Hafner a Yankee, Canzler DFA again

[RedDawg53]

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/art ... y&c_id=nyy

Good for Pronk. Hope all those Yankee fans remember The Bug Game of 2007.

Now does the Tribe claim Russ Canzler again? Wouldn't surprise me.

[Govbarney]

I'd be shocked if they didn't pick him back up , it just feels like Russ and the Tribe are destined for each other.

[pod2dawg]

Pronk will do well , as long as he is "well" with that short RF porch.

Otherwise he & A-Rod can wheel each other around.

[skatingtripods]

The Hafner hate (not necessarily around here) amuses me.

Lewie Pollis ‏@LewsOnFirst
Hafner's had four straight years of 120-130 OPS+'s. There would have been downsides to signing him, but spare us the "he can't hit" baloney.

John Dewan ‏@FieldingBible
Stat of the Day: New #Yankees platoon option Travis Hafner has the 33rd-best OPS vs. RH pitchers since 2010 with a minimum of 500 at bats.

I get that the dude's not exactly reliable health-wise, but when he is in the lineup, he's still a contributor. There would have been (and will be since we missed signing Hafner) worse options against RHP than Hafner for 2M base + incentives.

I hope the Indians sign Thome so we can see the double standard at work when fans get all nostalgic and ignore how he'll be hurt more than Hafner.