Yanks Deal For Detroit's Granderson

[7foot3]

Put me in the "not overly impressed" with Austin Jackson camp as well.

I know he's young for his classification and should continue to develop, but 236 strikeouts to only 96 walks with only 13 home runs the last two years....

I just don't see him being all that different from Michael Brantley, who I really don't think is all that good either.

Maybe he will develop power and plate discipline as he gets older, but he's been trending the opposite direction the last three years. Showing less power and a worse K/BB ratio every classification he's gone to.

Age. Thats all that needs to be said about those two. They were the 2 youngest players to be in the top 100 in PAs (317 or more) this year in the International League. No one else qualified as an age-22 season. There were only a handful of players to hit AAA at age 22. In the majors last year, 14 guys age 23 or younger got 200 PAs, a number both guys have a very good chance of getting. Being able to hold their own against older players is very important to remember.

 

[AMC]

Wouldn't be suprised if they trade for Halladay now. Something like Phil Hughes, and a few high AAA prospects

 

[Chris]

Wouldn't be suprised if they trade for Halladay now. Something like Phil Hughes, and a few high AAA prospects

Red sox will prolly get him. Yankees and Red sox. it's like two titans clashing on a battlefield with a fuckin army of little men being stomped beneath their feet.

 

[macbdog]

I don't know if the Yanks have what it takes to get Halladay now, though. I swear that Kennedy and Jackson were two of the players the Jays wanted in return for him.

The more likely candidate to me is the Angels. They are standing to lose Lackey and they have prospects to burn to get him. In fact, if I was them, I would have taken that supposed offer that was just rumored (Joe Saunders, Erick Aybar, Pete Bourjos). Pitchers like Halladay- the total package of power and durability- just don't come along very often. I am still shocked no one went out and bought him last year, and you would think the Sox would be more pursuant after watching Buchholz cave like a youngster in their last game. Oh well.