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Blue Jays (42-38) @ Yankees (45-33), Friday, July 3, 1:05pm **Game Chatter**
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Mariners (39-38) @ Yankees (45-32), Thursday, July 2, 7:05pm **Game Chatter**
(196 Comments - 7/3/2009 12:54:58 pm)

Yankees.com: A-Rod puts Yanks’ win streak at seven
(49 Comments - 7/2/2009 7:25:01 pm)

Fangraphs.com: Another Look at HRs at the New Yankee Stadium
(23 Comments - 7/2/2009 6:52:43 pm)

Yankees.com: Yanks make it six straight, pick up Bruney
(155 Comments - 7/2/2009 2:22:32 pm)

Mariners (39-37) @ Yankees (44-32), Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 7:05pm **Game Chatter**
(152 Comments - 7/1/2009 10:00:39 pm)

Mariners (39-36) @ Yankees (43-32), Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 7:05pm **Game Chatter**
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LA Times: Yankees acquire Eric Hinske from Pirates for 2 minor leaguers
(81 Comments - 6/30/2009 7:50:45 pm)

Yankee Zone Rating and Pitching Bar Graphs through Games of June 28, 2009 (UZR added upon request)
(41 Comments - 6/30/2009 1:24:19 pm)

Yankees.com: Rivera notches 500th save
(78 Comments - 6/30/2009 12:59:16 pm)



Player

Current Projected
Jonathan Albaladejo
1 G
162 G
1.3 IP
216 IP
Brian Bruney
1 G
162 G
.3 IP
54 IP
Phil Coke
1 G
162 G
1.7 IP
270 IP
Damaso Marte
1 G
162 G
.3 IP
54 IP
Edwar Ramirez
0 G
0 G
0 IP
0 IP
Mariano Rivera
0 G
0 G
0 IP
0 IP
Jose Veras
0 G
0 G
0 IP
0 IP

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- cordially, as always,
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

What is Two Months of Pudge Rodriguez Worth?

With Jorge Posada out for the year, the Yankees catching has been a sore spot. Jose Molina's done the job defensively but he can't hit. Chad Moeller is not even as good as Molina. So the Yankees made a good move earlier today by picking up Pudge Rodriguez for Kyle Farnsworth.

Farnsworth's having the best year of his Yankee career, but he's easily replaceable by Damaso Marte, Jose Veras, Edwar Ramirez, and just about everyone else in the pen. So the negative impact on the bullpen should be minimal.

On the position player side, the Yankees go from Molina as the starting catcher and Moeller as the backup to Rodriguez as the starter and Molina as the backup. Here's what that looks like on offense.

Before % PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG BR
Molina 75% 169 161 15 38 11 0 2 15 6 32 .237 .275 .342 14
Moeller 25% 56 51 5 11 2 0 1 5 4 14 .212 .281 .308 4
Total 226 212 20 49 13 0 3 20 10 46 .231 .276 .334 19
After % PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG BR
Rodriguez 75% 169 162 18 45 9 1 3 20 6 29 .278 .310 .404 19
Molina 25% 56 54 5 13 4 0 1 5 2 11 .237 .275 .342 5
Total 226 215 23 58 12 1 4 25 9 39 .268 .301 .389 24


BR: Batting runs by linear weights (not position-adjusted or compared to average)

There are only 59 games left in the season. Assuming 4.1 PA per game, that's 226 PA. So the Yankees upgrade from an estimated 19 batting runs with Molina/Moeller to 24 batting runs. That's about a half-win upgrade. Defensively, Pudge + Molina is probably about 2- 3 runs better than Molina-Moeller over 59 games. So the Yankees are probably somewhere around 8 runs better over the rest of the season. Depending on the leverage/timing of those runs, that could be the difference between making the postseason or not.

The Yankees filled the biggest hole in their lineup without hurting their present or future outlook one bit. And they upgraded from a Type B free agent (Farnsworth) to a Type A (Rodriguez). Seems like another solid deal for Cashman.
--Posted at 4:26 pm by SG / 133 Comments | - (129)



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