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March 12, 2007
Rocket Man
The Yankees continued their stellar play in spring training, starting out at 8-2. However, the question continues to be, how stable is this starting rotation? Carl Pavano has been plagued by injuries and Andy Pettitte is now 34 years old, and he too has been injury prone. With such questions looming, rumors have been flying about adding another pitcher to the Yankee roster. You may have heard of him, his name is Roger Clemens.
Although Clemens hasn’t made it clear if he is going to play this season, Yankees fans are already salivating at the thought of the Rocket returning to pinstripes. The newly acquired Pettitte and Clemens are very close friends. Recently Clemens traveled to Florida to watch Pettitte pitch, further fueling the rumors that Clemens wants to come back to the Yanks.
While many fans are eager to see Clemens rejoin the team, I am against the move. Clemens is asking for a ridiculous $24 million dollars for one year. Clemens had an ERA of 2.30 last year, but he was never able to do that with the Yankees. In five seasons with New York, Clemens had only one 20 win season, and an ERA around 3.75. Moreover, I am getting tired of his on again off again retirement. It is a distraction to the team, and I would rather see them focus on the long term future, a new concept the Yankees seem to be embracing by getting rid of aging starts Gary Sheffield and Randy Johnson.
Thanks, but no thanks Roger.
Posted by schleifj at March 12, 2007 08:45 PM