Farnsworth for Pudge? Good or bad Yankee fans?

Question

I think the trade will be very good for the yankees. They need a hitting catcher with Posoda out. What are your thoughts? Would like Yankee fans only on this one.

Answer 1

Good. With Posada struggling and out for the year, and Molina and Moeller not picking up the slack it was a good move to get a veteran who is known for his hitting.

Farnsworth is horrible under pressure and was a burden to the Yankee bullpen. With other pitchers picking up the slack it seems the Yankees have mad the best trade.

Answer 2

yea i think this will be good for them. molina did good behind the plate but his offense just wasnt cutting it. and i think the yankees got rid of farnsworth be cause they just got marte from the pirates. i think pudge will step in and make an imediate impact.

Answer 3

This trade is a great move for the Yankees.

Jorge Posada is out until 2009. Not only are his plate services out, but his bat is a huge loss.

No one knows if Molina could handle catching nearly every day, plus he can't bat to save his life.

Kyle Farnsworth was not starting to get good. He hit a little streak, but he'll go back to being awful in due time. He will never be able to locate his pitches and he will never be able to consistently hold a lead.

For Farnsworth, who is essentially nothing, the Yankees got a guy who can catch and also bat. This is a win for the Yankees, especially when you consider that Farns was given to a non-contender. He's so awful and the Tigers are so far back that there's no way Farns can help.

The Yankees scored in this trade. Another win for Brian Cashman.

Answer 4

I think its a plus, but I do trust Molina more behind the plate, both handling the pitching staff and throwing out runners. Pudge notoriously calls fastballs all the time with runners on base, and that will definately hurt the team ERA.

Answer 5

The Yankees had a really good defensive catcher in Molina who threw out close to 50% of the runners trying to steal against him. They lost a good arm in their bullpen in Kyle, but they wanted to bring Pudge to the team. Pudge isn't a young kid anymore, so don't expect him to put big numbers like he used to in the past years. His leadership will definitely help the team and their pitching rotation.

Answer 6

For the past 3 months you've all been moening about how Farnsworth has been f*&king up the Yankees.

Now, he's gone, and you're complaining about that too.

Get a life already!!

Answer 7

I've always hated Farnsworth with a passion, but this year he pitched extremely well.  The Yankees were doing very well with Molina as the everyday guy and Moeller off the bench, and with the addition of Nady, there isn't really a dire need for extra offense.  

Second, Pudge is mad old.  He's good, but he's really effing old, especially for a catcher.  I think the Yankees did the wrong thing here.  Trading a guy who throws absolute fire for a guy in the tail end of his career. If it ain't broke (and it wasn't), don't fix it.  Hopefully we don't get shat on by a weak bullpen in the homestretch.

Answer 8

The Tiger's are my favorite team and the Yankee's are my 2nd favorite team. This trade works well for both teams. Pudge will fit in great with the Yankee's, and Farnsworth will be yet another Tiger reliever with a great fastball (95+), but spotty control (Rodney, Zumaya, Dolsi).

Answer 9

i think this trade will be good for the yankees since posada's out for the year and the needed a catcher.

Answer 10

This is a very good trade for the Yankees. With Posoda out for the rest of the year, they needed a catcher that can hit, field, and  be a good team leader. Now, the Yankees have a much better chance of making the playoffs.

Answer 11

I think it was a the second steal the Yankees pulled off this year.Getting  Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte for a couple of minor leaguers was a steal and now they pull off getting a first ballot hall of famer and 14 time all star with 13 gold gloves for an OK pitcher like Farnsworth. It wasn't good, it was unbelievable. I heard they might even get Roy Halladay from Toronto. So who knows, they might not be done yet.

Answer 12

gd =D i like it