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July 17, 2006

Arms Race To Come?

Using the Complete Baseball Encyclopedia, I decided to look at how the Yankees team was doing this season, to date, in terms of hitting and pitching. Here are the stats:

HITTING, AL, BY TEAM:

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PITCHING, AL, BY TEAM:

Pitching0717.jpg

So, the Yankees, even with all their injuries and struggles to score leading up to the All-Star break, have the best offense in the American League, to date, this season (along with the White Sox and Blue Jays).

On the pitching side, the Yankees are in the middle of the pack - just about league average - along with the Boston Red Sox.

When I see this, I have to think that it's a priority for the Yankees and the Red Sox to improve their pitching before the trading deadline. It will be interesting to see who wins this arms race.

Posted by Steve Lombardi at July 17, 2006 12:46 PM

Comments

Well, I don't know what kind of pennant-race shaking deals can be made on pitching, I haven't even heard whispers of potential deals that would noticeably help the Yanks, unless it's some Hughes for Willis nonsense. I think the difference between the Yanks and Red Sox's pitching staffs might depend on who comes back first (and is effective): Clement/Wells/Foulke or Dotel/Pavano/whoever else in AAA.

Posted by: festus [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 17, 2006 01:53 PM