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Rich_in_NJ
I think Damon made a mistake by not taking a little less to play for the Yankees this season because the increased production that would have likely resulted from his ability to adapt his swing to NYS would have probably resulted in him getting a larger contract for 2011, which would have offset any reduction in his 2010 salary.
j6takish
I understand the dilemma in offering arbitration, but would a Boras client go to arbitration?
Israel Piedra
Damon doesn’t deserve 3000 hits
Raylan Givens' Stetson
I’d love to hear the logic in your thinking.
Patrick OKennedy
Damon was signed by the Tigers because, after not offering arbitration to Polanco and trading Granderson, there were huuuuge questions at the top of their lineup. He wasn’t signed because they needed an outfielder, or a DH. It doesn’t matter where he plays in the field, but there is nobody else in the organization that is remotely qualified to bat second in the order ahead of Ordonez and Cabrera. If Damon leaves, they’ll have the same problem.
If DD does this right, he’ll fill that 2 slot in the order with a 3B or a SS, if he gets a bona fide two way player for one of those positions, for a change.
Dombrowski is not one to offer arbitration to a player unless he’d be happy to have him accept. Damon probably gets a bit more by accepting arby than he would on a one year deal on the open market, but at least they’d keep it to one year. More likely, DD will leave two top draft picks on the table- again.
0bsessions
So, you’re saying that hitting outside of NYS adversely affected his slugging?
Who could have possibly seen that coming?!
LordD99
Yankee Stadium helped Damon, but not to the degree that people think. Randomness and timing of hot streaks plays into home/road splits.
With Damon, we have a 15-year career to rate his hitting, so we don’t have to look at one single season to make a determination. A couple years back he hit 17 HRs. 10 on the road and 7 at the Stadium. Last year was the third time he hit 20 or more HRs, and the last time he did it was 2006. He hit 13 at home and 11 on the road. Statistically meaningless. He was going to hit 20+ HRs that year.
It’s not uncommon for a player to have a drastic a home-road split from one season to the next. Damon hits HR’s in streaks, and two of his hot streaks started right before he returned home. Out of the 17 HRs he hit at the Stadium, five were categorized as “just enough,” which means the other 12 had plenty of distance. It other words, Damon was going to hit 20 HRs last year no matter what.
This year he has six HRs, all in Detroit, which was supposed to crush his power. Problem is he hasn’t hit a single HR on the road. Normal production means he’d be in double digits in HRs. At this point in his career he’s basically a guy who is going to hit 15-20 HRs in a season, depending on a number of factors. Yes, he’s a lefty hitter was can take advantage of the short porch at Yankee Stadium , but not as much as people believe.
LordD99
Yankee Stadium helped Damon, but not to the degree that people think. Randomness and timing of hot streaks plays into home/road splits.
With Damon, we have a 15-year career to rate his hitting, so we don’t have to look at one single season to make a determination. A couple years back he hit 17 HRs. 10 on the road and 7 at the Stadium. Last year was the third time he hit 20 or more HRs, and the last time he did it was 2006. He hit 13 at home and 11 on the road. Statistically meaningless. He was going to hit 20+ HRs that year.
It’s not uncommon for a player to have a drastic a home-road split from one season to the next. Damon hits HR’s in streaks, and two of his hot streaks started right before he returned home. Out of the 17 HRs he hit at the Stadium, five were categorized as “just enough,” which means the other 12 had plenty of distance. It other words, Damon was going to hit 20 HRs last year no matter what.
This year he has six HRs, all in Detroit, which was supposed to crush his power. Problem is he hasn’t hit a single HR on the road. Normal production means he’d be in double digits in HRs. At this point in his career he’s basically a guy who is going to hit 15-20 HRs in a season, depending on a number of factors. Yes, he’s a lefty hitter was can take advantage of the short porch at Yankee Stadium , but not as much as people believe.