December 19, 2008 Sidney Ponson has reached a settlement agreement with the Orioles regarding their three-year dispute over $11.2 million that the club refused to pay the hurler after he was cut in 2005 for off-the-field altercations, according to the Baltimore Sun.
Our View:Neither Ponson or the Orioles commented on the details of the settlement.
September 3, 2008 Sidney Ponson has struggled over his last three starts, but manager Joe Girardi indicated he will remain in the rotation, according to the NY Daily News. Girardi believes he can bounce back and said, "Sidney has done it before. He didn't have the sinker Monday that he's had, so we have to get that back. He'll go back to the bullpen and see if he can straighten things out."
Our View:His next scheduled start is Saturday against Seattle. Girardi still has faith in him, but fantasy owners should not. He only pitched 9.2 innings over his last three starts, with 17 earned runs allowed.
September 1, 2008 Sidney Ponson lasted only three innings on Monday in a no-decision against the Tigers as he was pounded for nine hits and seven runs (six earned). Only a pathetic outing by the Tigers staff allowed Ponson to escape this one without a loss.
Our View:Ponson has allowed 17 earned runs in his last three starts spanning just 9.2 innings (15.82 ERA). If you're still running him out there, you just haven't been paying attention as he has been awful of late. There is no reason to expect him to turn things around down the stretch as he simply isn't a good major league pitcher.
August 21, 2008 Sidney Ponson gave up eight hits and seven earned runs in only two innings of work in Thursday's 14-3 loss to the Blue Jays.
Our View:The Yankees rotation is horrible. This isn't gonna change anytime soon. Expect Ponson to keep starting for the Yankees due to their lack of options.
August 11, 2008 Sidney Ponson fell to 7-3 on the season as the Twins scored four runs off the portly hurler in his 7.2 innings of work.
Our View:Since becoming a Yankee Ponson is 3-2 with a 4.72 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP. Just goes to show you how desperate the Yankees are that they continue to run out there a hurler who is producing at a level that is worse than average for a major league pitcher. Don't make the same mistake.
