Comments on: Post-Deadline Winners And Losers

By: brendan

brendan — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:00:29 +0000

Brackman’s makeup, or should I say ‘heart’ was constantly questioned at NCSU…The basketball coaching staff did not shed a tear when he decided to go full-time baseball. He missed alot of practice time in bball with soreness, tightness, etc. that coaches felt were minor/nagging injuries at best. Now TJ surgery with such low miles on his arm…I’m just saying…What’s the precedent for two-sport stars with projectable baseball ceilings that turn into stars at the big league level. Here’s who comes to the top of my mind: Drew Henson, Ricky Williams, Mark Hendrickson, Ryan Minor, Danny Ainge, Bo Jackson, J.R. House, Josh Booty to name a few…so we’re looking at one guy(Bo) who made it. No links to support, just an OF on the Wolfpack team and an opposing ACC coach. Just observations on their part. The one other thing this signing proves is that B. Cashman is the most ineffective GM in the game. It is better to spend 7.4 in the draft, just not half that on a very questionable guy…Why not let somebody else make the mistake, and hey if he pans out in the end, then you sign him to a huge free agent contract when they’re hitting their prime. Isn’t that the Yankee way?

By: chris

chris — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:37:08 +0000

did the giants screw up with all those early draft picks

By: AE

AE — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:02:46 +0000

Shaky makeup? Haven’t heard that before. Got a link/facts to support that? Also, a gigantic underachiever? I don’t see that seeing as how he’s pretty new to pitching full-time and lost it at the end due to injury but he didn’t have a bad year. MLB can’t do a thing to the Yanks–the Yanks make them an awful lot of money. And it’s much better to spend 4+ million on a talent like Brackman than 46 on a scrub like Igawa whose ceiling was 5th starter to begin with. And i think that Brackman will amount to at least a 5th starter. Bottom line, the Yanks have a lot of money and they’re using it well–investing in young talent.

By: Zak

Zak — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:43:16 +0000

Brackman will have TJ, about 99% sure. As Dr Andrews said 4 out of 5 guys come back just as good if not better. The guy who doesn’t messed up with his rehab, I’m sure the Yankees are going to be very careful with him, as people have said he has one of the best arms int he draft and when healthy, John Manuel agreed he is one of the top 5 highest ceilign among pitchers in the minors. A good risk to bet on. Sure we could of drafted Smoker and hoped brackman fell to the 2nd round, but the reward that brackman offers is hard to pass up.

By: brendan

brendan — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:52:10 +0000

6’10″, athletic, big fastball, shaky makeup though, and a big question mark so far…Sounds like we got another Ryan Anderson on our hands. The Yanks can certainly absorb this future BUST, but to shell out those kind of dollars??? 1.3 for Suttle was one thing, but gigantic dollars for a gigantic underachiever is another. MLB must have blew a gasket when that above-slot came across the wire.

By: AE

AE — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:08:37 +0000

Brackman doesn’t have pics of Steinbrenner but he does have one of the highest upsides of any pitchers in the minors. Guy’s a beast. Plain and simple. 6’10. Athletic. Nice delivery. Big fastball that he throws on a steep downward plane w/ a big breaker.

It’s just money–which the Yanks have plenty of. If he doesn’t make it, oh well. If he does… then look out.

By: brendan

brendan — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:37:46 +0000

Andrew Brackman will make Brien Taylor look like money well spent. This deal is even more perplexing than the Matt Morris for Rajai Davis trade last month. Brackman must have pictures of Steinbrenner?!>?

By: Ron Rilee

Ron Rilee — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:06:05 +0000

You forgot to mention two-time champ Oregon State as one of the winners. Mike Stutes is returning and Greg Peavey is coming for his freshman year. Would you like to change your eight for Omaha 2008?

By: EdWhitson

EdWhitson — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:51:31 +0000

From the Yankees perspective, it is better to pay $7.4m in the draft and another $4-5m for Int’l FA every year than $40m on Pavano, $46 (all-in) for Igawa, $18m or so on Farnsworth and I can’t blame them

By: Curly W Rising

Curly W Rising — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:42:52 +0000

C’mon! The Nats signed all of their first 20 picks, and got 3 left-handed pitchers with first-round talent (Detwiler, Smoker, McGeary). How could you not rank them as one of the “winners”?