Sunday, December 12, 2010

What does the Crawford Sigining mean for the Yanks?

So now that Carl Crawford signed with the Red Sox, and with Adrian Gonzalez also on his way to bean town, what does this mean for the Yankees?

I'm actually less worried about A-Gon than I am about Crawford, despite what the numbers may say. A-Gon hasn't seen American League pitching, where as Crawford has dominated the AL, and brings with him significant speed.

What really scares me though is that Fenway's dimensions are shrinking. The place is already a band box, and now they're bringing in the fences in right field. And they call Yankee Stadium small. Just look at this overlay of the current dimensions: (NYS = New Yankee Stadium)

 Once they bring in the fences, the only place Fenway will be bigger than Yankee Stadium is dead center. This will play perfectly to A-Gon and Crawford's strengths, not to mention Ortiz. Now that's scary.


Boston is still lacking in the Pitching department, which will be emphasized by the smaller dimensions, but as of now so are the Yankees. If the Yankees don't sign Lee, they're in even more trouble in 2011. They could conceivably miss the playoffs all together.

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