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Yankees are optioning Melky to AAA, waiving Richie Sexson, and calling up OF Brett Gardner and SS CODY RANSOM!

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FAIL!

In a move designed to boost the Yankees’ sagging offense, the team today will […] promote […] Cody Ransom […]

When I think offense, I always think of Cody Ransom, don’t you?

Oddly enough, he seems to have reinvented himself as a power hitter in the last few years. But he’s still a 32-year-old career minor leaguer.

The All-Father is now...umm...a Grizzly. But he was a Giant for a while.

by EliminateMe on Aug 15, 2008 12:21 PM PDT 0 recs

Haha! Cody Rancid!

by rotorueter on Aug 15, 2008 12:40 PM PDT 0 recs

Ransom spent all season at Triple-A, hitting .255 with 22 homers. He is another righty-hitting option for Girardi.

Typo? Nope, lookee here at baseball reference.

If he’s a free agent this off season – do the Giants go for the 32 year old? Too old, right? But a OPS in AAA over 800 the last three years. Could he lead the Giants in home runs next year?

Castillo got the DFA. Guestimate for Castillo DFA to come before the 2009 season = 2.

by kennv on Aug 15, 2008 12:48 PM PDT 0 recs

The numbers he put up while in his late 20’s in Fresno were like 95% as good as those newer numbers. If we didn’t like him enough to keep him then, we won’t do it now.

by rotorueter on Aug 15, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up 0 recs

I guess 95% is way too charitable due to the recent relative spike in OBP, but still.

by rotorueter on Aug 15, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up 0 recs

MinorLeagueSplits.com says that his 2008 numbers translate to an MLE of .222/.308/.409. That SLG would rank 5th on the Giants active roster, but the OBP underwhelms.

The .717 OPS is about what Bowker had…a week before he was sent down.

The All-Father is now...umm...a Grizzly. But he was a Giant for a while.

by EliminateMe on Aug 15, 2008 1:06 PM PDT up 0 recs

rereads headline 5 times

head explodes

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 1:33 PM PDT 0 recs

rereads headline 5 times

head explodes from laughter

Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Aug 15, 2008 2:02 PM PDT up 0 recs

lol to all of this.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 15, 2008 3:24 PM PDT 0 recs

Sexson received 35 plate appearances from the Yankees, hitting .250/.371/.393. He did what he was supposed to do, hitting .273/.393/.455 against lefties.