7 Rants to “The New York Yankees Broke Francisco Cervelli”
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Backup catchers keep their jobs through defensive prowess: handling a staff, throwing out runners, framing pitchers. Stewart is easily better at this than Cervelli is. The decision wasn’t particulary a hard one. And with his concussion history he’s too fragile anyway. Leave him in AAA or trade him, it doesn’t matter. Let’s move on.
You are right, we should move on. What is done, is done. I disagree about a backup being there strictly as a defensive fill-in. I’d much rather have someone who I could also use as a pinch-hitter or pinch runner late in games. We will have to agree to disagree on this one. Thank you very much for your comments. I really do appreciate them.
The Yankees must right the wrong imposed on Cervelli. It was a huge needless action of disrespect on an athlete who always performed his best, who filled in superbly when called upon.
CC should step up and demand his immediate recall. It is WRONG not to. WRONG!!!
He gave us 3 years and 99 percent of a spring training and Cashman disregarded it. I hope he turns it around and am pulling for him. Look for me to provide updates on him from time to time. Thanks for the comments and the read!!
I wouldn’t have been as surprised had the backup been an up and coming rookie like Romine or Sanchez, but have to say replacing Cervelli with Stewart doesn’t pan out as a smart move with Cervelli’s experience with Yankee rotation and Stewart’s weaker bat production. Just as surprising as Cashman failing to get more rotation help and wind up with Garcia and Colon last season–by season’s end and playoffs both had “tired” arms and failed to produce when needed the most. Or Scott Procter and Sergio Mitres for the bullpen, makes you want to say C’MON MAN, what are you thinking?
I totally agree. Your examples of Proctor and Mitre are EXACTLY my thoughts as well though I do think that Mitre was a Girardi request since he had him in Florida. He had some man-love thing going on with Mitre (maybe his hair?). Anyway, I digress. Not really sure what Cashman is thinking about these days but, I do know that things just havent been the same since George gave up control.
Stewart’s acquisition per se, with no regards to Cervelli is highly questionable. But Cervelli’s needless demotion consequent to such move is not at alL questionable. It is blatantly WRONG! WRONG!! WRONG!!!
Cashman has been making disastrous decisions in trades and player acquisitions the past decade. His handling of Jete’s contract was no less disastrous. But this breaking of Cervelli reflects an action by a tyrant with a cruel arrogant sense of impunity.
Let us right a wrong. I call for Cashman’s dismissal. It’s time.