WANTED-DESIGNATED HITTER

The New York Yankees have a position available; ‘Designated Hitter’ and former players may apply.

Here is a team that has enough talent on their team to not worry about an intricate part of the lineup in every American League teams make up. Usually a ballplayer may be reaching the end of the road, maybe he can hit but can’t field, and teams make him a designated hitter. It has saved a few careers for a while and will do so in the future once again.

The media is looking at four possibilities: Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui, two former Yankee heroes who were instrumental in the Yankees post season play in the past. I figure both would love to come back, if Damon can overcome his pride and play for a little less than $5.6 million. Both these players, although great hitters are not great fielders, but their hitting had made an impact in the past, but like a fading diva, they are starting to lose it.

Along with Damon and Matsui, Vladimir Guerrero and Raul Ibanez are also looking for a job these days, their agents reaching out to the Yankees about any interest in their players. But the job market opened up somewhat for the four when Victor Martinez went down while conditioning himself for 2012. Tearing his ACL in his left knee, it looks like he is through for the season, so the Tigers too are in the market.

It’s not a bad market right now if you need a DH; all four players could fit, and make a difference for either the Tigers or Yankees. Matsui may be the weakest of the four, but he is still good enough with 12 HR’s and a .251 B.A. Guerrero is an interesting possibility for the Yankees, batting .290 last, but he like the others stats have fallen off, as they face the end of their careers. The one possibility I think the Yankees will go for is Ibanez, although his average is way down there, he hit for power, 20 HR’s, 84 RBI’s and can fill in with his glove.

ARE THERE BATS IN THE METS PELFREY?

How do you give a pitcher who goes from 15-9 to 7-13 a raise? The New York Mets resigned Mike Pelfrey to an increase in his contract, a pitcher how lost more games then he did last year and won less than half the games he won last year, and an ERA that went from 3.66 to 4.74? Is this good financial management, yet they can’t pay Jose Reyes, or at least offer him a contract? Even in innings pitched he has fallen off, yet they give him a raise from $3,925,000 to $5,687,500! 

That's all I wrote, folks!