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jwredsox
Well Cervelli has a nice and high .344 BABIP (seems even higher because he is a catcher)
Dylan Zane
I think this is the right move at least for this season or until Cervelli’s bat cools off. If it doesn’t cool off, then the yankees can trade away one of Cervelli, Montero, and Romine for someone in the future.
Anjali J
Why would you trade Cervelli away if his bat remained decent enough? That doesn’t make sense at all.
East Coast Bias
I don’t know which signing I disliked more, Nick Johnson or Chan Ho Park. I’m totally fine with having Cervelli in the lineup rather than Johnson.
Rich_in_NJ
Nick Johnson has a career OPS+ of 124. He played in 133 games last season.
Chan Ho Park, OTOH, has a career 97 ERA+.
Consequently, it’s reasonable to have thought that signing Nick was a risk worth taking, while Park, not so much.
btw, Nick was signed to replace Matsui whose OPS+ this season is 77, so it’s not like the Yankees would have been that better off by re-signing Matsui.
jon
We all know Cervelli will be coming back down to earth (he’s in the process of doing so).
He doesn’t have the best arm, but it’s far better than Posada’s, and his game-calling is far better as well. I’m perfectly fine with him batting 8th if it means I don’t have to see someone with no business playing Catcher out there playing Catcher.
Truitalian9
i remember watching yes last year and they said posadas career as a dh he bats .206. maybe the downtime he looses his focus.
I love cervelli… but if you check the stats for this year the starting pitching has been alot better while posada was in the battery.
BELIEVE IT
Anjali J
Jorge’s career has been trending this way for a while, though I think he has some time behind the plate in him. I think using him as the DH is a good way to keep him fresh and in the game. Cervelli seems to be better defensively – calls better games and the pitchers seem more comfortable with him behind the plate. No doubt Frankie’s bat will cool off – it has already somewhat, but so long as it doesn’t turn to ice, he’ll be okay. I think he could hold a respectable average through the season.