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Something seems wrong with Yankee depth charts.
A) Posada is according to Cashman the primary DH for the yankees in 2011 and will not see time behind the plate.
b) Thames is projected in the depth chart to have 25% of the PT... except that to my knowledge Thames is a free agent and no longer on the team.
IMO Posada should have at least 75%-85% PT, and maybe more.
Here was the blurb from today
I really disagree with this... he's going to be a DH, this means a lot less nicks, and bangs, etc. He had 383 abs in back to back years as a C who sometimes DHed. As a full time DH, he should easily surpass 400 ABs... because he should be healthier.
As far as he his home road splits. Can we please do a little more research. The man had a .226 BABIP on the road last year.... career road BABIP is .313, it was .285 in 2009, .308 in 2008. I think its fair to say he was unlucky. Even if we regress it only to .285 his road AVG would be about .250 last year.
If he were catching again, this projection would be pretty accurate maybe even optimistic, but to expect him to only repeat his 2010 numbers, when he is no longer catching, and DHing full time (so no new position, etc.)... seems very negative.
A) Posada is according to Cashman the primary DH for the yankees in 2011 and will not see time behind the plate.
b) Thames is projected in the depth chart to have 25% of the PT... except that to my knowledge Thames is a free agent and no longer on the team.
IMO Posada should have at least 75%-85% PT, and maybe more.
Here was the blurb from today
At 39 years old, Posada's skills are declining, but not dead yet:
He's certainly not near a full-time player anymore, even with moving off C and to DH. 400 AB would be a best-case scenario.
Though his ct% is obviously on a downward trajectory, he did hold off another drop in 2010. But if the decline starts again, his value will erode even further.
He loves the new Yankee Stadium, as his hr/f and PX show. In addition, in 2010 he compiled a .922 OPS at home; .694 OPS on the road.
Posada will continue to have some value, especially in leagues where you can slot him at catcher (enjoy it, as this may be your last year). But age and increasing risk of both injury and an unstoppable skills decline make him a second-tier DH choice.
He's certainly not near a full-time player anymore, even with moving off C and to DH. 400 AB would be a best-case scenario.
Though his ct% is obviously on a downward trajectory, he did hold off another drop in 2010. But if the decline starts again, his value will erode even further.
He loves the new Yankee Stadium, as his hr/f and PX show. In addition, in 2010 he compiled a .922 OPS at home; .694 OPS on the road.
Posada will continue to have some value, especially in leagues where you can slot him at catcher (enjoy it, as this may be your last year). But age and increasing risk of both injury and an unstoppable skills decline make him a second-tier DH choice.
I really disagree with this... he's going to be a DH, this means a lot less nicks, and bangs, etc. He had 383 abs in back to back years as a C who sometimes DHed. As a full time DH, he should easily surpass 400 ABs... because he should be healthier.
As far as he his home road splits. Can we please do a little more research. The man had a .226 BABIP on the road last year.... career road BABIP is .313, it was .285 in 2009, .308 in 2008. I think its fair to say he was unlucky. Even if we regress it only to .285 his road AVG would be about .250 last year.
If he were catching again, this projection would be pretty accurate maybe even optimistic, but to expect him to only repeat his 2010 numbers, when he is no longer catching, and DHing full time (so no new position, etc.)... seems very negative.
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