abgamble@water.UUCP (abgamble) (09/19/85)
Last night, Tony Kubek passed on a trade rumor he had heard.
**** Dave Winfield for Dwight Evans & Rich Gedman ****
Can you imagine Dave Winfield playing in Fenway park for the rest of
his career? He would be almost a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame.
And how about adding Evans to the Yankee line-up. They could start
their batting order with,
Henderson
Evans
Mattingly.
All they need is a decent clean-up hitter to help Mattingly cash in
all the baserunners.
The possibilities are interesting
--
Bruce Gamble - abgamble@water.UUCPdavid@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin) (09/23/85)
> **** Dave Winfield for Dwight Evans & Rich Gedman ****
Sounds utterly insane to me, at least for the Yankees. I didn't
notice any particular need for a new Yankee catcher, so Gedman doesn't
do the Yankees any good.
David Rubinryan@fremen.DEC (Mike Ryan DTN 264-8280 MKO1-2/E25) (09/25/85)
---------------------Reply to mail dated 23-SEP-1985 12:59--------------------- >Posted by: decwrl!decvax!bellcore!petrus!scherzo!allegra!princeton!astrovax!fisher!david >Organization: Princeton University.Mathematics > >> **** Dave Winfield for Dwight Evans & Rich Gedman **** > >Sounds utterly insane to me, at least for the Yankees. I didn't >notice any particular need for a new Yankee catcher, so Gedman doesn't >do the Yankees any good. > > David Rubin Actually, it would be utterly insane for the Red Sox. Rich Gedman is a .300 hitter capable of hitting 30 homers a year and has probably the best arm in the league, and the catcher has to take a great deal of the credit when a young starting staff performs as well as the Sox's did in the first half of the season (too bad the law of averages and complete lack of a bullpen caught up with them later). Within a year or two Gedman will be generally acknowledged as the best catcher in baseball. Other Red Sox fans I've talked with generally agree that Boggs and Gedman are the only two indispensable players they have. Admittedly, with Hassey the Yankees don't have a pressing need for a catcher (although Gedman could probably hit 40 homers a year in Yankee Stadium). This is probably a trade best not made for all concerned. Mike Ryan ARPA: ryan%fremen.DEC@DECWRL.ARPA UUCP: {decvax,allegra,ihnp4,ucbvax,...}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-fremen!ryan
allen@bunker.UUCP (C. Allen Grabert) (09/25/85)
> > **** Dave Winfield for Dwight Evans & Rich Gedman **** > > Sounds utterly insane to me, at least for the Yankees. I didn't > notice any particular need for a new Yankee catcher, so Gedman doesn't > do the Yankees any good. > > David Rubin What does "need" have to do with anything?? :-) A few years ago (1982??) the Yankees had John Mayberry, Lee Mazilli, and I believe one or two others at 1st base. -- Back on the freeway, which is already in progress, Allen Grabert (...ittatc!bunker!allen)