"I said this at the time that the Yankees traded for Michael Pineda, and it was another one of those winter moves that was supposed to make it game, set, match for the Yankees in the AL East again:"
You were wrong when you said that.
"I don’t care how many prospects the Mariners have coming along, they must have at least had some doubts about Pineda being the real deal, or they wouldn’t have moved a young arm like that."
Well, like most observers, I thought it was an underwhelming trade of a young hitting prospect for a young pitching prospect.
"Even for Jesus Montero, who will turn out to be the most special hitting prospect the Yankees have developed since Cano."
I was going to say most special hitting prospect since Mickey Mantle, but, you know ... if you want to take the bold stance that Montero will turn out to be a better big league hitter than Greg Golson or Ramiro Pena, then go ahead and step out on that limb.
"So suddenly the Yankees’ young-gun rotation features Hiroki Kuroda and Freddy Garcia.
Just sayin’."
Not sure what you're sayin'. The Yankees never claimed to have a young-gun rotation, and you didn't even mention the impending arrival of Pettitte. If anyone is talking about young guns, they're referring to Betances and Banuelos.
So you're essentially mocking the Yankees for their failure to meet an imaginary goal. Just like you are mocking Pineda for his failure to be a great pitcher that nobody ever thought he was.
It's an easy strategy which I can apply to anything.
When the Mets claimed that Jason Bay would rebound and hit 50 HRs this season, I knew they were exaggerating the effect of the shorter outfield fences.
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