.''


Ensberg may be cooked, but this is a smart risk by the Yanks I think.

Here's Ensberg's range of CAIRO projections:

CAIRO PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG BRAA/650 OPS+
80% 604 509 141 30 3 31 92 97 96 5 2 .277 .405 .530 24 144
65% 587 494 131 26 2 27 84 89 99 4 3 .264 .383 .491 12 128
Baseline 431 363 91 17 1 18 58 61 77 2 3 .251 .361 .452 0 112
35% 400 336 80 14 1 15 50 53 76 1 4 .238 .339 .413 -12 97
20% 379 319 72 11 0 12 44 47 76 1 4 .225 .316 .373 -23 81


Assuming his 2007 struggles are just a blip, Ensberg should provide league average offense at 1B, and help the lefty/righty balance. He also helps the depth of the team considerably
--Posted at 4:04 pm by SG / 16 Comments | - (716)


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