Latroy Hawkins

Add the lousy free agent signings that Cashman has made in recent years - Latroy Hawkins, Kyle Farnsworth, Carl Pavano, and Kei Igawa, among others - and it's easy to see how the Yankees were n

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There's two reasons for making a deal at the deadline, or around it:

1. You're in contention, and you need to add a player.

2. You're out of contention, and you need to add prospects.

The reasoning is simple: Are you looking for short-term or long-term gain? That is, do you need one more piece to put together a contending team (and hence are willing to sacrifice the future to get it), or are you looking to build for the future? You might take a few chances on some marginal guys if you're in contention, the way the Yanks did on signing Sidney Ponson or Richie Sexson. Otherwise you either stand pat or collect prospects from the guys who are itching for that last piece.

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Joba Chamberlain has been doing well; it almost got dicey there early on when he was on a pitch count.  Opposing teams knew he was limited so they were waiting him out. Good thing someone told hi

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After winning in dramatic fashion on Thursday afternoon on a walkoff two run homer by Jason Giambi, the Yankees hoped to take that momentum into tonight's game. Tonight wasn't the night as Royals rookie pitcher, Kyle Davies, pitched a gem, scattering only one run and seven hits over a well pitched 6 2/3 innings.  Davies earned the win as he rendered trhe Yankee bats quiet. Davies was called up from Triple A last Saturday. He proceeded to defeat the Indians' C.C Sabathia in snapping the Royals 12 game losing streak. Tonight he snapped the Royals 11 game road losing streak by mixing up his pitches, attacking the strike zone early and often and keeping the Yankees hitters off balanced and guessing.

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tchers in the organization, instead of blowing millions on guys with no talent, like Farnsworth and Latroy Hawkins.

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Cashman has made too many terrible free agent signings - Kyle Farnsworth, Carl Pavano, Latroy Hawkins, to name a few - hasn't made any good trades, and only in recent years has stood up to Steinbrenner in regards to not giving away young, talented players. Well, I'm not sure if that counts as much, since Steinbrenner was clearly not as as lucid in recent years. Anyone can push around a senile old man. Also, taking a flyer on washed-up has-beens like Aaron Small and Shawn Chacon doesn't take any skill. Anyone could have picked them up - the Yankees just got lucky that the two of them happened to have a good second half that season.

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