Jamie Insalaco
A bold statement, I know; but then, when someone is talking crazy, I have to reign them in a bit.
Jody McDonald of 1050 ESPN Radio is calling for the Yankees to trade for Hideki Matsui. I’m not kidding – I’ve heard him say it several times on his show last week. I’d go to lunch, get in my car and he’d start in with the Yanks acquiring Adam Dunn, which in itself doesn’t seem necessary – the Yankees have the top offense in baseball – and then he’d move to to Matsui. For the price Matsui is getting paid for the Angels, should the Yankees have signed him rather than Nick Johnson? Probably. But to trade for him at this point it totally insane. The Yankees don’t need offensive help, they need bullpen help.
Secondly, and most importantly, why would the Angels trade Matsui? I know they’re 9 games out, but the Texas Rangers aren’t the greatest team in the world. The Angels also just traded for Dan Haren, they’re playing Texas this weekend and another series against them in September, not to mention a bunch of games they can win against the Royals, Orioles, Mariners and Athletics. I don’t think the Angels need to throw in the towel at this point, however unlikely a comeback may be, and it’s certainly not the Angel way.
My point is that Jody Mack is nuts to bring in a guy who is a worse fielder than Marcus Thames and therefore a DH, particularly when he’d just be a part time DH because Jorge Posada, A-Rod and other guys on that team are going to need days at DH. It’s the reason they didn’t resign him in the first place! He just doesn’t fit on this team anymore.
Jody Mack must know these things. Why would he make statements like this on the radio, where people can hear him? Is he insane? Does he just need attention? The world may never know.
