WHY TRADING MONTERO ALLOWS ROMINE TO SHINE

Before Austin Romine, there was Jesus Montero. Montero was supposed to be a superstar in pinstripes. In the end, the Yankees needed to make a hard choice and we did... we got some pitching in Michael Pineda and Jose Campos and Jesus will now rise in Seattle. I see it now, one bad outing by Michael Pineda in pinstripes and Yankeeland will scream bloody murder. I say, things happen for a reason and we need to trust Brian Cashman on this one.After all, let's not forget that once Jesus Montero was traded, Austin Romine was left behind, a catcher who can actually catch, and eventually hit. No, he won't hit like Jesus Montero, but he could if we give him a fair shot. Yankee fans need to get behind this kid. BYB had a great piece back in June 2011 titled WHY ROMINE MAYBE THE FUTURE, NOT MONTERO and it was a brilliant assessment of the catching/rookie situation at the time, kudos to Jesse Schindler. Fast forward to today, Montero is gone, Romine is still with us.

Romine's catching ability could only get better, and over time, he will emerge as a leader, much like many believed Jesus Montero would in the Bronx. The reason? He has drive and dedication that was overlooked when Montero was in town, and trust me, if Romine starts hitting, there is no doubt that he will emerge as the future of this franchise. Austin is the son of Kevin Romine, a former ballplayer himself. Romine's been around baseball all his life. Austin knows what it takes to make it and stay there, no doubt, he will if the Yankees give him a chance. Now, many are suggesting Francisco Cervelli should be the Yankees backup to Russell Martin in 2012. I disagree. I believe that over time, maybe by the trade deadline, Francisco Cervelli will be traded for pitching stability of bench help down the stretch. I believe Romine should be Martin's backup, a way to keep Romine in the Bigs and teach him the ropes. That makes sense to me at least. (Read WHY CERVELLI COULD BE TRADED THIS WINTER.) Sure, the time frame of when I believe Cervelli could be traded may be off, but the idea of him being traded is bound to happen in my opinion.

Bottom line, we need to rally now Ladies and Gentleman, we need to rally behind the new hope in the Yankee future... Austin Romine. He's a tough kid and he fits the mold of heart and guts, the Yankee way. Check out this video from the Trentonian of Romine at work:


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